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Gunmen Abduct Journalists On Transit For Super Eagles Match
A few sports journalists were abducted while traveling through Anambra State to cover a football game in Akwa, Ibom State, on their way to Uyo. The Super Eagles will take on Libya in an African Nations Cup qualifier in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Friday. A source told DAILY POST that the journalists, who were about 11 in number, were travelling...
Court of Appeal Fixes Oct 31 for IPOB’s Proscription Appeal
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, adjourned till October 31, hearing of an appeal the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, filed to challenge its proscription as a terrorist organization by the Federal Government. A three-man panel of the court okayed the hearing date after it directed the parties to file and exchange all the necessary legal processes...
‘No Going Back on Biafra Declaration’ Despite Extradition Threats” – Simon Ekpa
Biafra activist, Simon Ekpa has claimed he sacrificed his political career in Finland for Biafra agitation. Ekpa, known as Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government In-Exile, BRGIE, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday through his official X handle. According to him, his focus has been on the actualization of Biafra self-rule for the past years. He stressed there is nothing...
Fuel Price Hike: NNPCL Owes IPMAN Almost N15 Billion – Garima
IPMAN National President, Abubakar Garima, has disclosed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited is owing almost N15 billion. Garima stated this on Thursday while fielding questions on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief program. “Roughly now, they are owing us (IPMAN) getting to N15 billion,” Garima replied, when asked how much NNPCL is owing the association. READ ALSO: NNPCL Remains ‘ATM’ Of...
Tinubu Govt Borrowed $6.45bn From W’Bank – Report
The Federal Government, under the President Tinubu-led govt., has secured loans worth $6.45 billion from the World Bank in just 16 months. The amount increased to the new figure following the recent approval of three new loans totalling $1.57bn from the World Bank for various projects in Nigeria and is expected to increase further in the coming months. This was as...
“Buhari Didn’t Approve Emefiele’s Naira Redesign” – CBN Ex-Deputy Gov.
A former CBN Deputy Gov., Edward Adamu, testified as the fourth witness in the trial of the immediate-past Governor of the CBN on Wednesday. Emefiele is being prosecuted by the Federal Government over the chaotic naira redesign policy of the CBN under his watch in late 2022. The ex-CBN helmsman faces four counts before Justice Maryanne Anenih of the Federal Capital...
Senate Endorsed LG Autonomy, Faults Govs Fresh Move
The Supreme Court's July 11, 2024 ruling, which gave the 774 LGAs nationwide financial autonomy, was endorsed by the Senate. It faulted moves by some governors to enact laws to mandate the local government councils in their states to remit allocations into a joint account. The Anambra State House of Assembly passed the Local Government Administration Bill 2024 on Tuesday, amid...
Senate Tackles Airlines Operating With Fewer Aircraft
The Senate is drafting a bill to regulate airline operations with the goal of reducing the number of routes flown by carriers with three or fewer aircraft. The lawmaker said though many operators were kicking against the move, he prayed that the bill scale through in the interest of the flying public. Buhari stated this on Wednesday in Lagos during the...
Electricity Tariff Hike: Court Dismisses MAN’s Suit
A Federal High Court in Lagos has dismissed the MAN's suit challenging the implementation of the Band A electricity tariff review by AEDC, others. A statement by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on Thursday stated that the judgment was delivered on Monday. In the judgment, the court was said to have considered all the parties’ arguments and ruled that MAN’s suit...
Be Patient With Tinubu’s Govt, He’s Cleaning Ruins Left By Past Administrations
Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs. Uju Kennedy Ohanenye, has appealed to Nigerians to be patient with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as he works to fix the country. The minister made her appeal during an event where she distributed palliatives to the less privileged in Awka, the Anambra State capital, on Wednesday. The palliatives included 5,000 bags of 10 kg rice, 300...
