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The Chairman of Jos North Local Government Council of Plateau State, Barr. Christopher Kyohroh John, has identified rampant drug abuse and cultism as the twin devil that fuels insecurity in the state. Kyohroh made the assertion when the Plateau State Fact-Finding Committee set up by Governor Caleb Mutfwang to investigate the root causes of recurring violence across Plateau from 2001 to date, visited the council on Friday. He noted that cases of inter-communal violence, land grabbing and cattle rustling are often traced to drug abuse and cultism. While addressing the team led by Major General Nicholas Rogers (Retd), Kyohroh said,…
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has emphasised the vital role of journalists in safeguarding democracy by holding leaders accountable at all times. Mbah made the call on Saturday at a two-day capacity retreat for members of the State House Press Corps, SHPC, in Enugu. Represented by Prof. Sam Ugwu, Commissioner for Environment and Climate Change, Mbah described the media as the nation’s conscience. “As a bastion of democracy, it is essential that journalists must never lose sight of their sacred responsibility to hold leaders accountable and strengthen institutions.” “In today’s world, where truth is increasingly under assault, your role…
The National Secretary of the the newly formed African Democratic Congress, ADC, Rauf Aregbesola, has urged supporters not to insult or attack supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Aregbesola made the call on Friday in Lagos after the launch of the ADC aimed at unseating the administration of President Bola Tinubu, under whom he served as a commissioner for works and infrastructure in Lagos State. The former Ogun State Governor, in a statement via his social media handles on Friday, thanked supporters who came to receive him at the Lagos airport. Aregbesola advised them not to fight, attack…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has reduced its premium motor spirit price. DAILY POST correspondent gathered that the NNPCL retail outlets in Abuja on Saturday slashed their petrol pump price to N910 per litre from N945. This was the case in NNPCL filling stations in Zone 6, Kubwa Expressway, Wuse Zone 4, and other parts of Abuja. The new petrol price at the state-owned oil firm represents a N30 drop from its earlier N945 per litre price. The development comes barely four days after Dangote Refinery reduced its petrol ex-depot price to N840 per litre from N880 following…
The Igbo Socio-cultural Organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has hailed the recent adoption of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, by the leaders of Nigeria’s opposition coalition, saying it has halted Nigerian’s drifting to a one- party system. Ohanaeze said the Coalition’s adoption of the ADC has heralded a remarkable milestone, effectively halting Nigeria’s dangerous drift towards an unhealthy one-party nation. According to the group, ”This development has rendered the so-called crisis merchants, individuals previously engaged to undermine opposition parties such as the PDP, LP, SDP, and APGA, irrelevant as their political benefactors grow increasingly anxious about their future in the light of…
The Zamfara State Government has described the activities of a faction of suspended lawmakers who recently held a legislative sitting as unconstitutional and illegal. The reaction followed the emergence of a parallel assembly headed by Bashar Aliyu (PDP-Gummi I), in defiance of the leadership of the recognized Speaker of the Zamfara House of Assembly, Bilyaminu Moriki (PDP-Zurmi South). The lawmakers, suspended earlier by the main assembly, convened in Gusau and accused Governor Dauda Lawal’s administration of underperformance, particularly in security and infrastructure-related matters. But addressing journalists in Gusau on Friday, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Political Matters, Iliyasu…
Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Saturday dismissed the opposition coalition under the African Democratic Congress, ADC. Olayinka charged Nigerians to “have sense,” noting that the children of the coalition leaders are members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. He disclosed that the daughter of ADC Interim Chairman, David Mark is a member of the House of Representatives under the APC platform. Olayinka disclosed that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s son is a commissioner in Adamawa State, while…
West Bromwich Albion manager, Ryan Mason has provided a positive injury update on striker Josh Maja, DAILY POST reports. Maja went under the knife in January after sustaining a calf injury while in action for the Baggies. The setback forced him to miss the remainder of the campaign. The Nigerian has stepped up his recovery in recent weeks ahead of the new season. Mason confirmed that the forward is progressing well, and be fit in time for the new campaign. “He’s in a good place. He’s progressing well, and we’re happy with where he is at,” the gaffer told a…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to make public the forensic audit report of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. Speaking during Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Friday, Wike alleged that former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, siphoned approximately N4 billion monthly from the NDDC during his tenure for the training of Rivers women. According to Wike, the transactions were carried out through a company allegedly linked to Amaechi’s wife. Wike made the remarks in response to Amaechi’s recent statement describing his wife as a successful businesswoman and “almost…
The Super Falcons official squad numbers for the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations has been released. Majority of the top stars in the team will maintain their regular numbers at the competition. Six-time African women’s Footballer of the Year, Asisat Oshoala, who is the team’s biggest star, will wear jersey number eight, while captain Rasheedat Ajibade has stick to her number 15 shirt. Reliable goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie will wear jersey number 16, while the respected number 10 shirt is reserved for Benfica midfielder Christy Ucheibe. Rock solid defenders Osinachi Ohale, Ashleigh Plumptre, and Oluwatosin Demehin will don jersey number…