NIGERIAN.SOLDIERS WILL SOON RETURN TO BARRACKS – CDS As the Nigerian military gains ground in the war against insurgency, plans are underway to return soldiers to barracks as the country transitions towards peace. The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, said regimentation will play a crucial role in maintaining discipline and effectiveness among troops during this period. He said …

NIGERIA’S EXTERNAL DEBT RISES TO N30TRN The naira devaluation has increased Nigeria’s external debt by about N30.03 trillion between 2023 and June 2024, which is considered in naira terms. When calculated using the current exchange rate, Nigeria’s debt in dollars has made the country’s foreign debts more expensive in the local currency. The impact of naira’s crash on Nigeria’s debt …

EBONYI GOVERNOR’S FATHER WITH 19 WIVES, 108 CHILDREN CROWNED TRADITIONAL RULER The people of Oferekpe Agbaja Autonomous Community on Saturday coronated Chief Ezekiel Nwifuru Nwankpu as their traditional ruler. Eze Nwankpu is an Ebonyi born farmer who married 19 wives now living with 17 of them and 108 children. The present Governor of Ebonyi State, Chief Francis Nwifuru, is among …

NIGER GOVERNOR BAGO, ENTOURAGE MISSED WAY, STRAYED INTO TERRORISTS’ ENCLAVE Last Sunday, Niger State Governor Umaru Bago and his entourage missed their way during a tour and strayed into a terrorists’ enclave on the outskirts of Igade [Mashegu LGA] and Bangi [Mariga LGA] axis. Since last week, Mr Bago and his entourage have been visiting local communities in Niger North …

TAX REFORM BILLS DIVIDE NORTHERN SENATORS, STAKEHOLDERS The controversy trailing the tax reform bills currently before the National Assembly has divided the northern caucus of the Senate as some senators from the North have endorsed the billsThe development is a complete departure from the situation a few days ago when the majority of northern lawmakers in the Red Chamber rejected …

TENSION AS ANGLICAN ARCHBISHOP GOES MISSING IN ANAMBRA There is tension in Anambra State over the whereabouts of Most Rev. Prof. Godwin Okpala (Retired Archbishop of the Niger Province and Bishop of Nnewi). DAILY POST learnt that the Archbishop was last seen on Friday when he embarked on a journey to Umuchu, a community in the State. As of the …

TINUBU’S ASSOCIATION WITH FRANCE CAUSING DISQUIET IN NORTH – GALADIMA, GOLOLO Indications emerged during the week to suggest that the cozy relationship that exists between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his French counterpart, Mr Emmanuel Macron, is causing some disquiet in the North. Saturday Telegraph gathered during the week in separate interviews with prominent leaders in the North that they …

PDP EXPELS IMO FEDERAL LAWMAKER, UGOCHINYERE, OVER ANTI-PARTY ACTIVITIES The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expelled the House of Representatives member from Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency of Imo State and Spokesman of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere. PDP expelled Ugochinyere over gross indiscipline, insubordination, and anti-party activities. His expulsion was contained in a …

NAIRA GAINS RAPIDLY AGAINST DOLLAR AS SELLERS STRUGGLE TO FIND BUYERS The exchange rate between the naira and the dollar continued its rapid appreciation on the official EFEM market, closing at N1,535/$1 on Friday, December 6, 2024. This marks a significant milestone, as the naira strengthens further following three consecutive days of appreciation since the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) …

FG ALERTS NIGERIANS ON NEW XEC COVID-19 VARIANT The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, has urged health authorities to activate heightened alert systems in response to the newly detected XEC COVID-19 variant that is rapidly spreading across the globe. XEC is the latest in a long list of past and current COVID variants being …

DISREGARD ARISE TV’S COVERAGE OF TAX REFORM BILLS – SENATE PRESIDENT, AKPABIO Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, criticized Arise TV, urging Nigerians to disregard its coverage of the new Tax Reform Bill. Akpabio accused the channel of spreading misinformation. Arise TV’s Rufai Oseni responded, asserting their right to reply, sparking controversy and a clash between the media and government.Arise TV …

I’M BLIND, DEAF – FCT MINISTER, NYESON WIKE Federal Capital Territory, FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has declared that he is dead and blind to his detractors. Wike said he is focused on his assigned task of developing the FCT. He spoke on Friday at the flag off of the design, construction, and furnishing of the office annex of the Body …

YOU’RE DATA BOY, DOG SELLER – FUBARA CALLS WIKE’S AIDE Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has taken aim at a media aide to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, calling him “a data boy” and “dog seller” in a scathing rebuke over comments about projects in Etche-Omuma. Fubara, addressing the media on Friday, questioned the qualifications and …

SOUTH AFRICANS WANT PRESIDENT TO RESIGN OVER SIMPLIFIED VISA FOR NIGERIAN NATIONALS President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of a simplified visa process for Nigerian nationals has sparked a growing backlash in South Africa, with some citizens taking to the social media to demand his resignation. The move, aimed at boosting economic and tourism activities, was announced during the 11th Session of …

PROPOSED ‘ENUGU AIR’, MISPLACED PRIORITY – EX-GUBER CANDIDATE The 2023 governorship Candidate of the opposition Accord Party in Enugu State, Barrister John Nwobodo, has picked holes on the proposed acquisition of four aircrafts and floating of a Commercial Air line to be known as Enugu Air, by the Governor Peter Mbah led government, saying it is a misplacement of priority. …