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“Obi’s Return Will Destroy PDP” - Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said that discussions about Peter Obi’s possible return to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) are detrimental to the party. Some PDP chieftains are said to be making moves to woo the former Governor of Anambra State to rejoin the party ahead of the 2027 presidential election with a view to...
NUEE Again, Threatens To Shut Down The National Grid
The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), has again threatened to shut down the national grid. According to the electricity employees, the two-week given to the Federal Government to resolve the crisis had elapsed. Comrade Dukat Ayuba, the zonal organizing secretary, North West of NUEE, while briefing newsmen in Kaduna on Thursday, explained that while negotiation was still on-going, the shutdown...
With 146,913, Nigeria Records Highest Election Observers In History As Parties Deploy 1.5m Agents
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that a total 146,913 accredited domestic and international observers will monitor the February 25, and March 11, general elections. The INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this Tuesday in Abuja at a briefing for accredited election observers held at the National Collation Centre in the International Conference Centre (ICC). Prof Mahmood explained that...
Osun Poly ASUP Suspends Academic Activities
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, Osun State Polytechnic, Iree chapter, has suspended academic activities in the institution. The Osun Poly ASUP Chairman, Dr. Fatai Afolabi, made this known in a speech in Iree on Tuesday. DAILY POST recalled that the state government had on Monday suspended the Rector of the institution, Dr. Tajudeen Odetayo, and replaced him with Akanbi...
23,000 People Missing In Nigeria – FG
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, disclosed on Wednesday that 23,000 people have been reported missing in less than a decade due to the insurgency in some parts of the country. Edu stated this in Abuja at a stakeholders’ engagement with the theme “Where are you now”, to mark the International Day of the Disappeared. She...
Toothpaste Prices Soar: Nigerians Switch To Chewing Sticks
We are now going back to the old ways of living in Africa. No thanks to the excruciating economic conditions Nigerians are facing. Gone are the days when we compete with brands and qualities of toothpaste. Even the least of the toothpastes cost an arm these days, and only the super-rich can afford them. But for an average family, who depends on...
EFCC Operating Outside Constitution, Should Be Phased Out Of Existence — Agbakoba
A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olisa Agbakoba has said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) ought not to be in existence. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria, who stated this at a conference on Thursday in Lagos, said the anti-graft agency is operating outside the constitutional provisions of its mandate. According to Agbakoba, since the EFCC...
I Found Mohbad’s Body Embalmed By Staircase – Father
Joseph Aloba, the father of the late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as MohBad, has said his son’s body was already embalmed and placed by the staircase when he arrived at the deceased’s home the day he died. Aloba made this known while calling on the police to intensify the investigation to unravel the cause of his son’s death. In...
Emergency Rule In Rivers Should Not Exceed Six Months, PWDs Cautions
The Rivers State chapter of the South-South Physically Challenged Indigenes has voiced conditional support for the state of emergency declared by President Bola Tinubu, calling for its duration to not exceed the constitutionally stipulated six months. Speaking at a press briefing in Port Harcourt on Friday, the group’s chairman, Altraide Itekena, stressed the need for peace and inclusion amid the...
President Buhari Seeks Expeditious Consideration And Passage Of Money Laundering, Terrorism Bills
The Senate has received the Money Laundering Bill and Terrorism Prevention Bill transmitted by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for expeditious consideration and passage. The bil...
