President Muhammadu Buhari has told his counterparts from Niger, Cameroon, Chad, Benin that he would want Nigeria to be in charge of the Multi-National Joint Task Force, MNJTF, which was formed to fight against the Boko Haram insurgents in the border towns in the countries. Buhari, in his address at the Extra-Ordinary Summit of Heads…
A rescheduled election in the Plateau State House of Assembly produced a lawmaker from the minority party in the Assembly as Speaker. The new Speaker of the Plateau Assembly, Peter Azi of the All Progressives Congress, APC, representing Jos North-West, was elected to the position on Wednesday by his colleagues. Earlier on Tuesday, the Assembly…
By Nwaorgu Faustinus Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, has accused the state governor, Nyesom Wike, of starting to milk state treasury dry with the approval of N10 billion by the state House of Assembly dominated by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. This allegation was made in a…
At least 35 persons were reportedly feared dead in separate attacks on six communities in Borno State on Wednesday night. This was disclosed to newsmen on Thursday in Maiduguri, the state capital, by a member of a vigilante group in the state. The man, who begged not to be named, explained that the terrorists stormed…
A meeting earlier scheduled for Thursday in Abuja between the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, could no longer hold. Saraki’s media aide, Bamikole Omishore, who had earlier notified journalist of the meeting for 12:45pm on Thursday, later sent out a message to newsmen, informing them that the…
Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Joseph Dawha, has disclosed that the Port Harcourt Refining Company Limited will start refining crude oil, at least, up to 80 per cent capacity from July 2015. Dawha made this known on Thursday in Abuja after he inspected some petrol stations in the capital city.…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed Thursday, June 25, 2015 for hearing of an extraction application filed by the Federal Government of Nigeria against Senator Buruji Kashamu. The United States of America wants the lawmaker from Ogun State in the upper chamber of the National Assembly sent to them to answer allegations of…
By Nwaorgu Faustinus The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State says credible information available to it confirms, without doubt, that the Rivers State House of Assembly has perfected plans to kick-start the process of dismantling the elected local governments chairmen in Rivers State by moving and adopting a motion on the floor of the…
Prince Tonye Princewill, son of the Kalabari monarch and Rivers State Labour Party gubernatorial candidate in the last governorship election in Rivers State, took a time out of his busy schedules to visit the secondary school he attended many years ago. The philanthropist turned politician was at the Federal Government College, Rumuokoro, recently, where he…
**The Tinubu Connection There have been reports that Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has not been given the security clearance to attend closed-door meetings Nigeria’s service chiefs have had with President Muhammadu Buhari, since he was sworn-in on May 29, 2015. However, Daily Post has exclusively reported why the Vice President has not been allowed…