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Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has lauded David Umahi, the Minister of Works, as the Best Performing Minister in the Federal Executive Council. Ohanaeze also commended two others, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, and Presidential aide, Bayo Onanuga, for being the pillars of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The first year of President Bola Tinubu’s administration was heralded as a period of progress and development by Ohanaeze Ndigbo. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Ohanaeze’s factional secretary-general, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, said that despite inherited challenges such as a retrogressive economy, treasury…

The Senator representing Ondo South, Jimoh Ibrahim on Tuesday withdrew his suit against the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Ondo Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. DAILY POST recalls that Ibrahim approached the Federal High Court in Abuja to challenge the outcome of the gubernatorial primary election of the APC in Ondo State. Ibrahim claimed that there was no voting in his senatorial district and a larger part of the state. Following the suit, the executives of the APC in Igbotako Ward II, Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State, suspended Ibrahim from the party over alleged anti-party activities and insubordination. Ibrahim, briefing…

For many Nigerians, the last one year has been a renewed suffering as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s eight-point agenda fails to tackle rising headline and food inflation, unemployment, and a declining Gross Domestic Product. From Tinubu’s speech anchored on an eight-point agenda, the country has been flooded with smokescreens of promises without results, as unemployment, inflation, GDP, and other monetary and fiscal indexes remain on the negative side. The President’s infamous Fuel Subsidy is Gone statement on May 29 set the policy tune for the petrol subsidy removal implementation. The fuel subsidy removal policy was implemented immediately, leading to an…

The National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children’s Education, NCAOOSCE, has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring that every child, regardless of their background or circumstances, has the opportunity to reach their full potential. The Executive Secretary, National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children’s Education, Dr Muhammad Idris, disclosed this in a statement to mark 2024 Children’s Day, with the theme “For Every Child, Every Right.” Dr Idris said the theme of the day’s celebration resonates with the mission of the commission to ensure that all Almajiri and out-of-school children have access to quality education and a chance to thrive. He…

The Nigerian National Assembly was informed on Monday that the law regarding the National Anthem should not be enacted through legislative debate alone. The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, stated this at a one-day public hearing on a bill to revert to Nigeria’s old national anthem. The AGF’s position is in direct conflict with the Senators’ stance, even as the bill, which originated from the Executive, was sponsored by Senator Michael Bamidele Opeyemi and passed through the first and second readings on the same day last week expeditiously. Fagbemi warned that the…

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in last year’s general elections, Peter Obi, last week paid a surprise visit to the headquarters of the party in Abuja on Tuesday. However, the visit earlier perceived to be an endorsement of the national chairman, Julius Abure, outlived its glamour quite shortly, as suspension hammer descended on the embattled national chairman over the weekend. Reports emerged on Saturday that Abure was suspended from the party in Ward 3 in Arue-Uromi, in Esan North-East Local Government Area of Edo State for alleged high-handedness and anti-party activities. A letter of suspension dated May 14,…

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar lll, has said that northern leaders cannot educate children by leaving them begging round streets of cities and towns. The Sultan made the statement at the inauguration of the Zamfara State Almajiri Integrated Qur’anic Education Center,Gummi held in Gummi on Sunday. “I am not a politician but I’m here because of the importance I attach to the programme to me and community at large. “Qur’anic Schools are centers where religious education and values were inculcated to children, but the only source of concern was begging among almajiri students”, the Sultan said According to…

One person simply identified as Seun, an alleged member of the Eiye confraternity, has been killed and beheaded during a cult clash in the Ijoko area of Ogun State. According to reports, Seun, a fuel attendant at a filling station in Alaroro, Ijoko, was killed in a reprisal attack. He was decapitated, with his head hung on the Ijoko bridge. DAILY POST gathered that the clash began last Friday when a suspected Aye leader, simply identified as Adisa, was killed. Adisa was reportedly killed and his hand chopped off by a rival group. It was also gathered that in retaliation,…

The Kogi State Police Command on Sunday confirmed the killing of two of the abducted students of Confluence University of Science and Technology, CUSTECH, Osara. DAILY POST recalls that armed men suspected to be bandits had on May 9 invaded the school while the students were studying in their classes ahead of their examinations. An unspecified number of students were abducted by the assailants after sporadic shootings. Some of the abducted students were recently released by the kidnappers. The State Police Commissioner, Bethrand Onuoha, confirmed the killing of the students when he spoke with NAN in Lokoja. Onuoha described the…

The Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities has urged universities to engage in community services to improve their relationship with host communities. The Chairman of its Board of Trustees, Prof. J. D. Amin made the call in Maiduguri on Saturday while delivering a public lecture on leadership challenges in Nigerian universities. The lecture was organized by a committee of friends in honour of the outgoing Vice Chancellor of the University of Maiduguri, UNIMAID, Prof. Aliyu Shugaba. Amin said community services should be carried out by both staff and students of universities in host communities, “to give them a sense…