A legal activist and constitutional lawyer, Wilfred Molokun, has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to quit the incessant media trials of immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. Molokun said the anti-graft agency in an attempt to arrest and arraign Bello has engaged in a media trial. According to him, it … Read more
Rangers technical adviser, Fidelis Ilechukwu, has rallied support for the newly appointed Super Eagles head coach, Finidi George. Ilechukwu said that Finidi’s success will enhance the reputation of local coaches. The young tactician further reckoned that the appointment is a further testament of indigenous coaches ability to tinker the Super Eagles. The former MFM coach … Read more
Members of the University of Abuja, UNIABUJA, Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, are not on the same page over the indefinite strike announced by the union. It was gathered that after the declaration of the strike on Thursday, lecturers under the “Anti-strike ASUU Members” dissociated themselves. DAILY POST recalls that the Abuja chapter of … Read more
Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag, has confirmed that Jonny Evans and Anthony Martial are back in training. As it stands, both players could be in their final weeks with the Premier League club. “Jonny Evans returned today for team training. “Tomorrow we are off and then two days until the game. Martial was partly … Read more
Former Manchester United defender, Gary Neville, has said it would be “madness” for Chelsea to fire Mauricio Pochettino as their head coach. Neville was speaking on Sky Sports, after the Blues defeated Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in the Premier League on Thursday night. The result took Pochettino’s men up to eighth place with four matches left. … Read more
Over 40 illegal structures defacing major roads and streets within Makurdi, the state capital, were destroyed by the Benue State Urban Development Board on Thursday. The board has subsequently identified and earmarked over 800 houses built on waterways and drainages for demolition within Makurdi metropolis. This was disclosed to journalists in Makurdi by the General … Read more
Kano State Hisbah Board has extended a mass wedding invitation to 50 journalists as part of its plan for the second batch of the program. The Commander General, Sheikh Aminu Daurawa stated this while briefing newsmen on the upcoming mass wedding in the state. He said 50 slots have been allocated for journalists to have … Read more
The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has condemned the demolition of properties valued at over N11 billion belonging to Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu by the Federal Capital Territory Administration, led by the Minister, Nyesom Wike. He spoke when leaders of the Igbo Community Assembly paid him a visit in his office in … Read more
Some repentant Boko Haram insurgents have attacked a police station in Maiduguri the Borno State capital in an attempt to free their arrested colleagues. It was gathered that some of the repentant terrorists were arrested by operatives of the state police command for allegedly indulging in nefarious activities. The Police Public Relations Officer in Borno … Read more
Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu says Nigeria’s electricity generation has increased to 4,800 megawatts in the past few days from 4200MW. He disclosed this on Thursday when he was in Ajah, Lagos State, to launch a 63MVA, 132/33kV mobile substation installed under Phase 1 of the Presidential Power Initiative by the FGN Power Company in … Read more
United States President, Joe Biden has described Japan and India as “xenophobic” countries that do not welcome immigrants. Biden’s remark at a campaign fundraising event came just three weeks after the White House hosted Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, on a lavish official visit, during which the two leaders celebrated what Biden called an “unbreakable … Read more
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dele Momodu, on Thursday, accused the All Progressives Congress, APC, of doing everything possible to destroy the opposition. Momodu alleged that APC would buy those buyable and terrorize those not buyable in a bid to put the opposition in disarray. Featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Momodu … Read more
Veteran journalist, Dele Momodu, has suggested why Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike are fighting. Momodu said the political rivalry between Wike and Fubara was due to control of Rivers State treasury. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain disclosed this in an interview on … Read more
The Nigerian Government has reviewed upward the Maximum Deposit Insurance Coverage for banks operating within the country. In a recent briefing with journalists, Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation Managing Director, Bello Hassan disclosed the new coverage benchmarks. The NDIC for Deposit Money Banks has been raised from N500,000 to N5 million, for Microfinance Banks from N200,000 … Read more
On Saturday, April 27, 2024, the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission, held local government election across the 33 council areas. DAILY POST, however, reports that the election conducted under the chairmanship of Isiaka Olagunju, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has been generating mixed reactions. According to OYSIEC, the election was conducted in a peaceful … Read more
Ijeoma Malo, the Chief Executive Officer of Clean Energy Tech Hub, has said that off-grid energy, especially solar energy, is a viable alternative for Nigerians amid the recent electricity tariff hike. Malo disclosed this during a media roundtable with journalists in Abuja on Thursday. On April 3, 2024, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission approved a … Read more
Lagos State Police Command says it has identified the trigger-happy officer who shot a young man, Toheeb Eniafe dead at a petrol station on Wednesday. DAILY POST recalls that Eniafe had during a queue at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, filling station in Ikoyi, challenged security operatives for bypassing the fuel queue. It … Read more
Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma on Thursday accented two executive bills into law, a bill on electricity and another to amend Imo State Polytechnic Law No. 15 of 2012 to pave the way for the merger of campuses of the polytechnic. The governor said signing the two bills into law became necessary to position Imo … Read more
Shehu Sani, a former Kaduna Central senator, said on Thursday that the mastermind of the 2022 Kaduna-Abuja train kidnapping must be made to face justice. Sani expressed pleasure that the mastermind of the train kidnapping was arrested. Police had disclosed the arrest of the mastermind behind the killing of passengers on the Abuja-Kaduna train in … Read more
Liverpool legend Graeme Souness has claimed that Mohamed Salah is one of the “most selfish players.” Souness, speaking on William Hill’s Three Up Front podcast, also said Salah “is leaving Liverpool” this summer. There are fresh doubts over the 31-year-old’s future at Anfield after a touchline row with manager Jurgen Klopp during the 2-2 draw … Read more
Minister of Police Affairs Ibrahim Gaidam has expressed Nigeria’s full support for Brazil’s Valdecy Urquiza’s candidate for the position of Interpol Secretary General and asked all the country’s partners and allies to join hands in support of him. Gaidam spoke during the visit of the Interpol team led by its Vice President, Valdecy Urquiza, to … Read more
The Ekiti State government read the riot act to contractors handling various road projects in the state on Thursday, directing them to comply with the local content laws of the state. Speaking with newsmen in Ado-Ekiti while monitoring the compliance of the law, the Director General, Bureau of Local Content in Ekiti State, Olalekan Ijidale, … Read more
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has said he is ‘happy’ for Jadon Sancho after his impressive display for Borussia Dortmund against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League semi-final first-leg tie on Wednesday. Sancho was banished from Manchester United after falling out with Ten Hag over his training performance levels earlier this season. The England … Read more
