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By BARBARA KALU, Abuja – Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said on Thursday that the  the renewed attacks by Boko Haram insurgents and their ISWAP allies on Christians and Christian villages was aimed at triggering a religious war in the country. The Minister, who spoke...

The Ministry of Health in Lagos State has confirmed its first case of COVID-19 and reported it to the Federal Ministry of Health. The case, which was confirmed on the 27th of February 2020, is the first case to be reported in Nigeria since the outbreak in China in...

The Deputy Editor of DAILY POST, Ameh Comrade Godwin, has narrowly escaped death in the hands of the former Caretaker chairman of Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State, Samuel Onuh and some hoodlums. According to report, Ameh was attacked and mercilessly beaten by Onuh, who is the chairmanship...

Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde (left) presenting art work gift to Chairman, Independent Corruption Practices and others Related Offences Comission (ICPC), Prof Bolaji Owasanoye during the Commission team visit to Governor’s Office Secretariat, Ibadan. From left, Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde; Chairman, Independent Corruption Practices and others...

Yellow House has emerged as the champions of the Home Science Association Secondary School, Alakuko, Lagos State inter-house sports. The House won the contest with 15 Gold, 4 Silver and 2 Bronze medals. The event, held on February 14, 2020, saw Red House coming in second with 8 Gold,...

SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri  The Borno State Government has received for rehabilitation 25 repentant Boko Haram members, who had earlier surrendered to the Nigerian Army in the Niger Republic. The ex-Boko Haram members were on Wednesday evening received with their wives at the Maiduguri airport in a Nigerian Army jet...

The Senate on Thursday mandated its Committees on Finance, Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions to investigate rationale behind huge difference between deposit and lending interest rates among commercial banks and other financial institutions in the country. The resolution was hinged on a motion, “Urgent Need to Reduce the...

The Senate on Thursday directed its Committee on Primary Health Care to liaise with Federal Ministry of Health to intensify screening for COVID-19 at the nation’s airports and seaports. Senate President Ahmad Lawan gave the directive following a point of order brought up by Sen. Ajayi Boroffice (APC-Ondo), under...

…as gov commissions state’s ICPC office Oyo State governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday declared that his administration has been deepening the war against corruption in the state. The governor, who stated this during the commissioning of the Oyo State branch office of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other...

…says process completed before contractor’s proposal submission The Media Office of the Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has described as false, unfounded and baseless, insinuations being circulated online by someone described as a contractor who had alleged that the state committed intellectual property theft against him in...

SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri A serving Corporal of the Nigerian Army, believed to had went berserk on the early hours of Wednesday, shot dead four of his colleagues before killing himself. A statement by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Colonel Sagir Musa, confirmed the incident. Col. Musa confirmed also that...

Dangote Fertiliser Limited has begun countdown to the inauguration of its $2 billion Granulated Urea Fertiliser  complex located in the Dangote Free Zone. With a capacity of 3 million tonnes per annum, the plant has been classified as the biggest project in the entire fertiliser industry history in the World....

Davido and Chioma might be welcoming baby number two soon. One of the cutest conversations you’d read on social media today is that of Davido promising to get his fiancee, Chioma pregnant again. The beautiful chef had taken to her Instagram page on Tuesday, February 25, 2020, where she...

Countries in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa have taken out at least $152bn in oil-, mineral- and metal-backed loans from China since 2004, money that has contributed to crippling debt levels, according to a report on Thursday by a Washington-based non-governmental organisation. The Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) calculated...

EHIME ALEX, Lagos  The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) on Wednesday warned media partners to be wary of hateful content and fake news allegations being concocted against it. The Agency gave the warning in a statement to NATIONAL ACCORD signed by Stella Nezan, its...

EHIME ALEX, Lagos  The Federal Road Safety Corps has said that it has concluded processes towards the full implementation of three number plates for articulated vehicles. According to the Agency, the move is part of efforts geared towards enhancing national security and promoting ease of vehicle identification, and robust...

By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – First Lady of Nigeria, Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has called for more multilateral and multi-sectoral support to end Tuberculosis (TB) in Nigeria, a big country with a huge TB burden. She was speaking during an advocacy dinner with the joint UN Mission to Nigeria...

As the coronavirus outbreak worsen in northern Italy on Wednesday, children have been found to be infected among more than 30 new cases confirmed in the two worst-hit regions of Lombardy and Milan. Officials in Lombardy, which includes Italy’s financial capital Milan, said cases had risen overnight to 259...

EHIME ALEX, Lagos  Star Alliance has welcomed THAI Smile Airways as a Star Alliance Connecting Partner at an official ceremony on Wednesday in Bangkok. According to a statement to NATIONAL ACCORD, the auspicious occasion was celebrated with a traditional Thai performance at THAI Airways International headquarters in the presence...

As Asia reports hundreds of new coronavirus cases on Wednesday and news of the first United  States soldier to be infected spreads, analysts at Reuters say the condition is causing a dramatic market selloff in Asia, Europe and Middle East. The analysts observed that Asian shares fell on Wednesday...