Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has described kings as representatives of God on earth whose conducts should model pure monarchy which does not give room for secondary means of communicating with God. This is as the monarch added that idol worshipping is alien to kingship. Oba Akanbi, who challenged the infiltration of idolatry…
Femi Adesina, President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity has revealed that the current administration met an insecure country in 2015. Adesina also insisted that insurgency was Nigeria’s main security challenge then, but other challenges like banditry, kidnapping, cultism, among others, later emerged. He described the situation as worrisome, adding that the Federal…
The Prelate of Methodist Church Nigeria, His Eminence, Dr. Samuel Chukwuemeka Kanu-Uche has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to pay repentant Boko Haram members and bandits N25, 000 monthly stipends. Kanu-Uche said hunger and poverty made the Northerners embrace terror and banditry. He stressed that the payment of such stipends would stop youths from engaging in…
Chidi Odinkalu, former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, NNHRC, has criticized the Spiritual Director, Adoration Ministry Enugu, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, over his latest prophecies. Odinkalu said Mbaka should stop “prostituting the Divine” with his prophecies. Mbaka had warned President Muhammadu Buhari that the jets he was purchasing, would be used to destroy…
Ike Ekweremadu, the Deputy Senate President, has disclosed efforts to ensure the release of pro-Biafra agitator, Nnamdi Kanu. Ekweremadu disclosed that the Southeast Caucus in the National Assembly is “quietly” working towards finding a political solution that would lead to Kanu’s release. He spoke in a lecture titled: “The Igbo in Diaspora: A Perspective” delivered…
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has said the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, should zone its presidential ticket to the Southeast. Ikpeazu explained that the Southeast has not produced Nigeria’s president; hence PDP should give its ticket to the zone. He also noted that zoning the presidential ticket to the Southeast was the right thing…
The Chairman of Nsukka Local Government Area, Barr. Cosmas Ugwueze has described as sheer mischief and falsehood a video showing the killing of soldiers and purported to have occurred in the Local Government. DAILY POST reports that the incident which occurred in another State is circulated by some persons as having taking place in Nsukka…
The World Bank on Monday said governments around the world responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with massive fiscal, monetary, and financial stimulus packages. While the measures were aimed at addressing the outbreak, cushioning the impact on the poor and putting nations on a path to recovery, the resulting debt burden of low-income countries rose to…
Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to providing qualitative health services to the people of the state without leaving anyone behind. Fayemi stated this on Monday while signing into law a bill on mental health service. He stressed the importance of ensuring that people living with mental disorders have access to…
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has described Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, as his citizen, whom he cares about. To this end, Ikpeazu said Kanu must not be treated as a convict. He, however, advocated that the right procedure be followed in trying Kanu and ensuring justice in his…
Peter Obi, former Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has rubbished the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, Abubakar Malami, for saying the Federal Government may declare a state of emergency in Anambra State. Obi said the Federal Government should first declare a State of emergency in Nigeria before taking such a…
A former media aide to the Governor of Ebonyi State, Chief David Umahi, Godffery Chikwere was over the weekend arrested by the police over alleged fake news. DAILY POST, however, learnt that he slumped while in custody and was rushed to Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (AE-FUTHA). It was gathered that Chikwere fell…
Hundreds of Sheiks converged at Kano NUJ Press Center, Monday, and removed the State Chairman of Council of Ullamas, Sheikh Ibrahim Khalil over alleged controversial preachings and high-handedness. Addressing newsmen on Monday in Kano, a coalition of the various Muslim sects in Kano that include Izala, Tijjaniyya and Kadiriyya, lead by Ustaz Saifullah Adam Assudani…
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have lamented the non-inplementation of the national minimum wage in the Cross River State civil service, lack of promotions and non-remittance of check-off dues. As a result, they have decided to embark on a total strike from Tuesday, 12 October, 2021, frowning at the…
No fewer than 60,000 female priests and worshippers in a spiritual movement founded by Leader Olumba Olumba Obu are congregating in designated centres to observe special prayers for Nigeria. In Calabar and other cities in Cross River State, nearly 25,000 have converged to intercede for Nigerian youths and divine guidance of political leaders. The spiritual…
The Osun State Commissioner for Works, Remi Omowaiye, has stated that the state government will facilitate the construction of speed bumps on the Kajola town axis of the Osogbo-Ilesa road. The Commissioner made this known while addressing protesters on Monday at the scene of an early morning accident involving three children of the same parents…
Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), has described the last two years of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration as productive and remarkable. Mustapha, who spoke during the opening ceremony of the Mid-Term Ministerial Performance Review Retreat on Monday, said the last two years of the Buhari-led administration have been most productive….
An activist, Abdullah Ayofe has charged the Kwara government to prosecute the Mudir (Head) of Musbaudeen Al Islamy Arabic School. The school authorities are under fire for brutalizing five students, including a girl, for attending a party. They were accused of frolicking and taking alcohol but the learners denied the allegations. Four men (supposedly Alfas)…
Some monarchs in Ondo State have sought urgent measures to tackle the spate of insecurity in the northern senatorial district of the state The monarchs from Ikaram, GedeGede and Ajowa, in Akoko Northwest Local Government of the state, who cried out over the situation, appealed to the police to draft more personnel to the area…
The Middle Belt Forum (MBF), has condemned the alleged threats on the life of Governor Samuel Ortom by forces opposed to his persistent and clear stance against open grazing of cattle in Nigeria, especially in the Middle Belt Region. The Forum noted with satisfaction the Governor’s insistence that the 2023 presidency must not be retained…
