Iran reportedly launched missiles and drones toward Bahrain and Kuwait on Sunday, widening regional tensions just hours after reported U.S. strikes inside Iranian territory, according to France24. Both Bahrain and Kuwait host U.S. military bases, placing them at the center of the latest escalation. The reported exchange has heightened concerns that a recently announced…
African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice presidential candidate Rotimi Amaechi has received an award at the 2026 Catholic Men’s Guild Conference held in Abuja. According to photos shared by Punch Newspapers on its official Instagram page on Sunday, June 28, 2026, Amaechi attended the conference as a special guest and was presented with the award…
Paul Idehen, an Edo State kidnapping victim, has recounted how he recovered his Lexus SUV after kidnappers allegedly changed its colour and registration number in an attempt to conceal its identity. According to a Daily Post report published on Sunday, June 28, 2026, Idehen identified the vehicle through unique markings he had inscribed inside…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has blamed human greed, negligence, and the reckless exploitation of natural resources for the worsening global climate crisis, saying these actions have disrupted the natural balance of the environment. According to a Daily Post report published on Sunday, June 28, 2026, Obasanjo made the remarks in Kano while speaking at…
Socio-political activist Aisha Yesufu has questioned the effectiveness of small-scale government grants in reducing poverty, comparing an empowerment programme introduced under former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo with a recent grant initiative linked to First Lady Oluremi Tinubu. In a post on her X account, Yesufu reacted to comparisons between the ₦10,000 grants and loans…
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, has expressed confidence that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will reclaim Lagos State in the 2027 presidential election, insisting that Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi no longer poses a significant political challenge. According to The Sun on Sunday, June 28,…
By Eric Elezuo As Nigeria joined the global community to commemorate the 2026 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, stakeholders from the media, healthcare, law enforcement, government and the private sector gathered in Lagos to chart a new course in the fight against substance abuse. The Media Practitioners’ Capacity Building Programme, organized by…
US President Donald Trump has threatened Iran’s existence as the renewed strikes between the Islamic regime and the U.S. threaten a shaky ceasefire. “United States aircraft just struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations, and coastal radar sites, for violating the Cease Fire Agreement, AGAIN!” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “It is very possible that…
A woman identified as the wife of an Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighter has surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai with her two-month-old baby in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State. The woman, identified as Falmata Bakwai, surrendered to troops of the 19 Brigade at Cross Kauwa at about 10:15…
Several members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) were reportedly killed after rival commanders exchanged gunfire following a disagreement over a planned attack in the Timbuktu Triangle. According to a Daily Post report published on Sunday, June 28, 2026, counter-terrorism expert Zagazola Makama disclosed in a post on X that the clash…
