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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed shock and anger over the deadly attack on Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State. Atiku said he was “devastated by the news of the tragic attack which claimed the life of the Vice-Principal and led to the abduction of innocent students.” He described the incident as yet another reminder of the worsening insecurity in our nation. He also condemned the killing of an APC chieftain, Umar Moriki, and the mass abductions in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara, where entire families including women and children were taken by bandits.…

A female kitchen staff of an Ilorin based hotel, located at Babaode area of the state capital was allegedly murdered by some yet to be identified assailants. The unidentified staff, was allegedly murdered at about 12a.m on Saturday within the hotel for reasons yet unknown. DAILY POST gathered that she was strangled to death with a cloth by the assailants. According to an eyewitness account, “we heard the victim shouting thief, thief, before she was strangled with a cloth by the assailants.” There are conflicting reports about the tragic incident, some claim that the assailants were hired by someone, while…

A Taraba State-based civil society organization, Bilbas Care for Rural Education and Development Initiative, BICREDI, has raised alarm over what it described as arbitrary and continuous increases in private school fees across the state. In a statement made available to journalists on Monday in Jalingo, BICREDI’s Founder and Executive Director, Bello Bako, urged the Taraba State Universal Basic Education Board, TSUBEB, to strengthen its monitoring and regulatory framework to ensure private schools comply with approved standards and to protect parents from financial exploitation. The civic group also criticized the enforcement of the one-time-use textbook policy in private schools, warning that…

A member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees, Jones Onyereri, has blamed the Adolphus Wabara led BoT for the crisis rocking the party. The PDP held its national convention in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Saturday, where key decisions were taken, including the suspension of former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, former Governor of Ekiti State Ayo Fayose, and Samuel Anyanwu, the party’s former national secretary. Many believe that the party has been further divided by some of the decisions reached at the convention, and Onyereri, who was a guest on Arise TV’s The Morning Show, said the…

Social media sensation Martins Otse, aka Verydarkman, and comedian Freedom Atsepoyi, aka Mr Jollof, exchanged blows during a flight. A Facebook user, Dr Paul Ezikel, broke the news when he posted the video on his page on Monday morning. According to the post, the duo boarded an aircraft belonging to the United Nigerian Airline from Asaba in Delta State to Lagos when the incident occurred. DAILY POST reports that VDM and Jollof have been involved in heated exchanges on social media in the past, after the critic dragged the comedian’s wife into their drama, alleging that she sleeps with Yahoo…

A Nigerian-born public official, Nwachinemere Kalu-Agba, has been re-elected as the Deputy Mayor (Mayor Pro Tem) of the City of Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States, for another two-year term ending in 2027. His re-election was announced on Sunday in a Facebook post by Peter Agba Kalu, who congratulated him and called for public celebration. Kalu-Agba, who also serves as a City Council representative for his district, previously held the Deputy Mayor position before stepping down in accordance with a new state law, which stipulates a two-year tenure for the Mayor Pro Tem, after which a new official must be elected.…

Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro, SAN, has dismissed circulating reports suggesting that Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James, widely known as Baba Ijesha, was released because he had been cleared by the Court of Appeal. Pedro described the claims as false, misleading, and irresponsible. Addressing journalists in Lagos on Sunday, the Attorney-General expressed concern over a social media post made by actor Yomi Fabiyi, who alleged that Baba Ijesha had been absolved of all charges, including those involving the sexual assault of a minor. According to report, Pedro warned that the claims represented a “gross misrepresentation of court…

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has announced that it will unveil its new national headquarters in Wuse 2, Abuja, on Monday. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Bolaji Abdullahi, made this announcement in a statement via X on Sunday. Abdullahi described the event as a bold step in the party’s commitment to service and nation-building. According to him, the unveiling is scheduled for 2 pm at 121 Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent, Wuse 2, Abuja, and he urged Nigerians to attend the event. “This landmark event is open to the public. All are welcome to witness this new chapter in the…

The Imo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has rejected the dissolution of its state leadership at the recently concluded National Convention of the party, which took place in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. In a press statement issued by its spokesperson, Lancelot Obiaku, the party described the convention that led to the suspension of its executive as illegal, noting that it was conducted in disregard of a subsisting judgement of the Federal High Court in Abuja delivered by Justice James Omotosho on 31 October 2025, which ordered the withholding of the convention until the party complied with…

Nigeria will not be at the 2026 World Cup after they lost the CAF playoff final to the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday night. The Super Eagles took an early lead in the first half after Frank Onyeka’s shot was deflected in. But the Leopards were level after Mechak Elia pounced on a defensive error to finish past Stanley Nwabali. The game ended 1-1 after 120 minutes and was decided on penalties. Calvin Bassey, Moses Simon and Semi Ajayi all missed their kicks as DR Congo clinched the ticket to represent Africa at the intercontinental playoffs. They will now…