A member of the United States House of Representatives, Riley Moore, has spoken about his recent visit to Nigeria as part of a U.S. Congressional delegation on a fact-finding mission to the country. In a statement posted on X on Monday, Moore said the discussions centred on terrorism in the North-East and the persistent killings in the Middle Belt, describing …
Read More »COURT ADJOURNS HEARING ON NNAMDI KANU’S REQUEST FOR TRANSFER FROM SOKOTO PRISON
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the hearing of an application filed by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, seeking his transfer from the Sokoto Correctional Centre to a custodial facility closer to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The court fixed January 27, 2026, as the new date …
Read More »INSECURITY IN NIGERIA AN INDUSTRY… BOKO HARAM FIGHT LASTING LONGER THAN CIVIL WAR – OBASANJO
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says the fight against Boko Haram in Nigeria has lasted longer than the country’s civil war that took place between 1967 to 1970. He spoke on Sunday during the ‘Toyin Falola Interviews’ conversation, which was live-streamed on social media. Other panellists were Matthew Kukah, Catholic bishop of the Sokoto diocese, and Kingsley Moghalu, a former deputy …
Read More »MISPLACEMENT OF PRIORITIES: YOU SHOULD BOMB TERRORISTS IN YOUR COUNTRY, NOT REVOLUTIONARIES IN BENIN — AMERICAN POLITICAL COMMENTATOR TELLS TINUBU
Bola Tinubu’s actions in Benin Republic in response to a request from the Beninese government to help quell a coup attempt have been widely criticized, following reports that the former Lagos State authorized an attack on the coup plotters in the West Africa nation. Parallel Facts reports that explosions and sporadic gunfire were reported on Sunday morning at Tignon Barracks, …
Read More »I STILL DON’T KNOW MY EXACT AGE – OBASANJO
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has for the umpteenth time declared that he doesn’t know his real age. However, he stated that he could judge from those who are his primary school mates, saying six of them are still alive and none of them is less than 90 years. The former President spoke on Sunday during the Toyin Falola Interviews series …
Read More »TINUBU, APC HAVE ABANDONED NIGERIANS FOR 2027 – LP REPS
The Labour Party caucus in the House of Representatives has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the ruling APC of placing the 2027 election above the pressing needs of Nigerians. The lawmakers say the government appears more concerned about political positioning than tackling insecurity, inflation, and worsening living conditions. Caucus leader Afam Victor Ogene, in a statement issued in Abuja …
Read More »TINUBU, APC HAVE ABANDONED NIGERIANS FOR 2027 – LP REPS
The Labour Party caucus in the House of Representatives has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the ruling APC of placing the 2027 election above the pressing needs of Nigerians. The lawmakers say the government appears more concerned about political positioning than tackling insecurity, inflation, and worsening living conditions. Caucus leader Afam Victor Ogene, in a statement issued in Abuja …
Read More »HOW CAN THOSE WHO MET ME IN MY HOUSE DRIVE ME OUT? I WILL NEVER ALLOW IT – WIKE DARES PDP LEADERS
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has vowed that he would not allow anyone to drive him out of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Speaking during the 104th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Sunday night, the minister boasted that he was among the founding members who had built the platform that many now sought to …
Read More »HOW CAN THOSE WHO MET ME IN MY HOUSE DRIVE ME OUT? I WILL NEVER ALLOW IT – WIKE DARES PDP LEADERS
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has vowed that he would not allow anyone to drive him out of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Speaking during the 104th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Sunday night, the minister boasted that he was among the founding members who had built the platform that many now sought to …
Read More »TENSION RISES IN RIVERS AS WIKE-BACKED LAWMAKERS RESUME FACE-OFF WITH FUBARA
Barely three months after peace was brokered between the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike and his political son, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, the political actors in Rivers State are gearing up for another crisis. DAIL POST learnt that the members of the Rivers State House of Assembly led by the Speaker, Martins Amaewhule, who are loyal to the FCT …
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