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RETIRED MILITARY PERSONNEL BLOCK FINANCE MINISTRY OVER UNPAID ENTITLEMENTS Retired military personnel on Tuesday barricaded the entrance to the Ministry of Finance in Abuja with canopies and chairs, demanding the full payment of their long-overdue entitlements. This protest follows a similar action in December, during which the retirees shut down the ministry over the government’s failure to settle their claims. …

ATIKU LAMBASTS APC OVER THREAT ON PETER OBI, DEMANDS APOLOGY The Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has reacted to the alleged threat to the life of the Labour Party’s Presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Atiku condemned the inflammatory remarks made by the All Progressives Congress (APC) spokesperson, Felix Morka, against Obi. Atiku …

POLYTECHNIC GRADUATES PROTEST PROPOSED EXCLUSION FROM NYSC Full time HND graduates with part time National Diploma programmes have expressed their grievances over the proposed exclusion of them from the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) scheme as the registration of second stream Batch C mobilisation began yesterday . The graduates who stormed the NYSC secretariat in Lagos in the early hours …

TINUBU APPROVES GENEROUS BENEFITS FOR RETIRING MILITARY SERVICE CHIEFS, GENERALS President Bola Tinubu has approved a new retirement package for service chiefs and generals, including a $20,000 annual medical allowance for foreign treatment, bulletproof SUVs, and domestic staff. According to the Harmonised Terms and Conditions of Service for Officers and Enlisted Personnel in the Nigerian Armed Forces (HTACOS), signed by …

FRANCE’S PRESIDENT, EMMANUEL MACRON, LAMBASTS AFRICAN LEADERS, SAYS THEY’RE UNGRATEFUL Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, has criticized African leaders for what he called their “ungratefulness” He made this statement when discussing regional developments. According to him, “We actually had a two-way relationship that was founded on security. On the one hand, we have been fighting terrorism since 2013. We …

TRUMP FILES MOTION TO DELAY SENTENCING ON HUSH MONEY United States President-elect Donald Trump’s legal team has filed a motion to delay the sentencing in his hush money trial, which is scheduled for January 10. The motion argues that the sentencing is unlawful, citing a recent Supreme Court decision on immunity, the state constitution of New York, and other legal …

DISENGAGED STAFF SUE CBN, DEMAND COMPENSATION A legal battle is brewing between the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and its former employees, who were dismissed in a series of mass termination of appointments earlier in 2024. The retrenched staff alleged that the apex bank violated internal policies, Nigerian labour laws, and their contractual rights Represented by Stephen Gana and 32 …

NIGERIA SINKING INTO DICTATORSHIP – ADEYANJU ON PETER OBI’S OUTCRY Activist lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has lamented that Nigeria is sinking into a full-blown dictatorship. Adeyanju made the remark in response to claims by former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi that his life was under threat. Posting on X, the activist lawyer said no harm or persecution must come to …

NIGERIA RAILWAY SYSTEM A MESS – MISS NOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL A Nigerian beauty queen, Hassana Ozohu Salisu has recounted her experience using the Itakpe-Warri train service. Queen Hassana is the current Miss Nollywood International. In this interview with DAILY POST, she sheds light on critical issues plaguing the nation’s railway system, highlighting the urgent need for reform to save lives, enhance …

BOKO HARAM ATTACKS NIGERIAN ARMY BASE IN BORNO, KILLS SEVERAL SOLDIERS, BURNS MILITARY VEHICLES Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists have killed a yet-to-be confirmed number of Nigerian soldiers, with many still missing following an attack on a Forward Operating Base in the Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State. According to security sources, the incident occurred on …