President-elect Donald Trump has announced that billionaire Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, former GOP presidential candidate, will lead the new Department of Government Efficiency. Trump stated that the pair will work together to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies. “It will become, potentially, ‘The Manhattan Project’ of our time,” the announcement on Tuesday evening said. “Republican politicians have dreamed about the objectives of ‘DOGE’ for a very long time.” Trump also said that Musk and Ramaswamy will provide “advice and guidance from outside of Government, and will partner with the White House and…
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Popular Nigerian Gospel musician, Damilare Odunuga, professionally known as Dare Melody has narrated how his family frustrated his late wife, Adedoyin. DAILY POST reports that Adedoyin died of heart related illness on 24 October 2024. However, speaking in a viral video posted on Kilarigbo YouTube page, Dare Melody shared insights into the harsh treatment Adedoyin endured from his family. He said, “My family frustrated Adedoyin, I will hold her and say, ‘Adedoyin, I am the one you got married to, and whenever you see me, put your mind at rest. “She was there for me, whether we had food to…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nyesom Wike, has reiterated the need for more robust youth empowerment that would prepare members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, for their invaluable services to the nation. According to Wike, the NYSC has been a cornerstone of national integration and socio-economic development of the country for the past fifty-one years. The former Rivers State Governor stated this on Tuesday while declaring open the 2024 Batch ‘C’ Pre-Mobilisation Workshop open in Abuja. Wike, whose address was read by the FCT Minister of State, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, called on the participants of the…
Popular South Korean actor, Song Jae-Rim is dead. DAILY POST reports that Song Jae-Rim was known for his role in K-drama ‘The Moon Embracing The Sun’. He was found dead in his apartment on Tuesday November 12 2024, at 39-year-old. According to Korean media outlet Soompi, a two-page letter was discovered at the scene. As of the time of filing this report, the cause of his death has not been disclosed, although it is rumoured on social media that the actor may have committed suicide. K-drama actor Song Jae-Rim found dead
No fewer than 971 Nigerians were abducted across the country in October 2024, DAILY POST learnt. The revelation is coming amid the emergence of a new terror group, ‘Lakurawa’ in the northwestern part of the country. The data is contained in the ‘October 2024 Nigeria Security Report’ by Beacon Security and Intelligence Limited, BSIL, a security risk management and intelligence consulting company, and made available to DAILY POST on Tuesday. The report said there’s a deterioration of security metrics of incidents, abductions and fatalities in the country, warning that the rising numbers suggested that 2024 was likely to be the…
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Nigerian Army has announced arrangements for the burial rites of the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja. According to the program released on Tuesday the service of songs for the late CAOS will be held on Thursday at the army headquarters, garrison parade ground, Abuja, while the funeral service will be held on Friday at the National Christian Centre in the central business district (CBD), Abuja. 2. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday attributed frequent collapse of the national grid to the usage…
Residents of Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State, have called on the state government, to as a matter of urgency, address the rising cost of sachet water in Jalingo metropolis. The price, as of the time of filing this report, DAILY POST observed, has reached an unprecedented 50 Naira per sachet. Some persons who bared their minds on the development, considered the price to be unfairly high, especially when compared to neighboring states like Adamawa and Gombe, where sachet water still sells for as low as 20 Naira or two for 50 Naira. Frustrated by the development, the people are…
Benin Republic will be without defender Olivier Verdon for their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying games against Nigeria and Libya. Verdon will miss both games as a result of injury. The 29-year-old is one of the most reliable defenders in the team. The centre-back’s absence will be a big blow to the team’s quest to secure a favourable result in the two games. DAILY POST recalls that another highly-rated defender, Cédric Hountondji, has already been ruled out of the game due to injury. The Cheetahs will host the Super Eagles of Nigeria at the Felix Houphet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan,…
Benin Republic will be without defender Olivier Verdon for their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying games against Nigeria and Libya. Verdon will miss both games as a result of injury. The 29-year-old is one of the most reliable defenders in the team. The centre-back’s absence will be a big blow to the team’s quest to secure a favourable result in the two games. DAILY POST recalls that another highly-rated defender, Cédric Hountondji, has already been ruled out of the game due to injury. The Cheetahs will host the Super Eagles of Nigeria at the Felix Houphet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan,…
President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja, Nigeria, after attending the extraordinary joint Arab-Islamic summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The summit focused on the current situation in the Middle East. The presidential aeroplane touched ground at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at about 8 pm on Tuesday. He was received on arrival by a delegation of top government functionaries led by the chief of staff, Femi Gbajabiamila. The president joined other heads of state and government of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, OIC, and the League of Arab States who attended the one-day summit. At the summit on Monday, President…