The Department of Correctional Services on Friday said former president Jacob Zuma has served his 15-month sentence.The department added these concluded administrative processes related to Zuma’s sentencing. Zuma said he felt mixed emotions but expressed gratitude he was free to “do whatever I want without restrictions”.The Department of Correctional Services says former president Jacob Zuma’s…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has said it would review the judgement of the Appeal Court that ordered the union to end its strike, to determine its next line of action. DAILY POST had reported that the appeal court on Friday ordered the union to return to work as earlier ordered by the…
BREAKING NEWS: International Students in Canada can now work for more than 20 hours per week from November 15th, 2022 to Dec. 31st 2023 even while school is in session. This is remarkable!!! Canada to allow international students to work off-campus over 20 hours per week Immigration Minister Sean Fraser has announced a new temporary measure…
Nigeria’s largest farmland of 10,000 hectares in Nasarawa owned by Olam and worth about $140 million investment has been submerged by floods. Entire 4,400 hectare of rice is under water currently. Olam tried to battle the water for two weeks but but the water pressure just took over and broke the 57 km dykes surrounding…
The lawmaker representing Adamawa North, Senator Elisha Abbo, has been expelled by the executives of his local government chapter of the All Progressives Congress for allegedly engaging in anti-party activities and tampering with the process of internal democracy of the party. The controversial senator, who has remained one of the vociferous dissenting voices against the ruling party’s…
Folasade Tolulope Ogunsola (nee Mabogunje), a Nigerian Professor of medical microbiology has emerged as the first female Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos. She specializes in disease control, particularly HIV/AIDS. Ogunsola was provost of College of Medicine, University of Lagos and is reputed as being the first woman to occupy the position. She was…
The Minister of Transportation, Mua’zu Jaji Sambo, has said no ransom was paid for the release of the remaining 23 victims of the Kaduna train attack. The Minister disclosed this while briefing journalists in Abuja on Friday. He said although diplomacy was involved in their release, no kobo was paid. Recall that on March 28, 2022,…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said that Nigeria cannot emulate other countries legalising cannabis cultivation and usage due to the evil it would bring to the country. The Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), said this on Friday when he hosted a delegation of Media Trust management, led…
Dangote Cement Plc has disclosed that 27 workers of the company were shot at when armed thugs suspectdly acting on the order of Kogi state government invaded its Obajana cement plant. The company in a statement by its Group Managing Director, Michel Pucheros, said that the invasion was carried out by armed vigilantes, led by…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has signed Executive Order 21 to prohibit the use of public schools for political parties without approval from the Ministry of Education. Wike said applicants would also deposit the sum of N5million caution fees in case attendees destroy facilities in the schools.He also said the application for approval must be submitted…