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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared Wednesday, July 19, 2023, as a public holiday in the state in commemoration of this year’s Hijrah 1445. Wednesday, the first day of Muharram 1445AH, is the beginning of the Islamic New Year. The announcement was made in a circular signed by …

A Nigerian activist @Waspapping_ has asked that former President Buhari be brought back to office. He made the call on his Twitter handle as Nigerians grapple with the latest increment in petrol pump price, which went from N488 to N617 per litre. The activist posted the photo of the former …

After his arrest for allegedly absconding with a car from an Abuja car stand, 25-year-old Meshach Isinugo a.k.a Big Shark has denied the allegation, saying that he only took the car he was test-driving to Delta State for business. Big Shark said he decided to quickly use the car when …

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja has fixed date for the trial of a former Minister of Aviation, Senator Stella Oduah. The Senator, who represented Anambra North at the Senate, is to stand trial alongside eight others on a 25-count charge bordering on alleged conspiracy, money laundering, …

Lionel Messi’s unveiling at Inter Miami has become the most-watched football presentation in the world. With this, Messi has broken Cristiano Ronaldo’s record of unveiling at Al Nassr. Despite being at the gay end of their illustrious careers, both Messi and Ronaldo continue to compete for fans’ attention across the …

The Abia State Government says it discovered 2300 ghost workers in its payroll system and has saved over N220 million on monthly wage bills following ongoing verification of civil servants and other public workers in the state. State Accountant General, Deaconess Njum Onyemenam made this known in Umuahia, stating that …

The Court of Appeal sitting in Asaba, Delta State on Monday affirmed the judgment of the Federal High Court, in Warri which held that the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC can only operate on federal roads. A panel of the court in suit No. CA/AS/276/2019: FRSC Vs Darlington Ehikim dismissed …

One is that they are obligated by section 14 (4.2) of the APC Constitution to present the quarterly reports of their activities to NEC. Quarterly reports of activities are as we have zones, state chapters and departments. All those should have been compiled. Issues such as what has happened, what …

The price of Petrol has increased to about N617 per litre. A visit to an NNPC filling station in the Central area of Abuja by a Daily Post reporter confirmed that the fuel price has now been adjusted from N539 to N617 per litre. Another Customer who confirmed this development …

The Naira on Monday, July 17, closed at N795.28 per dollar at the investors and exporters (I&E) window. The Naira recorded a slight gain of N8.62 after consistently falling throughout last week and tumbling to an all-time low of N803.9/$ last Friday. At the parallel/black market, the Naira fell to …