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Tension has gripped several communities in Adamawa State following another round of violent attacks by Boko Haram insurgents, marking the third major incident in the area over the past two months. The latest assault targeted villages in the Hong Local Government Area, a region that shares a border with the notorious Sambisa forest, widely known…

Suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has reportedly visited the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, in Abuja, as part of ongoing efforts to mend their political relationship. Sources confirmed to Daily Post that Fubara met with Wike at the minister’s private residence on Monday, despite speculations surrounding a circulating photograph of…

The Federal Government has launched an investigation into a recent dispute between Air Peace and Senator Adams Oshiomhole, which took place on Wednesday at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos. Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, announced on Friday that steps have been taken to understand what happened. According to him, aviation agencies…

The governor of Ondo State, Dr. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has nominated a Professor of Agricultural Economics, Igbekele Amos Ajibefun, as a commissioner in the state. This was contained in a statement signed and released on Thursday by the governor’s spokesperson, Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan, wherein the governor announced 12 nominees for the position of Commissioner in…

The Imo State government has named Barrister Gloria Egwuagu, the current Solicitor General, as the Acting Attorney General of the state. This move was made after the State Executive Council met on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Owerri. The appointment followed the removal of C.O.C Akaolisa, who had served as the Commissioner for Justice and…

A prompt intervention by a commercial motorcyclist, popularly known as Okada rider, averted a tragic incident on Wednesday as he saved a Nigerian Correctional Service officer from taking his own life by jumping into the Gusau Dam in Zamfara State. The officer, identified as Abdullahi Nura, a Chief Correctional Assistant (CCA) attached to the Medium…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, on Thursday, disclosed that the 10th National Assembly considered a total of 2,263 bills within its first two years in office. Abbas made this known at a special joint sitting of the National Assembly, which featured President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to commemorate the 2025…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has reported 142 deaths and 747 confirmed cases of Lassa fever across 18 states, as the country battles the deadly viral disease. The data, current as of Epidemiological Week 22, 2025, was contained in the agency’s latest situation report released on Thursday. According to the report,…

By Sunday Ameh The family of an 83-year-old woman, Mrs. Clementina Akinbo, popularly known as Olelaa, has cried out for help following her sudden disappearance in Ode Aye, a community in the Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State. The octogenarian reportedly went missing on Sunday, June 8, 2025, between 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.,…

The Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has said that Nigeria’s democratic journey, despite the losses suffered in the past, continues to yield gains that must be consolidated to build a more inclusive and accountable society. He made this assertion on Thursday, during the commemoration of the 32nd anniversary of the annulment of…