Former Vice President for the World Bank’s Africa Region and former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, on Monday, accused the President Muhammadu Buhari of murdering the naira with poor economic policies since he assumed office in May 2015. Ezekwesili who spoke on an Arise TV programme also alleged that the Central Bank of Nigeria has now become an annex of the Aso Villa in Abuja as the apex bank receives unhelpful instructions from the Villa. The ex-minister who is a Charted Accountant said with the current economic policies of the Federal Government, it could be difficult for Nigeria to come…
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Nearly 56 million people in England will return to a full coronavirus lockdown, possibly until mid-February, to try to cut spiralling infection rates, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday. The measures, which include the closure of primary and secondary schools, will come into effect Wednesday, he said in a televised address, after Scotland announced similar measures would come into force from midnight (0000 GMT) on Tuesday. Some 44 million people or three-quarters of the population of England are already living under the toughest restrictions, as Britain grapples with one of the worst mortality rates from coronavirus in the world.…
The Dean, Borno Elders Forum, Professor Khalifa Ali Dikwa, has called for the decentralisation of the command system of the Nigerian military. He made this call during a recent interview on Channels Television’s Newsnight, which aired on Monday. “If I were to have the ears of President Muhammadu Buhari and Commander-in-Chief, I will insist that the command system of the military be decentralised so that junior commanders could also give a command in case of threats,” he said while suggesting how the insurgency war can be won in the northeast. “Even the police have their own way of neutralising the enemy rather…
Nigeria on Monday recorded its highest figure of COVID-19 cases in a day since the outbreak of the disease in February 2020, as the Lagos State government issued a directive for schools to reopen. This was disclosed in a late-night tweet by the agency responsible for the management of disease outbreaks in the country – the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). It revealed that a total of 1,204 new confirmed cases were reported from 20 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Of the figure, Lagos State reported the highest number of infections in a single day, with 654…
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) wishes to inform the general public that forms for entry into 73 Regular Course are not yet on sale. Any information circulating on the social media purporting sale of the forms is false and has no link with the NDA. The general public are advised to shun any individual or group offering sale of NDA forms, as doing any business with such fraudulent individuals or groups will be at the bearer’s risk. The Academy wishes to reiterate that all activities relating to admissions into the NDA are duly publicized on our official website: www.nda.edu.ng and…
January 4, 2021 Eve of Epiphany “Doctrinal preaching certainly bores the hypocrites; but it is only doctrinal preaching that will save Christ’s sheep. The preacher’s job is to proclaim the faith, not to provide entertainment for unbelievers: in other words, to feed the sheep rather than amuse the goats.” ~J.I. Packer I wish you all a Happy New Year filled with blessings from our Heavenly Father. We are grateful to the Lord for His mercies in bringing us into this new year. To Him be glory forever! Amen. On this 12th Day of Christmas, the Eve of Epiphany, or the…
Petroleum dealers, on the platform of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, (IPMAN), Ibadan depot have threatened to shut down all petroleum stations in Oyo State. IPMAN noted that the need to shut down all the petroleum stations was necessary due to the killing of innocent citizens in some parts of the State. DAILY POST recalls that the State, in the last one month, has witnessed the killing and kidnap of no fewer than seven people in some parts of the State. Our correspondent recalls that no fewer than four people have been kidnapped in the State in the last three weeks.…
Nigerian Baptist Convention (NBC) has appointed a new president, Israel Akanji. Akanji was the priest-in-charge, First Baptist Church, Garki in Abuja. The cleric takes over from Supo Ayokunle, the current Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) president. Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has urged Akanji to take NBC to greater heights. Makinde commended Ayokunle for the monumental progress recorded under his leadership. He expressed confidence that Akanji, an indigene of Sepeteri in Oyo, would make greater exploits in his new assignment. “This appointment is a testimony to the goodness of God in his life and how far he has come. “It…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sought the intervention of the United Nations over the detention of the convener of #RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, and four others. In a statement on Tuesday by its deputy director, Kolawole Oluwadare, the group said it has sent an urgent complaint to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention over the “arbitrary detention, torture and other ill-treatment” Sowore and the other whom it said were activists for peacefully exercising their human rights. This comes a day after a Magistrate Court in Abuja ordered the remand of the five persons at the Kuje…
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has said no social distancing can keep him away from laying hands on the sick for them to be healed. He spoke on Sunday at the church’s National Headquarters in the Ebute-Meta area of Lagos State. Adeboye, who preached on the topic, Divine Lifting, however, urged members of his church and Nigerians to obey all COVID-19 protocols outlined by the government to prevent the spread of the virus. The 78-year-old cleric, who donned a face shield, advised members of his church not to be afraid of the…