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The bodies of Access Bank’s Chief Executive Officer, Herbert Wigwe, along with his wife and son, have been repatriated to Nigeria. The Wigwe family’s remains were transported from the United States to Port Harcourt International Airport on Friday. A funeral service for the deceased trio is scheduled to take place on Saturday in Isiokpo, Herbert…
Edited by Afolabi Hannah A tragic event unfolded in Lagos’s Surulere district when a tricycle operator was killed in an accident involving a garbage collection vehicle. The incident was reported and took place on Tuesday evening. The garbage truck, belonging to the Lagos State Waste Management Authority, was moving across the Shitta overpass when it…
The Nasarawa State government as parts of measures to cushion the economic hardship being experienced by Nigerians has approved the sum of N1billion for payment as gratuity to over 1,000 retired civil servants owed since 1999 in the state. State Governor, Abdullahi Sule announced this during an unscheduled assessment visit to the State Bureau for…
Theatre practitioners stormed Iwo, Osun State on Saturday to pay last respect to one of their members, Qodri Oyebamiji, popularly known as Sisi Quadri. Qodri died on Friday and his body arrived at his residence in Iwo on Saturday morning for final burial rites. Mourners, including indigenes and residents of Iwo, stormed the Agbowo area…
The Nigerian Navy operations in the Niger Delta region between January and February 2024 have led to the arrest and recovery of stolen crude oil from different criminal gangs operating in the region. This was verified in a statement by Rear Admiral AO Ayo-Vaughan, Director of Information of the Nigerian Navy. The recovered items are…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has successfully dismantled and arrested members of an organised criminal organization which specialised in trafficking heroin across Nigeria, South Africa, Mozambique, Europe and America in a 12-day well-coordinated operation leading to the seizure of the single largest consignment of heroin at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja,…
The National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, has urged President Bola Tinubu to roll out economic policies that will ameliorate the hardship currently being experienced in the country. The Council, which is the apex youth body in Nigeria, through its President, Ambassador Sukubo Sara-Igbe Sukubo, said it was worried about the rising cost of living,…
In a dramatic turn of events, the luxurious residence of Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, Minister of State in the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), succumbed to a devastating fire on Sunday afternoon. Situated at No. 9, Justice Roseline Ukeji Close, within the affluent Asokoro district of Abuja, the property reportedly faced total annihilation in the raging…
In a decisive operation, the Nigerian Navy’s Forward Operation Base in Ibaka, Akwa Ibom, apprehended two individuals and confiscated a wooden vessel laden with 5,100 litres of petrol. Navy Capt. Uche Aneke, Commanding Officer of the base, formally handed over the suspects, the vessel, and the illicit cargo to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence…
In a tragic turn of events, bandits have mercilessly taken the life of one of the seven captives abducted from Kuduru community in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on December 28, 2023. The assailants, who snatched seven individuals, including a pregnant woman, have issued a chilling ultimatum, threatening to execute the…
The Ekiti State Government, has assured the citizens that the pains being inflicted on them by skyrocketing prices of food and other essential commodities will soon be over. The government in its message of hope, said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would take all necessary economic and political measures to put a soothing balm on the…
Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, has asked the Federal Government to reveal details of the alleged disbursement of N30 billion each to the 36 state governors to ameliorate inflation and high cost of food items. This is even as he said that the government must stop the unproductive habit of throwing scarce…
No fewer than 1,401 members of the National Youth Service Corps have commenced their compulsory three-week orientation course at their permanent camp in Obubra LGA, on Tuesday 20 February 2024. This followed the administration of Oath of Allegiance by the Chief Judge of Cross River State, Justice Akon lkpeme, who was represented by the Judge…
In a shocking turn of events, a 9-year-old male lion at the Zoological Garden of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has fatally attacked Mr. Olabode Olawuyi, a seasoned Veterinary Technologist and caretaker of the lions for over a decade. The unfortunate incident occurred on Monday during the routine feeding of the wild cats in their den….
In a disturbing incident unfolding at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, a second-year student named Chioma has reportedly unleashed a violent attack on her hostel president, Mark, by pouring scalding hot water and stabbing him. The catalyst for this altercation is believed to be an ongoing dispute concerning the sanitation standards within their shared school hostel….
