Amid worsening economic hardship and hunger in the country, a social critic and human rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, says she knew politicians would deploy clerics to confuse Nigerians. Yesufu was reacting to a statement credited to an Abuja cleric and Senior Pastor of the Shepherd House Assembly International, Reverend Joshua Talena, that the current global…
A Canadian returnee, Mr Chidiebere Eluwa, from Amakama community in Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia State, has called for the disbandment of a local vigilante group in his community, citing threat to peoples’ lives as his reason. Eluwa, who made the call in Umuahia, alleged that the group was becoming a source of…
Despite economic uncertainties and the initial hurdle that trailed President Bola Tinubu’s visit to Qatar, the Nigerian President made attempts to woo investors in his host country on Sunday, telling them there is nowhere in the world where one will find return on investment at the level of what is obtainable in Nigeria. He said…
The Zamfara State Government says it has verified 3,079 retirees in an effort to pay the backlog of gratuities owed by previous administrations. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Sulaiman Bala Idris, said a total of 1746 pensioners from both the state and local government have received…
Tension has risen to boiling point in Taraba State as a dispute over ancestral claims has reignited longstanding conflict between the Tiv and Jukun communities. The spark came from alleged contentious statement attributed to the Jukun Youths and Cultural Development Association, JYCDA, targeting the Taraba State Tiv Cultural and Social Association, TCSA. The JYCDA’s statement,…
A former Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Bolaji Abdullahi, has said ex-President Goodluck Jonathan was not a weak or clueless president. He said Jonathan was a victim of politics being played by politicians around him. The former Minister said Jonathan took action to save Nigeria from bloodshed after he lost his seat at the…
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has said the deaths of two students of the Nasarawa State University during a stampede while palliative was looted in the school was not as a result of government’s negligence. He stated this in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics monitored by DAILY POST. DAILY POST recalls that…
The Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed that three more women have died following a stampede at the venue of an almsgiving Zakat, bringing the number of deaths recorded to seven. DAILY POST reports the stampede occurred at about 10 am at the Shafa Holdings Company Plc headquarters along Jos Road, on Sunday which led…
Former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has sent a warning to political leaders, saying, “it is the people and not their politicians that own democracy, politics, government and governance.” Her statement followed the report that opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye has emerged as favourite to win Senegal’s presidential election, after several rivals conceded. Sunday’s vote…
The Senate Committee on Nigerian Army on Monday lauded the Army and other security agencies for a successful operation that led to the rescue of abducted pupils of LEA School, Kuriga in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Chairman of the committee, Senator Abdulaziz Yar’adua, said in a statement that the rescue mission was…
The National Universities Commission has called for collaborative efforts in initiating continuous curriculum reform in Nigerian universities. The acting executive secretary, NUC, Chris Maiyaki, made this known at the British Council Workshop on Enhancing Curriculum and Pedagogical Approaches in Nigerian Universities at the Continental Hotel on Monday. He emphasized the need for continuous curriculum reform…
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC, has restated its commitment to ensuring that those who contribute to the failure of banks are properly investigated and prosecuted. The Managing Director of the NDIC, Bello Hassan, who gave the assurance during a courtesy visit to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Chairman, also tasked the anti-graft…
