Tag: Politics
Gunmen abduct 15 Oyo residents in one month, collect millions of naira as ransom
Facts have emerged on how some gunmen suspected to be kidnappers stormed Ibadan and other major cities in Oyo State to kidnap no fewer than fifteen (15) people.
DAILY POST reports that no fewer than...
Why government, academia must collaborate to solve Nigeria’s problems – Gov Makinde
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Friday explained the rationale behind the insistence that the government and academia must collaborate.
Makinde while receiving a delegation from the University of Lagos, Akoka in Ibadan...
Why Northern Governors didn’t support Jonathan’s re-election – Babangida
Former Governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, has given reasons why Northern Governors opposed former President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election bid in 2015.
He said it was because they felt the North would be disadvantaged...
Police nab man terrorizing Ikorodu, arrest another inside bus with weapons
Police officers attached to Sagamu Road Division, Ikorodu in Lagos, have arrested a wanted criminal, Rasheed Isiaka.
Lagos Command Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, said the suspect was nabbed on April 15 at about 12:10am...
Ramadan food hike: Matawalle visits Gusau market to assess prices of food items
The Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle on Friday visited the Gusau Central Market to assess the prices of foodstuffs and other essential commodities as part of his efforts to ensure a reduction in...
Ogun IGR drops by N20 billion in 2020, ranked sixth behind Kaduna, Delta
The Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the Ogun State Government has continued to shrink, DAILY POST reports.
A report published in April by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealed that Ogun State generated...
Many religious conflicts in Nigeria materially induced, not about God – UI don, Oladosu
The Dean, Faculty of Arts, University of Ibadan, Professor Afis Oladosu has said the most conflicts that are branded as religious conflicts in Nigeria are materially induced.
Oladosu who lectures in the Department of...
N35bn arrears: Govt officials yet to obey Buhari’s order – ESREWA Pensioners
Nigeria’s power sector pensioners have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the N35 billion arrears owed them.
Benjamin Amako, President of Electricity Sector Retiree Welfare Association (ESREWA) addressed the media after a National...
Gov Ortom vows to sustain peace between Benue, neighbouring states
Governor Samuel Ortom has restated the resolve of his administration to ensure that there is sustained peace between Benue and its neighbours.
Ortom stated this on Friday during the burial of a prominent son...
Igbo groups task Buhari on security, separatist agitations in Nigeria
Socio-cultural organizations in the Southeast zone, the World Igbo Peoples Assembly WIPAS and Igbonile have expressed concern over the state of insecurity in the eastern part of Nigeria.
The groups frowned at the killing...
