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A former lawmaker, Senator Ikechukwu Obiorah, has urged the National Assembly to amend the Constitution to remove the power of the President and State Governors to appoint members of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs). Obiorah, who represented Anambra South Senatorial District between 2007 and 2011, made the call in a draft bill submitted …

The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested a cleric and General Overseer of Champion the Truth Cathedral, Bishop Ndibueze Onyagoziri Okorie, for allegedly having a marathon sex with a 22-year-old female sickle cell patient in the State. Confirming the arrest, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Joshua Ukandu, said the suspect was their custody while investigation was ongoing on …

The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Debo Ologunagba, stated that former President, Goodluck Jonathan, remains a member of the party. Ologunagba made this known on Thursday while responding to questions in an interview on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme. According to the PDP spokesman, one can either resign or be removed, and Jonathan has neither done …

The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has written to the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), alleging grave medical negligence, falsification of his health records, and intimidation of independent doctors while in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). In a letter dated September 29, 2025, and addressed to the NMA President at the …

The Office of the Serjeant-at-Arms of the National Assembly has announced new security restrictions around the Senate Chamber, effective immediately. In a memo dated October 2, 2025, and addressed to the Chairman of Senate Services, Brigadier General Etido E. Ekpo (rtd), Serjeant-at-Arms, stated that access to the long corridor passing the front of the Senate President’s office from the White …

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Yemi Kale, former statistician-general of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says approximately 89 million people, or 40 percent of Nigeria’s population, live below the poverty line. Kale, currently the group chief economist and managing director of research and trade intelligence at Afreximbank, spoke at The Platform Nigeria’s Independence Day event, themed ‘Rebuilding Our Nation’. The economist said Nigeria is …

A group of Republican Senators has written to the United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio, urging him to consider re-designating Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) under the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA), citing what they described as “continued unchecked acts of violence and terrorism against religious minorities” in the country. The lawmakers are alleging that the …

The Commandant of the Edo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Gbenga Agun, on Thursday reportedly slumped and died at an event in Benin City. DAILY POST gathered that the commandant died at an event organised by the International Association of World Peace Advocates shortly after delivering his keynote address. Agun was said to have …

A former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has dismissed claims that he plans to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race, describing the reports as false and misleading. Atiku made the clarification in a statement issued on Thursday by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe. The former Vice President clarified that his recent interview with the BBC Hausa Service had been misrepresented by …