Award-winning author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has faulted Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka for describing Labour Party’s vice-presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed’s comment on the general elections as fascist. According to Chimamanda, she has a lot of respect for Soyinka, but strongly ...

Joe Chukindi Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi was last Friday, allegedly detained in London by UK immigration officials. Obi was said to have been detained for hours, and interrogated by the officials, after his British Airways plane landed in Heathrow Airport ...

Famous Nigerian Writer, Chimamanda Adichie has countered Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka on the accusation that the supporters of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi who are widely known as Obidients are fascists. Soyinka had in an interview with Channels Television on Saturday, ...

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has asserted that no power can deprive the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, of his mandate. He said further that he laughed when opponents went to court to challenge the outcome of the February 25 election. Umahi, who made the assertion in Abakaliki, dedicated ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Rivers State has scheduled supplementary elections for Port Harcourt Constituency 2 and Khana-Gokana Federal Constituency for Saturday, 15th April 2023. This was contained in a statement by the electoral umpire in the state. Rivers State ...

Ochogwu Sunday A Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Governorship aspirant for the Kogi election, Senator Dino Melaye, has chided the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike over a recent comment against him. DAILY POST earlier reported that Governor Wike who addressed journalists in Port Harcourt on ...

The Federal Government of Nigeria has challenged the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, to clarify his position on a leaked audio of the conversation he purportedly had with Bishop David Oyedepo, the founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide. The audio, as released by an ...

The All Progressives Congress (APC), on Monday, prayed the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) in Abuja to dismiss the petition filed by the Labour Party (LP) and its Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi, against the emergence of Sen. Bola Tinubu as president-elect in the February 25 ...

Prophet Wale Ojo of the Harvest Centre Mission has said God would use the President-elect, Bola Tinubu to deliver Nigeria and Africa. Ojo made the remark while noting that God sanctioned Tinubu’s emergence as President-elect. Speaking in Lagos on Monday, the prophet said the world would ...

By Dickson Omobola Following Professor Wole Soyinka’s proposal to have a debate with the vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, over his “fascist” comments on television, the Obi-Datti Movement, yesterday, took up the challenge, saying Datti Baba-Ahmed and Obidients would square ...

The Coalition of South-East Youth Leaders, (COSEYL) has chided a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode over his statement that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, should leave Nigeria and never come back. COSEYL, the apex socio-political youth group in the ...

In a bid to avert any possible impact of the lingering crisis in the Labour Party (LP) in his petition at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, the presidential candidate of the party, Mr. Peter Obi has reached out to some of the principal actors to sheathe their swords, THISDAY has learnt. ...

Prince Kassim Afegbua was former Edo State Commissioner for Information in the administration of Adams Oshiomhole. He was a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party until June last year when he left to champion Southern presidency. Afegbua insisted then that after a Buhari presidency, it ...

The Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate in the last general election, Peter Obi has tasked Christians to present the country to God in prayer as the Easter activities begin. The former Anambra State governor also urged Nigerians to use the opportunity for sober reflection. In a post via ...

Abdul Seye The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is on the verge of losing control of the 10th House of Representatives amidst the ongoing battle for the Speakership of the House. DAILY POST reports that the leadership of the APC is still mum on the zoning of the speaker and the deputy ...

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Friday said he would go back to the farm after losing his senatorial bid. Ortom, who disclosed this on Arise TV, insisted that ‘market was not good’ during his outing to claim a seat at the Red Chambers of the National Assembly. Recall that the Benue ...

By  Segun Adewole Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has been dragged on social media after expressing displeasure at a statement made by the vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Datti Baba-Ahmed. Baba-Ahmed, whose ticket with his principal, Peter Obi, emerged third in the ...

By Innocent Anaba Labor Party Presidential Campaign Council, LP-PCC, yesterday, accused the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, of a well-calculated and orchestrated campaign of calumny to discredit and delegitimise Mr Peter Obi, the presidential candidate, to compel him to abandon his right ...

President Muhammadu Buhari says the 2023 elections proved the growing strength of Nigeria’s democracy and the sophistication of the Nigerian voter when it comes to the choice of leaders. His media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, stated in Abuja on Thursday that the president made the remark when he ...

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday described the just concluded elections in the country as a painful show of shame, saying efforts should be made by patriotic Nigerians to correct it and not to allow it repeat itself. Obasanjo also said he was too old to keep ...

Opposition politicians need utmost restraint in their reactions to the outcome of the recent presidential poll in the country, Sometimes, the best news is what never happens. During the run-up to a handover or change from one government to another, all kinds of apocalyptic predictions surface. ...

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has announced the expulsion of a former Governor of Enugu State, Barr. Sullivan Chime. Also expelled is the Director-General of Voice of Nigeria, Mr. Osita Okechukwu, a former Speaker of the Enugu State House of Assembly, Hon. Eugene Odo, an aide to the ...

Seun Opejobi A human rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, has mocked the All Progressives Congress, APC, over its victory during the presidential election. Yesufu said APC rigged election and it’s now a bone in their throat. In a tweet, the member of the Labour Party, LP, presidential campaign ...

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, at the just concluded presidential election, Peter Obi, has claimed that he is under pressure to leave Nigeria. Obi, in a statement on Wednesday night, slammed the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC and some government agencies, accusing ...

