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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has for the umpteenth time declared that he doesn’t know his real age. However, he stated that he could judge from those who are his primary school mates, saying six of them are still alive and none of them is less than 90 years. The former President spoke on Sunday during the Toyin Falola Interviews series …

The Labour Party caucus in the House of Representatives has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the ruling APC of placing the 2027 election above the pressing needs of Nigerians. The lawmakers say the government appears more concerned about political positioning than tackling insecurity, inflation, and worsening living conditions. Caucus leader Afam Victor Ogene, in a statement issued in Abuja …

The Labour Party caucus in the House of Representatives has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the ruling APC of placing the 2027 election above the pressing needs of Nigerians. The lawmakers say the government appears more concerned about political positioning than tackling insecurity, inflation, and worsening living conditions. Caucus leader Afam Victor Ogene, in a statement issued in Abuja …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has vowed that he would not allow anyone to drive him out of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Speaking during the 104th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Sunday night, the minister boasted that he was among the founding members who had built the platform that many now sought to …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has vowed that he would not allow anyone to drive him out of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Speaking during the 104th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Sunday night, the minister boasted that he was among the founding members who had built the platform that many now sought to …

Barely three months after peace was brokered between the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike and his political son, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, the political actors in Rivers State are gearing up for another crisis. DAIL POST learnt that the members of the Rivers State House of Assembly led by the Speaker, Martins Amaewhule, who are loyal to the FCT …

Benin’s president said on Sunday that the “situation is completely under control” in his country after the government thwarted an attempted coup thanks to loyalist soldiers. A group of soldiers announced earlier in the day on state television that they had ousted President Patrice Talon. That sparked a swift response from loyal army forces, air strikes from neighbouring Nigeria and …

United States, US lawmaker representing the Virginia’s Second District in the House of Congress is currently in Nigeria. The lawmaker, who made this known on Sunday via a post on his official X handle said he came into the country on behalf of American people. He said, “I came to Nigeria in the name of the Lord and on behalf …

The Federal Government has reportedly secured the release of 100 schoolchildren abducted from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area, Niger State. Arriving around 2:00 a.m. on motorbikes, the gunmen stormed the school dormitories over a three-hour period, abducting 315 people—303 students and 12 teachers. Security forces and community hunters were deployed to …

The Federal Government has reportedly secured the release of 100 schoolchildren abducted from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area, Niger State. Arriving around 2:00 a.m. on motorbikes, the gunmen stormed the school dormitories over a three-hour period, abducting 315 people—303 students and 12 teachers. Security forces and community hunters were deployed to …