Father Kills Teenage Son, Buries In Shallow Grave Over Stealing Operatives of the Ondo State Police Command have apprehended a 34-year-old man for allegedly killing his son, Tope, 14, over stealing. The suspect, Monday Elela, who is a father of seven, allegedly buried the son in a shallow grave in their home in Ajowa-Akoko, Akoko North West Local Government Area of the state. Elela, a bricklayer and farmer in connivance with his wife, who is on the run, purportedly committed the crime in order to put a permanent stop to the embarrassment their deceased son had been bringing to the…
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US Firefighters Only Saving Houses Of Rich, Famous Individuals In Los Angeles Wildfires; Residents Cries Out Residents of the devastated Los Angeles suburb, Altadena, said the arrival of men of the National Guard soldiers was too little and late, the AFP reports. Wildfires have continued to ravage parts of Los Angeles in California, with at least 11 people dead, thousands of homes, businesses, schools and churches leveled and more than 150,000 people still under evacuation orders. The Palisades fire – which continues to burn – already ranks as one of the most destructive in the city’s history. “We didn’t see…
Two Male Who Fell Into Diesel Reservoir Are Dead Two men who were rescued after falling into a diesel reservoir following an industrial accident at the Ikosi Oregun area of Lagos State have been confirmed dead. It was learnt that the incident happened on Saturday morning. Dr. Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) who made this known in a statement on Saturday, had earlier noted that both victims sustained severe conditions. “The two male adults earlier rescued this morning by the LASEMA Response Team, resuscitated and transported to the hospital, unfortunately, despite all…
BREAKING: Darkness Looms As National Grid Collapses Major parts of Nigeria have been thrown into darkness as the national grid experienced a collapse on Saturday, marking the first time in the year. According to data obtained from the Nigerian System Operator’s portal (niggrid.org), the collapse occurred at 1:56 pm. This incident follows a pattern of instability, with the grid suffering about 12 consecutive collapses in 2024. The cause of the latest failure is yet to be disclosed by government authority, as of filing the report. However, DAILY POST confirms that there is a power supply in parts of the Federal…
NASS To Presidency: Border Closure Not Effective Federal lawmakers in both chambers of the National Assembly have expressed strong reservations about the effectiveness of border closure by the Federal Government. Speaking at the Joint Committees on Industry, Trade and Investment on 2025 Budget Defence by the Trade Ministry, Senator representing Osun East, Senator Francis Adenigba Fadaunsi noted that the exit of Niger Republic and Chad from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) with the consequent opening of their borders to Nigerians are worsening the menace of insecurity across the affected states. He said:” Border closure is hampering the…
Thousands Of Commercial Flights Cancelled, Delayed In US Over Devastating Storm At least 3000 commercial flight operations have been impacted due to a storm in the southern United States. This figure was disclosed by airlines and tracking website, FlightAware, saying that the affected flights were either cancelled or delayed due to the natural disaster. Delta Airlines said a “worse-than-expected mix of winter weather” prompted the shutdown of all five runways at Atlanta International Airport for more than two hours. “Delta cancelled approximately 1100 flights across our network” Friday, the carrier said as it was “working to recover the airline heading…
BREAKING: Nigerian President Receives ‘Yoruba Nation Manual’ Prof. Banji Akintoye, Yoruba self-determination movement, Ilana Omo Oodua leader, has explained that the Yoruba self-determination struggle published a Manual since 2020 to guide the activities of the struggle and it is already with the Nigerian president. Akintoye added that an activist, Sunday Adeyemo, more commonly called Sunday Igboho is not committing any crime under Nigerian law or the international community for leading a self-determination movement for the Indigenous Yoruba people Akintoye’s comments were in response to criticisms from Fulani leaders, including Prof Garus Gololo, who have accused Igboho of being a criminal.…
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BREAKING: Okoya’s Sons Invited Over ‘Abuse Of Naira’ In Viral Video The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited Subomi and Wahab, the sons of Razaq Okoya, the billionaire industrialist, for interrogation over alleged abuse of the naira. In the invite signed by Michael Wetkas, acting director of the Lagos directorate of the EFCC, the anti-graft agency directed the duo to report to the head, special operations team at the 15A Awolowo Road office of the commission by 10am on Monday, January 13, 2025. The Okoya brothers have been in the news for “abusing the naira” in a promotional…
Earthquake Hits California In US Amid Ongoing Wildfires A 3.7 magnitude earthquake struck California, the United States, on Friday morning, adding to the state’s ongoing challenges with devastating wildfires. The tremor was detected near the San Francisco Bay Area at 7:02am PT, with its epicentre approximately five miles southwest of the Golden Gate Bridge and two miles west of the Great Highway, Mail Online reports. The quake was followed by a 2.2 magnitude aftershock four minutes later, and a 2.5 magnitude tremor six minutes after the initial hit. The US Geological Survey (USGS) reported that more than 5,000 people in…