By  Gbenga Adeniji Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has said his recent interview with Channels Television was misrepresented, thereby rendering his remarks completely unrecognisable. The TV station aired the one and half-hour interview it had with Soyinka a week ago on Monday with several ...

A powerful lobby is currently pushing for the return of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, as the shape of Tinubu’s presidency begins to emerge. Sanusi, whose forte is risk management in banking, enjoys the blessing of Governor Nasiru El Rufai of Kaduna State ...

The Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi has been accused of destroying himself by going to the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, PEPT. Reno Omokri, a socio-political activist, said Obi would get less votes than he did during the presidential election, should the tribunal ...

Mr Oyakhilome Bello, APC U.S.A National Youth Leader, has called on the American President, Joe Biden, to defend Nigeria’s democracy from those calling for an Interim National Government or military takeover. According to a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, Bello made the call at a rally organised ...

Wale Odunsi Legal luminary, Olisa Agbakoba has said it is possible to conclude presidential election petitions in April, provided that the court systems are very proactive. He noted that the tension around the call for an interim government was due to expectations that the tribunal may not ...

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has urged President Joe Biden of the US to compare Nigerians protesting in front of the White House against the presidential election in Nigeria to cynical, deluded and fanatical Republicans who still believed that Trump won the US election. MURIC said this in ...

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta State has announced the expulsion of the Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege, from the party. Omo-Agege was expelled for alleged anti-party activities and other unnamed offences. The expulsion letter dated March 31st was signed by the Chairman, ...

Amid the call for an interim government, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, apex Igbo sociocultural organization, on Monday, vowed to support the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, said the call for an interim government is satanic and ...

By  Dayo Oyewo Controversy has continued to trail the telephone conversation between the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi and the Founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, aka Winners’ Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo. Obi was heard in the audio clip which went viral on ...

By Miftaudeen Raji Nigerian Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka said Nigerians will not stop demanding to restructuring of the Nigerian federation. Soyinka stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s programme, tagged, “Roadmap 2023.” The elderstateman’s comment is coming ...

Ahead of his takeover on May 29 as the 16th President of Nigeria, the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has already begun team building, with Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, said to have been penciled in as his Chief of Staff. Also believed to being considered for some ...

Bishop David Oyedepo of Living Faith Church on Sunday revealed that all political parties that took part in the just concluded general elections sought his prayers. The clergy, who made the assertion during live Sunday service, said though he prayed for them, he was not in the position to answer ...

Daily Trust Valentine Obienyem, media aide to Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has identified the person who allegedly the leaked his principal’s conversation with David Oyedepo, founder of Winners Chapel. The audio clip released by online newspaper, Peoples ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been berated for allegedly issuing Certificate of Return to a wrong candidate in Ogun State. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State said INEC was wrong to have presented the Certificate of Return in Ikenne State Constituency to ...

The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the recently concluded February 25 general election, Peter Obi has dismissed an alleged audio recording of a telephone conversation between him and Bishop David Oyedepo of the Living Faith Church as a product of the endless forgeries of the All ...

By Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, South-South, Dayo Johnson, Regional Editor, South-West, Anayo Okoli, Regional Editor, South-East, Sam Oyadongha, Vincent Ujumadu, Festus Ahon, Ike Uchechukwu, Chioma Onuegbu, Davies Iheamnachor, Aliu Ozioruva, Rotimi Ojomoyela, Shina Abubakar, Deola Badru, James ...

 Ochogwu Sunday Embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Iyorchia Ayu appears to have now lost the battle between him and the G-5 governors led by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State. DAILY POST reports that in a quick succession, two chairmen of the main opposition ...

By Daily Post Staff Famous Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, better known as Davido says the 2023 general elections were not credible. The Dami Duro crooner stated this in a recent interview with Beat 99.9FM, Lagos. Davido, who went on a 6-month social media break following the death of his ...

Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has lambasted some political elements plotting to truncate the May 29 handover by installing a National Interim Government. DAILY POST reports that some political bigwigs who were not satisfied with the outcome of the February 25 presidential poll, have ...

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has recalled warning the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, about the “Peter Obi effect.” Ikpeazu made the remark while disclosing that he predicted the Obi effect before the presidential election. Prior to the presidential election, Obi had defected from the ...

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has alleged that some elements in the Federal Government worked against his re-election bid in the just concluded gubernatorial election in the state. Matawalle of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, who was defeated by Dauda Lawal of the Peoples ...

New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Musa Kwankwaso has expressed dissatisfaction over what he described as poor printing of the party’s logo by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. He said what the commission presented as the NNPP logo ...

Femi Fani-Kayode, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Wednesday said the Department of State Services, DSS, has vindicated him of earlier alarm he raised about a plot by some opposition parties to establish Interim National Government. The former Minister of Aviation stated ...

Senator Shehu Sani has said the outcome of the presidential election would not have favoured the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, even if the party’s Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, had resigned. The social commentator stated this in a tweet while reacting to the current leadership crisis rocking the main ...

Senator Dino Melaye, who represented the Kogi West Senatorial District, during the 8th National Assembly, has indicated an interest in the forthcoming governorship election in Kogi State. The former lawmaker made this known in a campaign poster captioned “no more stealing and killings”, tweeted ...

Dirisu Yakubu, Segun Adewole, Nathaniel Shaibu, El-ameen Ibrahim, Sunday Nwakanma, Dennis Naku and John Charles The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, who stepped aside from his position on Tuesday,  is set to fight his suspension by a Benue State High ...