As the world marks World Sight Day, WSD, on Thursday, the Nigerian Optometric Association, NOA, Imo State chapter, has said 80 percent of eye problems are avoidable. The association said a survey carried out in six communities in Imo State revealed that 39 percent of the population are visually impaired while 6.9 percent are completely…
The Zamfara State Governor, Hon. Bello Mohammed Matawalle, has revealed that his administration has reached an agreement to purchase armed drones with high altitude that will assist in detecting bandits’ hideouts and gather intelligence that would lead to ending insurgency in the state. The Governor said he went out of the country with some officials…
Governor Kayode Fayemi has come under attack for urging President Muhammadu Buhari to turn National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) camps into security training grounds and recruit “willing and able” graduates to join the military and the police. DAILY POST had reported that Fayemi pointed out that one of the cheapest and fastest ways to handle…
Fayemi while spoke at an event in Ibadan said the present situation in the country didn’t warrant politics of blame and opportunistic opposition, but “it is time to build a nation and not to fritter it away.” The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Fayemi stressed that Nigeria is in need of patriotic statesmen and…
The National President of Nsukka Youths General Assembly, NYGA, Roy Ekwueme has declared that all is set for the Nsukka Economic Summit. He said with the infrastructure put in place by Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi administration, the summit, scheduled to hold on Friday, December 3rd, 2021, would trigger the rejuvenation of the economy of Enugu North…
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, OYC, has appealed to the restive youths in the South-East region to de-escalate tension for a period of one month. DAILY POST reports that ever since the arrest of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, the region has been experiencing heightened insecurity and…
A lecturer in the Department of Political Science, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Dr. Usman Lukeman, on Tuesday, said the ban on motorcycles and restrictions of tricycles by the Kaduna State government would impact negatively on the people and not the bandits terrorising residents of the state. Recall that, the Kaduna State government on September 24,…
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, on Tuesday shedded tears over the destruction of lives and properties in Izombe community of Oguta Local Government Area of the State. Uzodinma said he could not hold back his tears on seeing the dead bodies and properties destroyed in the community. A clash between the military and a…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, approved the appointment of Dr Ezra Yakusak as the new Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Export Promotion Council, NEPC. The development was revealed in a statement issued and made available to newsmen on Tuesday night by the president’s spokesman, Garba Shehu. According to the statement, the appointment is for…
Abidemi Oluwaseun, a 35-year-old man has been arrested by police in Ogun state for allegedly hiring thugs to beat a teacher who flogged his 15-year-old daughter in school. Accorsing to the Punch, this news was disclosed in a statement by the police public relations officer in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi on Tuesday, October 12….
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, on Tuesday, reiterated his administration’s commitment in the fight to eradicate HID/AIDS in Abia State. He promised to pull resources together with the United States of America mission in Nigeria and National Agency for the control of AIDS (NACA) towards mounting aggressive advocacy for the eradication of the deadly disease in the…
Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike has signed into law two bills recently passed by the Rivers State House of Assembly. The two bills are Rivers State Judicial Institute Law No. 8 of 202, and the Rivers State Housing Scheme for Judicial Officers Law, No. 10 of 2021. Speaking on Tuesday during the signing at the…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has denied calling for the devaluation of the naira due to the artificial low exchange rate. Osinbajo explained that he only called for measures that would increase the supply of foreign exchange in the market rather than simply managing demand, which opens up irresistible opportunities for arbitrage and corruption. He pointed…
Unidentified gunmen on Tuesday attacked Odoata Central School in Ihiala, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, where the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) was scheduled to hold its rally. It was gathered that APGA was preparing to hold a political rally in the area when the gunmen visited, at the same time the governor’s…
The veteran actor is facing serious allegations for wearing a Biafra outfit. Nollywood actor, Chiwetalu Agu has been transferred to Abuja by the Department of State Services (DSS), for further investigations on his ongoing case. Agu was arrested by the Nigerian Army on October 7, 2021 for wearing a Biafra outfit while performing charity activities….
The chairman, Bogoro Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Honourable Iliya Habila, on Tuesday challenged the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to urgently take action on the alarming rates of road accidents in the area. Habila stated this when addressing FRSC Unit Officers in his office, informing that various accidents had led to death and…
The Acting Comptroller of Customs, Katsina Area Command, Comptroller Chedu Dalha Wada, says that smugglers are to be blamed for the lingering face-off between customs officers and the people in Katsina State. CD Wada lamented how Katsina youths in large number, on several occasions will throw stones at customs personnel, provoking them to shoot at…
The debate into the 2022 budget set to commence on Wednesday, may be delayed due to faulty air conditioners in the House of Representatives chamber. The chamber had to hurry through Tuesday plenary, as lawmakers complained of heat during Tuesday’s session. Earlier, the Speaker had announced that the House will commence debates on the 2022…
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Justice Husseini Yusuf as the Chief Judge of FCT High Court. The development followed the presentation and consideration of the report of the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters by its Chairman, Sen. Michael Bamidele. DAILY POST reports that President Muhammadu Buhari sent a letter…
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday adopted electronic transmission of election results, a position that was contained in the Conference Committee report submitted to the chamber. The electronic transmission of election results which is a proviso in clause 53 of the Electoral amendment act places on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) the right to transmit…
