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The General Officer Commanding GOC 8 Division of the Nigeria Army, Major General GM Ajose, has decried the slack in the execution of military directives and failure to uphold standards amongst Soldiers The GOC  expressed dismay over the persistent disregard for critical operational directives, citing poor management of troops’ welfare and lack of adherence to administrative checklists within the Division’s Area of Responsibility (AOR). Delivering a keynote address at the opening of a two-day training conference for Commanding Officers COs, Operation Officers Ops, Adjutants ADJTs, and Administrative Officers ADs within the Division with the theme: “Enhancing staff Officers’ capabilities for operational efficiency,” aims to equip officers with the necessary knowledge to tackle evolving security and administrative challenges. He said: ”The role of monitoring the implementation of directives lies not with the commander but with the most senior staff officer and his team.   ”...

  The move, Egbetokun said, comes in response to rising concerns and complaints from the public over the harassment of vehicle owners by law enforcement agents for using factory-fitted tinted windows. According to a statement on Wednesday by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi: “ The Nigeria Police Force , under the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has reactivated the issuance of Tinted Glass Permits (TGP) nationwide through a secure and user-friendly digital platform available at  https://possap.gov.ng . “This initiative comes in response to widespread public complaints about the harassment of motorists over the use of tinted windows and reflects the need for a clear, transparent, and accountable process for regularizing factory-fitted tinted glass on vehicles”, the statement partly read. Highlighting the prevalence of modern vehicles designed with tinted windows for comfort and aesthetics, the police emphasized ...

T he Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old woman, Mrs. Adeola Adewale, for allegedly poisoning a 65-year-old man, identified as Mr. Adebayo, to death in a service apartment in the Abule-Egba area of Lagos State. According to a press statement issued by the Command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, the incident occurred on March 27, 2025, when Adeola and Mr. Adebayo rented a service apartment together.   However, a few hours later, Adeola reportedly left the apartment with the deceased’s car and personal belongings, telling the housekeeper she would return shortly. Meanwhile, during a routine check the following day, March 28, 2025, the lifeless body of Mr. Adebayo was discovered inside the apartment.   Investigators recovered an empty syringe, two empty cans of malt drink, and two bottles of water at the scene, raising suspicions of foul play. CSP Hundeyin stated, “The Lagos State Police Command has recorded a significant breakthrough in the investigation...

  A 34-year-old  Ihuoma Julia Nneji , daughter of Frank Nneji, the owner of ABC Transport, has alleged that she was declared wanted by the Nigeria Police Force without ever receiving an invitation, notification, or being informed of any petition against her.   Nneji’s name and photograph were recently published in a Special Police Gazette Bulletin issued by the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) in Abuja.    She is accused of criminal defamation, injurious falsehood, and cyberstalking. However, she insists the allegations are baseless and stem from a personal vendetta by her former fiancé, Henry Uzochukwu. In a statement released over the weekend, Nneji said she was shocked to learn that she had been declared wanted without any formal communication from the police. "I was never invited, questioned, or informed about any complaint," she said. "To wake up and see my name on a wanted list was shocking, humiliating, and deeply unfair." Explai...

The Chinese foreign ministry has urged the United States to stop “misleading the public” on bilateral tariff negotiations, saying it wasn’t familiar with reports on whether Beijing was planning to exempt tariffs on some US imports. A spokesperson for the ministry, Guo Jiakun, said this on Friday at a press briefing. “The United States and China are not engaged in consultations or talks on the tariff issue,” Guo said On Thursday, US President Donald Trump stated that trade talks between the two countries were underway, after both China’s foreign ministry and commerce ministry denied such negotiations. Guo also said he was not familiar with the specifics of whether China was planning tariff exemptions on some US imports. DAILY POST reports that the back-and-forth remarks by Beijing and Washington add further confusion as to when and whether the world’s two largest economies would start talks on high levies on each others’ goods. Multiple rounds of tariff hikes and retaliative measures h...

