A former lawmaker representing Kogi West, Senator Dino Melaye, has reacted after losing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket to serving House Representatives member, Hon. T.J Yusuf. There was a deadlock in the Kogi West PDP Senatorial primary election where Dino Melaye and TJ Yusuf scored 88 votes, which led to a rerun election on … Read more
The Niger State Police Command has arrested two suspects for allegedly k#lling a 4-year-old boy, Hussaini Ibrahim, for [email protected] purposes in Lapai LGA of the state. The suspects, identified As Mubarak Yunusa, 27, and 43-year-old Emmanuel Okuagba, were arrested on Friday, May 20, 2022. According to the command’s spokesperson, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, the boy was … Read more
Police operatives in Niger State have arrested a 16-year-old boy, Lawal Abubakar, for allegedly attempting to exh#me a [email protected] from a grave at Chanchaga cemetery in Minna area of the state. Speaking in a statement on Monday, May 23, the command’s spokesperson, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, the suspect was arrested by police operatives attached to Chanchaga … Read more
The Cross River governor, Ben Ayade, has urged civil servants in the state to delve into cocoa production as relying solely on salaries is no longer fashionable. The governor stated this at the flag-off ceremony of the first phase of the 2022 improved cocoa seedlings farming in Cross River. According to him, “With the kind … Read more
An All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential aspirant, Rochas Okorocha, has said a fellow aspirant, Bola Tinubu is in distress. Okorocha said Tinubu feels the APC should compensate him with the Presidency for his contribution to the party. Appearing on Arise TV, the Imo West Senator said, “I think it’s just natural, and that everybody should … Read more
Former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has denied ever agreeing to drop his guber ambition and work for Mr. Peter Mba. Ekweremadu, who is in the Enugu governorship race, is currently in Court seeking to invalidate the list being used for the ongoing primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the State. … Read more
The Accord Party in Osun State has condemned Monday’s attack on journalists who were covering the campaign train of the Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola and other innocent residents of the state in Gbongan town. The attack DAILY POST reported was carried out on the campaign train of the Osun governor which was in Ayedaade … Read more
A member of the National Assembly, Senator Teslim Folarin has said that he is still in the gubernatorial race on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2023 elections. Folarin who represents Oyo Central senatorial district made this disclosure on Tuesday. Our correspondent reports that Folarin is one of the gubernatorial aspirants … Read more
A former lawmaker representing Kogi West, Senator Dino Melaye, has lost the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket to a serving House Representatives member, Hon. T.J Yusuf. DAILY POST recalls that there was a deadlock in the Kogi West PDP Senatorial primary election where Dino Melaye scored 88 and TJ Yusuf polled 88 votes, which led … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has finally arrested Rochas Okorocha, an All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential aspirant. EFCC picked up Okorocha from his residence in Maitama area of Abuja on Tuesday evening. The anti-graft agency had earlier invaded the residence of the former Imo State governor in an attempt to arrest him. Gunshots … Read more
The Federal High Court, Lagos Division has restrained a former chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Lagos branch, Alhaji Musilu Akinsanya, a.k.a. MC Oluomo and seven others from collecting union dues and levies from commercial drivers that are non-union members in all motor parks in Lagos State. The seven others are … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said that its operatives laid siege to the residence of former Imo Governor Senator Rochas Okorocha because of his refusal to honour the commission’s invitations. It said Okorocha jumped an administrative bail granted him by EFCC. It also alleged that attempts to arraign Senator Okorocha was stalled twice … Read more
Adam Namadi, son of former vice president Namadi Sambo, is asking Kaduna delegates to refund his money following his defeat at the primaries despite having paid about N76 million. The younger Namadi was hoping to become the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flagbearer to represent Kaduna North Federal constituency at the House of Representatives. His … Read more
A house of representative aspirant in the forthcoming 2023 general election, Dr. Philip Okwuada, sl#mped on Sunday, May 22, after he failed to cliched his party’s primaries ticket. Okwuada, from Ika Federal constituency, North-West of Delta State, was contesting under the Peoples Democratic Party. He [email protected] after his opponent, Hon. Victor Nwokolo, won the party’s … Read more
Supporters of the former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, operating under the aegis of ‘Ikeoha Campaign Organisation’ has expressed shock over the dismissal of its suit seeking to uphold the 3-man Adhoc committee that would participate in the Enugu PDP governorship primaries. The suit was instituted by the supporters, who were candidates in the … Read more
Elder statesman and former Governor of old Anambra State, Senator Jim Nwobodo, Tuesday, declared that after due consultations, Mr. Peter Mba has been identified as the right person to succeed Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi. This came after months of speculations on who will take over from Governor Ugwuanyi in 2023. But in less than 24 hours … Read more
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, have laid siege to the home of Imo senator, Rochas Okorocha, in Abuja. The operatives had arrived at the house on Tuesday to arrest him but couldn’t. As of the time of this report, EFCC operatives are within and outside the premises of Okorocha’s house.
Terrorists who attacked and kidnapped the 28 March 2022 Abuja-Kaduna bound train passengers have threatened to, within seven days, start killing the passengers in captivity if their demands are not met. They called the government to, as a matter of urgency, release their children allegedly kept in a Yola detention facility in Adamawa State. Malam … Read more
The Edo State Police Command has arrested one John Aipoh, 27, in connection with the [email protected] of his 24-year-old girlfriend, Precious Ikpikhumi. It was gathered that the suspect allegedly m#rdered the victim, a final year student of the Institute of Health Technology, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, after she called off their four-year relationship. Standard … Read more
Although Nigeria is a complex country, it isn’t that difficult to manage. This is according to former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Obasanjo said this when he received the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant and Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, at his residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Monday. Wike was in the company of Oyo … Read more