Arrest in shootings of five homeless men in NYC and D.C.
An intense manhunt ended early Tuesday when police in Washington, D.C. arrested a suspect in the shootings of at least five homeless men there and in Manhattan. Two of the victims were killed. D.C. police say the suspect was spotted…
NANS seeks investigation over shooting of Poly student by policeman in Ibadan
National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on the Oyo State Police Command to explain what led to the shooting of a student of Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa, by a policeman in Ibadan. DAILY POST gathered on Monday that…
Putin has brought threat of nuclear conflict ‘back within the realm of possibility,’ U.N. chief says
U.N. Secretary General António Guterres said Monday that the prospect of nuclear conflict is “now back within the realm of possibility” after Russian President Vladimir Putin raised the alert levels of the country’s nuclear forces last month. In remarks to…
APC chairmanship Ali Modu Sheriff clears air on endorsing Buhari’s Minister, George Akume
Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, an aspirant for the All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairmanship, has denied endorsing the Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, George Akume, for the position. Sheriff described the reports of him endorsing Akume for APC…
Kate Henshaw, Stephanie Coker react as Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge toll collection begins
Some Nigerian celebrities have reacted to the planned reopening of Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge toll collection in April. The Lekki Concession Company Limited (LCC) in a statement signed by its Managing Director, Yomi Omomuwasan announced that although operations would begin in April…
FG/ASUU ruining our children’s future – Patriotic Elders
A group, the Patriotic Elders of Nigeria has warned both Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to immediately find a common ground in the ongoing dispute. The President of the Elders, Dr. Bature AbdulAziz said Minister…
How we’ll end IPOB’s agitation, insecurity if elected in 2023 – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Tuesday disclosed how it would resolve the Biafra agitation led by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and insecurity generally across the country, if it returns to power in 2023. PDP’s National Publicity Secretary,…
Northern students berate FG over persistent strike
The Coalition of 19 Northern States Students’ Progressive Forum said destroying a country does not require any weapon from any administration. Chairman of the association, Comrade Muhammad Abbas, stated this at a public lecture and award presentation held in Dutse,…
‘Buhari pandemic’ – Nigerians lament as national grid collapses, diesel, aviation fares increase
President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has been termed a ‘pandemic’ as the national power grid collapsed amid diesel and fuel price increase in the nation. In the past few months, the plight of Nigerians have heightened as price of diesel increased…
Russia-Ukraine war Key things to know about the conflict
Loud blasts thundered through Kyiv just before dawn Tuesday as Russian forces escalated their bombardment on the Ukrainian capital, deepening the humanitarian crisis in the war’s third week. Officials from both countries agreed to more talks, despite the failures of…