The Senate has reconstituted its Ad hoc Committee to Investigate Alleged Economic Sabotage in the Nigerian Petroleum Industry contrary to reports that some stakeholders were working to stop the oil probe. The upper chamber also communicated the decision to merge with the committee in the House of Representatives to ensure a holistic investigation that would sanitise the petroleum industry. Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jubrin, announced the decisions at plenary on Wednesday after the Leader of the Senate/Chairman of the Ad-hoc Committee, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele sponsored a motion on the need for the two chambers to jointly conduct the…
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There is uncertainty as the Nigerian government prepares to arraign 76 EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters on November 1. DAILY POST had reported that the Nigerian government planned to arraign 76 protesters, out of which 66 are minors on November 1, 2024. The protesters will be arraigned before Justice Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja. Nigerians had filed out on August 1 to 10, 2024 to protest against bad governance in the country. The protesters had barricaded roads and some major streets across the country during the protest. In September, 10 members of the Endbadgovernance protesters were arraigned before a Federal…
The All Progressive Congress, APC in Zamfara State has mocked the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP following the defection of Suleiman Abubakar Gummi to the ruling APC. Gummi was elected on the platform of PDP in 2023 to represent the Bukkuyyum/Gummi federal constituency in the House of Representatives. Addressing newsmen in Gusau, the State Publicity Secretary of APC, Yusuf Idris Gusau, said the defection of the federal lawmaker indicated that all is not well with the ruling party. “We are not surprised that the lawmaker decamped to APC with his teeming supporters because Governor Dauda Lawal is not a politician…
American rapper, Megan Thee Stallion has admitted to having a sexual relationship with her Canadian counterpart, Tory Lanez before their fallout. DAILY POST recalls that Tory Lanez was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in August last year after he was convicted in December 2022 of assault with a semi-automatic firearm and two other felonies for shooting Megan in the feet after a party at Kylie Jenner’s house in 2020. Speaking about her relationship with Lanez in Nneka Onuorah’s new documentary, ‘Megan: In Her Words,’ which premieres on Oct. 31 on Prime Video, Megan admitted lying about having sexual intimacy with…
The House of Representatives on Thursday stepped down a motion challenging President Bola Tinubu’s scrapping of the Ministry of Niger Delta in place of the Ministry of Regional Development. The sponsor of the motion, Rep. Oboku Oforji of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Bayelsa, explained that the motion had been overtaken by events, hence, it was no longer necessary to go ahead asking President Tinubu to change his decision on the Ministry. He said the creation of the Regional Development Ministry was proper and in line with the developmental yearnings of the present administration. Oforji further explained that the creation…
The Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu although being a Yoruba man is not a member of their group. Recall that Dr Ugoji Egbujo in an article titled ‘Isw Tinubu settling scores? linked President Tinubu with Afenifere because he is Yoruba. The group, in a communique issued at the end of its general meeting held at the Isanya-Ogbo, residence of the Leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo in Ogun State, described the article as ” deliberately mischievous”. The group alleged that Tinubu, in 1999 and since 2003, has done everything in his power to divide and neutralise Afenifere…
The Ogun State government has said the conversion of vehicles from Premium Motor Spirit, PMS to Compressed Natural Gas, CNG, is safe for use. Commissioner for Transportation, Dairo Olugbenga made the confirmation on Thursday while fielding question from newsmen in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. DAILY POST reported that early this month a CNG-powered vehicle exploded at the NIPCO filling station in Aduwawa, Benin, Edo State, leaving three people severely injured, including a motorist who suffered eye injuries. The Commissioner while dismissing the fear of explosion in the heart of residents, noted that CNG is naturally less combustible than gasoline,…
The House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill seeking to make it mandatory for the president to attach portfolios to ministerial nominations. The constitution amendment bill also seeks to make it compulsory for governors to attach portfolios to the list of commissioners. The bill, sponsored by Eugene Dibiagwu, was debated on Thursday and passed for a second reading. Leading the debate, Dibiagwu stated that the bill is critical for assessing the capacity of nominees. It is worth noting that, over the years, presidents have often sent a list of ministerial nominees to the National Assembly without attached…
The National Economic Council, comprising members of the Nigerian Governors Forum has advised the presidency to withdraw the Tax Reforms Bill from the National Assembly. They made the appeal hinging it on the need to allow for wider consultations and consensus building among stakeholders. Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, said this formed part of resolutions reached at the 144th meeting of the National Economic Council at the State House, Abuja. Makinde explained that the Council members resolved that it was necessary to allow for consensus building and understanding of the bill among Nigerians. Recall that the Federal Executive Council recently…
Governors of the 36 states of the federation have said it was shameful that despite being a member of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, Nigeria still imports petrol. This is as the governors expressed dismay over the lingering crisis in the petroleum industry of the country. Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum, PGF, and Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, stated this while interacting with newsmen after the governor’s meeting which started on Wednesday in Abuja. DAILY POST recalls that the governors had invited the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Mele Kyari,…