NEMA distributes relief materials to 8,000 Borno households
The National Emergency Management Agency on Thursday said it had commenced the second phase of food distribution from items donated by King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre for 8,000 households of Internally Displaced Persons in four camps and host communities i hi LL oon Borno State. Director-General, NEMA, Mustapha Ahmed, who flagged off […]
Zamfara police rescue 15 kidnap victims
Zamfara State Police Command has rescued 15 people kidnapped by bandits along the Gusau-Tsafe Road in the state. Addressing journalists in Gusau on Thursday, the spokesperson for the command, SP Mohammed Shehu, said, on January 5, 2023, the command under the leadership of CP Kolo Yusuf rescued 15 kidnap victims that comprised seven women, […]
Buhari to join Tinubu’s campaigns
President Muhammadu Buhari is to join the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council in its nationwide rallies ahead of the February 25 presidential election. The council in a revised timetable released on Friday by its spokesman, Festus Keyamo, said President Buhari has indicated his readiness to be physically present in the tour of 10 states […]
Professor What!
By Toyin Falola Early last year, in distress, I called Dr. Samson Ijaola of Glorious University to ask him a question that was not allowing me to sleep: why are “big boys” asking me for money? It is unusual for them to do so because they usually do well financially. I often visit “big boys” […]
Incoming President To Inherit N77 Trillion Debt- DMO
The Director-General of Debt Management Office (DMO), Patience Oniha says the next president of Nigeria would inherit a debt of N77 trillion when the tenure of the APC led administration comes to an end in May. Oniha said on Wednesday when answering questions from journalists at the public presentation and break down of the highlights […]
Exchange May Get To N1000/$, Says Pat Utomi
A political economist, Prof Pat Utomi says the exchange rate of the naira to the dollar may go above $1 to N1,000 if some “dramatic” measures are not taken by the Federal Government on Nigeria’s fiscal and economic policies. He also said the ways and means funding option of the Federal Government through the Central Bank of […]
Ohakim: What I told Buhari about security challenges in Imo, by Uzodimma
Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo State, met with President Muhammadu Buhari behind closed doors on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, where both men discussed critical infrastructure that would improve security in the state. The visit to the seat of power came just hours after a former governor of Imo State, […]
Shekarau dumps APC
Ahead of next month’s general election, a former lawmaker who represented Birnin Gwari/Giwa Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Hassan Adamu Shekarau, has resigned from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In a letter dated January 3, 2023 and made available to DAILY POST in Abuja, Wednesday, the former Kaduna State lawmaker […]
Gafaru’s murder: Police unveil alleged killer-cop, body to be exhumed
The Lagos State Police Command has identified Inspector Imeh Johnson as the officer who allegedly shot and killed Gafaru Buraimoh on December 7, 2022, in Ajah, Lagos State. Inspector Johnson is attached to the Ajah Division of the Force. The Lagos State Police Command spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, explained that the alleged killer cop […]
Las Las! (Part III)
By Toyin Falola Nigeria is experiencing economic issues due to poor planning, ineffective policies, poor leadership, and many other factors. Despite the country’s abundant natural and human resources, the inability to use the wealth to turn things around for the masses has led many astray. A significant portion of the country’s wealth is in […]
