Catholic missionary priest working in Gambia, Rev Fr Kelvin Ugwu, has criticised Nobel laureate Prof Wole Soyinka over what he described as the writer’s silence on the hardship facing Nigerians under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. In a Facebook post titled ‘Prof Soyinka then vs Prof Soyinka now’, on Saturday, the priest compared Soyinka’s past activism under previous administrations to his …

It took a journalist with real courage to tell Umahi what many have long known: that he has been full of himself ever since he stumbled into Nigeria’s political scene. When Umahi was the governor of the backwater state of Ebonyi, he acted like a god demanding worship. He treated journalists covering the statehouse like houseflies at best—and mosquitoes at …

Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, has criticised some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) abandoning the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC), labeling their action as cowardly. Speaking at the inauguration of the media sub-committee of the National Convention Organising Committee (NCOC), Mohammed said staying back to fight is what makes a man. The PDP has been …

The senator representing Anambra Central, Victor Umeh, has disclosed that former Anambra State governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, owns more than 200 shops in the Trade Fair Complex recently demolished by the Lagos State Government. The Lagos authorities had defended the demolition, citing violations of the state’s physical planning and development control regulations. However, speaking during an …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is reportedly contemplating replacing his Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Wale Edun, following his alleged deteriorating health condition. Edun has been a key figure in the administration’s economic management team since August 2023. Sources in the presidency disclosed that Edun, who has been battling undisclosed health challenges for several weeks, is expected …

Over 1,000 lawyers under the aegis of the Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners (ALDRAP) have called for disqualification of Joash Amupitan as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The lawyers who are also staff and consultants of the National Assembly warned that Amupitan’s involvement with the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the last election creates …

Hon. Ugochukwu Agballah, Chairman of the APC in Enugu State, has fired back at the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) after they dissolved the state executive. In a strong communique, he called the decision “strange, unconstitutional, and reminiscent of military-style impunity.” The ousted executive, through Agballah and State Publicity Secretary Hon. Titus Ezeagu, condemned the NWC’s 179th meeting held on …

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said the National Assembly will not allow any member to undermine its integrity or hold its proceedings hostage, stressing the need for discipline, respect for rules, and institutional order in the conduct of legislative business. Akpabio stated this in a statement released on Saturday by his media aide, Eseme Eyiboh. In the statement titled, “The …

A disturbing video circulating on social media has captured a scene of chaos along the Ugwuogo Nike–Opi–Nsukka road in Enugu State, where suspected kidnappers reportedly laid siege to motorists on Friday evening. The video, posted by an X (formerly Twitter) user identified as Chuks, was captioned: “Kidn@ppers were operating along Ugwuogo Nike by Opi, Nsukka, Enugu State at exactly 7 …

A senior lecturer at Hussaini Adamu Polytechnic, Kazaure, Dr. Tijjani Ahmad, has agreed with the recent World Bank report that over 100 million Nigerians are still living below the poverty line, despite claims that the economy is now stable. Speaking on Thursday in an exclusive interview with DAILY POST, Dr. Ahmad explained that according to the World Bank’s definition, poverty …

The interim National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party (LP), Tony Akeni has dismissed claims that former presidential candidate, Peter Obi would resign for any political coalition or rival aspirant. Akeni stated that such a move would dash the hope of millions of Nigerians seeking change. He asserted that withdrawing Obi from the race “is to take away 90 per …

The Asagba of Asaba and other monarchs in Delta State has called on President Bola Tinubu to issue a formal apology on behalf of the Federal Government for the massacre of Asaba indigenes by the Nigerian Army during the Biafran war in 1967. The monarch further pledged to pursue justice for the victims through every necessary channel and to any …

The police high command, on Thursday, said it has noted that there is no clear court order stopping the enforcement of the Motor Vehicles (Prohibition of Tinted Glass) Act, 1991. It, however, explained that out of consideration for the interest of Nigerians and the regard it has for the Nigerian Bar Association, the enforcement will be temporarily suspended. Benjamin Hundeyin, …

Following the resurge of insurgency, banditry and other violent crimes in the last one month, in some parts of Nigeria, there have been renewed calls for the declaration of state of emergency in the affected states. The federal government has at various times used the emergency rule to stem violent conflicts, arrest breakdown of law and order as well as …

Fresh revelations have shown that former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, was compelled to resign following allegations of certificate forgery hanging over him. Presidential aides told Saturday Punch that President Bola Tinubu personally invited Nnaji to the Presidential Villa, where he was directed to tender his resignation in the wake of the scandal. Nnaji’s ordeal began after …