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…
Former Labour Party Presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, has urged the Kebbi State government and stakeholders to prioritize massive investment in agriculture. During his visit, Obi pointed out the vast agricultural lands in Kebbi and the entire North West geopolitical zone, comparing them to Ukraine, which recently donated grains to Nigeria despite having less cultivated…
Catholic Bishop of Nsukka Diocese, Prof Godfrey Onah, weekend, described the outcome of the 2023 general elections as it affected former Enugu State governor, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi as an act of betrayal. It could be recalled that Ugwuanyi lost the Enugu North Senatorial zone election to Okey Ezea of the Labour Party, LP. In…
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has called on the International Parliamentary Union, IPU, to lend a strong voice to the restoration of lasting peace to war-torn Gaza. Akpabio made the call while contributing to discussions at the ongoing 148th Session of the International Parliamentary Union Assembly, holding in Geneva, Switzerland. He said it is…