No fewer than 22 Senators on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress may dump the APC for the main opposition People’s Democratic Party, PDP, a chieftain of the ruling APC, Femi Fani-Kayode has hinted According to a statement issued via the verified Twitter handle of Fani-Kayody on ...

The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Obafemi Awolowo Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife branch, on Wednesday, challenged the Association of Resident Doctors in the hospital to approach the court of law for redress, instead of embarking on industrial action over the alleged harassment ...

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Hon. Yekini Nabena, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC to step up its game and make adequate protection for its server, alleging that the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP ...

By Miftaudeen Raji Against the backdrop of public outcry, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has agreed to extend the ongoing Continuous Voters’ Registration (CVR) exercise by 60 days. Earlier, the House of Representatives had last Wednesday urged INEC to extend the deadline ...

The Indigenous People of Biafra has described the comments by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), that the group was responsible for pipeline vandalism in the country as “laughable, disgraceful and fallacious”. The secessionist group reminded the President that his Western ...

The Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Rauf Aderemi Olaniyan, has shunned the state House of Assembly by refusing to respond to the five-count allegations levied against him by the lawmakers. DAILY POST recalls that some members of the House of Assembly had last week Wednesday petitioned the ...

Ossai Success, an aide to Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has stated that the fast-rising singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, should be taken to an alcohol and drug rehabilitation centre. This was in connection to a video clip circulating on social media, where the singer ...

Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has raised the alarm on the impact of the ‘Obidient’ movement on the chances of the ruling All Progressives Congress and Peoples Democratic Party at the 2023 presidential elections. The ‘Obidient’ movement refers to the supporters of the presidential ...

  The Federal Government of Nigeria has stated that the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) remains N165 per litre. The government also advised Nigerians against panic buying of petrol, assuring that over 2 billion litres were in various depots. On Tuesday, the ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The House of Representatives has rejected a motion seeking to cause the National Assembly to override President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto on the amendment made to Section 84(8) of the Electoral Act 2022. The motion was earlier moved ...

  Nigerian billionaire Ned Nwoko has said that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi cannot be the next President of Nigeria. Nwoko, husband to Nollywood actress, Regina Daniel, said this during an interview with BBC Igbo, adding that Obi will change ...

  Three Senators belonging to the All Progressives Congress (APC) have resigned their membership of the ruling party. The lawmakers are Senators Ahmad Babba Kaita (Katsina North), Lawal Yahaya Gumau (Bauchi South), and Francis Alimikhena (Edo North). Whilst Babba Kaita ...

  The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, has replied Sunday Adeyemo a.k.a. Sunday Igboho over his position on Governor Abdullahi Ganduje’s title. Igboho had condemned the monarch for conferring chieftaincy titles on the Kano helmsman and his wife, Hafsat. They ...

  By Emmanuel Uzodinma and Eunice Udeh Amidst worsening insecurity in Nigeria, the Archbishop of Enugu Ecclesiastical Province and Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, His Grace, Most Rev. Emmanuel Chukwuma has warned that a revolution is ...

  The Nigerian Senate has received the executive communication with the nomination of six names as replacements for ministers that resigned to contest the presidential election. In a letter that was read by the Senate President, Dr Ahmad Ibrahim Lawa,n on Tuesday, ...

  Former Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu has made fresh claims over why the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) did not pick Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, as his running mate. According to him, Wike talks too much and does not ...

  Shehu Sani, a former Kaduna Central Senator has called on the founder of Household of God Church, Reverend Chris Okotie to revive his Fresh Democratic Party. Sani was reacting to Okotie’s call that all 2023 presidential aspirants should step down and allow him emerge ...

  The All Progressives Congress, APC, has submitted the full list of its senatorial candidates to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. In the list, there are 15 candidates who are either ex-governors or incumbent governors. The Majority Whip, Orji Uzor ...

  The Federal Government cannot intervene in the rising price of diesel and aviation fuel as the prices for both products are deregulated, according to the Minister of State Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva. Sylva stated this while speaking in Abuja yesterday. ...

  The sudden move by Nigerian youths to fully participate in the country’s general elections is not unconnected to the 2020 EndSARS protest which served as an eye-opener that young Nigerians can influence critical decisions in the country. DAILY POST recalls that youths ...

    The negotiator for Abuja-Kaduna train attack victims, Mallam Tukur Mamu, on Tuesday, raised an alarm over the deteriorating health condition of the remaining victims in the kidnappers’ den. Tukur Mamu, who is also the Publisher of the Kaduna-based Desert Herald ...

  The Nigeria Police, Zone 2 Command (Lagos and Ogun) has advised the public to be wary of fraudsters. The Public Relations Officer, SP Hauwa Idris-Adamu, issued the warning on Monday. The command informed the public that Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG ...

  Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Monday, ruled out the concept of “placeholder” or dummy vice presidential candidate as done by political parties, adding that it has no place in the ...

  The Nigeria Police Force have ordered a Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, to report himself over a viral video. DAILY POST reports that Portable was seen in a viral video accusing a young man of sending a message to his ‘wife’, asking her ...

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Monday, ruled out the concept of “placeholder” or dummy vice presidential candidate as done by political parties, adding that it has no place in the constitution of Nigeria. After the completion of presidential ...

