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A former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has said that no governor in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, can say he (Wike) is an outsider in the party. Wike, who stated this in an interview on Channels Television’s on Friday, insisted that no man born of a woman can refer to him as an outsider. Addressing the cliam that he’s a mole in the party with one leg in APC, Wike, who is the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, said he wrote the party before taking up the appointment. “There is nobody, no governor today in the…

Former Kano State Governor, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, has cautioned against godfatherism in selecting leaders in Nigeria. Shekarau said godfatherism would lead to picking inexperienced and morally bankrupt leaders. He noted that the pattern of godfatherism in selecting leaders in Nigeria must change. Shekarau spoke while delivering a paper titled, ‘Challenges of Operating in Political Environment by Public Officers’ at a 4-day retreat organised for members of the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) and National Assembly’s top management staff which started in Abuja on Friday. According to Shekarau: “Though it (public service) represents just a minor fraction of the population it…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has vowed never to support Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, in his political life again Wike made the vow on Friday, while fielding questions on Channels Television’s Politics Today. He accused the governor of lying against him, saying he (Wike) asked him for N20 billion and N100 billion, respectively. When asked if he will support Fubara in 2027, Wike said: “I will never support Fubara in my political life again. No, I won’t do that. That’s why people should know me, I am not a man who deals with left hand. I…

Five communities spread across Gassol district of Gassol Local Government Council of Taraba State have frowned at the alleged unlawful seizure of their farmlands by Senator Sanusi Dagash. The communities, which on Friday staged a peaceful protest in the council, vowed to resist any attempt by the senator to confiscate their farmlands. Led by their spokesperson, Hudu Kashimu, they vowed to resist the alleged land grab with their lives. Displaying placards with messages such as “Dagash, stop land grab in our community. We would rather die than relinquish our land,” they appealed to the current governor of the state, Dr.…

The Jigawa State Universal Basic Board, has said no fewer than 27,026 applicants for temporary teaching job have failed Computer Based Test (CBT). The chairman of the board, Professor Haruna Musa, disclosed this while speaking to newsmen on the outcomes of the examination. He said out of the 32,653 teachers that have applied for the J-teach programme in the state only 5,624 applicants passed. Professor Musa explained that the commission will also screen the 5,627 successful candidates to engage 3000 applicants for the temporary teaching job. “According to him 3,000 j teachers will be employ to teach in primary and…

Two wood merchants have been rescued and two others are missing after a boat capsized in the Gbodo Jego River in Ijofin, Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State. The incident occurred on Thursday at about 7:00 p.m. The victims, identified as Ahohe Seido and Dogbon, alongside the survivors, Awhanse Jimoh and Ahohe Jimoh, were said to be transporting firewood to Benin Republic for sale. Confirming the incident to DAILY POST, Spokesperson of the Ogun Police Command, Omolola Odutola, said the command was informed about the incident by the survivors. According to them, their boat capsized due to an unexpectedly…

The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has raised the alarm over persistent revenue leakages in the country. The alarm, contained in a statement made available to DAILY POST on Thursday in Jalingo, Taraba State, by the conference’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, James Ezema, alleged that this troubling development is the reason for the increases in taxes and incessant hikes in petrol pump prices. They also called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to establish a special court to accelerate the trial of suspected crude oil thieves, corruption, and economic sabotage in Nigeria. “Until a special court is established to address…

Zamfara State Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Shehu Dalinja, has confirmed the killing of five police officers and two soldiers by ravaging bandits in Tsafe Local Government Area of the state. He said that the bandits ambushed the security operatives along Gusau-Funtua road, adding that the terrorists blocked the highway. “Five police officers and two soldiers were killed while repelling the bandits’ attack on the highway on Thursday,” he said. According to the state police boss, the bandits planned to attack a construction company working along the highway. Dalinja explained that joint security forces of the police and the soldiers mobilized…

President Bola Tinubu has expressed confidence in the reforms introduced by his administration, stating that they will create a more robust economy and usher in a new era of prosperity for Nigerians. The president noted that the report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), which announced that the country’s trade balance recorded a trade surplus of N6.95 trillion in the second quarter of 2024, underscores the positive shifts in the economy over the past year. This was disclosed in a statement issued by Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, on Thursday. Onanuga stated that Tinubu…

Rivers State Police Command has said its operatives arrested a 31-year-old man, identified as Fred Monday, who posed as a police inspector to lead armed robbery operations in the state. Parading Monday and other suspects, who were arrested for various offences in the state, the police commissioner, Olatunji Disu, said Monday’s activities were exposed when he was arrested alongside five suspected cultists during a cult initiation activity in Luegbo Community, Khana Local Government Area. Disu said the fake inspector, donning police camouflage and armed with an AK-47 rifle, ten magazines and twenty-nine rounds of live ammunition, was taken into custody…