Three governors have backed up Ohanaeze Ndigbo’s plan to honour the invitation to attend the May 29 inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. In a statement issued on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, by the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Secretary General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the apex Igbo socio-cultural body stated that governors Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State, Okezie … Read more
Reno Omokri, a public affairs journalist, claimed that the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) had any moral justification for calling a statewide strike in protest of President Bola Tinubu’s revocation of the fuel subsidy. According to the xandertech, the NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, had stated that if the President refused to return to the status … Read more
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has stated that given her previous official position, Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State cannot continue to act as chairman of the rescheduled Edo State governorship primary poll. Following the previous declaration of an inconclusive governorship primary election, the APC on Wednesday appointed Bassey Otu, the governor of Cross … Read more
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State says no fewer than 45 rural electrification projects have been executed by his administration. According to the Governor, the projects which were executed in different communities across the state, were aimed at boosting socio-economic activities. Governor Ortom stated this on Monday while commissioning a rural electrification project in Kpengwa … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has insisted that the deadline for collecting Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) prior to the general elections will not be extended again. Prior to the elections, the commission stated that it must relocate its staff away from PVC issuance to other areas that require attention. Festus Okoye, the Chairman of … Read more
The appeal contesting the announcement of Mr. Alex Otti as the victor of the State’s governorship election on March 18, 2023, has been settled by the Peoples Democratic Party, or PDP, in Abia State. Mr. Samuel Oduntan, a statistician and digital examiner, appeared as a subpoenaed witness for the PDP during the prolonged hearing on … Read more
The President of the United States, Joe Biden, has congratulated Bola Tinubu on his swearing-in as president of Nigeria. Tinubu took over the baton from Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, May 29. The inauguration ceremony, which took place at the Eagles Square in Abuja, had African leaders and global organisations in attendance. Although Biden did not … Read more
A former Emir of Kano, Muhammed Sanusi has said the last elections has dangerously divided Nigeria along ethnic and religious lines. Sanusi made the remark while noting that the country has a dearth of leadership. He lamented that the elections have also put the integrity of the judiciary and security agencies in question. Sanusi spoke … Read more
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Kaduna State Council appealed to the state government to pay the entitlements of the reinstated workers. DAILY POST recalls that the APC-led state government on April 4, 2023 said it would reinstate over 1,000 primary school teachers sacked a few years ago. Reacting to promise to reinstate the sacked workers, … Read more
Bayo Onanuga, one of the Bola Tinubu, Kashim Shettima Presidential Campaign Council’s spokespersons, has referred to Nigeria’s Attorney General Abubakar Malami as a “public enemy.” On Wednesday, he made the statement in a tweet under his Twitter handle. According to Onanuga, Malami followed in the footsteps of Godwin Emefiele, the Nigerian Central Bank governor. He … Read more