Yelewata in Benue State was a scene of gory massacre on Friday night as suspected armed herdsmen launched a deadly attack around 10:00 pm, leaving several people dead and many others injured. According to early reports received around 4:00 am Saturday, at least 16 individuals sustained varying degrees of injuries in the assault. The exact…
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Revelations have continued to emerge of the collaboration between the Israeli Defence Forces and the Israeli intelligence agency, which involved smuggling weapons systems into Iran on vehicles, towards achieving the devastating blow dealt to the military and nuclear programs of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Israel spent years preparing for the operation against Iran’s nuclear…
In a meeting between Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad bin Sultan Al Muraikhi and the Iranian ambassador to Qatar, Ali Salehabadi, Doha reiterates its condemnation of Israel’s strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities, the Qatari foreign ministry writes on X. The two addressed “the latest developments in the region” and ways…
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The Czech foreign minister says that Israeli strikes on Iran were a reasonable response given Tehran’s nuclear ambitions and support for groups seeking to destroy Israel. The Czech Republic, an EU and NATO member of 10.9 million people, is a staunch supporter of Israel despite mounting criticism from western allies over its actions in Gaza…
Global oil prices experienced an immediate spike after Israel announced an attack on Iran as tension escalated in the Middle East, stirring fear of a Premium Motor Spirit price surge in the Nigerian local market. This is the case as prices of Brent, NYMEX Light Sweet, and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up…
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The suspended governor of Rivers State, Sim Fubara, has visited the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike again. It was gathered that Fubara met with Wike at his residence in Abuja on Monday. An insider, who wished to remain anonymous, disclosed to DAILY POST while dismissing a viral photograph of Fubara and…
Lekan Abiola, son of Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, the supposed winner of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election, says ex-military Head of State, Ibrahim Babagida (IBB), has apologized privately for his action. Lekan disclosed this on Thursday while speaking at the MKO Abiola Memorial Symposium in Lagos. According to him, the family felt a…
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Dozens of Israeli aircraft participated in an initial wave of strikes on dozens of military targets and Iranian nuclear sites early on Friday morning. Warning sirens have been set off to get the public ready for potential Iranian counterattacks of ballistic missiles on Israel. The IDF had not stopped attacking since the initial wave. Rather,…
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Senator representing Bayelsa West, Seriake Dickson on Thursday condemned President Bola Tinubu’s silence on the political turmoil in Rivers State. According to him, the lack of words or actions by the President, could be seen as a dangerous affront to democracy. He shared his thoughts while speaking to journalists shortly after a joint session of…
The Nigerian Government has responded to a petition alleging the distortion of Yoruba history in Nigerian school textbooks, particularly over claims that Ile-Ife—the ancestral home of the Yoruba people—was founded or first occupied by the Igbo. The petition, titled Petition to Defend Yoruba History from Ethnic Distortion in Nigerian Textbooks, was submitted by the Concerned…
