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Buhari meets Ghana President, discuss attacks on Nigerian traders

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Friday, September 28th, 2018

President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana on Thursday addressed the attacks on Nigerian traders in Ghana. Akufo-Addo assured Buhari that Nigerian traders were being taken care of. He stated this at a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in New York on the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations General Assembly. Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to […]

Two Nigerian Air Force planes crash in Abuja

Posted by admin Air Force, Armed Forces, Headlines Friday, September 28th, 2018

Two fighter jets have crashed in Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria. The jets belonging to the Nigerian Air Force crashed around Mashafa area of Mpape, Abuja. An Eyewitness told DAILY POST that, ” It just happened and we are all running to the place.” Confirming the incident, the Director of Public Relations and Information, […]

Osun guber Election: Adeleke rejects results

Posted by admin Headlines, Osun, State News Thursday, September 27th, 2018

Femi Makinde, Osogbo The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has rejected the results of the rerun election even before the official announcement. The candidate announced the rejection of the poll results in a statement issued on his behalf by the spokesperson for the Adeleke Campaign Organisation, Mr Olawale Rasheed. The PDP candidate […]

Why Ndigbo should vote for Buhari in 2019 – Idahosa

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, September 27th, 2018

Tony Osauzo, Benin Many Nigerians believe that after President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term in office in 2023, should he win the 2019 presidential election, it should be the turn of the Southeast geopolitical zone to produce the next president of the country to ensure equity and fair play. In this interview with journalists to mark […]

Why Ortom set up committee to disburse Paris Club refund – Akase

Posted by admin Benue, Governors, Headlines, State News Saturday, September 22nd, 2018

“The committee’s job is to work out modalities to ensure the state workforce and retirees are not short-changed in disbursement of the funds,” Akase said. Rose Ejembi, Makurdi The Benue State government has said that the setting up of a committee for the disbursement of the Paris Club refund is to ensure transparency and carry […]

2019 presidency: Tambuwal takes campaign to South West

Posted by admin Headlines, National Politics, Sokoto, South-West, State News Saturday, September 22nd, 2018

Governor of Sokoto State and presidential aspirant on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has taken his campaign to the south west geo-political zone, with a promise to provide purposeful and visionary leadership that will unite the country. Tambuwal told a crowd of PDP supporters and delegates at the Osun […]

Retired Brigadier-General David Bamigboye, the first military governor of Kwara, dies

Posted by admin Governors, Headlines, Kwara, State News Friday, September 21st, 2018

NAN President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the Bamigboye family on the death of retired Brigadier-General David Bamigboye, the first military governor of Kwara. The president’s condolence message is made available in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Friday. READ ALSO NEMA: 77,460 displaced, […]

Cultists allegedly kill final year medical student, nine others during graduation party

Posted by admin Edo, Headlines, State News Thursday, September 20th, 2018

A final year medical student of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, simply identified as Dr Einstein, alongside nine others were allegedly killed by cultists on Tuesday. It was reported that the deaths resulted from a fight between two men at the venue of thegraduation party of the students at Judges quarters in Ekpoma. However, as other […]

Bank customers’ robber meets waterloo

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Thursday, September 20th, 2018

Olatunde Adetunji, a 31-year-old member of a notorious armed robbery gang that specializes in robbing bank customers within Ikeja and Isolo areas of Lagos State, has been arrested. He was nabbed by operatives of the Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team (IRT). Also arrested was a 54-year-old woman, Bashirat Akinmushire, a.k.a. ‘Area Mama’, […]

Police arrest popular cleric over alleged involvement in murder of Enugu monarch

Posted by admin Enugu, Headlines, Nigerian Police, State News Thursday, September 20th, 2018

From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Nigeria (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state Police Command in has confirmed the arrest of an Enugu-based clergy man, Rev Kenneth Okafor, of the Methodist church, over his alleged involvement in the murder of a traditional ruler in the state. It would be recalled that the late monarch, Igwe Stephen Nwatu of […]