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A Presidential Victory that Will Not Stand – By Tochukwu Ezukanma

By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos, Nigeria | May 24, 2023 –  After the presidential election, for days, I was distressed, totally flustered. I was distraught because in a clear contest between light and darkness, Nigerians chose the light, but the forces of greed, insensitivity and criminality subverted the will of the people; they are scheming to […]

Niger Republic will defend me after I leave Aso Rock – Buhari

By Ifreke Inyang President Muhammadu Buhari has said the neighbouring Niger Republic will defend him when he leaves office. Buhari is set to vacate the Aso Presidential Villa on Monday, May 29, when he hands over to President-elect, Bola Tinubu. He has now boasted about his cordial relationship with Niger Republic. According to him, if […]

Naira begins new week on negative note

Naira on Monday depreciated against the dollar, exchanging at N463.50 at the Investors and Exporters window. The local currency decreased by 0.11 per cent as against N463 it exchanged for the dollar at the close of business on May 19. The open indicative rate closed at N463.50 to the dollar on Monday. An exchange rate […]

Why I’m not worried about Tinubu’s swearing-in on May 29 – Atiku

Atiku By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA–A former Vice President and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday, said he was not worried that the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, would be sworn in on May 29, before the conclusion of petitions seeking to nullify his election victory. Atiku, who is currently challenging […]

Refineries: How Dangote Group was chased away from Rivers State – Bobmanuel

By Ifunanya Obeme-Ndukwe The President of the Rivers Entrepreneur and Investors’ Forum, Ibifiri Bobmanuel, has revealed that the actions of the Rivers State Government and some local governments in the state were the reasons the Dangote Petroleum Refinery was moved from Rivers State to Lagos State. Bobmanuel, in an interview with DAILY POST said the […]

Presidential Election petition court overrules Tinubu and APC objection, consolidates Atiku, Obi’s petitions

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri • reduces Obi’s period to present his case to 3 weeks ABUJA– The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, consolidated the three different petitions that are seeking to nullify the outcome of the 2023 presidential election. A five-member panel of the court led by Justice Haruna Tsammani, in […]

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‘Milestone for Nigeria’: Buhari inaugurates world’s largest single-train Dangote Refinery in Lagos

President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurates the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals in Lagos State on Monday, May 22, 2023. (Photo: State House) By Oluwatobi Aworinde Thanks to Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemical, expectations are sky-high that the oil-rich nation is on the verge of ending its incessant bouts of petrol scarcity and price hikes, as well […]

US-based Nigerian medical doctor files motion before Supreme Court to delay 2023 Presidential inauguration

By Kehinde Olatunji In an unexpected turn of events, Dr Adah Obekpa, a Nigerian medical practitioner based in the United States, has initiated a legal move to stall the impending presidential inauguration scheduled for May 29, 2023. Dr Obekpa filed a motion on with the Supreme Court of Nigeria, urging a delay in the inauguration […]

Congolese deputy minister reacts to rumoured pregnancy for Education Minister

Congolese deputy minister reacts to rumoured pregnancy for Education Minister Congolese Minister describes impregnating deputy as workplace accident. [Punch] By Nurudeen Shotayo The Minister had reportedly described impregnating his deputy as an unintended outcome of an office romance. Aminata Namasia, the Congolese National Deputy Minister of Primary, Secondary, and Technical Education, has reacted to the […]

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