Former Kaduna Central senator, Shehu Sani has hailed the humanitarian services of Bill Gates who is currently in Nigeria to intervene in the health sector. Sani commended the billionaire in a post on his X handle on Tuesday. “Bill Gates voluntarily chose Nigeria for his charitable work. Rather than being appreciated for his contributions and interventions in developmental issues running in hundreds of millions of dollars over the years, he has been bombarded with all sorts of accusations, doubts, criticisms and series of conspiracy theories. “Is Bill Gate a friend or an enemy? Recently, a German Coach was invited to…
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Nigerian singer, Spryo has opened up about his decision to embrace celibacy. In a recent Instagram post, the musician shared his internal struggle with premarital sex, confessing that while he found pleasure in it, he experienced guilt. The 33-year-old artiste revealed that after deep reflection and prayer, he made the choice to sever all ties that tempted him down that path. “Sex felt good till I could no longer bear struggling with my conscience,” Spyro wrote. “Every time I “FORNICATED” knowing I ain’t married to the person, I feel troubled, like a part of me gets taken right after. “I…
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine says dozens of his citizens were killed on Tuesday in a Russian missile attack on the central Ukrainian city of Poltava, describing it as one of the deadliest strikes of the two-and-a-half-year war. Zelensky vowed to hold “Russian scum” accountable for the attack on a military education facility and nearby hospital, which killed at least 41 and wounded another 180. The strike sparked anger on Ukrainian social media after reports said it had targeted an outdoor military ceremony, with many blaming reckless behaviour from officials who allowed the event to take place despite the threat…
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has criticized the Federal Government’s prosecution of #EndBadGovernance protesters. The group said the prosecution was a calculated move to silence dissent and intimidate citizens who are exercising their constitutional rights. HURIWA’s reaction follows the arraignment of ten protesters on charges of treason and conspiracy, charges which the group described as baseless and unjustified. DAILY POST reported on Monday that ten protesters were brought before the Federal High Court in Abuja, facing a six-count charge that included allegations of treason, conspiracy to commit a felony, and incitement to mutiny. These charges, which are…
The Dangote Refinery will supply a total of 25 million liters of petrol to the Nigerian market daily commencing from September 2024. The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, disclosed this on Tuesday. In a statement, MDPRA said it met with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, to agree on local crude supply to the refinery. “At the NMDPRA headquarters in Abuja, NNPCL reached an agreement to commence crude oil sale and supply to Dangote Refinery in local currency. “The refinery is now poised to supply an initial 25 million liters of PMS into the domestic market…
Switzerland has reopened its embassy in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, 33 years after closing its previous representation in the country due to the 1991 Gulf War. The Swiss Foreign Ministry disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, saying that security situation has improved to such a degree after years of conflict that it is now safe to again have a presence in Iraq. According to the statement, Iraq is playing an increasingly important role as a bridge-builder and mediator in the Middle East and one of the aims of the embassy is to strengthen bilateral relations. “In recent years, Iraq…
Crawley Town defender, Benjamin Tanimu has replaced Bright Osayi-Samuel in Nigeria’s squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda. Osayi-Samuel, who plays for Turkish Super Lig giants, Fenerbahce pulled out of the games due to injury. Tanimu was handed a late invitation by caretaker coach, Augustine Eguavoen. The centre-back arrived the team’s Four Points by Sheraton base in Uyo on Tuesday afternoon. The 22-year-old will join his teammates for their first training session later tonight. The former Bendel Insurance player joined English League One club Crawley Town on transfer deadline day. AFCON 2025Q: Tanimu…
Chinese President, Xi Jinping has reiterated his readiness to work closely with President Bola Tinubu to fully unleash the exemplary roles of China-Nigeria diplomatic friendship and advance China-Africa cooperation. This was disclosed during their meeting at the Great Hall in Beijing, where Tinubu was on a state visit at Xi’s invitation. The meeting precedes the 2024 summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) scheduled for September 4 to September 6 in Beijing. Xi stated that since establishing diplomatic ties half a century ago, China and Nigeria have treated each other with mutual understanding, seeking collective strength, unity, and win-win…
The Nigeria Police have arraigned a journalist, Isaac Bristol, AKA PIDOM on charges bordering on money laundering, cybercrime, and unlawfully obtaining, retaining and disseminating classified official secret documents. Bristol, who was arraigned on nine counts before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja on Tuesday, pleaded not guilty to all the charges. Following his plea of not guilty, Justice Nwite adjourned the case to the 23rd of September, 2024 for the ruling of the bail application filed on behalf of the defendant and then ordered his remand at the Kuje Correctional Centre. The development followed his arrest on…
Activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, says Nigerians will remain defiant in the face of tyranny and oppression by the Nigerian Government against its citizens. Sowore stated this in a statement on his official X handle on Tuesday while reacting to the arrest and arraignment of an investigation journalist, Isaac Bristol, also known as PIDOMNigeria. DAILY POST reports that the Nigeria Police on Tuesday arraigned the whistleblower on charges bothering on money laundering, unlawfully obtaining and disseminating classified official secret documents and cybercrime, at the Federal High Court in Abuja. He was subsequently…