Tag: national

.. 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…

.. In a bold move to combat financial crimes, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 11 suspected currency racketeers and internet fraudsters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Tuesday, November 11, 2024. The suspects, identified as Rafael Obi, John Daniel, Dominion Sambo, Solomon Nwoke, Solomon Daniel, Stanley Uche, Micheal Markson, Chima…

The recent report that over 684,000 Nigerians die from non communicable diseases, NCDs, annually, is a source of concern. Non communicable diseases are diseases that are not contagious. Most Nigerians have been battling with communicable or infectious diseases like cholera, Human Immuno Virus, HIV, tuberculosis among others. Such diseases have, however, attracted public attention as…

.. A chilling incident has shaken the Diobu community in Port Harcourt, as a 65-year-old man, Monday Reuben, was brutally stabbed by his neighbor, Nnana, in his early 30s. The shocking attack occurred at 37 Okwelle Street, Mile 2 Diobu, where Reuben serves as the caretaker. Eyewitnesses report that Nnana accused Reuben of witchcraft…

.. A fuel-laden tanker has busted into flames at the Jigawa-Kano border in North West Nigeria. The incident took place near Gamoji village along Maiduri Road at Tsaida, Kwanar Kalle, said Aliyu M. A., the Public Relations Officer of the Federal Fire Service (FFS), Jigawa State Command. Aliyu stated that the FFS received a…

.. After two years of teamwork, Stakeholder Democracy Network (SDN) and the Rivers State Ministry of Youth Development have unveiled a groundbreaking youth development policy. This policy is all about addressing the needs of young people in the state, with a strong focus on inclusivity, accountability, and good governance. Christiana Ibinabo Idasefiema, SDN’s Project…

.. At least 94 illegal occupants and squatters along the railway corridor from Pen Cinema to Fagba were arrested by the Lagos State Taskforce in an early morning sting operation on Wednesday. During the raid, substances suspected to be hard drugs—such as Indian hemp, colorado, and other harmful drugs—were seized, along with various weapons.…

.. …Ten-Year Deal to Boost Local Production, Revamp Industrial Growth The NNPC Gas Marketing Limited (NGML), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, has successfully executed a Gas Sale and Purchase Agreement (GSPA) with Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE. The agreement, signed by the Managing Director, NGML, Barr. Justin Ezeala…

The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, has disqualified Olusola Ebiseni as the Labour Party candidate for the upcoming Ondo State governorship election scheduled for Saturday, 16 November 2024. The judgement was unanimously delivered by the three members of the panel and read out by the chairman of the panel, Justice Adebukola Banjoko, on Wednesday.…

.. The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Wednesday, disqualified Olusola Ebiseni as the Labour Party candidate for the upcoming Ondo State governorship election. The election is scheduled for Saturday, 16 November. A three-member panel of justices, in a unanimous decision with a lead judgement by Justice Hamma Barka delivered by Justice Adebukola Banjoko,…

After much anticipation, the United States, US, President-elect, Donald Trump has returned to the White House. Trump met with President Joe Biden at the White House on Wednesday. He walked into the White House triumphantly for the first time in four years to meet Biden. Biden invited Trump for the traditional visit, a show of…

.. There is rising tension in Umuahia, Abia State, following an attack by gunmen on a newly established military checkpoint along Umuopara Onuimo Owerri road. The assailants targeted the location early Wednesday morning, sparking fears among residents. Authorities are investigating the incident, while security forces have heightened patrols in the area. Meanwhile, the Nigeria…

The Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced that armed vandals invaded and damaged a 330/132/33 kilovolt, 150 megaamperes power transformer radiator at the ongoing Obajana Transmission Substation. The spokesperson of TCN, Ndidi Mbah, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. According to her, the incident occurred on the night of November 12, 2024, at approximately…

.. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR has signed the instruments of accession for six Conventions of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). This action paves the way for Nigeria to officially deposit these instruments of accesion at the IMO headquarters, which serves as the repository for such conventions. Instruments of accessions are binding agreements between…

A coalition of Civil Society Organizations has alleged the manipulation of the outcome of the September 21 governorship election in Edo State. DAILY POST reports that though opposition parties particularly the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, repeatedly alleged that the election was marred by irregularities, the National Electoral Commission, INEC declared Monday Okpebholo winner. However, the…

.. The Federal Government has suspended 13 students of the Federal Government College in Enugu State for six weeks for alleged bullying in the school. A statement signed by the Ministry’s Director of Press and Public Relations in the ministry, Folashade Boriowo, disclosed that the ministry has also set up a committee to look…