Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar has re-appointed Baba Nasara as his Special Adviser on Due Process and Project Monitoring Bureau. He also appointed eight more Special Assistants into his workforce. This is contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the Government of Jigawa State, Adamu Abdulkadir Fanini. Nasara was reappointed as Special Adviser, Due…
The Defence Headquarters says troops have in the last two weeks, eliminated no fewer than 89 terrorists in different operations across North West and North Central theatres of operation. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, said this at the bi-weekly news conference on the operations of the armed forces, on Thursday in Abuja….
Senator Rochas Okorocha has sought an order of a Federal High Court, Abuja, granting him leave to travel to the United States (U.S.) for medical treatment. Okorocha, through his lawyer, Daniel Alumun, made this known on Thursday when the matter came up before Justice Inyang Ekwo, NAN reports. Alumun, however, informed the court shortly after…
The All Progressives Congress, APC senatorial candidate for Benue South, Daniel Onjeh, has expressed anger over the reported attack on several communities in Benue State, asserting that a thousand cows are not worth the life of a single human. Onjeh made the assertion on Wednesday at the Ojapo Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp, where he…
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, has said the court will begin its 2022 annual vacation on July 25. The announcement was contained in a circular made available to newsmen in Lagos on Thursday and dated June 29. It was signed by an Assistant Director of Information of the Federal…
Two suspects were paraded on Thursday in Ilorin by the Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, for allegedly bearing illegal arms. They are Alhaji Abdullahi, (19) and John Inyeka, both of Agbede village in Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State. One other suspect identified as Ifeanyi Chukwu (26),…
Senator Ike Ekweremadu, former Deputy President, and his wife, Beatrice on Thursday appeared before the Uxbridge Magistrate Court in the United Kingdom over organ harvesting charges. Recall that Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, were recently arrested by the Specialist Crime Team of the Metropolitan Police in London for alleged conspiracy to harvest the organ of…
The House of Representatives has moved to increase the retirement age of persons living with disabilities by five years. The bill, sponsored by Babajimi Benson from Lagos, seeks to increase the retirement age from 65 to 70 years or 40 years of service, whichever comes first. The bill is also seeking to ensure that the…
The United Kingdom has announced further sanctions against Russian citizens and companies on Wednesday. The sanction included some individuals described as being in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “inner circle.” Among those sanctioned is Vladimir Potanin, described by the United Kingdom as Russia’s second-richest man. He is said to have an estimated net worth of nearly…
The Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State, Justice Ekaete Obot has granted amnesty to six inmates of Ikot Abasi Correctional Centre who have been awaiting trial for over two years. The six inmates are a 51-year-old father of three, Ufot Sam Udo, a native of Esa Ekpo, Mkpat Enin Local Government Area, who was convicted…
The United States said it did not convey to Russia its plans to bolster its force posture in Europe. “There has been no communication with Moscow about these changes nor is there a requirement to do that,” said the coordinator for strategic communications at the National Security Council, John Kirby. This was after Joe Biden…
Thirteen persons including seven mobile policemen and six civilians have been killed at a mining site in Ajata-Aboki in Gurmana Ward of Shiroro Local Government Area, Niger State. The mobile policemen were attached to the mining site to provide security cover for the expatriates who were working at the mining site owned and managed by…
A chieftain of the apex Igbo socio-political organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Damien Okeke Okene, has said President Muhammadu Buhari is interested in keeping Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, incarcerated. Okene, who is Ohanaeze’s National Vice Chairman, said Buhari is aware that the Southeast would continue to wallow in insecurity with…
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, has said that his troops did not launch the attack that killed many at a shopping centre in Kremenchuk, central Ukraine. Addressing the press on Wednesday, Putin denied that Moscow was behind the strike. “The Russian army does not attack any civilian site. We don’t have the need for this,” he…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has started the demolition of over 100 buildings constructed on waterways at Dutse Makaranta, a populated suburb in Bwari Area Council. Mr Ikharo Attah, the Senior Special Assistant to FCT Minister on Monitoring, Inspection and Enforcement, led the demolition team to the area on Wednesday. Attah said the demolition…
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday night in Lisbon, Portugal, gave assurances of a free hand to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, reiterating the commitment of his administration to ensure that the Commission delivers peaceful, transparent, free, fair, and credible elections next year. This was disclosed in a statement by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant…
The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries has denied reports making the rounds that its General Overseer, Pastor Lazarus Muoka and the church has endorsed the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi. Reports had emerged on social media that Pastor Lazarus was supporting Peter Obi. However, a statement issued by the Church’s Public Relations Director,…
Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle of Zamfara State has thrown his weight behind death penalty on those convicted for banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling and cultism in the State. The Governor announced this after signing into law, a Bill passed by the Zamfara State House of Assembly prohibiting and punishing terrorists, cattle rustling, cultism, kidnapping and other…
The Chief Press Secretary to the Benue Governor, Mr Nathaniel Ikyur has released the itinerary for the funeral of his mother, Late Mama Rachael Mbawuhen Ikyur. According to the programme, Christian wake-keep in honour of the deceased will take place on Friday July 1st, 2022. On Saturday, July 2nd, 2022, the remains of Mama Mbawuhen…
Kinsmen of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu have backed the lawmaker in his current travail. DAILY POST recalls that the Senator is currently being held in the United Kingdom, alongside his wife, over alleged organ harvesting. During plenary earlier in the week, both chambers of the National Assembly had also declared their support…
