DETAILS OF ATIKU, OBI COALITION GUARDED SECRET – EX-VP’S AIDE Plans for a major opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections are being closely guarded, with details of the agreement between former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party’s Peter Obi remaining under wraps. Sources confirm that the two political heavyweights, alongside other opposition leaders, are working diligently to …

NIGERIA’S DEMOCRACY HAS FAILED, LET’S EXPLORE NEW GOVERNANCE MODELS – AGBAKOBA A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has said Nigeria’s western-style democracy has failed to deliver good governance and national unity, insisting it is time for the country to rethink its governance structure and explore alternative systems. Speaking during an interview on Channels …

INCLUDE ENUGU STATE IN 13% OIL REVENUE SHARE, GOV MBAH TELLS FG Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has tasked the Federal Government on the inclusion of the state in the disbursement of 13 per cent oil revenue share, in line with the Derivation Principle as provided for in the 1999 Constitution, as amended. He made the call when …

WE WERE NOT ELECTED TO FIGHT EXECUTIVE – AKPABIO Senate President Godswill Akpabio says lawmakers were not elected to engage in confrontation with the Executive but to foster policies that promote national development. The Senate President spoke in an upcoming feature documentary to mark two years of the Bola Tinubu administration. Akpabio, reflecting on the importance of cooperation between the …

SOUTH-EAST PDP OFFICIALLY PRESENTS UDE-OKOYE AS NATIONAL SECRETARY PICK The South East PDP has officially presented SKE Udeh-Okoye to the PDP National Working Committee as the Zone’s recommended substantive National Secretary. They were received by the Deputy National Chairman, South. All Zonal Officers, PDP National Assembly members from the South East were present.

EXPLOSION ROCKS VENUE OF NATIONAL SPORTS FESTIVAL There was a gas explosion at the Alake Sports Complex in Ijeja, Abeokuta, one of the main venues for the 2024 National Sports Festival. The blast happened when a gas truck supplying fuel to the venue’s generator suddenly caught fire sending athletes and spectators running for safety. It is learnt that emergency workers …

CATHOLIC PRIEST, FATHER ANTHONY UDOGU, SLUMPS, DIES WHILE PLAYING TENNIS IN ANAMBRA There was panic in Awka, Anambra State, when Reverend Father Anthony Udogu of the Catholic Diocese of Awka slumped and died while playing lawn tennis. The Diocesean Chancellor, Rev Fr Charles Ndubuisi, confirmed the death of the priest in an official statement on Tuesday. “With faith in the …

FORCES BEHIND ANYANWU NOT BIGGER THAN SOUTH-EAST CAUCUS – UDENWA A former Imo State governor, Achike Udenwa, on Tuesday declared that the forces behind the embattled National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Samuel Anyanwu are not bigger than the South-East Caucus of the party. Udenwa made the remark while insisting that the South-East Caucus of the PDP stands …

NOT EVEN A JULIUS BERGER CRANE CAN REMOVE ME AS PDP NATIONAL SECRETARY – ANYANWU Senator Samuel Anyanwu, the embattled National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has declared that he remains the undisputed occupant of the position, despite mounting opposition within the party. Speaking on Monday at the Southeast PDP Zonal Stakeholders Meeting, Anyanwu insisted that even the …

I’M LAYING FOUNDATION FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE IN RIVERS – IBAS Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), says his administration is laying a solid foundation for good governance in the state, driven by strong institutions, a results-oriented public service, and sustained capacity building. Ibas stated this on Monday in Port Harcourt while declaring open a 4-Day Transformational Leadership Training …

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY INSERTED 11,122 PROJECTS WORTH N6.93BN IN 2025 BUDGET – BUDGIT BudgIT on Monday said its findings revealed that the National Assembly inserted 11,122 projects worth N6.93 trillion into the 2025 budget. BudgIT, a civic tech organization focused on public finance transparency, said the development has once again raised serious concerns about political manipulation and fiscal abuse. “We have …

JAMB RELEASES RESULTS OF RESCHEDULED UTME CANDIDATES WEDNESDAY The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that the results of 379,000 candidates who sat for the rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) between Friday and Monday will be released on Wednesday. This follows the board’s earlier decision to reschedule the exams after widespread concerns over mass failure during the …

TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL BLAMES TINUBU, BUHARI, OBASANJO FOR MISSING N500BN: Transparency International Nigeria has blamed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his predecessors, Muhammadu Buhari and Olusegun Obasanjo for the years of unaccounted remittances and fraud in the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. TI Nigeria country director, Auwal Rafsanjani made this known in an exclusive interview with DAILY POST on Monday. This …

PETER OBI HAS NOT AGREED TO BE ATIKU’S 2027 RUNNINGS MATE – OBIDIENT MOVEMENT The Obidient Movement on Monday described reports that Peter Obi has agreed to be Atiku Abubakar’s presidential running mate in 2027 as false. Nana Kazaure, director of strategic communication and media for the movement, insisted that Obi is still a member of the Labour Party. He …

SOUTH EAST REPS CAUCUS DEMANDS RESIGNATION OF JAMB’S REGISTRAR OVER GLITCHES The South East Caucus of the House of Representatives has demanded the resignation of the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, over what it described as a “catastrophic institutional failure” in the conduct of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. The leader …