In a legal proceeding at the Zonal Chief Magistrates’ Court in New Karu, Nasarawa State, the police presented charges against Alice Odey, 27, and Blessing Onagbulum, 39, residents of New Nyanya, Karu. The accusations stem from an alleged physical altercation resulting in injuries on February 14. The defendants faced charges of breaching public peace, character…
In a recent press statement on Wednesday, Robert Clifford, a prominent United States aviation lawyer and the Founder of Clifford Law Offices in Chicago, conveyed his perspective regarding the fatal helicopter crash in California that claimed the lives of Herbert Wigwe, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, and his family. Clifford’s assertion centers…
In a significant and somber development, Mr. Fatai Adams, the Chairman of the Ondo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has reportedly passed away in the early hours of Wednesday. The news was confirmed by Mr. Kennedy Peretei, the Ondo PDP Publicity Secretary, who expressed the party’s intent to provide official communication to…
By GIWA OKIKIOLA R. H22/MAC/0108 Department of Mass Communication The Polytechnic Ile-Ife, Osun State On a fateful Tuesday in Lagere, Ile-Ife, Osun State, a gas explosion at the Poplat filling station left numerous individuals injured and properties damaged. This report delves into the root causes, eyewitness accounts, and implications of the incident. The explosion occurred…
Wigwe, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Access Holdings, the parent company of Access Bank, tragically met his demise aboard a helicopter alongside his wife, son, and three other passengers. The ill-fated chopper, en route to Las Vegas, crashed near the California-Nevada border on Friday night. The United States Federal Aviation Administration reported the Eurocopter…
In the aftermath of the Super Eagles’ triumphant 4-2 victory over their South African counterparts on Wednesday, an exuberant celebration turned tragic in Lokoja, the capital of Kogi State. Regrettably, the jubilation claimed the life of Lukman, a man in his late twenties. Details gathered by Newsmen indicate that the unfortunate incident occurred along the…
In a tragic turn of events, Ayuba Abdullahi, the deputy bursar of Kwara State University, Malete, met his demise on Wednesday night while fervently watching the AFCON semi-finals showdown between Nigeria and South Africa. Sources, preferring anonymity, disclosed to The PUNCH that Abdullahi, engrossed in the match at a Sango sports center, suddenly began feeling…
The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, has warned to be firm in dealing with personnel found wanting in the discharge of their duties. Marwa gave the warning while addressing commanders and officers of the agency during an award ceremony on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the agency would…
In a recent development, students and educators from the Apostolic Faith Group of Schools in Emure-Ekiti, Ekiti State, who fell victim to a kidnapping incident orchestrated by armed assailants, have been liberated. As of 2:00 am this Sunday, the circumstances surrounding the release of these individuals remain uncertain. DAILY POST is currently unable to verify…
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, February 1, 2024, convicted and sentenced one Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, an actress, to six months imprisonment for spraying and stepping on the new naira notes at a social event in Lagos State. She was first arraigned on February 13, 2023, by the…
In a landmark verdict delivered at the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday, a 45-year-old man, Paul Ndedigwe, has been handed a dual life sentence for the egregious act of defiling two young children, aged six and seven, belonging to his neighbor. Justice Abiola Soladoye, presiding over the case, rendered her judgment…
Blackouts in parts of Nigeria due to a gas supply shortage to generation plants have sparked fresh concerns about the perennial challenges facing the nation’s power sector. The Nigerian Federal Government and Transmission Company of Nigeria blamed the drop in electricity supply to Nigeria in recent weeks on gas constraints. Months back, the government also…
Nigeria’s national identification document has been ranked as the 9th most attacked document by thieves on the African continent. A report by Africa’s identity verification startup, Smile ID, disclosed that Nigeria’s identification document ranked 9th on the continent. According to the 2024 Digital Identity Fraud in Africa Report, national ID cards in African countries have…
A shocking turn of events unfolded in the Ikeja High Court on Tuesday, as a 25-year-old man, Ayoko Oluwatobi, attempted to take his own life. Oluwatobi, who is facing trial on several criminal charges, appeared before Justice Hakeem Oshodi. As the bail application for Oluwatobi was being presented, pandemonium broke out when he attempted to…
Labor unions at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) have declared an indefinite strike following an attack on the facility by suspected hoodlums. According to reports, the hoodlums invaded the hospital on Monday and attacked some doctors, destroying facilities and stealing a corpse. This incident has led to the paralysis of activities at the…
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni has approved the sum of N708, 158, 208.77 for payment of retirement benefits to 461 retirees across the state. This was disclosed in a statement signed on Saturday by Buni’s spokesman, Mamman Mohammed. According to the statement, the approval was granted following the successful screening of the third batch…
