Category: 2709 Updates

The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise, CPPE said the planned 1-10 August hardship protest could cost Nigeria an estimated daily loss of N400,000 if not properly managed. CPPE Director, Muda Yusuf disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, saying the protest posed a grave danger to Nigeria’s already fragile economy. According to the…

Popular Nollywood actor, Damola Olatunji has narrated how another impregnated his ex-fiancee a few weeks before their introduction. In an interview with actress Biola Bayo on Talk To B’s show, Olatunji also addressed the controversies surrounding his split with Bukola Arugba, the mother of his twin. Reacting to the rumours that he left his marriage…

Ahead of the August 1 nationwide protest, the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners, NARTO, has said it would not support actions that could disrupt the movement of petroleum products and the haulage of goods and services. To this end, the association cautioned its members against participating in the anticipated nationwide protest slated for August…

New Real Madrid signing, Endrick, has named three Los Blancos players he will receive advice from. The three players are Luke Modric, compatriot Vinicius Junior and fellow new signing Kylian Mbappe. The 18-year-old was unveiled at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday shortly after he had turned 18 as he joined Carlo Ancelotti’s side from Palmeiras….

Former Nigerian Senator and activist, Shehu Sani has said the organisers of the planned August 1-10 hardship protest will submit their details to the Nigeria Police Force when they have been hypnotized or charmed. Sani disclosed this in a statement on his X account on Saturday in reaction to the condition given by Nigeria Police…

Famous Nollywood actor and producer, Femi Adebayo has explained why he slapped his father, Adebayo Salami, popularly known as Oga Bello. DAILY POST recalls that the actor had slapped his father in 2008, while on the movie set of actress Funke Akindele’s film, ‘Taiwo Taiwo’. However, addressing the incident in his latest interview, he noted…

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has revealed that it recently sold a cumulative amount of 148 million dollars to authorised dealers in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NFEM. The apex bank’s acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Mrs Hakama Sidi-Ali, said in a statement that the transactions were conducted between Monday and Tuesday to provide…

Irate youths on Friday set ablaze a suspected armed robber at the Makurdi Modern Market area of Makurdi in Benue State. DAILY POST learnt that the suspect was lynched after he broke into two shops at about 3:30 am before proceeding to attack other residents at 5 am on Friday. He was reportedly a member…

The Initiative for Social Rights Concerns and Advancement, ISRCAAKA, also known as the “No Justice, No Peace” group has called for a town hall meeting between the Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, Civil Society Organisations, CSOs and Non-Governmental Organisations, NGOs. The group warned that the town hall meeting should be arranged on or before the…

The House of Representatives has been asked to desist from further initiating investigation into cases already pending before the court of laws in the country. This request is contained in a letter written to the House of Representatives by a senior lawyer, Babs Akinwumi in response to an invitation to his client, Oxford International Group…

The crisis in the Labour Party, LP, has taken a new twist as a Former Deputy National Chairman, Callistus Okafor, has laid claim to the National Chairmanship position. Okafor, in a news conference in Abuja, on Friday, said his decision to “take over” the party was supported by a 2018 consent judgment of the federal…

The Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi SAN, has reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to strengthen efforts to fight corruption at all levels. Fagbemi said this at the Validation Meeting of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS) (2022-2026) Action Plan on Friday in Abuja. The programme was organised by the Ministry of Justice with the support of…

The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on University Education, Abubakar Hassan Fulata, has assured the Vice Chancellors and management team of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi and Federal University Kashare, Gombe State, that efforts would be made to remove universities and other tertiary institutions from Band A group of electricity consumers. Fulata, who made this…

Security forces, including military personnel and local vigilantes, successfully neutralized several bandit groups in Kundu village, located along the Zungeru-Tegina road in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. The operation, which took place on Wednesday morning, resulted in widespread panic, prompting residents of the nearby Zungeru Wednesday Market to evacuate their homes amidst the…

A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Olisa Agbakoba, has described the death of President General, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, as devastating. Agbakoba stated this in an interview with newsmen in Lagos on Friday. DAILY POST reports that Iwuanyanwu, also a politician, sports enthusiast, and media mogul, died on Thursday at the…

The Nasarawa Youth Empowerment Agency (NAYEA) has suspended its State Commander, Idris Isa Daniya, for three months without pay due to his alleged involvement in the recent escape of two suspected motorcycle thieves from custody in Lafia metropolis. The suspension, which is effective immediately, was communicated through a letter signed by the Agency’s Administration Officer,…

Officials from the Nasarawa State Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, along with traditional rulers, have been accused of aiding and abetting illegal mining activities within the state. The allegations were made by the Chairman of the House Committee on Environment, Mr Adamu Omadefu, during a recent plenary session in Lafia in a motion of…

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has hailed the signing into law the Bill establishing the Northwest Development Commission by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The National Publicity Secretary of the forum, Prof. Muhammad-Baba, in a statement on Thursday, expressed the forum’s confidence that the law marked a new watershed in what will surely be a new…

Judiciary Workers in Anambra State, under the aegis of Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) have suspended their ongoing strike. The suspension came after paralysing court activities in the state for two weeks as a result of protest over non-payment of Consolidated Judiciary Salary Structure Structure (CONJUS). A letter to Directors, Deputy Directors, Assistant Chief…

The immediate past president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has expressed sadness over the death of the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu. DAILY POST earlier reported that the elder statesman died on Thursday in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, after a brief illness. Reacting, Buhari, in a statement on Thursday by his spokesman, Garba…