Seven people, including women and children, were confirmed killed and several others missing in fresh attack by armed herders on Agbo Vengav community of Udam in Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State State. DAILY POST gathered that the fresh killings occurred around 1:00 am Friday  morning when the gunmen suspected to be herdsmen launched an attack on the community. A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said a little girl child was killed while her mother was taken away by the Fulani herdsmen and till now her whereabouts remained unknown. The sources further said the assailants came in the middle of the night when people had retired to bed and started attacking the community. “The attack on the community started around 1:00 am on Friday; the number of bodies recovered was seven and  a search for missing people was still ongoing,” a source hinted. Efforts to reach the Spokesperson of the Benue State Command to confirm the incident was not successful...

A judge has ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to restore funding to Voice of America and other U.S.-funded media, saying its abrupt shutdown broke the law. The federal judge in Washington agreed to a request by the outlets’ employees for a preliminary injunction, a temporary order that would allow the court to examine the legal challenge in greater depth. Trump, who has long jostled with the press and questioned the editorial rules that prohibit interference in government-funded media, issued an executive order on March 14 to eliminate the outlets. The following day, Kari Lake, his firebrand supporter turned advisor, began issuing notices to terminate all funding, which was appropriated by Congress. Lake and other Trump officials are “likely in direct violation of numerous federal laws,” wrote Royce Lamberth, a judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia. The US Agency for Global Media, which supervises taxpayer-funded media, is allowed by law to redirec...

Flight operations were disrupted across the country yesterday following the strike embarked upon by staff of the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) which entered its third day today (Thursday). Already the strike has started taking a toll on airlines’ operation with Air Peace announcing the suspension of its flights nationwide with immediate effect leaving many passengers stranded at the airport. Three industry unions, the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE) and Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP), declared the strike. The unions, in a circular to their members, stated that they had made efforts to alleviate the “exceedingly unjust remunerations conundrum” with no substantial result”, adding that the staff had been plunged into poverty. The unions also lamented that the agreements between the management and workers signed since January 29, ...

Former Miss Nigeria, Beauty Tukura has sent a message to a troll who used their business page to hate on her. The Ex-beauty queen issued this warning via her Instagram story, asking the troll to never insult her using a business page with their phone number and address. According to her, only the keypad warrior had something to lose since the business was their only source of income with a means to locate them if need be. In her words; <strong >“I’ll say this once. Troll me but don’t use your business page. I can clearly see that it is your only source of income and you’re gambling it over a show that is over. You’ll be on the loosing end, not me. Y’all expose yourself in the name of hate. Your phone numbers are on the page, address and you’re acting mad on Mark’s internet. Be WISE! Like I said to you in private; next time, don’t use your business page. Sending you Love”

Nigerian artist Henry Zamani also known as  Ice Prince   has bragged about being trained by the best rapper, M. I Abanga. Ice Prince made this disclosure during an interview with Nigerian content creator, Isbaeu, on the ‘Curiosity Made Me Ask’, podcast. Ice Prince described M. I Abaga as the  best rapper  adding that he taught him well by equipping him with knowledge and skills. Ice Prince bragged about standing toe-toe with any rapper. He said,  “I can rap on any beat with any rapper, and I will still stand out. I’m not going to have a wack verse on a song. “I am not saying other rappers cannot rap, but it cannot be said that I’m wack. I was brought up by the best, shout out to MI Abaga. “I rapped with him for years. He is my big brother, and he taught me well.” 

Rafael Nadal insisted on Monday that he doesn't "miss tennis" after being honoured with a Sporting Icon award at the Laureus World Sport Awards in Madrid. The 38-year-old Spaniard, winner of 22 Grand Slam trophies, including 14 at Roland Garros, retired from the sport after his final match at the Davis Cup in Malaga in November. "The truth is that I don't miss tennis. Zero. I don't miss it at all,"  Nadal  told reporters. "But not because I finished tired of tennis or fighting against tennis, not at all. "I finished my career happy and if I could have, I would have carried on, because I loved what I was doing.  It was my passion and that's been the case all my life. "It's just that when you realise that physically you can't do it any more... you try to close that chapter. And I closed it." Nadal suffered numerous injuries during his career but resisted retiring as long as possible. "I delayed making my final decision...

