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The Management of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), has decried the news of the rape and murder of one of its students, Miss Vera Omozuwa. The victim was a 100 level Microbiology student of the institution before her travail. Vice-Chancellor of UNIBEN, Prof. Lilian Salami, in a statement through the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Dr. […]
The total number of COVID-19 cases in India surpassed the 180,000-mark on Sunday, reaching 182,143. The death toll also crossed the 5,000-mark, reaching 5,164, according to the data issued by the Federal Health Ministry. As many as 193 new deaths and 8,380 new positive cases were reported since Saturday in the country. This was the […]
U.S. President Donald Trump has said American astronauts would return to the moon by 2024. Speaking after the successful launched of the country’s first human spaceflight in nine years, Trump said the aim was to “establish a permanent presence in space and a launching pad to Mars’’. “The first woman on the Moon will be […]
Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi on Saturday disclosed that his administration would have been paralysed without the help of the EFCC. He told journalists in an interaction to mark his first anniversary that the EFCC helped his government to recover N11billion. According to him, most of the projects embarked upon by his administration were kickstarted […]
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent a Freedom of Information request to President Muhammadu Buhari to provide spending details of all loans obtained by his government since May 29, 2015. Buhari was asked to include details and locations of projects on which the loans have been spent. SERAP issued 7 days ultimatum and […]
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has described as irresponsible, the decision of residents doctors of the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu to request for wage increase. DAILY POST reported last week that the doctors said they were embarking on what they called ‘weekend strike’ until their demands are met. In his plea, Gov Abiodun’s closest rival […]
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has disclosed that the coronavirus pandemic has taught Nigeria some lessons. El-Rufai maintained that COVID-19 outbreak showed that Nigeria was on its own in resolving its challenges. He stated that the pandemic has shown that the world does not care about how Nigeria resolves its challenges. The Governor explained […]
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Chairman in Nasarawa State, Bishop Joseph Masin, has regained his freedom. The General-Overseer of World of God Worldwide Gospel City was abducted by gunmen from his residence in Lafia on May 28. A N20 million ransom was demanded for his release Bola Longe, Commissioner of Police in the state confirmed his […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reacted to the circulation of letters of employment. The commission, in a terse statement posted on its verified Twitter page on Saturday, warned Nigerians to be careful, adding that it was currently not conducting any recruitment exercise. The statement read in part: “Our attention has been drawn to […]
Former Chelsea assistant coach, Gianfranco Zola, has revealed that Real Madrid forward, Eden Hazard, was “bored” during his time at Stamford Bridge because of former Blues manager, Maurizio Sarri’s coaching style. Hazard left Chelsea last summer for La Liga giant, Real Madrid after leading the West London club to win the UEFA Europa League trophy. Speaking […]
Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Khafi Kareem is definitely head over heels in love with her beau, Gedoni Ekpata and she always wastes no time in showing this. Not too long ago, an elated Khafi —who is currently stuck in London— took to her Instastory to share a screenshot of her lovey-dovey conversation with Gedoni. […]
Following the announcement of the 5th edition of the Big Brother Naija reality TV show, housemates of the 4th edition will be reuniting after a year since the last season. The 26 former housemates of the Pepper Dem themed season will be storming the reunion party cum show from Monday, June 1, 2020. According to a broadcast […]
Nollywood actress and her husband, Prince Ned Nwoko are expecting their first child together. The very rich businessman made the announcement on Instagram where he shared photos of the pregnant actress. Prince Ned Nwoko wrote; It is now official. I am excited to announce that my baby is having a baby @regina.daniels Regina Daniels who […]
Davido recently bought a new house in Banana Island and fans were thrilled with the move. The singer has now taken to Twitter to post about the new house. He revealed that he got the house in Banana Island with money made from singing about “banana falling on someone”. The house, located in the exclusive highbrow […]
Multiple award-winning Nigerian actress Susan Peters is marking her 40th birthday with her latest photos shared with family and friends. The Benue native with over 50 credits in Nollywood films, penned a prayer for herself, as she grows older with more wisdom. Read her post: Your sun will never go down, may wisdom and knowledge […]
Nigeria has announced 553 new coronavirus cases, its highest number in a single day. The NCDC made the announcement Saturday night, with the new figure taking Nigeria’s virus caseload to 9,855. The national death toll increased from 261 to 273, with 2,856 discharged. Lagos remains the hot spot of the virus with 378 cases, also […]
A top Boko Haram commander has abandoned the terrorist group and defected with his wife and child to a secret location manned by the Multinational Joint Task Force(MNJTF). According to Colonel Timothy Antigha, Chief of Military Public Information for MNJTF, the defector voluntarily denounced the terrorists groups and surrendered. The defector disclosed that he joined […]
At least 60 oil rig workers on the Jubilee oil production field offshore Ghana have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. International oil firm Tullow which operates the field revealed this in a statement. It said two of the cases were reported by the oil firm on Tuesday, while contact tracing led to one additional […]
A rocket ship built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company thundered away from Earth with two Americans on Saturday, ushering in a new era of commercial space travel. It also put NASA back in the business of launching astronauts from U.S. soil for the first time since 2011. NASA’s Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken rode skyward […]
Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State on Saturday said he was battling a gang-up by people he had worked with before clinching the governorship position. Mohammed made the revelation in Bauchi during a chat with journalists as part of activities marking his first year anniversary in office. ”We are doing our best and we are […]