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A member of the House of Representatives from Ideato North and South Federal Constituency of Imo State, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere Ikeagwuonu, has said the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike wants to destroy the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Ugochinyere accused Wike of playing childish and kindergarten politics which should be stopped by PDP governors. He disclosed this while featuring on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Friday. According to Ugochinyere: “The way PDP is going and the role he’s playing in staying with APC to do their work while insisting that the leadership of the party would remain…

The Edo State Government on Friday declared at least 200 vehicles missing. The chairman of the committee set up by Governor Monday Okpebholo to recover government vehicles, Kelly Okungbowa, made this known on Friday in Benin, the state capital. Speaking to newsmen on the success of the committee’s assignment, Okungbowa said within 24 hours three vehicles, including one Hilux van and two Toyota Hiace buses, have been recovered. According to him, in one of the Toyota Hiace buses, the committee recovered some palliatives which were meant to have been distributed to Edo people. The chairman added that the palliatives included…

Judge Juan Merchan on Friday granted President-elect Donald Trump’s request to file a motion to dismiss the criminal charges against him in New York. Merchan also removed the sentencing date for the United States President-elect from the schedule. The trial is related to Trump’s hush money charges brought against him by the New York State. The judge said Trump lawyers have until December 2 to file their motion for dismissal, while New York prosecutor Bragg has until December 9 to respond. Merchan also confirmed the stay in sentencing for Trump, which was requested by both Trump’s and Bragg’s attorneys. The…

The report of the Special Independent Investigative Panel on Human Rights Violation in Counter-Insurgency Operations in North-East Nigeria, SIIP-North-East, played a crucial role in saving Nigeria from being invited by the International Criminal Court, ICC, to respond to allegations of human rights infractions. Executive Secretary of the National Human Right Commission, NHRC, Dr. Tony Ojukwu, disclosed this on Friday. The Special Independent Investigative Panel was set up by the NHRC to investigate reports by Reuters, which claimed that the Nigerian military carried out forced abortion on thousands of women in Borno State and other parts of the North-East as part…

There was grief and shedding of tears in Nnewi on Friday as the remains of the late senator representing Anambra South, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, was buried in his compound. Ubah’s remains first arrived his country home in Umuanuka, Otolo Nnewi in Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State, before being moved to St Peter Clever Parish Umuanuka for a funeral mass. As his body arrived his compound in Nnewi, scores of indigent people, perceived to be his dependents, who gathered at the gate of his palatial home broke into wailing. Ubah died in the United Kingdom in July 2024,…

President Bola Tinubu on Friday said his administration’s renewed focus in driving international and local investments into the livestock sector of the agricultural value-chain will end the crisis of farmer-herder clashes in Nigeria. According to a statement by Tinubu’s spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, the President spoke in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during the signing of the Letter of Intent between the Nigerian Government and JBS S.A, one of the top three largest meat processing companies globally. Tinubu told the JBS executives that Nigeria is ready to do business, assuring them of good returns on their investment. “What we are doing right…

The Taraba State Ministry of Transportation Development has announced the temporary closure of Danbaba Suntai Airport in Jalingo, the state capital. The Commissioner, of Transportation Development, Yakubu Yakubu, made the announcement on Friday in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Kwantar Genesis. He said the closure is in line with the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority’s, NCAA, approval The closure, which he said, is scheduled to last until December 20, 2024, is to facilitates ongoing upgrade projects at the airport, which began in January 2024. “These improvements include the construction of drainage systems, perimeter fencing, the installation…

Cristiano Ronaldo has disclosed why he is not surprised about his large following on social media. DAILY POST reports that Ronaldo is the most followed person across all social media platforms, with about 1 billion followers. However, speaking in an interview with popular YouTuber, MrBeast during the latest episode of his YouTube channel UR Cristiano, he noted that his achievement was predictable because of the unwavering support of his fans. In a now-viral clip published on Thursday, Ronaldo attributed his achievement to the global love for his career. “It was a good achievement, but I was not surprised. To be…

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Prince Adewole Adebayo has called for a total overhaul of Nigeria’s political system. Adebayo said there was the need to usher in new and rehabilitated leaders with genuine intentions to serve the people. He said this at the 2024 reunion programme of House of Representatives members from 1979 till date. Adebayo, who was the keynote speaker at the event, said Nigerians believe that politicians have no principles with little or no integrity, a situation he said created a negative image of the country to the outside world. While commending the…

An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Friday ordered the remand of 25-year-old Babuga Muhammadu at a correctional facility over alleged conspiracy, armed robbery, and kidnapping. The magistrate, Mrs Kausarat Ayofe, for want of jurisdiction, did not take the plea of Muhammadu, whose address was not provided. She directed the police to return the case file to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for legal advice and thereafter adjourned the case until Feb. 13 for mention. The prosecutor, Insp. Toyin Ibrahim, had told the court that the defendant committed the offences on Sept. 5 at Saki in Oyo State. Ibrahim…