The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has assured Nigerians that water levels in the River Niger are under control as the country prepares for potential flooding. NIHSA’s Director-General, Mr Umar Mohammed, who made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, noted the importance of adhering to flood preparedness protocols.He said that water levels […]
The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called for urgent intervention to prevent the state government from disobeying court rulings, which they fear could lead to lawlessness. The state chairman of the PDP, Aaron Chukwuemeka, made this appeal on Thursday, after delivering protest letters to security agencies in the state. PDP […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has called on President Bola Tinubu to withhold allocations to states that have failed to conduct credible local government elections. Recall that on October 5, elections were held at the grassroot levels in some states including Rivers, Benue, Akwa Ibom and Jigawa. Most states, however, are yet to […]
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has attributed judicial corruption to undue influence exerted by the executive branch on the judiciary. HURIWA said this while citing a recent development where the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister, Nyesom Wike, announced plans to build 40 houses for justices of the Court of Appeal, Federal High […]
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday directed the police to immediately restore and maintain peace, law, and order in Rivers State, following reports of arson and explosions after last Saturday’s local government council election. In a statement issued on Monday by his media aide, Bayo Onanuga, […]
Iran has said that it was fully ready for whatever Israel may come up with. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, gave the order to launch missiles against Israel. DAILY POST reported that Iran launched over 180 ballistic missiles into Israel early Tuesday. Iran has said that it was fully ready for whatever Israel may […]
Amid the escalation of crisis in the Middle East, Nikki Haley, a former UN Ambassador, has said that Israel does not trust President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. In a post on her X handle on Tuesday, Haley stated that Israel is going to do what it takes to secure the country. She […]
The Israeli military has described the multiple missiles launched at the country on Tuesday by Iran a “serious attack”. Israeli military spokesperson, Daniel Hagari, spoke on television, according to the Guardian UK, in reaction to the attack which happened early Tuesday morning. Hagari, the spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), pledged that the attack […]
The Dangote 650,000 barrels per day Lagos-based refinery has ignored oil marketers’ call on direct lifting of its Premium Motor Spirit (petrol). The President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Abubakar Maigandi and the President of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association, PETROAN, Billy Gillis-Harry disclosed this to DAILY POST exclusively in […]
The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, in the 2023 elections, Rabiu Kwankwaso has hinted at the possibility of him deputizing his Labour Party counterpart in the last election, Peter Obi. In a video clip currently trending on X microblogging platform, the former governor of Kano State who spoke on Hausa, said […]
