The Ghana High Commission in Nigeria has asked Nigerians to keep Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo out of Nigeria’s internal affairs and politics. The Ghanaian president, according to the High Commission, never advised the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to abandon his ambition to rule Nigeria and instead support Peter Obi of the Labour Party …
On Friday, current and former management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) ran into trouble in the Senate for failing to justify spending of N17.158 billion in 2013 with required evidential documents, some of which were allegedly eaten up by termites. According to the 2018 Audit report, the total amount of money tansfered by NSITF from its Skye …
The National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Salihu Lukman has said until the federal government introduces a no-work, no-pay policy, members of the Academic Union of Universities (ASUU) will continue to hold the country to ransom due to their incessant strikes. Lukman stated this on Sunday in Abuja during a media interaction with select journalists, stressing …
Kogi Police command has arrested a father suspected of kidnapping and killing his 15-year-old daughter in Kogi. Police Spokesman in the state, SP William Ovye-Aya, who confirmed the incident on Friday in Lokoja, said a friend to the girl’s father was also arrested. He added one other suspect has been declared wanted. According to the police Spokesman the suspects work …
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ebonyi State, Chief Chukwuma Odii at the weekend said he went to the supreme court against the purported use of fake delegates by Senator Obinna Ogba at the June 4th and 5th primary election of the party in the state. Recall that the first primary election of PDP in Ebonyi …
About 50 persons have been confirmed dead in Jagawa State and many others were displaced as floods ravaged parts of the state. Sani Yusuf, the Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency, while briefing newsmen in Dutse on Sunday explained that the flood also destroyed thousands of houses. According to him, many residents have been forced to take refuge …
A 27-year-old houseboy has been arrested by the police in Mai’ari Arewa village, Pali District of Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State for allegedly strangling his boss’ daughter after he impregnated her. It was gathered that the suspect, Munkaila Ado was said to have impregnated the 13-year-old girl and having connived with her mother, took her to Gombe State …
The national vice chairman (North-west) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Mallam Salihu Moh Lukman, has given reasons why presidential candidate of the party Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is more trustworthy than other major presidential candidates of the opposition parties. Lukman said except Bola Tinubu, others are “election merchants”, which include former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples …
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has condemned the All Progressives Congress, APC, Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket. Bishop Kukah called the ticket reprehensible and unacceptable. In an interview with Channels Television on Thursday, the Catholic Bishop insisted that the ticket was a setback to the country’s national integration. Despite the protests of Nigerians, APC presidential candidate Bola Tinubu chose …
Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike has asked a court to declare him the winner of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) primary election and sack Atiku Abubakar from being the presidential candidate. Wike and a PDP chieftain, Newgent Ekamon also sued Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal; and the PDP over the conduct of the presidential primary of the party that was …
Reports that Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike removed PDP flags from the Government House in Port Harcourt have been debunked. Earlier on Thursday, it was reported that Wike had directed his Chief Security Officer to remove all PDP flags from the Government House. However, a source who spoke to the Daily Post on the condition of anonymity said the rumours …
More information has emerged about the murder of Ikechukwu Onuma, an Onitsha-based Anambra man who was killed on Tuesday night by his wife’s lesbian partner. According to reports, Onuma, a staff member at the College of Health in Onitsha, was stabbed to death by his wife’s lesbian lover when he came home and found them making out. According to a …
Nigerians have reacted to the spat between Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi and All Progressives Congress (APC) flagbearer Bola Tinubu. According to reports, the war of words began after a report claimed that Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo wrote Tinubu a letter urging him to step down for Obi and take care of his health. Akufo-Addo, on the other …
Ikeja Electric Plc has signed a Tripartite Interconnected Mini-Grid Agreement with Enaro Energy Limited and the Ayobo community in Lagos to provide 24-hour power supply to residents of Ishokan Phase 1 Estate, MercyLand Estate, and Mercy Land Phase 1 in Ayobo. The initiative is in line with the Nigerian Electricity Regulation Commission’s goal of ensuring reliable and consistent power supply …
Senator Samuel Anyanwu, National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has backed Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike in his party grievances. Wike’s defeat in the PDP presidential primaries is said to have created a schism between him and the party’s leadership. The eventual selection of Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as the PDP’s vice presidential candidate has widened the …
Speaking while launching the 2-day fair in Lafia on Thursday, the CBN Director of Corporate Communications, Osita Nwanisobi, said the sensitisation programme tagged ‘Promoting Financial Stability And Economic Development’, was to educate residents of the state on Interventions, Policies and Programmes of the CBN and to encourage them to start using the eNaira for financial transactions. He mentioned the interventions …
Former Sports and Youth Development Minister Bolaji Abdullahi urged Nigerians on Wednesday to vote out the All Progressive Congress in the 2023 elections, claiming that the current ruling party has ruined the country. According to the former minister, the 2023 general elections provide Nigerians with another historic opportunity to make Nigeria work again. He stated that the dream of making …
Bishop David Oyedepo of the Living Faith Church has urged Nigerian youths to be cautious when making decisions ahead of the 2023 elections. Oyedepo stated that any decision made by the youths during this period will have an impact on their future. He warned them against selling their birthright. He spoke at the church’s headquarters in Ota, Ogun State, during …
The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has denied reports that he demanded N50 billion per month from former Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, during his administration. A report recently circulated online alleging that Ambode was unable to secure the APC governorship ticket for a second term in 2018 due to his refusal to remit the N50 billion …
