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President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday this week lay the 2022 appropriation budget before the National Assembly. Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege revealed this during the plenary on Tuesday. Omo-Agege presided over the plenary in the absence of the President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan. Reasons for Lawan’s absence were not revealed in…

Senator Shehu Sani, who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th National Assembly, has expressed scepticism over allegations that the late founder of NASCO Group, manufacturers of the popular Nasco corn flakes, Ahmed Idris Nasreddin, was part of those sponsoring terrorism in the north. A freelance investigative journalist, David Hundeyin, had published a finding that the…

The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday adopted a report by its Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes for the confirmation of nominees as board members of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). After the report was read by the Committee Chairman, Senator Suleiman Abdu Kwari, who also represented Kaduna North Senatorial District, Senators who made…

Pastor E.A Adeboye of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, has narrated how he through the help of God, overcame the temptation of establishing a ministry of his own. Adeboye while speaking during a sermon in the church at the weekend, said he could have started his own ministry long ago but was stopped…

The 13 Brigade, Nigerian Army, has commenced a 3-month security operation in Cross River State to stem the tides of militancy, kidnappings, cultism and other crimes. The flag-off of the operation, which is codenamed Exercise Still Water, was held yesterday at Ikang in Bakassi Local Government Council. Speaking, Commander of 13 Brigade, Brigadier General Peter…

A Nigerian woman, Mrs. Unyine Festus Udoh has petitioned the National Judicial Council (NJC), seeking investigation into the activities of Justice Hamza Mu’azu of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja. Mrs. Udoh is alleging that her husband, Dr. Festus Udoh has been under the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)…

Following reports about the poor state of the Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene federal road in Umuahia, the Abia State capital which led to the death of a student of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has directed an immediate work on the road to alleviate the current experience of road users. The Governor…

A group under the auspices of Nigerian Feminist Forum (NFF) has demanded compensation from the state government for continuous demolition of personal houses, malls and shops without due process and compensation, after collecting levies, taxes, and instituting compulsory payments. The group said the conflicting government policies had rendered many people homeless and without a steady…

Governors of the south-south region of Nigeria have reiterated the approval of a regional security outfit. The governors under the umbrella of the south-south governors forum, however, did not disclose when the security outfit will be launched. The governors took the decision during a meeting of the forum in Port Harcourt on Monday. Amongst other…

Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has called for a review that will allow states to get 42 per cent of revenue in the Federation Account. The governor spoke on Monday at the South-West Zonal public hearing on Review of Allocation formula by the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). In the current sharing formula, the…

The acting Director-General of National Taskforce, Baba Mohammed, said Nigeria must domesticate ECOWAS treaties and conventions because of the alarming proliferation of arms, and weapons into the country. Mohammed was represented by the Director of Katsina State Command, Alhaji Mustaba Abdullahi in an interview with newsmen after the House Committee on Treaties, Protocols and Agreements…

As Igbo leaders meet in Enugu tomorrow, Tuesday, the youth wing of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo has told them to have the issue Nigeria President of Igbo extraction as a priority. The National President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, OYC, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike said this in a statement he made available to DAILY POST. The…

The Southern and Middle-Belt Alliance (SaMBA) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari and all south-eastern governors to as a matter of urgency identify and apprehend the sponsors of the “unknown gunmen” in the region. The group in its statement issued on Monday and signed by its Spokesman, Prince Rwang Pam Jnr., appealed to Buhari to take…

The Olu of Warri Kingdom in Delta State, HRM. Atuwatse III today moved to Koko Community in Warri North Local Government Area with a view to settling a brewing crisis in the land. Our Correspondent who monitored the happenings in Koko Community reports that the monarch cancelled all appointments at the Palace in Warri today….

Former governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, has decried the level of insecurity in the South East Zone of Nigeria, describing it as disheartening. Obi said there is a need for urgent stakeholders meeting in the South-East, to discuss salient issues pertaining to the recent wave of violence in the region. The former governor…

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has said some governors and Federal Government’s officials may be responsible for the insecurity across the Southeast. HURIWA alleged that governors and Federal Government officials behind the killings are trying to undermine the agitation of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, in the Southeast. The rights group…

Residents of Wole Ola Riverside Community have decried the destruction left behind Sunday’s rainfall. A visit to the community by DAILY POST on Monday revealed that the rain left behind blown roofs to residents and shops. A resident, Adekola Adetayo told this medium that the destruction was not as a result of the rain but…

A former Governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, has told the 17 Southern Governors to stop “ganging up” and “issuing threats” in a bid to land the 2023 Presidential slot. Shekarau stated this while featuring on Channels Television on Monday. The All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, however, suggested that President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor come from…

There was heavy shooting in Owerri, the capital of Imo State on Monday as gunmen returned to the city. The gunmen shot sporadically in different areas of the city as residents and road users scampered for safety. DAILY POST gathered that some of the affected areas were First Bus Stop Irete, Owerri West LGA, around…

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, head of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to reveal the names of Boko Haram sponsors. The cleric described Nigeria as a broken country decomposing from within while “lives are hemorrhaging by the day”. Kukah spoke at the priestly ordination of five deacons at the Holy Family…