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President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has ruled himself out of the 2023 Presidential race in Nigeria. Dr Adesina made his position known in a statement on Tuesday, after months of calls for him to join the race and after a group bought the presidential nomination form for the All Progressives Congress […]
The Nigerian Bar Association has condemned extra-judicial killings in any part of the country, describing them as reprehensible, barbaric and unacceptable. A statement signed by the President of the bar, Olumide Akpata also called on security agencies to do more to stem these ugly developments, and to ensure that the perpetrators of these heinous acts […]
With barely four months into the Osun Governorship election, the crisis over Peoples Democratic Party’s real candidate has ceased to abate. Two candidates, Senator Ademola Adeleke and Prince Dotun Babayemi emerged from the parallel governorship primary held by two factions of the party in Osogbo, the state capital on March 8, 2022. The duo also […]
The Airlines Operators of Nigeria (AON) has warned that the flight operations of its members may experience disruptions due to a growing scarcity of aviation fuel (Jet-A1). A statement signed by AON’s spokesperson Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, said the “The scarcity is impacting negatively on seamless conduct of air transport operations and would lead to flight […]
Presidential hopeful of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Mr Oluwole Adebayo, weekend, condemned the barbaric killing of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto student, Deborah Samuel, over alleged blasphemy even as he called for calm. He also urged the Sokoto State Government to do what it promised by fishing out there perpetrators and prosecuting them […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Nigeria’s Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris.EFCC Head of Media, Wilson Uwujaren announced this in a statement on Monday.The spokesman said EFCC operatives took Idris into custody for alleged massive fraud.The top official is accused of diversion of funds and money laundering to the tune […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned as reckless, irresponsible, and unpardonable, the comment by the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, that he is “having a lot of fun” in his actions which are in violation of the CBN Act 2007 and the Public Service Rules. According to PDP’s spokesman, […]
Britain condemns killing, tasks govt to bring perpetrators to book Course mates speak on how she was killed Her last word as she pleaded for mercy Muslim clerics express divergent views on the justification for killing Outrage has continued to trail the killing of a Christian female student, Miss Deborah Samuel by a mob in […]
Mr Peter Obi, a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, on Friday pledged to transform Nigeria from a consumer nation to a productive nation, if elected president in 2023. He made pledge while addressing Kebbi State PDP Executive Committee and delegates at the party secretariat in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital. Obi, erstwhile governor of […]
A popular Abuja-based human rights activist, Deji Adeyanju, has reacted to reports that President Muhammadu Buhari directed his ministers with political ambitions to resign.Adeyanju said Buhari’s directive does not affect Vice President Yemi Osinbajo because he has the same ticket as the President.Buhari ordered all ministers vying for any elective office in 2023 to resign on or […]
PDP Spokesman, Hon. Debo Ologunagba asserted that the party has information on how public funds are being withdrawn from ministries, agencies, and parastatals of government and diverted to people who have no verifiable means of livelihood to purchase APC’s Presidential Nomination and Expression of Interest forms for individuals without any electoral value and who cannot […]
The Senate on Tuesday amended the Electoral Act 2022 to allow statutory delegates to participate and vote in party conventions, congresses, and meetings. The Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, sponsored the legislation that saw lawmakers amend Section 84(8) of the Electoral Act – which initially allowed only elected delegates of a party to participate in […]
President Muhammadu has directed ministers with presidential ambition to resign immediately. The President gave the directive Wednesday at the Federal Executive Council meeting. He also asked those with other ambitions or contesting for various positions to resign. The minister of state for petroleum, Timipre Sylva, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, […]
The Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, says it has suspended the earlier decision to shut down flights beginning from Monday, May 9. DAILY POST recalls that the AON had in a statement vowed to shut down operations following the high cost of aviation fuel. But the president of the AON, Alhaji Abdulmunaf Yunusa Sarina, in […]
Former Senator, Francis Arthur Nzeribe has passed on. Nzeribe died at the age of 83 on Sunday morning. The former lawmaker died of an undisclosed ailment at a foreign hospital. “He died this morning in a hospital abroad. The family will soon release a statement,” a family source told Sahara Reporters. Nzeribe was elected a […]
A legal practitioner, Festus Ogun, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to sack Godwin Emefiele as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor. Emefiele, who is in his second term as the apex bank boss, has joined the 2023 presidential race. The CBN governor obtained the All Progressives Congress (APC) nomination and expression of interest forms which […]
Nigerian human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore has reacted to reports that Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Goodwin Emefiele purchased the N100 million presidential form of the All Progressives Congress, APC.DAILY POST earlier reported that Emefiele who had consistently denied nursing the ambition of becoming Nigerian President in 2023, picked his nomination form on Friday.According […]