The attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice Abubarkar Malami (SAN) announced last week that the £4.2 million which is expected to arrive Nigeria next week would be used for the construction of the second Niger Bridge, Abuja-Kano road and Lagos-Ibadan expressway, and would not returned to the Delta State government from where it was pilfered. This has generated reactions from the House of Representatives as the minority leader, Ndudi Elumelu (PDP-Delta), led some members of the opposition political parties to oppose the move and ensure that the recovered money is not used without parliamentary approval. This is similar…
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The Osun State Government has condemned the killings of six family members at Wasinmi village in Irewole Local Government Area of the state. Earlier, DAILY POST reported that unknown gunmen, at the wee hours of Sunday, invaded Wasinmi village, leaving six herders dead. DAILY POST gathered that the gunmen had opened fire on the six herders who were members of the same family. The Deputy Governor of Osun State, Benedict Alabi, who paid a condolence visit to the bereaved family on Sunday morning described the killings as disheartening and unfortunate. Alabi described the incident as a case of brutal…
The FCT Police Command has arrested five suspects for cultism and ‘one chance’ robbery along the Gwagwa and Lugbe axis in Abuja. The Public Relations Officer, Mariam Yusuf, in a statement, gave the cultists’ names as Peter Ajari, 24; Gideon John, 28; and Emmanuel Agwu, 26. They were arrested by operatives from the Gwagwa Division during a routine patrol on Friday, March 12. “The suspects confessed to being members of Aro Baga confraternity terrorizing Gwagwa axis. Exhibits recovered from them include one locally-made revolver and two unexpended cartridges”, Yusuf said. Similarly, the Police Anti One Chance Unit, nabbed two ladies,…
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General, World Trade Organisation, WTO, on Saturday, arrived in Nigeria on a 4-day official visit aimed at enhancing trade and improving the Nigerian economy. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Ms Okonjo-Iweala, who assumed duty on March 1, 2021, as the new Director-General of the WTO, is also in Nigeria to express appreciation to President Muhammadu Buhari and hold talks on how to stimulate economic activities. Speaking to newsmen, on arrival, Ms Okonjo-Iweala, said the objective of her visit was to see how the WTO could better assist Nigeria and her entrepreneurs on improving the economy. On…
Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation, on Saturday said Nigerians should stop distracting him with 2023 politics. Amaechi said he is not a politician, hence should be allowed to carry out his duties as a minister. The former governor of Rivers State, who appeared on Arise Television was reacting to questions on his purported 2023 presidential ambition. The minister pointed out that he was currently focused on ensuring that railway projects are delivered across Nigeria. Amaechi said mischief-makers misinterpreted his recent visit to Taraba State for a wedding mean the flag-off of his presidential campaign. According to Amaechi: “I went…
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has advised the Federal Government on ways to end the lingering crisis between herders and farmers in the country. In a statement he personally signed on Saturday, he recommended a meeting at the instance of the federal, involving state governors, senior security officials, traditional rulers, and religious leaders, as well as representatives of herders and farmers. Tinubu suggested that the purpose of such meeting should be to hammer out a set of working principles to resolve the crisis that has claimed many lives over the years. He stated that…
Maintains Kanu use IPOB for personal, selfish gains Some concerned Igbo Professionals have challenged the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to a public debate, maintaining that their leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has changed the registration status of the proscribed group in the United Kingdom (UK). The Igbo group under the auspices of Coalition of South East Professionals N etwork in Nigeria and Diaspora (CSEPNND) said it is vindicating their consistent position that the fugitive was using the platform to achieve personal and selfish desires. The group maintained that Kanu’s agitation for the realisation of the republic of Biafra was anything but…
Governor Nyesom Wike was responding to a remark made by Godswill Akpabio that some governors in the Niger Delta region were unable to account for the 13 per cent derivation fund. Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has accused the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, of “sponsoring” militants against governors in the Niger Delta State. Mr Wike, who spoke on Friday in Port Harcourt during the inauguration of the Trade Union Congress secretariat building, said Mr Akpabio, a former governor of Akwa Ibom State, was unfairly taking on the governors of the region “just because they did not attend the…
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General, World Trade Organisation (WTO), on Saturday, arrived in Nigeria on a 4-day official visit aimed at enhancing trade and improving the Nigerian economy. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Okonjo-Iweala, who assumed duty on March 1, 2021, as the new Director-General of the WTO, is also in Nigeria to express appreciation to President Muhammadu Buhari and hold talks on how to stimulate economic activities. Speaking to newsmen, on arrival, Okonjo-Iweala, said the objective of her visit was to see how the WTO could better assist Nigeria and her entrepreneurs on improving the economy. On…
With an honest and transparent administration of our national production capacity and potentials, the domestic price of petrol should not exceed N70 per litre. This is the position of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which warned that any increase in the pump price of petrol would amount to a direct invitation for a mass protest in the country. It issued the warning to All Progressives Congress (APC) led Federal Government in a statement on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan. The statement was in reaction to the reports that some filling stations were selling petrol at N212 per…