Onion Prices Surge by 200% Ahead of Festivities In anticipation of the upcoming Yuletide celebrations, the price of small-sized bulb onions in Nigerian markets has skyrocketed to between N200 and N300. A recent market survey conducted by DAILY POST on Tuesday in Abuja’s Federal Capital Territory revealed this dramatic increase. The survey indicated that at...
Ooni’s ex-wife, others face probe as 32 children killed at Ibadan fun fair. The Oyo State Police Command says it is investigating the circumstances surrounding the alleged death of 32 children during a stampede at a funfair in Ibadan, the state capital, on Wednesday. Multiple eyewitness accounts that the stampede occurred when participants rushed to...
FIFA World Cup 2034: Saudi Arabia commits to ensuring all fans, including the LGBTQ community are safe and welcome FIFA confirmed that the Middle East nation would host the tournament on Wednesday, underlining the kingdom’s growing influence in world sport despite criticism of its human rights record. At the same time, world football’s governing body...
24-year-old Brazillian footballer Vinicius Jr. leap frogs Nwabali, Boniface, Lookman, others to claim the FIFA best men’s player of the year 24-year-old Real Madrid and Brazil winger Vinicius Jr has been named the men’s player of the year at the FIFA Best Awards. Vinicius’ club boycotted the recent Ballon d’Or ceremony after missing out to...
Fubara Wins As Appeal Court Nullifies Judgement Stopping Allocations To Rivers The court of appeal has declared that the Federal High Court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the suit seeking to seize Rivers State’s allocation. The suit was delivered today, December 13, 2024 by Justice Barka. The Appeal Court’s verdict nullified the earlier judgment, stating that...
Force spokesperson Olumuyiwa Adejobi reportedly orders arrest of activist over criticism Nigerian activist Comrade Abiodun Olamide Thomas, also known as “Horlarmidey Africano,” has reportedly been arrested by the Nigeria Police Force after voicing concerns about police misconduct. SaharaReporters reports that Thomas had previously expressed fears for her safety, alleging that ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Police...
Hope for Nigerians as minister of power reveals 150MW will be added to the power grid by year-end The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has announced that an additional 150 megawatts will be added to Nigeria’s national grid before the end of 2024, as part of efforts to improve electricity supply. Speaking to State House...
“Reduce petrol price to N300 per litre before Christmas,” Bode George tells president Tinubu Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has called on President Bola Tinubu to lower the price of fuel to N300 per litre. Speaking at a press conference in Lagos on Wednesday, December 11, he...
Nigeria missing as FIFA confirms hosts for the 2030 and 2034 Men’s World Cups Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 men’s football World Cup, while Spain, Portugal, and Morocco have been named joint hosts for the 2030 tournament, Fifa has announced. To mark the competition’s 100th anniversary, three matches in the 2030 World Cup will...
We won’t rest until Nigerians experience a better living standard — President Tinubu President Bola Tinubu says he won’t rest until Nigerians feel the positive impact of his reforms in their pockets and enjoy a better standard of living. The president said this while reacting to the newly released third quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP)...
