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I Inherited A Country With Bombs Going Off In Cities – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has claimed he inherited a country at crossroads with bombs detonating in cities of Nigeria. Buhari disclosed this during the passing-out parade and commissioning ceremony of cadets of regular Course 69 of the Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA, in Kaduna on Thursday. He, however, said his administration has been able to manage Nigeria’s security crisis since assuming office in...
End Arbitrary Arrest Of Journalists Now, House Of Reps Tells Police, Others
The House of Representatives has called on the police and other security agencies to take caution and desist from arbitrary arrest and detention of journalists in the country. It urged them to democratically rely on Section 24 of the Cybercrime Act 2015 (as amended) and/or charge anyone, including journalists, to court if the journalists or any other persons violated any...
FG Launches National Workplace Policy On HIV/AIDS
The Federal Government has launched the National Workplace Policy on HIV/AIDS, designed to instil a culture of inclusivity, compassion, and collective responsibility within the nation’s workplaces. A statement issued on Friday by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment said the policy, launched in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation, was aimed at fortifying communities against the challenges posed by...
Bauchi Govt Set To Train 575 Sxx Workers On Skills For Self Reliance
Bauchi State government, through the Hisbah Department of the Bauchi State Shariah Commission, has rolled out a skill empowerment training to rehabilitate 575 commercial sex workers operating in the state in a bid to discourage them from prostitution and make them self-reliant. According to findings by Vanguard, 48 of the commercial sex workers in Bauchi are from Abia, Enugu, and...
Three killed In Abuja Riot
No fewer than three persons, including two women and a young boy, were killed in a riot that erupted in Byazhin, Kubwa, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory on Wednesday. DAILY POST gathered that the riot which started on Tuesday night followed a clash between some local scavengers popularly known as Baban bola, and residents of the community. Trouble...
Edo Road Accidents: 42 Died In Four Months, Says FRSC
The Edo State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, said no fewer than 42 people died in road accidents between January and April 2024. DAILY POST reports that the State , disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday in Benin City. Okpe said in the period under review, 57 accidents were recorded across the state, with 22 persons killed in...
Niger Republic Will Protect Me If Anyone Moves Against Me, I’ve Good Relationship With Them — Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari said yesterday the people of Niger Republic would defend him if anyone moved against him after leaving office. He also said he deliberately shut the nation’s land borders to force Nigerians to patronise goods made in the country. The President’s declaration, however, drew the ire of the Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere and Middle Belt Forum, MBF, which described...
NAPTIP Intercepts 12 Trafficked Victims In Nasarawa
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has intercepted 12 trafficked children who were on their way to Lagos State. The victims, who were intercepted in Abuja, were handed over to the Nasarawa State government. Moses Unongo, NAPTIP’s head of operations in the state, stated that the victims, aged between 10 and 23 years, were lured by...
Police Arrest Prime Suspect Over Killing Of Two Officers In Imo
Imo Police Command has apprehended a key suspect in the deadly November 2023 attack that claimed a Divisional Police Officer and an Inspector of Police. The accused, believed to be a member of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), is said to have been the driver of the operation vehicle during the heinous act. The suspect was arrested on Monday after a...
Alleged Marginalization: South, Middle Belt Form Southern Elders Forum Like Northern Elders Forum
In a concerted efforts to bring to an end maginalization of the Southern Nigeria in the scheme of things, the Southern Nigeria, has formed ‘Southern Elders’ Forum’ made up of selected elder states men, from the southern states and the middle belt to play the role of defending the course of the south henceforth. President of the Ohaneze Indigbo Worldwide,...
