Wike Reveals How Daniel Orbih Rejected Inducements, Backed His 2015 Rivers Governorship Bid
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has recalled how the late Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Daniel Orbih, resisted pressure and political inducements to support his bid to become governor of Rivers State in 2015.…
NLC Rejects FG Response to Demands, Warns Over Workers’ Hardship
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the Federal Government’s response to its demands for urgent economic relief and the commencement of negotiations for a new national minimum wage, raising concerns over a possible escalation of industrial…
FG’s 100MB Free Daily Data: Nigerian Students Yet to Receive Allowance as NCC Clarifies Restrictions
Students in public secondary schools and tertiary institutions across Nigeria are still waiting to access the Federal Government’s promised 100MB of free daily internet data, following the rollout of its educational connectivity initiative on October 1,…
AAU Lecturer Dies in Ekpoma Hotel After Reported Sexual Encounter
A senior lecturer at Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo State, Dr Matthew Uwuigbe, has died after reportedly collapsing in a hotel room following a sexual encounter with a 21-year-old commercial sex worker identified as Angela Defa Jacob. The…
NNPCL Increases Petrol Price to N1,405 Per Litre Despite Fuel Discount Announcement
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has increased its premium motor spirit (PMS) pump price to N1,405 per litre from N1,370, representing a N35 increase per litre. Checks by DAILY POST on Friday showed that the new price had been…
Amaechi Accuses Tinubu’s Policies of Contributing to Mother’s Death, Says Drugs Became Unaffordable
African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate Rotimi Amaechi has alleged that the economic policies introduced by President Bola Tinubu contributed to the death of his mother, claiming that the rising cost of living made it difficult for…
Oshiomhole: Peter Obi Is Not My Enemy Despite Political Differences
Former Edo State Governor and Senator Adams Oshiomhole has clarified that former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi is not his enemy, despite their political differences and affiliations with different political parties. Oshiomhole made the clarification…
DSS Arrests Faisal Maina After Four Years on the Run, Hands Him Over to EFCC
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested Faisal Abdulrasheed Maina, the fugitive son of former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, and handed him over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).…
Gunmen Demand ₦1 Billion Ransom for 20 Kidnapped NYSC Prospective Corps Members, Give Parents 24-Hour Ultimatum
Gunmen who abducted 20 prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have reportedly issued a 24-hour ultimatum to their parents to pay a ransom of ₦1 billion for their release, threatening to harm the victims if their demands are not…
NNPC Petrol Discount Is Not Fuel Subsidy, Taiwo Oyedele Clarifies
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has clarified that the 30-day petrol discount introduced by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) Retail does not amount to a return of the fuel subsidy regime…
