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UNEASE IN RIVERS AS FUBARA, LAWMAKERS FAIL TO MEET There is still no love lost between Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the lawmakers. The expectation of a meeting between the governor and the lawmakers that would have broken a truce failed to hold. The governor on Sunday sent a letter signed by Secretary the State Government Tammy Danagogo to …

OPPOSITION COALITION REJECTS PDP, LP PLOTS MASSIVE MOVIE TO SDP With the major opposition parties, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP), struggling with internal conflicts, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has emerged as a potential leader of the much-anticipated coalition ahead of the 2027 elections.This development follows the recent defection of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir …

MASS EXODUS HITS KADUNA APC AFTER EL-RUFAI’S EXIT Mass exodus has hit the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kaduna State following the resignation of the immediately past governor, Naira El-Rufai from the party. Several resignation letters sighted by DAILY POST on Monday showed that party faithful believed to be supporters of El-Rufai are leaving the ruling party in droves. This …

I REMOVED FUEL SUBSIDY TO PROTECT UNBORN GENERATION – TINUBU PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu, yesterday, said he removed fuel subsidy to protect the future of the unborn generation. President Tinubu stated this at the inauguration of the National Youth Congress Planning Committee at the Council Chambers, Presidential Villa, Abuja. The President reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to youth empowerment, declaring that the …

DRAMA IN LAGOS ASSEMBLY AS OBASA FILES CORRUPTION CASE AGAINST MERANDA, MOVES TO REMOVE HER NAME AS FORMER SPEAKER An Ikeja High Court has extended the hearing of the suit filed by reinstated Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, to March 17, as fresh fraud allegations emerge in the ongoing legal battle. Obasa, who was impeached …

OVER SEVEN MILLION SMALL BUSINESSES SHUT DOWN IN TWO YEARS — NESG The harsh economic environment led to the closure of about 30 percent of Micro and Small Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria, amounting to about 7.2 million of the country’s estimated 24 million MSMEs, between 2023 and 2024, the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has stated. Chief Economist and …

2025 GLOBAL FIREPOWER INDEX: NIGERIAN MILITARY RANKED 31ST, 3RD IN AFRICA The 2025 global firepower review considered 145 world powers (nations) with a perfect index of 0.0000. The report indicates that the USA maintained the number one position in global power strength with a 0.744 index, Russia came second with 0.0788, and China third with a 0.0788 index. According to …

FUBARA, WIKE, OTHER GOVERNORS BREAK FAST WITH TINUBU IN ASO ROCK As part of the Ramadan fasting, President Bola Tinubu is currently hosting an Iftar ceremony at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where he is playing host to the embattled Rivers State Governor, Sim Fubara, his estranged godfather and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, as well as …

PRESIDENCY DISAGREES WITH CATHOLIC BISHOPS OVER STATE OF NATION, SAYS GOVT MOVING IN RIGHT DIRECTION The Presidency has likened the warning of Catholic Bishops on the state of the nation to “snippets from an outdated book”. In his opening address at the first plenary meeting of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference in 2025, CBCN President, Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru, warned that youth …

DUBEM ONYIA, FORMER MINISTER, DIES AT 73 Dubem Onyia, a former minister of state for foreign affairs, has passed away at 73. A source close to the late Onyia said he passed away in Abuja on Monday. Onyia, from Enugu state, was elected to the House of Representatives in 1999 but resigned to serve as Minister of State for Foreign …