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Former Kogi West senator, Dino Melaye, has launched another scathing attack on the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Melaye on Sunday said founding fathers of the party like Alex Ekwueme, Solomon Lar, Sunday Awoniyi, Adamu Chiroma, Tony Anenih, and Abubakar Rimi would be turning in their graves over what PDP’s acting National Chairman, Iliya Damagum, is doing to the party. He noted that the former ruling party is now an obituary under the leadership of Damagum, Samuel Anyanwu, and Umar Bature. Yesterday, the former lawmaker accused Damagum, Anyanwu, and Bature of destroying the former ruling party. Melaye said the three chieftains…

A socio-political group, known as the Ngwa Rangers have threatened to recall the House of Representatives member for Obingwa/Osisioma/Ugwunagbo Federal Constituency, Munachim Alozie, alleging that the lawmaker has been noticeably absent from both his duties and in the eye of the public. The group, which alleged that Alozie has failed to serve as the voice of his people in addressing their local concerns, said the lawmaker’s performance was capable of jeopardizing the democratic integrity of the Federal constituency he represents. In a press release signed by Kingsley Ihesiaba, the Publicity Secretary of Ngwa Rangers the group expressed dissatisfaction with what…

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, on Sunday, paid a condolence visit to the family of the State Chairman of the Trade Union Congress, TUC, Sola Adigun, in Ado Ekiti, over the passing of his mother, Mrs Juliana Adigun. The Governor also paid a condolence visit to the families of two chieftains of the All Progressives Congress, APC- the late Chief Omotayo Kolawole, in Efon- Alaaye and Pa Oluwatoogun Ademilua in Ikogosi- Ekiti, to commiserate with the families of the two political leaders who passed on recently. The Governor, during the visit to the Adigun family home, urged the TUC chairman…

Commissioner for Health in Cross River State, Dr Henry Egbe Ayuk has confirmed that a case of Monkeypox (M-Pox) has been confirmed in the state and that they are doing contact tracing to ascertain where she has been and how many have come in contact with her. Ayuk said, “The case, a female from Okoshe village in Obudu local government area. She was at Federal Medical Centre, Abakaliki to access care. “Investigation about her travel history is ongoing, to ascertain what took her primarily to Ebonyi, as there is no medical history or referral from Obudu. “While the investigation of…

The Kogi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described Senator Dino Melaye as a liability to the party. PDP elders in the state led by Ibrahim Dansofo, urged the local executive committee in Ijumu to initiate immediate suspension proceedings against Melaye. This, they said, would emphasize the need to restore the party’s integrity and focus on viable leadership. On Saturday, Melaye said the acting national chairman of the PDP, Iliya Damagum, Samuel Anyanwu and Umar Bature have destroyed the former ruling party. Melaye claimed that the three chieftains had irredeemably destroyed PDP. Condemning his remark, the party…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has lambasted President Bola Tinubu’s administration for the rise in human rights abuses in the country. Atiku stated this in a release signed by his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, lamenting that citizens were being arrested in a Gestapo manner without the knowledge of their relatives. He said Tinubu has turned against the people by allowing the Department of State Services, DSS, the Police and even the military to abuse the rights of citizens without any consequences. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate in the last general election said the most affected…

The factional Secretary-General of Ohanaeze, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, on Sunday, said the self-acclaimed Prime Minister of Biafra, Simon Ekpa was exploiting the weakness of Southeast governors to issue baseless threats. Isiguzoro was responding to Ekpa’s threat to lock down the Southeast from August 28 to September 26, 2024. Ekpa had threatened a 30-day lockdown of the Southeast over the insecurity in the region and the continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu, the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra. He claimed the decision was agreed upon in a virtual meeting by his Biafra Government in Exile, BRGIE, cabinet, saying that the lockdown…

The Archbishop of Living Christ Mission, Most Rev. Prof Daddy Hezekiah has appealed to the federal government to wake up and tackle the current economic realities which he said have imposed untold hardship on Nigerians. The man of God made the appeal during a church service to mark this year’s Father’s Day anniversary and international pastors conference at the Administrative Headquarters of the church in Onitsha, Anambra State. He said one of the ways to ameliorate the devastating hunger in the land is to restore fuel subsidy to cushion the effect of high-priced commodities and other goods and services. Archbishop…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says at least 400,000 youths abuse drugs in Enugu State. This was disclosed by the Enugu State Commander of the NDLEA, Mr. Abel Sunu Wadahi during a courtesy call on the chairman, Enugu State Council of Traditional Rulers, Igwe Samuel Ikechukwu Asadu. He said that the rate of drug abuse in the state was worrisome and that if left unchecked posed serious danger in the near future. The Commander said the youths take pride in cannabis, tramadol, mkpurumiri, cocaine, among others. “The agency has embarked on a sensitization tour to visit every community,…

Controversial cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has said he would love to go back to Kirikiri Correctional Centre. DAILY POST recalls that Bobrisky was released on Monday, August 5, 2024, after serving six months imprisonment for abusing the naira by spraying it at parties. He was sentenced to six months imprisonment on April 12, 2024, without the option of a fine by Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court, Lagos. Appearing on the ‘Curiosity Made Me Ask’ show, hosted by content creator Bae U Barbie, Bobrisky said he would love to go back to jail. “I see…