President Joe Biden has ordered United State’s forces to help Israel’s defence against Iran. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the White House. DAILY POST recalls that Iran on Tuesday launched missiles against Israel. US National Security Council spokesperson, Sean Savett, said Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are monitoring the Iranian attack against Israel from the White House Situation Room and are receiving regular updates from the national security team. Savett said Biden had directed the US military to aid Israel’s defence against Iranian attacks and shoot down missiles targeting Israel. The statement came as…
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Evicted Big Brother Naija ‘No Loose Guard’ housemate, Kassia Sule, has revealed that her family is not happy about her management’s decision to favour her husband, Kellyrae, over her. The couple, known as DoubleKay, had one management going into the house, but after Biggie unpaired the housemates, forcing them to compete solely, their management backed Kellyrae to progress on the show ahead of Kassia. The management announced the decision to DoubleKay fans after Kellyrae said he prefers he win the N100 million grand prize of the show ahead of his wife, Kassia. Consequently, fans concentrated on voting more for Kellyrae…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State, Alhaji Isa Rabiu, has asked former governor Nasir El-Rufai to be patient and allow a proper investigation to be conducted into his eight years administration in the state. Rabiu spoke to DAILY POST in Kaduna on Wednesday. The PDP chieftain was reacting to El-Rufai’s claim that he did not steal public money during his time as Kaduna governor. El-Rufai had said he is ready to swear with the Holy Quran to prove his innocence. Reacting to El-Rufai’s assertion, Rabiu said, “Former governor El-Rufai should wait patiently for the final…
The College of Education Academic Staff Union, COEASU, of the Niger State College of Education, Minna, has applauded the Niger State House of Assembly for passing a Bill to grant the institution a dual mandate to award both National Certificate in Education, NCE, and Bachelor’s Degree in Education, B. Ed. COEASU in a statement issued by its chairman, Dr. Ibrahim Hassan Mohammed, described the passage of the bill as a significant milestone achievement by the institution. Mohammed said: “College of Education, Minna, will now join the league of other colleges of educations in the country that have been granted similar…
The Israeli military has described the multiple missiles launched at the country on Tuesday by Iran a “serious attack”. Israeli military spokesperson, Daniel Hagari, spoke on television, according to the Guardian UK, in reaction to the attack which happened early Tuesday morning. Hagari, the spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), pledged that the attack “will have consequences”. He added that the country remained on high alert. There continues to be very little information about how much damage Iran’s missile attack on Israel caused. DAILY POST reported that Iran fired more than 180 ballistic missiles on Israel. ‘Serious attack’ –…
The New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, has kicked against the recent bill introduced by the Senate seeking to establish a Local Government Election Commission. NNPP described the bill as a sinister move to destroy democracy in the country. The bill, titled “Local Government Independent Electoral Commission (Establishment) Bill, 2024 (SB. 531),” is sponsored by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Sani Musa. The bill has since passed first reading at plenary and the proposed Commission is intended to be an autonomous body mandated to organise, oversee, and conduct elections for the offices of Local Government Chairman and Councillors across…
The Israel Defence Force, IDF, on Wednesday warned Iran of consequences following the latest missile attack. IDF’s spokesman, Daniel Hagari warned that Israel will respond in any way necessary. Posting on X, Hagari wrote: “Iran’s attack is a severe and dangerous escalation. There will be consequences. We will respond wherever, whenever and however we choose, in accordance with the directive of the government of Israel.” On Tuesday, Iran had shot about 180 missiles into Israel. This is the latest in a series of escalating attacks in a yearslong conflict between the two nations and its Arab allies that threatens to…
Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Public Affairs, Aliyu Audu has said that the President did not speak on Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) because of his commitment to the deregulation of the oil and gas sector. Audu disclosed this during a Channels Television interview monitored by DAILY POST on Wednesday. According to him, Tinubu has remained resolute in providing viable alternatives to petrol, such as Compressed Natural Gas. He stressed that despite the Naira-for-crude sale deal with Dangote Refinery, the price of petrol will not come down a whole lot. “It shows commitment on the part of…
Ondo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lashed out at Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa over the rising state of insecurity in some parts of the state. According to the Publicity Secretary of the party, Kennedy Peretei, the governor had recently been seen dancing at events without showing remorse for the agony the people had been going through in terms of insecurity. Peretei stressed that the claim by Aiyedatiwa that residents of the state are “lucky” contradicted the harrowing experience the people had been subjected to across the state. He further stated that going by the governor’s demeanour, he…
The Deduction of Tax at Source (Withholding) Regulations, 2024, has been published in the official gazette. Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, made this known in a post on his X handle on Wednesday. Oyedele stated that the Regulations grant rate reduction and full exemption from Withholding Tax to many businesses, including SMEs with annual turnover not exceeding N25 million. According to his post on X, “the commencement date of the new Regulations is 30th September 2024, while implementation begins on 1st January 2025.” He explained that this was to allow for a minimum of 90…