Nuno Espirito Santo said his Nottingham Forest side were embracing being in the race for Champions League football and in an FA Cup semi-final after they beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 away on Monday. Forest  jumped back up to third in the table and are in pole position out of the five clubs slugging it out for the Champions League spots behind Liverpool and Arsenal. "We are in a fight that nobody expected, us included," Espirito Santo said. "We are in the mix against big teams and that only can make us proud. And we embrace the challenge," the former  Spurs  manager added. Forest took a two-goal lead within the first 16 minutes with goals from  Elliot Anderson  and  Chris Wood  and then soaked up Tottenham's pressure. They cracked in the 87th minute when  Richarlison  headed home, but held on to emerge victorious. Forest's fine season could become even better at the weekend when they face Manchester City in an ...

Nine Nigerian banks generated a combined interest income of N14.26 trillion in 2024. This is according to an analysis of the audited financial results of the financial institutions. In contrast, the manufacturing sector, referred to as the real sector, laments increasing operational costs amounting to a combined figure of N2.5 trillion in 2024 alone. An analysis of the audited financial results of First Holdco, Guaranty Trust Holding Company, Zenith Bank Plc, United Bank for Africa, FCMB Group, Fidelity Bank, Stanbic IBTC Holdings, Access Holdings, and Wema Bank filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) showed revenue earned from interest in the nine banks in the 2024 financial year rose by 119.55 percent to N14.26 trillion compared to N6.49 trillion in 2023. A breakdown of the results of the nine banks showed that Access Holdings grew its interest income by 98.69 percent to N3.11 trillion from N1.56 trillion in the previous year. Zenith Bank’s interest income rose by 137.74 perc...

  Ogwashi Uku community in Aniocha south council area of  Delta State  has been thrown into confusion following the abduction of four children. Reports from the area said residents of Umuokwe quarters are pointing accusing fingers on three women who secured an emergency accommodation in the neighborhood last Monday. The children are 6-year-old girl, Ebube Nwafido and her sister Miracle, aged three, both of the same parent and two other girls, Chimanda, seven year, and Excel, alias Tinubu, five years, also of another parent. The women allegedly lured the children on Friday, pretending to buy them biscuits from a popular supermarket in the community. The ladies had earlier approached Mrs Bose Nwafido, asking whether she could direct them where to secure accommodation. Nwafido lamented: “last Monday, the three women came asking me for a house to rent. I pointed to a direction but moment later, one of them came back and said she drank Pepsi and zobo and that she was having a ...

Two victims of last Friday’s attack on worshippers on the Akpamoba-Igbola prayer mountain in the Agbaja area of Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State have been rescued, the state Police Command has confirmed. ASP William Aya, the command’s spokesman, who confirmed the rescue of the victims, identified them as Pastors Adura Kayode and Kingsley Ebong of the City of Grace Prophetic Liberation Church. The spokesman further explained that the rescued pastors had been reunited with their families, saying that security operatives are still combing the forest in the area to rescue more of the abducted worshippers. The Chairman of Lokoja Local Government Council, Comrade Abdullahi Adamu, charged security operatives to sustain the search, rid the forest of all criminal elements, and restore sanity. In a statement by his Special Adviser, Yusuf Bala, the chairman called on residents of the area to remain calm as security personnel are on the trail of the criminals. The statement further expl...

  The Commandant,  Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps , Kaduna State Command, CC Muhammadu NB Dansadau, has ordered the deployment of 1,500 personnel across the state before, during, and after the Easter celebrations. In a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SC Musa Labaran, it was stated that the deployment is to protect lives, property, and critical national assets and infrastructure across the state. The Commandant warned criminal elements in the state to repent or face the consequences of their actions. “We have warned criminals across the state to repent or be ready to face the full wrath of the law, as our men are deployed across the 23 Local Government Areas of the state to arrest suspected criminals and those attempting to create chaos,” he said. The Commandant, while wishing Christians a happy Easter celebration, advised them to use the period, marking the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, as a reflection of their daily lives. He assured a...

President Bola Tinubu has approved the release of N120 billion to the Federal Ministry of Education to advance the ministry’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) agenda. This came as the federal government prepares to empower at least 650,000 youths with the technical, vocational and digital skills required to meet emerging industrial and labour needs. The Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Said Ahmad, disclosed this yesterday in her speech at the commissioning of the Community and Education Centre at Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom State. Represented by the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Science and Technology, Ikot Abasi, Prof Leo Daniel, the minister said in an effort to expand its TVET agenda, the ministry is set to introduce incentives to attract young Nigerians with payment of monthly stipends, starter packs and payments of take-off grants. The minister who described education as the bedrock of national development noted that “It is the tool wi...

  No fewer than  144 persons  have been killed by herdsmen in the two north central states of Plateau and Benue states in the last two weeks, as the blood-letting continued late Tuesday, with the killing of at least 13 persons, while scores of others sustained injuries, with over 50 houses razed. Recall that within the period, 104 persons, comprising 52 in Bassa local government area and another 52 in Bokkos LGA of Plateau State, were killed by the marauding herdsmen, while at least 40 were also killed in Benue State. In Benue, three persons were killed on April 3 when a Benue Links bus was ambushed at Ikobi community in Otukpo Local Government Area, LGA, while on April 10, two farmers were murdered by the marauders in Gwer West LGA. Same day, three persons were killed at Mbasombo community also in Gwer East LGA, while the latest attack on Otobi Akpa in Otukpo LGA and the boundary with Nasarawa State claimed the lives of at least 13 persons, with several others declared m...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says it would arraign no fewer than 47 suspects arrested for alleged involvement in Internet fraud in Benin, Edo State. The commission disclosed this in a statement on its Facebook page on Tuesday. According to the antigraft agency, the suspects were arrested following credible intelligence about their activities. It added that cars, mobile phones, and laptops were recovered from the suspects. The statement added, “Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, arrested 47 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations in Benin City, Edo State. “The suspects were arrested following credible intelligence that linked them to fraudulent internet activities. “Items recovered from them at the point of arrest included five exotic cars, smartphones and laptop computers.” EFCC concluded that it would charge the suspects in court upon the conclusion of an ongoing inv...

In an effort to expand trade and investment in Nigeria, the European Union has declared interest in the  country’s solid minerals sector. European Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Gautier Mignot disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake in Abuja. Mignot commended ongoing efforts to reposition Nigeria’s mining sector, noting that the EU delegation seeks to better understand the industry and explore areas of mutual interest and collaboration. Alake emphasised Nigeria’s readiness to engage with EU member states and investors to unlock the vast potential of her solid minerals for shared prosperity. “Given our history and the cordial relationship we’ve maintained with the EU, the time is ripe to map out concrete plans and translate them into actionable projects within the solid minerals sector,” he stated. Highlighting Nigeria’s wealth of critical minerals, the Minister pointed to the abundance of high-grade lithium—an essentia...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pleaded with President Donald Trump to visit his country to “understand what Putin did”  after two Russian ballistic missiles tore into a   city , killing 34 people and injuring 119 others Sunday. "Please, before any kind of decisions, any kind of forms of negotiations, come to see people, civilians, warriors, hospitals, churches, children destroyed or dead,” Zelenskyy said, referring to Trump, in a CBS News interview broadcast Sunday. He also referred to his catastrophic White House meeting with Trump and Vice President JD Vance in February that unraveled into a live-on-air clash, with Vance leading some of the strongest attacks on Zelenskyy during the extraordinary exchange. “It seems to me that the vice president is somehow justifying   Putin’s actions,” he said, referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I tried to explain, ‘You can’t look for something in the middle. There is an aggressor and there is a victim. The Ru...

T he police in Niger State have arrested a motor boy in connection with the driver who is now at large, for diverting 900 bags of cement , originally made to be delivered in Maiduguri, Borno State.  The police in a statement on Monday said the arrest occurred on 5th April 2025, around 9:30am, when a police surveillance patrol team from Bosso Division intercepted a trailer truck with registration number NDG 161 XA at Garima Junction, Bosso. The trailer, loaded in Obajana, Kogi State, was diverted to Garima Bosso, where it was intended to be sold illegally. Abdullahi Basiru, the motor boy, was arrested in connection with the crime. “During interrogation, the suspect confessed that he was a motor boy to the driver of the truck Ibrahim Yusuf who is at large, that they conspired with one other and removed the truck with intent to sell the cement, abandon the truck and escape before he was arrested.” “The suspect was charged to court for criminal conspiracy and theft on 9th April and was...