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Public outrage continues to trail the purchase of a new presidential jet by the Bola Tinubu administration. The government’s decision to allocate over N150 billion for the purchase of the aircraft, at a time when Nigerians are grappling with a tough economic environment and a lingering cost of living crisis, has angered many. Mr Tinubu’s policies of subsidy removal and exchange rate unification have led to increases in the prices of commodities, which experts believe are driving the current inflation. The president has, in the past one year, urged Nigerians to bear with the hardship occasioned by those policies.…

Minister of Works, David Umahi, has claimed that the Federal Government needs over N16 trillion to enable the ministry complete inherited road projects across the country. The former governor of Ebonyi State made the disclosure on Thursday when he briefed newsmen on the achievements of the ministry under the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu. According to him, the present administration inherited a total of 18,932.50 kilometres of ongoing road projects, with a total of 2,064 contracts. The minister said that the total value of all the ongoing projects as at May 2023 was N14.42 trillion. He said that…

Political analyst Uzokwe Ndubuisi has criticised supporters of the Labour Party (LP) for what he described as “selective amnesia” in their reaction to a recent invitation by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, urging Abia State Governor Alex Otti to return to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ndubuisi voiced his concerns about the perceived hypocrisy among LP supporters, accusing them of ignoring Otti’s past shifts in political allegiance. In a statement, Uzokwe remarked, “Initially, I didn’t want to comment on this matter, but the blatant hypocrisy among Labour Party supporters, who conveniently forget…

A 16-year-old girl living in Osogbo, Osun State, has accused her stepfather, a clergy simply identified as Femi, of getting her pregnant when she was 13. The victim, seeking alternative dispute resolution, reported the issue to the World Institute for Peace (WIP), a Non-Governmental Organisation. She claimed in an affidavit, sworn to at the Osun State Ministry of Justice, that after her stepfather impregnated her, the pregnancy was aborted. During a meeting with the officials of the NGO, the victim said that the matter was reported to her teacher in school after about four years of constant…

The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, has announced the tragic death of a final-year student from the Department of Foreign Languages, Esu Ema. Ema was reportedly struck and killed by a driver named Lasisi Sodiq, near the university campus. In a statement released by the University’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju, it was revealed that Ema, who was a final year student with matriculation number FRM/2019/041, was hit by a Lexus vehicle with the license plate ABJ 427 LQ, driven by Sodiq. According to Olarewaju, the unfortunate incident occurred while Ema was crossing the Ife-Ibadan Road near…

Popular Nigerian singer Dammy Krane has accused Davido of arresting him for defamation Dammy Krane, in a series of posts on his X handle, said he had been illegally arrested by police on Davido’s instructions. Following his arrest, he also alleged plans to frame him for crypto scams Lamenting, Dammy Krane asked netizens to hold Davido responsible if anything should happen to him. “If anything happens to me @davido should be held responsible. Oppressor @davido has paid them to arrest me. “They wrote petition, lying that I am into Flutterwave & Crypto scams just to arrest me.…

Governor Umar Namadi has approved the payment of over N3.4 billion to 1,331 who exited from active service on attainment of thirty-five years in service between January to July this year and those who died while in active service. This was contained in a statement signed by the Director of Administration and Finance of the Scheme, Nasiru Haruna issued to DAILY POST. According to the statement, the payment was categorized into four, indicating that the first batch of 1001 retired staff consists of those who retired either by reaching the mandatory retirement age of 35 years in service or…

President Tinubu has approved N10b grants to the National Broadcasting Commission. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that President Bola Tinubu has approved the sum of N10 billion grant to the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to actualise the country’s Digital Switchover process. This Nigeria news platform understands that the director general of NBC, Charles Ebuebu disclosed this in Abuja. Ebuebu promised that the fund would be judiciously utilised to actualize the digital switchover. The country had failed on three occasions to meet the set date for the actualisation of switching from Analogue to digital broadcasting. The last administrations had set a 2022 date for a nationwide wide rollout…

Peter Obi has sent a crucial message to NLC Chairman, Joe Ajaero amid the police ordeal. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to stay strong amid an invitation to its president, Joe Ajaero, by the Police. This Nigeria news platform understands that Peter Obi said the invitation given to Ajaero by police was expected since the organized labour poses a threat to the government’s autocratic intention.In a statement on Thursday, Obi charged NLC not to be cowed by the police invitation of Ajaero, in its duty of holding…

FG has threatened massive license revocation for oil firms without exploration capacity in their oil blocks. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the Federal Government has issued a strong warning to firms and individuals with oil block licenses who have failed to secure investment or undertake exploration activities, stating that their licenses will be revoked if they do not comply. This Nigeria news platform understands that the State Minister of Oil, Heineken Lokpobiri, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja while speaking on the challenges faced in the oil and gas sector.  Lokpobiri stated that out of the 60 licenses issued in the…