APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu; and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday, November 12, 2022, in Owo, at the funeral of Lady Evangelist Grace Akeredolu, mother of the Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State. Credit: Tolani Alli The ancient town of Owo in the Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State played host to prominent […]
The Federal High Court sitting in Gusau, Zamfara State has again nullified the governorship primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which produced Dauda Lawal Dare. The presiding judge, Justice Aminu Bappa also ruled that the party will not field any governorship candidate for the 2023 governorship election. DAILY POST reports that the court […]
Lecturers to meet over the decision SERAP demands full entitlements for varsity teachers Disturbed by the discovery that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration and members of the Academic Staff Union of Staff Universities (ASUU) are again at loggerheads less than four weeks after the lecturers called off their eight-month strike, HUMAN Rights Writers Association of […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State is facing a fresh crisis that is threatening the presidential candidate of the party, Bola Tinubu. This time, there is sharp disagreement between some members of the House of Representatives, led by the Majority Leader, Ado Doguwa, and the Deputy Gubernatorial candidate of the […]
Nigeria’s vast non-oil endowment must be urgently leveraged to diversify and expand its revenue base, reduce the dependence on crude oil for foreign exchange earnings, and stimulate rapid economic growth. Policymakers, financiers, export trade experts and value chain players insisted on this in Lagos at a non-oil export trade seminar organised by First City Monument […]
A photo combination of Kofarmata and Infantino. FIFA President Gianni Infantino has condoled with the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Ibrahim Gusau over the death of ex-Nigerian international Bello Kofarmata. “I would like to express my sincerest and heartfelt condolences on the passing of former international player, Bello Musa […]
A photo combination of Rabiu Kwankwaso and Peter Obi. The Director General of the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign Council Doyin Okupe says the party is still in talks with the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) Rabiu Kwankwaso and others with a view to forming an alliance. Earlier in the year, there […]
A file photo of Senator Ike Ekweremadu. Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja, has ordered an interim forfeiture of 40 landed properties belonging to a former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, who is currently in custody in the United Kingdom. Justice Ekwo made the order following an ex-parte motion by the […]
Emirates Airlines has suspended flight operations to Nigeria over its inability to repatriate blocked funds. The airline in a statement made available to Channels Television on Thursday said the suspension took effect from October 29, 2022. The airline said it has communicated its position to the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). […]
The Former Minister of Communication and Culture, Maj. Gen Ibrahim Haruna, has faulted how foreign countries raised red alert on Nigeria, More especially over the insecurity threat. He also alleged that the US and its allies would wish to see Nigeria metamorphose into a war-torn country such as Afghanistan, Yemen and Syria, but the Federal […]
Davido had his son Ifeanyi with his partner Chioma Rowland three years ago Nigerian police have taken in eight domestic workers for questioning following the death of the three-year-old son of Afrobeats star Davido. A police spokesman confirmed to the BBC that Ifeanyi Adeleke, who turned three last month, had drowned on Monday. According […]
File photo of IGP Usman Alkali Baba. The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has again dismissed reports of a possible terror attack in Abuja, the nation’s capital. He stated this on Saturday while speaking at the Delta State Police Command, dismissing the terror attack in the FCT which he described as untrue. Last […]
Atiku Abubakar on October 29, said he met with US State Department officials. Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has met with officials of the US State Department led by Molly Phee, Assistant Secretary—Bureau of African Affairs in Washington DC. Atiku announced the meeting in a series of tweets. According to […]
A picture of the billboard of the World Health Organization (WHO) The World Health Organization said Wednesday it is too early to lift the highest-level alert for the Covid crisis, with the pandemic remaining a global health emergency despite recent progress. The WHO’s emergency committee on Covid-19 met last week and concluded that the pandemic […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned the Security Chiefs to an emergency security meeting. The emergency security meeting is billed to hold on Monday in Abuja. In a series of tweets, the presidency said the meeting is aimed at strengthening the security network across the country. During the meeting, Buhari would receive briefs from the […]
Chieftains of the All Progressives Congress APC from the South-east under the aegis of APC South-east Front have asked President Muhammadu Buhari and other party leaders to endorse the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan as presidential flagbearer of the party. Rising from an emergency meeting Wednesday night in Abuja, the South-east APC leaders said it would […]
NASS, FRC, NEITI, stakeholders decry loopholes, continuous borrowingStakeholders, yesterday in Abuja, raised serious concern over loopholes in revenue collections and remittances to government accounts by Federal Government agencies, a development, which may have resulted in over $1.3 billion (N540 billion) and another N670 billion unremitted revenue from the oil and gas sector alone. Lapses by […]
• Tinubu supporters, Lukman, others reject plot for consensus• Tinubu joining SDP mere speculation, says Oni• It’s absurd there is no citizens’ participation in selection process — PANDEF• Melaye: It’s abominable for Buhari to pick his ‘successor’ in a democracy• Ndume: Buhari in order, should be interested in who succeeds him More flaks trailed President […]
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has asked Nigerians not to support or vote for some presidential aspirants who claimed their nomination forms were purchased for them by groups. DAILY POST recalls that the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, former Anambra Governor, Peter Obi and other […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Madrid, capital of Spain. The Nigerian leader is on a State visit at the invitation of Spanish President, Pedro Sanchez. The President flew out Tuesday afternoon via the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, in Abuja. His aircraft landed at the Torrejon Airbase in Madrid at 10 p.m. (local time). Buhari […]