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Nigerians should be paying N256/litre for petrol: NNPC

Mele Kyari, the Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), says Nigerians should be paying at least N256 per litre for petrol. Mr Kyari disclosed this at a stakeholders meeting organised by the NNPC to stop fuel smuggling. Commenting on the current PMS and subsidy payment, Mr Kyari[Read More…]

BREAKING: Buhari to travel to London for ‘medical follow-up’

President Muhammadu Buhari will travel to London, the United Kingdom, on Friday for a scheduled medical follow-up, his media office has announced. Femi Adesina, his spokesman, said in a brief statement on Thursday that the president is due back in the country “during the second week of July, 2021”.

Gumi: IPOB kills security agents — but herdsmen only kidnap children for money

Ahmad Gumi, Islamic cleric, says it is unfair to compare the activities of criminal herdsmen with those of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The cleric, who is known to have access to bandits, said herdsmen’s crimes weigh significantly lesser than those of IPOB. Speaking on Arise TV on Wednesday,[Read More…]

Nigeria’s economic performance gives me comfort: Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria’s economic performance gives him comfort amid millions of Nigeria pushed below the poverty line. “The performance of our economy despite COVID-19 gives me comfort,” said Mr Buhari, “that we can achieve our goal, but we need to seriously scale up and work more with states[Read More…]

BREAKING: Farouk Lawan Bags 7-Year Jail Term For Bribery

A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has sentenced Hon Farouk Lawan, a former member of the House of Representatives, to seven years imprisonment over the fuel subsidy scandal. Lawan was found guilty of soliciting bribe from billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, during the probe of fuel subsidy in 2012. He[Read More…]

BREAKING: Lagos council Chairman, Olufunmi Olatunji is dead

The Chairman of Eti-Osa East Local Council Development Area in Lagos State, Hon. Olufunmi Rafiu Olatunji is dead. DAILY POST gathered the council boss died on Monday night after battling with health challenges. His media team, while confirming the unfortunate demise on Facebook, revealed that he would be buried today[Read More…]

FG has spent $5bn in fighting poverty – Sadiya Farouq

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, has said the Federal Government has spent over $5bn since 2016 to fight poverty in the country. The minister said this during the presentation of letters of engagement and electronic tablets to 248 monitors of the National Social[Read More…]

Kebbi Attack: Governor Bagudu vows to lead search and rescue operations in forest

The Kebbi State Governor, Abubakar Bagudu, has vowed to lead a search and rescue mission into the forest where over 100 students kidnapped on Thursday from Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri, are believed to be held by their kidnappers. PREMIUM TIMES reported that bandits abducted a large number of students[Read More…]

Fayemi: Ethnic Bigotry Fueling Insecurity, Secessionist Agitation

Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has blamed security challenges nationwide on the growing embers of ethnic and religious bigotry that has become prevalent in the country. He made these remarks during a colloquium commemorating the June 12 1993 election in Ado Ekiti on Friday, blaming insecurity and separatist agitation[Read More…]

Residents Rendered Homeless As Hoodlums Raze Fulani Community In Ibadan

It was a weekend of pandemonium, anguish and tears when hoodlums unleashed mayhem on a Fulani community in Oke, Ibadan, in Oluyele Local Government Area of Oyo State. Daily Trust gathered that the hoodlums who stormed the community that has only about 50 houses where the residents have been living[Read More…]