Two Boko Haram commanders, Ibrahim Muhammed and Auwal Muhammed, alias “Wanka’’, have surrendered to troops of Sector 3 of the Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF, in Monguno, Borno State. Chief of Military Public Information of the MNJTF, Lt.-Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, revealed this on Tuesday, saying that the two insurgents escaped from the Kwalaram/Bakura Buduma camps…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Christian Okeri, has described the 24 years reign of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia State as wasteful. He spoke in an interview with journalists in Aba at the weekend. While assessing the current state of affairs in Abia, Okeri said the former ruling…
The Nigerian Government has invited controversial Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, for questioning. Gumi was invited for questioning over his comments on the activities of bandits in the country. The minister of Information and Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed while addressing journalists at the State House, Abuja, on Monday. The minister said the Islamic cleric was not…
A staff of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, has died after being electrocuted while on duty. Kunle Olubiyo of the Nigerian Consumer Protection Network disclosed the incident to DAILY POST on Monday. According to him, the victim, identified as Josia Jim, died when the power supply was restored without his notice while fixing a faulty…
A former aide to the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, Phrank Shaibu, has mocked President Bola Tinubu over the escape of one of the detained Binance executives. Shaibu said Tinubu has ridiculed Nigeria by transforming the country’s detention centres into amateur magician training grounds. Recall that Nadeem Anjarwalla, Binance’s Africa regional…
Worried by infrastructural deficits in the country, President Bola Tinubu has approved the Renewed Hope Infrastructure Development Fund. The Fund, which is a replica of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, is meant to facilitate effective infrastructure development across the areas of agriculture, transportation, ports, aviation, energy, healthcare, and education in Nigeria. According to the…
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris on Monday said there is no hiding place for Nadeem Anjarwalla, a Director of Binance who escaped from custody and fled the country after he was detained by the Nigerian Government. The minister said the International Police (Interpol) were currently on Anjarwalla’s trail. Idris was reacting to…
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has received two Armoured Personnel Carriers, APC, and 200 highly trained members of the Special Squad of the Nigeria Police Force. This followed the recent cases of incessant bandits and criminal attacks. Bandits attacked Kuriga community and kidnapped 137 schoolchildren, who were released last Saturday after 16 days in captivity….
Chief Samuel Opuh has been elected the new traditional ruler of Oshiri autonomous community in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Following the death of J.U.O. Nwogo, the traditional ruler of the community, four years ago, there had been several attempts to elect a new ruler without success. In an election keenly contested in…
The President of Nigeria’s Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has called on the International Parliamentary Union (IPU) to lend a strong voice to the restoration of lasting peace in war-torn Gaza. Akpabio made the call while contributing to discussions at the ongoing 148th Session of the International Parliamentary Union Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland. He said it is…
