By Samuel Oyadongha Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has nominated Pastor (Hon) Peter Pereotubo Akpe, Chief of Staff at the Government House, as Deputy Governor. The nomination was approved by the State House of Assembly on Tuesday, ending months of speculation over who would succeed the late Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, who passed…
Former Anambra State governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has raised concerns over Nigeria’s rising debt profile, warning that borrowing without corresponding economic growth is deepening the country’s financial challenges. Obi made the remarks on Tuesday via his X (formerly Twitter) platform while reacting to recent World Bank reports indicating that Nigeria is…
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Tuesday said that a truck driving at excessive speed had failed to brake and killed a LASTMA officer in the course of performing his lawful duties. The Authority said that the truck also hit a pedestrian at the Badagry roundabout. The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Olalekan…
THIS is the story of the Gudurega community (in Sokoto State) that has waited for over 50 years to have a secondary school for its girls. Through community effort, and building brick by brick, the people are already putting up a structure as a secondary school for its girls. By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto GUDUREGA, Sokoto…
By Golok Nanmwa The corpses of four traders killed by hoodlums along the Jos-Pankshin highway in Plateau State have been recovered and buried in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area. The victims, residents of Yandoya community in Jos North Local Government Area, reportedly travelled weekly to Pankshin to sell shoes. They were buried Monday evening at…
The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ini Ememobong, says a lot of things went wrong in the just concluded FCT Area Council election. Ememobong made this statement on Monday in an interview on Channels Television’s ‘The Morning Brief’. DAILY POST reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, conducted the FCT…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has directed officials to accelerate the execution of critical infrastructure projects across Osun State. This is as Governor Adeleke declared that there is no room for distractions in the delivery of governance. The governor, according to a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed on Monday, gave the directive on Sunday…
From Lagos to Mombasa, Accra to Johannesburg, a silent revolution is sweeping across African financial markets. People are increasingly trying their hands at global markets from their phones and laptops, finding that international finance participation can no longer be reserved for large institutions or seasoned professionals. Forex and CFD trading have become part of this…
By Bashir Bello, KANO The Kano State Government has announced plans to construct toll gates on all the major roads leading into the state metropolis with a view to boosting the security and socio-economic apparatus of the state. The state’s Commissioner of Housing Development, Arc Ibrahim Yakubu Adamu, disclosed the plan while performing the official…
Iran said Monday that any US attack, including limited strikes, would be an “act of aggression” that would precipitate a response, after President Donald Trump said he was considering a limited strike on Iran. “With respect to your first question concerning the limited strike, I think there is no limited strike,” foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil…
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