A pensioner has been sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment for the premeditated m8rders of her three great-grandchildren in the Worcester Regional Court in the Western Cape, South Africa. Susana "Sarie" De Villiers, 71, was found guilty of the premeditated m8rders of her great-grandchildren, eight-year-old Caleb, five-ye…
Nollywood actor Yinka Quadri has disclosed that his wife knew about the actresses he was dating and she took no issues with it. While making an appearance on the Africanalist Podcast, the actor said that some actresses would go to his wife to tell her about his relationships with other actresses in the industry and his…
A 15-year-old boy has been charged to court for alleged s£xual offences against eight girls, including an alleged r@pe of a 10-year-old girl. The teenager, who cannot be identified due to his age, pleaded not guilty at Northampton Crown Court to 22 offences related to incidents alleged to have occurred between 2023 and…
Nigerian music star, David Adeleke, better known as Davido, has reacted to throwback pregnancy photos shared by his wife, Chioma Adeleke, ahead of their twin children's third birthday. The couple welcomed their twins in October 2023. The mother of two shared photos of herself flaunting her baby bump in the last days of…
A female airline passenger was found dead in her seat after fellow travellers reportedly noticed she was not moving as passengers disembarked from the aircraft. The 28-year-old woman was unresponsive when it was her turn to leave the plane after it landed in Chiapas, Mexico, early Wednesday morning, Mexican outlet Diar…
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The federal government completed a 10-day NPRGS training programme in Oyo state, equipping 700 youths with vocational and digital skillsBeneficiaries across AI, makeup artistry, and fashion design tracks each received enterprise tools, including laptops, sewing machines, and tabletsThe Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashi…
Pastor Kesiena Esiri publicly defended Apostle Arome Osayi after the cleric faced backlash over his messages and revelationsApostle Arome Osayi had previously been dragged by Ratel President Martins Vincent Oste over remarks he made about NigeriaPastor Esiri argued that no scandal of immorality or financial misconduct …
• Dr Mary Adebayo of Nawair-Ud-Deen Grammar School in Abeokuta won Nigeria's Overall Best Teacher at the Federal Government's President's Teachers' and Schools' Excellence Awards• Adebayo was honoured during the 2026 World Teachers' Day celebration in Abuja, where a brand-new car awaited her as the star prize• Her old …
UAE's Attorney General revealed that the Flydubai hijack suspect, Hamam al-Hammami, had a long-held plan rooted in the September 11, 2001 attacksPreliminary findings showed al-Hammami previously flew two routes to Tel Aviv specifically to study the airport before the attackInvestigators found al-Hammami passed all of F…
The co-pilot who attacked the captain of a flydubai jet last week had planned to crash the plane into Tel Aviv’s international airport, the United Arab Emirates’ top prosecutor said on Friday. In the aftermath of the incident, people on board — the majority of whom were Israeli — described a sudden plunge in altitude a…
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, on Friday paid a condolence visit to the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal S.K. Aneke, over the tragic NAF 931 aircraft crash, which claimed 25 lives. During the visit, the IGP conveyed the condolences of the Nigeria Police Force to the leadership, officers and m…
The Africa Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has likened President Bola Tinubu to a dull student who copied his classmates answers. Atiku made the remark in further reaction to the 30-day fuel price discount announced by the federal government. Recall that the Minister of Finance and Coo…
A driver is fortunate to be alive after a train collided with his car. The incident occurred early this morning, October 9, at PWD railway crossing, Ikeja, Lagos. The 55-year-old man was helped out of the car by bystanders. He did not seem to have any injury as he walked away on his own. According to the Lagos State Tr…
Gunmen abducted two Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria staff and one other person in Oluyole LGA, Oyo State, during office hoursThe kidnappers attempted to seize more victims at the CRIN Central Nursery but were driven back by security personnel in a gunfightThe abductors contacted the families of the three captives a…
Several depots across Lagos, Port Harcourt and Calabar listed petrol at N1,350 per litre on Friday, October 9, after the Federal Government proposed a price ceilingFive depots in Warri continued to quote N1,360 per litre, exceeding the proposed cap by N10The Federal Government also announced a 30-day petrol discount th…
The APC wrote a formal letter to INEC on October 9, 2026, demanding enforcement of a September Supreme Court judgmentThe ruling reaffirmed that political parties must submit membership registers to INEC at least 21 days before primaries, congresses, and conventionsThe APC's call comes as Nigeria prepares for the 2027 g…
Social media activist VeryDarkMan shared a video showing a ₦50 million murals featuring Burna Boy, children and team members at a Rivers State communityThe artwork was created ahead of the commissioning of a school and clinic in Burna Boy's hometown, with the project valued at ₦250 millionNigerians took to social m…
The Adamawa State Muslim Council announced the death of senior cleric Modibbo Abubakar Iya Wuro Yombe on Friday, October 9, 2026The council stated that the cleric died earlier in the day after a brief illness and expressed sadness over the lossAbubakar's funeral prayer was scheduled to be held at Dodore Mosque in Yola …
Gunmen attacked and killed a police officer along the Kwi-Beco road in Plateau State on Thursday eveningThe officer was riding a motorcycle to his duty post in the Chit area of Heipang District when he was ambushedThe Berom Youth Moulders-Association condemned the killing and raised alarm over the safety of civilians i…
As part of efforts to avert building collapse and combat the use of substandard building materials, the Ogun State Building Production Management Authority, OGBPMA, and the Building Collapse Prevention Guild, BCPG, have brought bricklayers, carpenters, welders, architects, engineers, builders, community leaders and oth…
Attackers suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists have struck Adamawa State again, this time in a village in Gombi Local Government Area. DAILY POST learnt on Friday afternoon that the attackers launched an assault on Bala-Tela village in Gombi, a local government area bordering Hong LGA, which has frequently come under …
A Massachusetts mother was found shot dead inside her home, prompting an hours-long manhunt for her adult son, who had fled to Vermont. Andria Hanafin was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound inside the kitchen of her Reading, Mass., home at around 12:38 a.m. on Thursday, the Reading Police Department said.Hanafin…
The Trump administration has imposed sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court, blocking its assets under US jurisdiction and giving American companies and individuals six months to wind down business with the tribunal.Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the measures on Friday, October 9, accusing the…
The Bayelsa State Government has imposed an immediate 24-hour curfew on Biseni community in Yenagoa Local Government Area following a protest during which several buildings belonging to traditional chiefs were reportedly set ablaze.Governor Douye Diri announced the restriction on Friday, October 9, through a statement …