A 40-year-old man, Bello Musa, was on Friday arraigned in a Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly poisoning a woman, Shamsiyya Usman, 31. The woman reportedly died as a result of the poison. The defendant, also known as Katuka Dingyadi, is standing trial on
Lightning killed no fewer than four people in India’s eastern state of Bihar, officials said Friday. Heavy rains and thunderstorms accompanied by lightning strikes lashed several parts of the state during the past 24 hours affecting seven districts. “During the past 24 hours,
A two-storey building housing secondary school students has collapsed in Busa Buji village, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. Channels Television reports that the incident occurred while the school was in session. The number of casualties has not been ascertained as
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to a former minister of power, Saleh Mamman at the sum of N10 billion. In a ruling on Friday, July 12, Justice James Omotosho ordered Mamman to produce two sureties in like sum. Justice
The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the federation, Lateef Fagbemi, has said that Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling on the financial autonomy of local governments takes immediate effect. The seven-member Supreme Court panel held that state governors have continued to abuse their
There is panic in at least 21 states of the federation following the Supreme Court judgement which stopped allocation to non-democratically elected local government chairmen. DAILY POST reported that the judgement delivered by the apex court on Thursday gave victory to the third
The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has challenged the House of Representatives Committee on Women Affairs and Social Development to present any evidence of corruption against her in court. This is contained in a statement by an aide to the minister, Musa
The Nigerian Army on Thursday said troops deployed for counter-terrorism operations in Kaduna State neutralised one terrorist. The bandits were in transit to unleash mayhem along Mallum Forest before the troops intercepted and recovered arms and ammunition from them. In a statement on
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has urged South-East governors and other political leaders in the zone to ignore Simon Ekpa’s opposition to their planned negotiation for Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s release. It could be recalled that Ekpa, the self-acclaimed Prime
BY EMMANUEL MGBEAHURIKE, Owerri The former deputy governor of Imo State, Prince Eze Madumere has
As the world steps into 2025, Mr. Okwuosa Charles Chinedu, CEO of Birotojob, has called
As the dawn of a new year brings renewed hope and aspirations to homes across
In continuation of her mobilization and sensation exercise before its workshop, the Imo State GIZ