Nigerian music legend, Daddy Showkey, has revealed how Fuji musician, Alabi Pasuma fed his family for three years. Daddy Showkey made this public when Pasuma joined him on stage during his recent live performance at a celebrity event. The singer in a viral video on social media, explained that Pasuma was the only friend that came through for him when he had an accident in 2007. Narrating the incident, Daddy Showkey he disclosed that the fatal accident left him in the hospital for 3 years, and Pasuma was the one who took over his family responsibility. While describing Pasuma as…
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A joint security operation to rescue a kidnap victim in Kwara State on June 23, 2025 ended in heartbreak, as the victim, Alhaji Dauda Isma’il, and an armed vigilante, Haruna Tasusuno, were killed during an exchange of gunfire with the suspected kidnappers in Korori village, Baruten Local Government Area. Zagazola Makama confirmed from sources that a combined team of soldiers, police, local vigilantes, and hunters encountered the kidnappers during a bush combing process. In the exchange of gunfire, Tasusuno was struck in the stomach and later pronounced dead at the General Hospital in Okuta. One of the suspected kidnappers was also shot…
A prominent citizen of Okoro-Okegbo community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Femi Odeyemi, has been abducted by gunmen. He was reportedly abducted on Sunday at about 12 midnight at his residence, according to sources who informed newsmen about the incident on Tuesday. The gunmen invaded the community and whisked him to an unknown destination and a N100 million ransom has been placed on his head. Leaders of the community have reported the matter to the Kwara State Police Command Headquarters and the Divisional Police Station at Babanla. But no further development has been reported. DAILY POST recalls…
Operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command have arrested an alleged social media inciter during a raid in the Rigasa area of Igabi Local Government Area. This was contained in a statement by the command’s spokesman, DSP Mansir Hassan, on Tuesday in Kaduna. Hassan said, “The command wishes to inform the public of the arrest of one Comrade Mustapha Abubakar, popularly known as Dan Saudia, a self-acclaimed social commentator. “He is notorious for making inciteful and misleading comments on social media platforms with the intent to disrupt public peace and security.” The spokesman added that the suspect was arrested on…
A building under construction has collapsed in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon at Ruby’s Court Estate, behind Saint Anne’s School, Olorunsogo, Molete, in Ibadan. The chairman of the Oyo State Fire Service, Hon. Maroof Akinwande, confirmed the development in a statement made available to newsmen. According to him, “The emergency was reported at exactly 1:53 pm on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. The agency’s personnel promptly deployed to the scene of the incident, and on getting to the place, it was a storey building under construction that collapsed, trapping two male persons who were rescued…
A trailer has plunged into the Muhammadu Buhari interchange along Hotoro in Kano metropolis. Eyewitnesses said the vehicle was stationed and offloading goods and passengers, when it suddenly tilted and fell into the underpass. Although there were no reports of fatalities, the driver reportedly sustained injuries. Khadija Isma’il Ahmad said that the vehicle had already fallen into the underpass by the time she arrived at the scene. “Only the driver was injured on his face, but Alhamdulillah, it’s nothing serious,” she said. Also speaking, one of the vehicle’s attendants told newsmen that, “He went to the hospital himself and is currently…
Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, has distanced himself from calls by the Northern Nigeria Progressive Youth Assembly (NNPYA), urging President Bola Tinubu to pick him as his running mate come 2027. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, Barau advised the group to support Tinubu’s administration While describing the calls as out of place, Barau appealed to NNPYA and all other groups and individuals engaged in such campaign to stop forthwith “If you are truly my supporters, please desist from this unnecessary clamour and join the train to restore the glorious days of our…
Two members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday dumped opposition parties for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Peter Akpanke, of Obanliku/Obudu/Bekwara Federal Constituency in Cross River State, left the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the APC, while Paul Nnamchi from Enugu East/Isi-Uzo Federal Constituency in Enugu State, dumped the Labour Party for the ruling APC. Speaker Tajudeen Abbas announced the decisions of the lawmakers at plenary on Tuesday. Meanwhile, a bill to amend the 2024 Appropriation Act to extend the capital component to December 31, 2025, has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. According to the…
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, elected local government officials in Osun State, under the aegis of the Association of Local Government Of Nigeria, ALGON, have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to direct the Accountant General of the Federation to inform the Controller of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN in the state not to cause anarchy. ALGON chairman in Osun State, Sharafadeen Awotunde, made this appeal on Tuesday during a press conference at the Ministry Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Abere. Awotunde stressed that the local government allocation cannot be deposited into private accounts. The ALGON chairman spoke on behalf of…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has declared that his friends do not need to rig the upcoming Area Council elections in the nation’s capital. Wike said his good works will do the rigging because the opposition has nothing with which to campaign. He made this statement on Tuesday during the commissioning of the newly constructed road linking Idu to Zuba. The road was commissioned to mark President Bola Tinubu’s second year in office. It was commissioned by the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, who represented President Tinubu. However, Wike urged his allies in the FCT…