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Ahead of Saturday’s governorship poll in Ondo State, three gubernatorial candidates have stepped down for the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Ayedatiwa, Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan, confirmed on Thursday that Dr. Ajibola Falaye, Hon. Jenyo Ataunko, and Olaide Ibrahim of the Accord Party, the…

.. Rivers state is gearing up to host a pivotal energy summit, bringing together state actors, industry leaders, oil and gas experts, academics, innovators, and technology providers to drive growth and efficiency across the energy sector. The Group Managing Director, Solewant Group, Sir Solomon Ewanehi, who spoke in Port Harcourt on Thursday said the…

Journalists and other media practitioners in Abia State have been challenged to represent the interests of the people in their reportage. A media consultant Mr Bankole Ebisemiju gave the advice in Umuahia, on Wednesday during a two-day training for media practitioners organized by the state government on Human Capital Development. Ebisemiju who stressed the need…

.. …Target 1.2 Million Metric Tonnes Of Rice, Wheat By 2025 The federal government on Thursday announced the collection of a $134m loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to produce 1.2 million metric tonnes of wheat and rice by 2025. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, disclosed this at the…

Bauchi State Commissioner for Education, Dr Jamila Mohamed Dahiru, has chosen to forfeit her salary and allowances, redirecting the funds back to the government for departmental use. The gesture was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday by the Public Relations Officer of the Education Ministry, Jalaludeen Usman. According to the statement, the donation is…

.. A coalition of pro-democracy groups under the aegis of the Ondo Freedom Movement has blasted the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over his remarks on Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde’s role in the Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State. The group chides Wike warning that Ondo is not Rivers State…

An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, on Thursday ordered the remand of four persons in a correctional facility for alleged armed robbery and murder. The suspects are Moshood Adesanmi, 38, Abiodun Akinboye, 30, Nathaniel Adedokun, 54, and Tiamiyu Sarafa, 45. The defendants, whose addresses were not provided, are facing charges of alleged conspiracy, armed robbery, murder…

U.S. Senate Leader, John Thune .. South Dakota Senator John Thune, on Wednesday, emerged the Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate. Thune defeated Senator John Cornyn of Texas in Thursday’s election to replace Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell, who has held the post for the past 18 years. He emerged winner in the second-ballot round,…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has distributed sensitive materials to all 18 local government areas of Ondo State ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in the state. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Oluwatoyin Babalola, who monitored the exercise held at the facility of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, in Akure on Thursday, explained that…

.. Access Holdings Plc has announced that its banking group’s, subsidiary, The Access Bank UK Limited has entered into a binding agreement to acquire a majority equity stake in AfrAsia Bank Limited, the Republic of Mauritius’ fourth largest bank by total assets. The Group stated this in a notice to the Nigerian Exchange Limited…

The Nigeria Ethnic Nationalities Youth Leaders Council, NENYLC, has described as unacceptable a situation where Nigerians are suffering in the midst of plenty. This comes as Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), announced increased crude oil production to 1.8 million barrels per day. Some leadership changes were also announced by the NNPCL on Wednesday, but…

.. The National Executive Council (NEC), Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), has announced a 7-day warning strike and demanded the removal of the Pro-Chancellor, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Akwa, Anambra State. In a communiqué jointly issued and signed by the association’s President, Prof. Aminu Mohammad, and Secretary, Prof. Daiyabu Ibrahim, at the…

A Ugandan court has convicted a 21-year-old Tiktoker for calling for the public flogging of President Yoweri Museveni on TikTok. The defendant, Emmanuel Nabugodi, who created a video depicting a mock Museveni trial, faces up to seven years in prison for allegedly spreading hate speech against the President. He pleaded guilty and was remanded in…

.. …Set To Hit 2 Million Barrels Per Day By December Nigeria may earn more revenue from the oil and gas sector as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd, in collaboration with stakeholders in the sector, has raised crude oil production to 1.8 million barrels per day. The achievement was announced on Thursday during…

The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), on Wednesday, lamented that Ogun State, despite efforts to reduce the spread of HIV, has a greater prevalence of 1.6% compared to the national average of 1.4%. The Agency’s Director General, Mrs Temitope Ilori, stated this during an advocacy visit focused on achieving an AIDS-Free Generation…

.. The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, has presented the Commission’s performance scorecard over the past year to the Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes. This was revealed on the commission’s website on Wednesday. Aliyu, who delivered the report during an oversight…

Ebonyi State Government has announced its preparedness to welcome the wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, to the state on Friday. DAILY POST gathered that during the visit, the wife of the president, Oluremi, will, upon her arrival, commission the Chuba Okadigbo International Airport runway at Onueke, Ezza South LGA. Recall that the administration…

.. The Nigerian Navy has taken delivery of three Agusta Westland (AW109) Trekker Helicopters, marking a significant enhancement to its air capabilities. The handover ceremony, held at Caverton Helicopters Limited’s hangar facilities in Ikeja, Lagos, on November 12, 2024, was attended by top naval and government officials. Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla, Chief of…

.. A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), sitting at Maitama, on Wednesday, adjourned the trial of the former Governor of Taraba State, Darius Dickson Ishaku, to January 21, 2025. The former governor was arraigned alongside his former permanent secretary, Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Bello Yero, on a 15-count…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has raided an illegal alcoholic drink factory in the Lugbe axis of the FCT. The agency, during the operation, seized adulterated alcoholic beverages and discovered expired salt with altered expiry dates. NAFDAC, during the enforcement exercise, also intensified efforts to curb the circulation of…