Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has described the death of three siblings in the Great Nigeria Insurance (GNI) building fire in Lagos as a national tragedy, calling for urgent reforms to Nigeria’s emergency response system. Obi, speaking on ...
The governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, has begun holding meetings with some APC leaders in Kano in preparation for his defection to the ruling party. DAILY NIGERIAN had previously reported the governor’s scheduled meeting with President Bola Tinubu in ...
Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has explained the reason behind his decision to substitute star striker Victor Osimhen just moments before Nigeria’s painful penalty shootout loss to Morocco. Oimhen was replaced by Paul Onuachu in the dying minutes of ...
The Rivers State House of Assembly, under the leadership of Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, has failed to resume plenary on Thursday, January 15, 2026, a week after adjourning its last sitting. In its first sitting of 2026, held on January 8, ...
The Federal Ministry of Works has outlined plans to allocate more than N500 million for programmes aimed at training hairdressers and make-up artists, distributing grinding machines, motorcycles, mini-vans, and conducting anti-drug abuse awareness campaigns across selected states in Nigeria. Details ...
The Anambra State Police Command has apprehended members of a criminal gang connected to the attack on the convoy of former Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, with two suspects losing their lives during a shootout with security ...
A former Nigeria and Manchester United striker, Odion Ighalo has said that the Super Eagles will beat Egypt in the Africa Cup of Nations third-place match on Saturday. Nigeria will face the Pharaohs of Egypt in the third-place game after ...
Nigerian football fans have criticised Ghanaian referee Daniel Laryea for what they described as biased and poor officiating during the Super Eagles’ semi-final defeat to Morocco on Wednesday night. Nigeria lost 4-2 on penalties after Samuel Chukwueze and Bruno Onyemaechi’s ...
Asthma patients and people living with other respiratory conditions are struggling to cope with the unusual cold, dusty and foggy weather that has persisted in Kano State for several days, affecting health and economic activities. The harsh harmattan which began ...
Nigerian music star Davido, born David Adeleke, lost a N75 million wager after the Super Eagles were knocked out of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations semi-final by Morocco. The match, played on January 14, 2026, at the Prince Moulay ...
Saudi Pro League Sports Director, Michael Emenalo, has revealed that the remains of his late mother, Ezinne Jane Nwanyinnaya Ogbonnaya Emenalo (nee Agbaeze), will be laid to rest in her country home, Ufuajuru Amaoji, Okoko Item, Bende Local Council of ...
Former lawmaker, who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani, has reacted to the latest US visa restriction on Nigeria. In a post on his verified X handle on Wednesday, Sani said South Africa is not affected despite its attack ...
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has dismissed claims that its 2023 presidential candidate and national leader, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, endorsed the defection of any member from the party. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ladipo Johnson, made the clarification ...
The Federal government has been advised to develop more nutrition-rich animal feeds for the Nigerian livestock industry by refining municipal organic wastes such as saw dust, rice chaff and other untapped waste resources. A Professor of Animal Nutrition/Breeding Genetics, Nnamdi ...
Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has commended the Super Eagles after they lost the AFCON semi-final to Morocco In a post on his verified X handle on Thursday, Sani said penalties are not a measure of better skills, adding ...