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SPLIT IN APC DEEPENS A visit on December 11 by Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife, to former Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari in his home town of Daura, has been followed, according to sources, by discreet visits by a number of other influential figures from the South West to the former President in a attempt to broker peace amid …

EDO GOVERNMENT CHALLENGES TINUBU, SUPREME COURT ON SACKING OF LG CHAIRMEN The brewing constitutional crisis in Edo State took a dramatic turn on Monday, as Governor Monday Okpebholo and the Edo State House of Assembly doubled down on their suspension of all 18 local government chairmen, defying a High Court order reversing the suspension and prohibiting further interference in local …

TINUBU’S TEAM UNCOORDINATED, SUFFERING ECONOMIC ILLITERACY – EX-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE Former presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Prince Adewole Adebayo has described President Bola Tinubu’s economic team as uncoordinated and suffering economic illiteracy. He tackled the Minister of Finance for saying that the economy was doing good amidst heavy external borrowing. Adebayo told DAILY POST in an interview that …

POLICE DENY KILLING HUNGER PROTESTERS, DEMAND AMNESTY’S APOLOGY The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed allegations made by Amnesty International in its report titled “Bloody August: Nigeria Government’s Violent Crackdown on #EndBadGovernance Protests,” describing the claims as false, misleading, and damaging to the image of the Force.The report, released on November 28, 2024, accused the police of extrajudicial killings during the …

SOUTH EAST DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING The media space has been awash with a disgruntled minority trying to kick against the composition of the Board of the South East Development Commission as announced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The noise is from usual quarters. Those who have arrogated to themselves the fabled ‘unu dum’ (I represent all of …

WHAT OBJ TOLD TINUBU: YOU’RE CONVERTING NIGERIA’S ASSETS TO PERSONAL PROPERTY!Nigeria’s not Lagos … By Steve Osuji Voice of a statesman is also the voice of God: Yes, it’s not just the voice of the people that’s the voice of God, as that age-old aphorism suggests. And there’s no doubt that former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo is the last true …

UNN CONFERS ON GOVERNOR PETER MBAH DOCTOR OF LAWS DEGREE Nigeria’s premier university, the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, has conferred a Doctor of Laws degree (Honoris Causa) on the governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, for his outstanding contributions to the advancement of quality education in the state.Dr. Mbah, who bagged the highest degree in Law at the 53rd …

PETROL SELLS ₦‎935 PER LITRE FROM TODAY – IPMAN The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has said that petrol is going to sell at N935 per litre beginning from today based on the latest arrangement with the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. IPMAN’s National President, Maigandi Garima, said the reduction in Dangote refinery’s ex-depot price for petrol and the uniform arrangement …

POLICE CONFIRM ARREST Of ‘JUJU’ CHIEF PRIEST OVER MURDER Of FRIEND The Delta State Police Command on Sunday confirmed the arrest of Efe Money and the Chief Priest of Otokutu Community in Ughelli South Local Government Area, over the alleged murder of one Paulinus. Also arrested were seven others over their involvement in the murder of the deceased.This is coming …

WHY TINUBU IS DELAYING AMBASSADORIAL APPOINTMENT The Special Adviser on Public Communication and Orientation to President Bola Tinubu, Sunday Dare, has addressed concerns over the delay in the appointment of Ambassadors. Concerns have continued to mount over the absence of envoys in Nigeria’s 109 missions, 76 embassies, 22 high commissions, and 11 consulates globally as President Bola Tinubu delays appointments. …