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.. The military has revealed that its troops killed a total of 481 terrorists and arrested 741 others in a week. The military disclosed this on Thursday during its press briefing in Abuja, led by Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations. Buba said troops rescued 492 kidnapped hostages and recovered 480…

Former U.S. President Barack Obama expressed disappointment with the outcome of the recent presidential election, in which President Donald Trump and Senator J.D. Vance emerged victorious. In a statement shared on his X account on Wednesday, Obama acknowledged the democratic process but voiced his and his supporters’ disappointment, citing major policy differences with the Republican…

.. Protesters detained over the August #EndBadGovernance demonstrations have recounted the harsh conditions they endured in detention following their release to Kaduna State Governor, Malam Uba Sani, on Tuesday. The protesters were being held at the Kuje prison in Abuja. They revealed that they survived on small rations of beans and garri throughout their…

The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Friday warned the newly-appointed Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Olufemi Oluyede, about an impending attack by terrorists in five Nigerian states. Primate Ayodele warned the new COAS that the Nigerian Army must be careful from December to February because terrorists are planning to…

Tragic Accident Claims Police Officer’s Life On Kara Bridge .. A tragic accident on Thursday claimed the life of a police officer on the Kara Bridge section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The collision involved a loaded Volvo truck, a Toyota Hiace bus, and a Mercedes-Benz bus. It was gathered that the truck, while in…

The Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base, FOB, Ibaka has arrested three suspected oil thieves carrying a boat containing crude oil worth N32 million in Akwa Ibom State. The Commanding Officer of the Base, Captain Uche Aneke disclosed this while handing over the suspects and seized items to the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, Akwa Ibom…

.. …TCN Says Frequency Spike Responsible, Apologies To Nigerians … Adelabu Orders Report’s Immediate Implementation The national grid on Thursday suffered another collapse, making it the second time in a week that the grid would experience disturbance. NewsNGR reports that the grid experienced a partial disturbance on Tuesday, which made the grid record 9th…

Paul Ibe, the spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, 2023 presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu of trying to enforce dictatorship by moving to destroy the party, Labour Party, and New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP. Ibe said Tinubu plans to enforce a one-party state in 2027, hence the move to destroy…

.. …TCN Says Frequency Spike Responsible, Apologies To Nigerians … Adelabu Orders Report’s Immediate Implementation The national grid on Thursday suffered another collapse, making it the second time in a week that the grid would experience disturbance. NewsNGR reports that the grid experienced a partial disturbance on Tuesday, which made the grid record 9th…

A Nigerian-American Democrat, Oye Owolewa, has been re-elected as a Shadow Representative for the District of Columbia, DC. Recall that Owolewa made history in November 2020 when he became the first Nigerian-American elected to congress. He secured 164,026 votes, or 82.84 percent of the total votes cast in the District of Columbia. His role, while…

.. In a move to honour the legacy of the first Executive Governor of Abia State, the late Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, Governor Alex Otti has announced the renaming of Abia State Polytechnic to Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu Polytechnic, Aba. Governor Otti announced on Thursday at the inter-denominational church service, held in honour of the former…

Abducted Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Thomas Oyode of the Diocese, Auchi in Edo State, has been released after spending 11 days in captivity. DAILY POST reports that the Catholic Priest, who is the Rector of the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary, Ivhianokpodi, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, was abducted on Sunday at about…

.. The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), Temitope Fashedemi, on Thursday, expressed readiness to “train 819 Tractor Operators and Mechanics to equip them with broad knowledge and practical skills in handling agricultural machinery to enhance food production.” At a two-day stakeholders’ workshop on the review of the…

Edo State Governor-elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo has raised the alarm over alleged conversion of political appointees to full time civil servants by the outgoing governor, Godwin Obaseki, six days to the end of his tenure. DAILY POST reports that Prince Kassim Afegbua, member, All Progressives Congress, APC, transition committee made the allegation in a statement…

.. The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has petitioned the National Assembly, seeking legislation targeting what it described as the “commercialization of law enforcement” in order to stop extortion from the police and other law enforcement agencies in the country. Speaking during a press conference, HURIWA’s National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, outlined…

The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, EVC/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Dr. Aminu Maida, has reaffirmed the Commission’s commitment to transparency and accountability within the sector. The EVC spoke at the 93rd telecoms consumer parliament, TCP, at the NCC’s Communications and Digital Economy Complex, Abuja on Thursday. The 93rd Telecoms Consumer…

.. Former President Barrack Obama has blamed current global economic challenges for Vice President, Kamala Harris’ loss to Donald Trump in the just concluded U.S. presidential election. Trump emerged winner of the election on Wednesday after claiming 295 electoral votes to defeat Harris who polled 226 electoral votes. In a joint statement on Thursday…

The Osun Amotekun Corps has apprehended a 27-year-old man, Hassan Olalekan, for his involvement in a series of armed robberies, looting, and burglaries across various towns in Osun State. The suspect, who hails from Ile-Ife and resides in Ilesa, was arrested in Ila-Orangun and subsequently transferred to the State Headquarters for further investigation, according to…

.. On Thursday, Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf urged the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to suspend its strike to avoid endangering the lives of over 20 million Kano residents who depend on medical services. Yusuf assured the NMA that the report from the investigative panel probing the alleged assault on a female doctor by…

The former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has revealed lessons Nigeria ought to learn from the just concluded US election. DAILY POST reports that former President, Donald Trump of the Republican party is currently the US President-elect after defeating his opponent in the Democratic Party, Kamala Harris. Reacting, Atiku, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP…