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Aloy Ejimakor, lead Counsel of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has accused President Bola Tinubu of tolerating selective injustice against Igbos. He claimed that Igbos suffered less of selective injustice under the past administration of former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan but peaked in Muhammadu Buhari’s time. Posting on X: Ejimakor wrote: “What is now emerging in the open (thanks to social media) as institutionalized “selective injustice” against #Ndigbo has always been there. “It reduced slightly under OBJ & GEJ, peaked to a new high under PMB & has attained genocidal proportions. Shocking that…

Controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has called out Nigerian celebrities over their failure to make financial contributions towards the medical bills of ailing music video director, TG Omori. DAILY POST reports that TG Omori recently underwent an unsuccessful kidney transplant surgery in Lagos. His body rejected the kidney donated to him by one of his brothers, according to multiple reports. While some Nigerian celebrities like Davido, Kizz Daniel and others have made solidarity posts on social media since the failed surgery, none of them have publicly made any donation towards paying his medical bills. Speaking in a…

Nine local government areas located in Northern part of Yobe State have been cut-off from Damaturu, the state capital, following torrential rain that resulted in cutting off roads linking the areas with the capital. According to reports, the affected LGAs are: Bursari, Geidam, Yunusari, Bade and Yusufari. Others are: Jakusko, Karasuwa, Nguru and Machina. DAILY POST gathered that the two main routes linking the northern flank of the state, around Jumbam in Tarmuwa local government area, as well as around Tarajim village in Nangere local government area were cut off due to severe flooding. The ugly development is forcing residents…

The Central Bank of Nigeria has kept mum two days after a report emerged that its Governor, Olayemi Cardoso and four deputy Governors acquired six ultra-modern armored vehicles worth N10 billion despite the hardship Nigerians are facing. Recall that the Daily Nigerian on August 30, 2024, reported that Cardoso and deputy governors, Mr. Philip Ikeazor, Emem Nnan Usoro, Bala Bello, and Muhammad Sani Abdullahi purchased six armoured Lexus LX 600 2023. The report said that Cardoso got two for himself while the four deputies received one each. The procurement comes despite the governors already having SUVs at part of their…

Nigeria’s Vice President, Kasim Shettima has admitted that the country’s health sector is experiencing a worse moment despite having the potential to attract $4.8 billion in investment. According to NAN, Shettima disclosed this at the recent Commissioning of Sahad Hospital in Abuja. Shettima called on all Nigerians to unite to address the challenges facing the health sector to save it from total collapse. “Our health sector calls upon us all to unite. The promise of this day is one we cannot overlook,” he said. He reiterated the government’s commitment to revitalizing the healthcare system amid the challenges. Though the National…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has accused some governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of playing two sides against President Bola Tinubu. Wike said the governors “love the president at night but say a different thing” during the day. The former governor of Rivers State spoke at the PDP’s Secretariat in Port Harcourt during the party’s state congress, on Saturday. He also explained his decision to work against the PDP during the presidential election. According to Wike, PDP ignored justice, fairness, and equity during the last presidential election, hence his decision to work against the…

The Kogi State governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has flagged off the distribution of over 20 trucks of fertilizer to farmers in the 21 local government areas in the state with a stern warning against diversion, inequitable distribution and exclusion of genuine farmers. According to a statement by the Special Adviser on Media to the Governor, Ismaila Isah, the governor who performed the flag off at a ceremony in Lokoja reiterated his commitment to develop the agricultural sector in the state. While describing the occasion as a fulfilling moment for him as a leader who is committed to serving the state…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Saturday cautioned governors against any attempt to takeover the Peoples Democratic Party structure in Rivers State. Speaking at the PDP Secretariat in Port Harcourt during the party’s state congress, the minister vowed to set fire in the state of any governor who attempts to interfere in the crisis in Rivers State. PDP governors met in Taraba State on August 23 and weighed in on the crisis rocking the party in the state and backed Governor Sim Fubara. In a communique read by the chairman of PDP’s governors forum Bauchi State…

Ebonyi State governor, Francis Nwifuru, has approved the payment of N70,000 minimum wage to civil servants under the employ of the state. Nwifuru, who made the announcement on Saturday at the grand finale of the Ojiji Izhi New Yam Festival 2024, said he has directed relevant government authorities to draft out modalities for the payment of the new minimum wage commencing in September. The governor, however, frowned at the lackadaisical manner by which government projects awarded as contract to prominent leaders of the state were handled, especially the housing estates at Izo Autonomous Community in Ishielu Local Government Area. He…

The Head of Civil Service of the Federation of Nigeria, Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, met with the UK Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Simon Case, to strengthen ties and advance civil service reforms in Nigeria. The meeting which was held at the UK Cabinet Office, London, focused on sharing knowledge and best practices to support Nigeria’s ongoing reform initiatives under the Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan, FCSSIP, 2021-2025. Key discussions focused on capability building, knowledge management, and enhancing Nigeria’s Civil Service Week, drawing inspiration from the UK’s annual “Civil Service Live” conference model. Both parties…