The Cross River State Commissioner of Police, Ajo Geoffrey Ordue, has warned police officers against demanding or collecting money from motorists and commercial transport operators during stop-and-search operations. Ordue said no police officer was authorised to demand, solicit or compel any driver or rider to make payments during stop-and-search or any other lawful police operation. The warning followed renewed complaints of alleged extortion of commercial drivers and tricycle operators by some police personnel in Calabar and other parts of the state. The commissioner, represented by the Divisional Police Officer, Atakpa Police Division, CSP Azenda Peter, gave the warning on Saturday…
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Governor Uba Sani has commissioned Basic Education Schools Infrastructure and Educational Interventions across the 23 local governments of Kaduna State, in furtherance of his Human Capital Development vision. Represented by the Deputy Governor, Dr Hadiza Balarabe, the commissioning held at Sultan Bello Primary School, Unguwan Sarki, in Kaduna North local government. Governor Uba Sani emphasized the importance of basic education, arguing that ‘’primary education is where the foundations are laid. It is where a child learns to read, write, count, reason and relate with others.’’ While noting that discipline, curiosity and confidence also begin at the primary school level, he…
Nigerian influencer and entrepreneur, Waris Olayinka Akinwande, popularly known as Ola of Lagos has explained why he still stays in a rented apartment despite owning multiple houses. Speaking in a recent episode of the KK Show, Ola revealed that he has never slept in any house he bought with his money because he feared he would become “too relaxed” if he lives in his own house. The luxury influencer explained that living in a rented apartment motivates him to work harder. He added that he pays 50 million Naira annually for house rent. Recommended I have never slept in any…
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has refuted reports circulating online claiming that only one dialysis machine is functional at the Alimosho General Hospital, Igando. Abayomi said the hospital’s Dialysis Centre currently has eight operational machines, with six dedicated to general dialysis patients and the remaining two designated for patients living with HIV or hepatitis. The commissioner, in a statement on Monday, explained that the arrangement was adopted in accordance with infection prevention and control guidelines. “The Dialysis Centre at Alimosho General Hospital, Igando has 8 dialysis machines, and all 8 are working,” Abayomi said. Recommended He disclosed that…
Arise News anchor, Rufai Oseni, has said that any investigation by the government into the death of 37 suspected miners in Niger State is a cover-up. Rufai made this assertion on Monday during Arise Television’s ‘Morning Show’. Recall that the 37 suspected illegal miners died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Niger State. The development has generated outrage from different quarters of Nigeria with some requesting an independent and transparent probe. Recommended The NSCDC had stated that the detainees died following a suspected outbreak of disease, noting that their bodies were deposited at the General…
The names of 37 suspected illegal miners who died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Niger State have been released. DAILY POST recalls that the victims were arrested during anti-illegal mining operations carried out by the NSCDC in the state on September 15 and 16, 2026. The deaths, which occurred on September 17, shortly after the arrests, have generated public concern, protests and calls for accountability. The NSCDC had earlier said that they died after a suspected disease outbreak, noting that the bodies were deposited at the General Hospital in Minna for medical…
Global crude oil prices fell further on Monday, reigniting hopes for a reduction in Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, pump prices in Nigeria. A market survey by DAILY POST on Monday showed that Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate, WTI, crude fell to $101.5 and $98 per barrel, respectively, at the time of reporting. This means that Brent and WTI recorded declines of 2.29 per cent and 2.37 per cent, respectively, compared with prices traded at the weekend. The development comes despite heightened conflict in the Middle East, which has led to a drop in shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Recommended Data showed that the…
Kano Pillars technical adviser, Daniel Ogunmodede has reacted to his team’s impressive home victory over Doma United. The Sai Masu Gida inflicted a 4-1 defeat on Doma United in a Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, matchday four encounter at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano on Sunday. The defeat was Doma United’s first in the NPFL this season, while Pillars are yet to taste defeat. Abdullahi Musa, Rabiu Ali, Ahmed Musa, and substitute Nasiru Salihu got the goals for Kano Pillars Recommended Doma United scored through Sadiq Rilwan in the second half. Ogunmodede stated that the keenly contested encounter lived up to…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Jigawa State Command, has arrested a 35-year-old man, Rayyanu Ibrahim, in connection with the alleged theft and vandalism of armoured cables at the Birnin-Kudu Township Water Station. The command said the incident was reported at about 4:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 20, 2026, after unknown persons allegedly vandalised the facility and tampered with its electrical installations. In a statement issued to newsmen, the command’s spokesman, ASC Badruddeen Tijjani Mahmud, said the Divisional Officer, Birnin-Kudu Division, CSC A. S. Adam, immediately mobilised operatives to investigate the incident. He said the operatives, acting on…
Financial analyst and educator, Kalu Aja, has questioned the benefits Anambra State governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has received from his reported relationship with President Bola Tinubu. Aja, in a post on social media on Sunday, asked Soludo to explain what the Federal Government had done for Anambra under Tinubu’s administration. “His Excellency, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR. “You claim the President is your friend. What has the President actually done for you?,” Aja asked. Recommended He specifically questioned whether the Federal Government had connected Onitsha, described as the largest open-air market cluster in sub-Saharan Africa, to the national rail network. He also…