The family of Pastor Ignatius Ikeze of Neke Akpani Autonomous Community in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State has been thrown into mourning following the death of five members in an alleged food poisoning. The incident, our correspondent gathered on Thursday, happened between August 30 and 31, 2025. Ikeze, who spoke to some journalists in Enugu on the devastating …
Read More »NO NEED FOR SEPARATE TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER TO OPERATE BANK ACCOUNTS — FIRS OFFICIAL
The Federal Inland Revenue Service has dismissed claims that Nigerians must obtain a separate Tax Identification Number before they can own or operate a bank account, insisting that the new framework integrates seamlessly with existing national registries such as the National Identification Number and Corporate Affairs Commission records. This clarification comes amid widespread debate following media reports suggesting that from …
Read More »WHY RIVERS CRISIS MAY GET WORSE – ADC CHAIR RUBISHES WIKE, FUBARA TRUCE
The Chairman of the Rivers State Chapter of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Mr Leader Sampson in this interview with DAILY POST, claims that despite the reconciliation between the suspended Governor of the state, Siminalayi Fubara and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Nyesom Wike, the nearly two years political crisis may continue and even get worse. Among …
Read More »ELITES FORUM APPLAUDS GOV. MBAH ON TRANSFORMATIONAL PROJECTS IN ENUGU
The Coal City Elites Forum (CCEF), has applauded Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah on Enugu State ober what they described as the “numerous transformational projects accomplished in just over two years of his administration”. The prime platform for professionals of Enugu State extraction who have attained the directorate cadre in the Federal Public Service of Nigeria, in a statement signed by …
Read More »ELITES FORUM APPLAUDS GOV. MBAH ON TRANSFORMATIONAL PROJECTS IN ENUGU
The Coal City Elites Forum (CCEF), has applauded Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah on Enugu State ober what they described as the “numerous transformational projects accomplished in just over two years of his administration”. The prime platform for professionals of Enugu State extraction who have attained the directorate cadre in the Federal Public Service of Nigeria, in a statement signed by …
Read More »APC NATIONAL CHAIRMAN YILWATDA YET TO RESIGN AS MINISTER 53 DAYS AFTER
Yilwatda was appointed on July 24, 2025, replacing Abdullahi Ganduje, who resigned on health grounds. However, unlike standard practice where cabinet members stepping into partisan leadership positions resign their ministerial posts, the former Plateau governorship candidate has continued to straddle both roles. Party sources informed Daily Independent on Monday that many key stakeholders in the APC are already lobbying for …
Read More »US JUDGE BLASTS TRUMP GOVT OVER DEPORTATION OF NIGERIANS, GAMBIANS TO GHANA
A lawsuit accuses the Trump administration of illegally deporting five African immigrants to Ghana, making the 16-hour journey in “straitjackets,” in an attempt to avoid court orders that blocked them from going back to their home countries. A federal judge on Saturday said it appeared the Trump administration was making an “end run” around those court orders by first sending …
Read More »NORTH KOREA EXECUTING PEOPLE FOR WATCHING FOREIGN FILMS, TV – UNITED NATIONS
The North Korean government is increasingly imposing death penalty, including for people caught watching and sharing foreign films and TV dramas, according to a major UN report. According to the BBC, the report revealed that the dictatorship, which remains largely cut off from the world, is also forcing more citizens into labour while further restricting freedoms. The UN Human Rights …
Read More »WHY WE CAN’T FACILITATE NATASHA’S RESUMPTION – NASS CLERK
The Clerk to the National Assembly has said his office cannot facilitate the resumption of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, stressing that only the Senate or a competent court can decide on the matter. In a statement signed on Monday by Bullah Audu Bi-Allah, Director of Information, for the Clerk to the National Assembly, the office explained that its role is purely …
Read More »APC NATIONAL CHAIRMAN YILWATDA YET TO RESIGN AS MINISTER 53 DAYS AFTER
Nearly two months after his emergence as National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda, has failed to formally resign his position as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, raising serious constitutional and ethical concerns. Yilwatda was appointed on July 24, 2025, replacing Abdullahi Ganduje, who resigned on health grounds. However, unlike standard practice where cabinet …
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