Former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Peter Orubebe has announced his defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Orubebe left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) last month, he had said the party does not have what it takes to win elections in 2023. He said he is …

Alhaji Zubairu Abdulra’uf, a community leader from the Birnin Gwari Emirate Council in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, says the government has left residents of the area at the mercy of murderous terrorists wreaking havoc in the state He disclosed that members of the communities in the …

A member of the House of Representatives representing Egor/Ikpoba-Okha federal constituency of Edo State, Hon. Jude Ise-Idehen, is dead. The lawmaker reportedly died on Friday morning from an undisclosed ailment. The Spokesman of the House of Representatives, Rep Benjamin Kalu, while confirming the death of the lawmaker said that the …

Basirat Anifowose, 28, a pregnant woman; Rasidat Mufutau, 60; and a nine-month-old baby, Abdulramon Afolabi, were found dead in a hospital in Ofatedo, Osogbo, Osun State. Three of the four patients who slept in the same hospital room did not wake up, according to information obtained by Daily Post. The …

A Federal High Court in Kano, presided over by Justice Abdullahi Liman, on Friday, restrained the Kano State government from borrowing N10 billion for the installation of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras. A coalition of NGOs, the Kano First Forum (KFF) filed a motion exparte dated June 27, sworn by the …

Leadership Newspaper’s MARK ITSIBOR writes on the need for Nigeria to improve its revenue by harmonising the current tax systems. Nigeria has three tax revenue objectives: to develop our economy that does not lean too heavily on resource wealth; institutionalise a healthy tax culture among Nigerians; and create a participatory …

A former Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye has appealed to the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi that the time is not ripe yet for him to be the president of Nigeria. Melaye, who made the appeal in a video published on his verified …

The African Union (AU) on Thursday announced the suspension of seven members — including two Nigerians — of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) over alleged misconduct. Tunji Asaolu and John Oba are the two Nigerians on the list of suspended members. Others suspended include Abozer Elligai Elmana (Sudan); Abdurrahman Mokhtar …

25-year-old herder, Hassan Namusa , has been arraigned before a magistrates’ court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, for robbing, abducting and raping a married woman at gun point. Namusa was charged on a two count charge of rape and abduction before Magistrate Agbetola Aminat Issa. According to the First Information Report …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has waded into the imbroglio between the federal government and stakeholders in the country’s public tertiary institutions. This is as it disclosed that it will embark on one-day nationwide protest to force the Federal Government to find immediate resolutions to contending issues with education sector …