By Idowu Abdullahi The Founder of Household of God Church, Reverend Chris Okotie, has asked the presidential candidates of the political parties for the 2023 election to step down for him in his bid to take over from the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). This is as he ...

  The alleged culpable homicide suit against Peter Nwachukwu, husband of the late gospel singer, Osinachi in a Federal Capital Territory High Court on Monday, was stepped down in order for his lawyers to align themselves to represent him. When the matter slated for ...

  Former military Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar is seriously ill, according to Thisday. The retired Army General may have suffered partial stroke. Abubakar was reportedly flown out of Nigeria about three weeks ago for medical treatment. He was first flown ...

  The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Chief Gani Adams has urged the United Nations (UN) and other international organisations to immediately intervene in the rising insecurity in Nigeria. He said “no part of Nigeria is safe again.” Adams disclosed this in a letter ...

  The 2023 presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said 70 percent of Nigerian politicians have no business in the leadership of the country and should be kicked out of power in the 2023 general elections. The former Anambra State Governor stated this on ...

  There are indications that the 2023 presidential election may be the last chance for some eminent Nigerians who have been within the corridors of power for a very long time. Since the return of the current political dispensation in 1999, the likes of the Peoples ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. A bus conveying a press crew covering Lagos State Government and attached to the convoy of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, was attacked on Sunday. The incident occurred at ...

By  Agency Report Biodun Oyebanji The Ekiti State governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Segun Oni, and his Action Democratic Party counterpart, Mrs Kemi Elebute-Halle, has rejected the results of the Saturday’s election, saying the outcome will be challenged at ...

A former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has called on churches across the nation to arm themselves with the right weapons in self defence following a series of attacks by terrorists recently. Kaduna State Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, ...

The Kaduna State Government (KDSG) has confirmed that bandits attacked worshippers, killed three people and injured two others in Kajuru Local Government Area. Mr Samuel Aruwan, the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on ...

  The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, on Sunday debunked reports that its presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso would run for the 2023 presidential election as a running mate of the Labour Party’s candidate, Peter Obi. National Publicity Secretary of NNPP, Dr Agbo ...

The police officers from Iheagwa Division, Imo State, have arrested an Imo prison escapee identified as Justice Anokam, for allegedly stabbing a pregnant woman to death with a dagger at Umuejechi Nekede autonomous community in Owerri West Local Government. DAILY POST gathered that ...

St. Moses Catholic Church, Robuh, Ungwan Aku in the Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State was attacked by unknown gunmen while worshippers were winding down the first mass. In the course of the attack on the church, three worshippers were killed while many others were ...

By Olufemi Olaniyi   An elderly voter, Mrs Felicia Fayomi, who is said to be 105 years old, tells OLUFEMI OLANIYI about her motivation for coming out to cast her ballot in Saturday’s Ekiti State governorship election What is your name? My name is Felicia Fayomi. How old are ...

By Tunde Ajaja   TUNDE AJAJA examines some politicians who have spent years jumping from one party to another seeking political office and have yet to win the respective seats The three failed attempts by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to become the President ...

  The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo has said although the All Progressives Congress (APC) has achieved victory in the just concluded governorship election in Ekiti State, the ruling party must be ready to do more in a bid to repeat the same ...

  By Johnson, Dapo Akinrefon, Omeiza Ajayi & Rotimi Ojomoyela 1) IREPODUN / lFELODUN LG APC- 13,125PDP- 4,712SDP- 5010   2) IDO – OSI LG APC- 10,321PDP- 2,871SDP- 9,489- Party’s candidate, Segun Oni lost in his council area     3) ...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has inaugurated a 24-man reconciliatory committee to settle disputes from its congresses and primaries, ahead of the 2023 General Elections.     Chief Isaac Omodewu, the State Chairman, inaugurated ...

•SDP’s Segun Oni loses LGA, of 16  councils, PDP’s Kolawole wins one  •Voters get between N3,000 and N10,000   By Dayo Johnson, Dapo Akinrefon, Rotimi Ojomyela & Luminous Jannamike THE All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, last ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Abiodun Oyebanji, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State, has been declared the winner of the exercise. Oyebanji, who secured victory in 15 of the 16 Local Government ...

  Gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Senator Teslim Kolawole Folarin, has declared that residents of the State will resist any attempt to impeach the deputy governor of the State, Engineer Rauf Aderemi Olaniyan. Folarin, who ...

  The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has confirmed he is in talks with his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi. Kwankwaso and Obi are exploring the possibility of cooperation in the 2023 elections, in terms of a ...

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the commission cannot guarantee absence of vote-buying during the June 18 Ekiti governorship election. Mr Festus Okoye, INEC national commissioner, disclosed this to Channels TV on Friday. Okoye ...

  The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum ( SMBLF) has rejected the presidential running mate to former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa for accepting his ...

  The Catholic Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Bishop Calistus Onaga has imposed a ban on Rev. Fr. Mbaka’s Adoration Ministry. DAILY POST reports that this is coming on the heels of Mbaka’s outburst against a Presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi of the Labour Party. The ...