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Tinubu Swears In New CCB Chairman
Tinubu Swears In New CCB Chairman .. President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Abdullahi Bello as the new Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). In June, the Senate Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct and Public Petitions screened and confirmed the nomination of Bello as the CCB’s substantive chairman for a five-year…
Police nab four over disappearance of NYSC member
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested four persons in connection with the sudden disappearance of a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member. A corps member serving in Ikuru Town, Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers, Yahaya Faruq, mysteriously went missing after reporting for work at his part-time job at LDM Chinese Mining Company in…
ASUP Mobilises Lecturers As Strike Ultimatum Expires
.. The 15-day ultimatum issued by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics to the Federal Government to meet its demands is set to expire on October 23. The group had threatened to embark on strike should the government fail to address the contentious new scheme of service for polytechnic lecturers across the country. As…
Many of Damagum’s critics couldn’t deliver their polling units – Bauchi PDP youths
Amid the ongoing leadership crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Bauchi State PDP Coalition Youth Stakeholders have expressed their unwavering support to the Acting National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagum. According to the group, many of Damagum’s critics failed to secure victories in their own polling units during the last elections. Speaking to…
UPDATED: Tinubu Sacks Five Ministers, Scraps Ministries
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu .. The Federal Executive Council (FEC), at a meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu, scrapped the Ministries of Niger Delta Development and Sports Development. Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu’s special adviser on information and strategy, announced this on Wednesday. According to Onanuga, “There will now be a ministry of regional development…
Cabinet reshuffling: Meet Tinubu’s new ministers
President Bola Tinubu announced the appointment of new ministers on Wednesday. DAILY POST brings you a brief profile of each of the new ministers introduced to Tinubu’s cabinet during the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting. 1. Bianca Odinakachukwu Olivia Odumegwu-Ojukwu, born on 5 August 1968, is a politician, diplomat, lawyer, businesswoman and beauty pageant titleholder.…
Halima Abubakar Tenders Apology To Apostle Suleman
.. Popular Nollywood actress, Halima Abubakar, has apologised to Apostle Johnson Suleman of Omega Fire Ministries for defaming him. Abubakar admitted to spreading falsehood against Suleman and causing him pain via social media. The drama between Halima Abubakar and Apostle Suleman started in 2022 when the actress became sick following her altercation with the…
Sit-at-home enforcers kill 2 in Aba
Some residents were killed in Aba, the commercial city of Abia State, on Tuesday by suspected enforcers of sit-at-home order. The hooded men in black murdered two persons around Old Express off Sameck Junction, within the Aba North Local Government Area. One of the victims was simply identified as a caretaker, while the other’s identity…
NiMet Calls For Better Flight Tools For Aviation Sector
.. The head of the Quality Management System (QMS) at the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Usman Abdulrahman has called for the prioritization of staff capacity development to address lapses in communication and quality services. During the QMS summit, Abdulrahman made this call while addressing aviation stakeholders at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The…
Benue PDP crisis: Moro sues for peace, cautions against violent rhetorics
Senate Minority Leader Abba Moro has sued for peace over the festering crisis in the Benue State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The crisis had erupted after the party’s congress. Moro, in a statement on Tuesday by his Media Adviser, Mr Emmanuel John, urged members of the PDP in Benue to tone down on violent rhetorics…
Federal University Lokoja To Graduate 41 First Class Students
.. The Vice-Chancellor (VC), of Federal University Lokoja (FUL), Prof. Olayemi Akinwumi, says the institution will graduate 41 first-class students at its 8th convocation ceremony scheduled for Saturday, October 27. The VC disclosed this during a press conference on Tuesday in Lokoja ahead of the university’s 8th convocation ceremony. He said that a total…
Shehu Dikko will deliver – El-Rufai reacts to Tinubu’s sports appointment
The member of the House of Representatives representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency, Bello El-Rufai, has reacted to President Bola Tinubu’s appointment of Shehu Dikko as the Chairman of the newly created National Sports Commission. El-Rufai described Dikko as a perfect fit and a seasoned sports administrator. As part of his cabinet reshuffling, Tinubu had scrapped…
Why National Grid Will Continue To Collapse- Discos
.. Distribution companies (Discos) have said that Nigerian will continue to witness national grid collapse except the federal government takes steps to solve the problem, adding that the national grid has collapsed 105 times in the last 10 years. The spokesperson for all Discos and the Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Nigerian…
Failed fortification: Enugu police arrest native doctor, father over son’s death
Enugu State Police Command has confirmed the death of a young man during a failed fortification. DAILY POST recalls that news went viral of a young man whose father took to a native doctor for fortification, but he died one hour after he was buried alive. In a statement made available to journalists on Tuesday…
Replace Unistar Meters Without Burden On Consumers, FCCPC Tells DisCos
.. The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission on Tuesday ordered electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) to replace Unistar Meters without burdening affected consumers with estimated billing. The Commission said this in Abuja through the Director, Special Duties (& Strategic Communication) Ondaje Ijagwu. It said the move is based on concerns surrounding the phase-out of…
INEC calls for factual reportage ahead of Ondo guber poll
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has urged journalists to ensure factual and impartial reportage of the electoral process. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), Sam Olumekun, said the media must guide against fake news, stressing that misinformation has the potential to incite unnecessary tension and violence. Olumekun, who was…
Adewolu Urges Emerging Markets To Embrace AI For Capital Market Growth
.. The Chief Executive Officer of Trium Limited, Mr. Adebayo Adewolu at the 2024 International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) FinTech & Digitalisation Forum in London has called on emerging markets to embrace AI and tokenisation for capital market growth. Adewolu participated as a panelist in a session titled “Will the new digital world ever…
Alleged Bribery: Court fixes date to hear pending applications against Ganduje, 7 others
A Kano State High Court on Wednesday, fixed November 20, for hearing of pending applications in the ongoing case of alleged bribery and misappropriation against the National Chairman All Progressive Congress, APC, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje and seven others. The state government had instituted an eight-count charge bordering on bribery allegations, misappropriation and division of public…
WAEC Adopts Optional Writing Mode For WASSCE
.. The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the schedule for the Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates, 2024 – Second Series. The exam will kick off on Friday, October 25 and wrap up on Friday, December 20, 2024. The Council in a statement on Tuesday said that…
Police bans use of vehicles with covered plates in Kogi
The Kogi State Police Command has banned the use of vehicles with covered number plates, as well as unregistered vehicles and motorcycles across the state. According to a statement on Tuesday by the Kogi State Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO) SP William Ovye Aya, the Commissioner of Police Bethrand Onuoha stated that the order became…