Operatives of the Rivers State Police command have arrested two suspected thugs involved in the disruption of campaign rallies in the State. This was confirmed by the Public Relations Officer of the Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, in a chat with newsmen in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. The thugs, in their numbers, …
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The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, has condemned the move by commercial banks in the country to reject old Naira notes. Our correspondent earlier gathered that customers who intended to deposit their old Naira notes were turned back on Tuesday. According to some officials, the decision followed a …
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A businessman, Kingsley Ogala, on Tuesday, bagged twelve months imprisonment without option of fine for purchasing minerals without lawful authority. Justice Muhammed Sani of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin sentenced the convict following his guilty plea before the court. Ogala and one Isah Musa were prosecuted by the …
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Nigerians have lamented telecommunications network failure during Valentine’s Day celebrations in Nigeria. Checks by DAILY POST revealed that The MTN network was down around 3:45 pm on Tuesday. Some subscribers could not make calls, send texts and receive calls. Glory Nkoro, a telecommunications subscriber in Abuja, said she could not …
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A Makurdi Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered that 29 persons be remanded in a correctional centre for alleged terrorism and culpable homicide. The police charged the defendants, who live at Ikpayongo Town in Gwer-East Local Government of Benue, with criminal conspiracy, act of terrorism, membership of an unlawful society …
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The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned that Point of Sale (PoS) operators who charge above N200 for the cash swap programme will be arrested and jailed if caught. The Director, Governor’s Department, CBN, Joseph Omayuku, stated this while briefing journalists in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Omayuku …
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Protesters on Tuesday shut the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway at the Sango-Ota axis over their inability to withdraw money from Automated Teller Machines (ATMs). They made bonfires of disused tyres on both sides of the highway causing serious traffic gridlock. Some of the protesters told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that …
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The Police in Ogun State has arrested two men who reportedly bought the stolen vehicle of the slain Fatinoyes. Mr Kehinde Fatinoye, his wife Bukola Fatinoye and their son, Oreoluwa, were all killed in an operation masterminded by their driver, Lekan Adekanbi and two others. After the assassination was carried …
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Gunmen have reportedly attacked, shot and injured a fifty-year-old man, Powel Megbuwe along Edjemudaro road, by the cinema site in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State. The incident occurred at about 7:40pm on Monday, February 13. The victim is currently receiving medical treatment at an undisclosed hospital. Our …
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The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Faruk Yahaya has directed all General Officers Commanding (GOCs) and other formation commanders of the Nigerian Army to ensure a conducive and secure atmosphere in their areas of responsibility for the successful conduct of the 2023 elections. Brig. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, Director, Army …
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