There was pandemonium in the MI Wushishi housing estate in Minna, Niger State, capital on Tuesday as a group of angry miners stormed the community and destroyed property. The incident was said to have occurred when police attempted to chase away the miners who had been digging for gold within the residential area. It was gathered that the community had earlier reported to the police how the miners infiltrated their homes. According to Channels Television, the miners, who had vowed to return with reinforcement, invaded the community in large numbers, and sacked the community, destroying vehicles and buildings, as residents…
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Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, has described the death of a former Secretary to the Oyo State Government, Chief Michael Adeniyi Koleosho, as the exit of a “patriotic father and great counsellor.” Adedeji, in a condolence message by his Special Adviser on Media, Dare Adekanmbi, said Chief Koleosho would be remembered as a progressive leader who stood for truth and devoted himself to championing fairness and equity. “I received the news of the passing of Papa, as I fondly called him, with sadness, even though he was 86 years. No matter how old our parents…
Former Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, has called on Nigerians to demand transparency from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, over the true state of petrol subsidy payments. In a post via his X handle on Tuesday, Obi said that NNPCL has so far presented ‘conflicting’ reports to Nigerians on subsidy. “Nigerians must stop at nothing in demanding transparency in the operations of government, especially critical agencies like the state-owned NNPCL whose activities appear to be shrouded in secrecy. “The conflicting reports on subsidy payments have left Nigerians in the dark, unsure…
A former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State, Dan Ulasi, on Tuesday, said the party’s Governors Forum should have met with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over the crisis with Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State. Ulasi stated that Wike made Fubara a governor; hence the PDP should have met with the minister before their colleague in a bid to resolve the crisis in the state. He spoke in response to Wike’s threat to unsettle any governor who attempts to take the Rivers State structure from him amid his face-off with…
Civil Society Organizations, CSOs, under the auspices of the Network of Civil Society Organizations in Nigeria have criticised the Nigeria Police Force’s alleged partisanship in Edo State, seeking neutrality ahead of the September 21 governorship polls. They accused the police of arbitrarily arresting and detaining members of the Edo State Security Corps. While speaking with newsmen on Monday in Abuja, the National Coordinator, Comrade Victor Kalu and the National Secretary of the Network, Ali Abacha, urged the Inspector General of Police to ensure the immediate release of Amos Tom Uduhagene, Kingsley Osahon, and two others, who are staunch members of…
Following an attack on Mafa village in Tarmuwa Local Government Area of Yobe State, Senator representing Yobe East District, Musa Mustapha, has charged security agencies operating in the state to go after the murderers and make them face the law for the mindless killing of law-abiding citizens. The lawmaker gave the charge on Tuesday while reacting to the killing of about 70 local farmers in Mafa village by suspected Boko Haram insurgents. In his words, Senator Musa Mustapha said, “I am shocked beyond words at the extent of killing and destruction that took place on Sunday in Mafa village of…
The Zamfara State Government has called for collaboration with the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, in the fight against drug abuse and human trafficking. Pharmacist Ishaq Ibrahim Anka, Executive Secretary of the Zamfara State Substance Abuse Control and Human Trafficking Agency, made the call during a courtesy visit to the NYSC Secretariat on Monday. Anka described drug abuse and human trafficking as two of the world’s largest criminal enterprises that affect people of all ages. According to him, “The agency was established by Governor Dauda Lawal to combat these twin problems in the state. Various programs have already been lined…
A former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Anambra State, Dan Ulasi, on Tuesday, claimed that the party did not summon the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike. It was widely reported that the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Ibrahim Abdullahi, disclosed that Wike was summoned to appear before the party’s disciplinary committee for alleged anti-party activities. Recall that Wike had ignored PDP’s 2023 presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and worked for President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, during the last elections. Upon his assumption of power, Tinubu appointed Wike as the…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that the state and Nigeria, in general, have lost a selfless leader with the death of Chief Michael Adeniyi Koleosho. Makinde made this declaration via a statement made available to DAILY POST on Tuesday. The statement was signed by his Special Assistant on Media (Print), Moses Alao. DAILY POST had earlier reported that Koleosho, a former Secretary to the State Government, died on Monday. The news of his death was announced on Tuesday. Oyo ex-SSG Koleoso is dead. https://dailypost.ng/2024/09/03/oyo-ex-ssg-koleoso-is-dead/ Makinde, while reacting, described the deceased as a selfless leader. He added that…
The Federal government has debunked the reports that the Ministry of Petroleum has ordered NNPCL to sell fuel at N1000, above the approved pump price. A report that went viral in the media claimed that the Minister of State for Petroleum, Heineken Lokpobiri, asked NNPC to select fuel at N1000. In a swift response, however, the federal government, in a statement on Tuesday, signed by Nnemaka Okafor, the Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the Minister of Petroleum Resources, made available to newsmen, refuted the report, noting that it was concocted and ill-conceived to sow discord and confusion in…