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COVID-19 has affected many sectors of the Nigerian economy, and one of the hardest hit is the hotel industry. The industry felt the impact when the Federal Government shut the economy in April, as it asked all businesses in Abuja, Lagos, and Ogun States to lock up. Only the one offering essential services were exempted. […]

Presiding Bishop, Living Faith Church Worldwide, David Oyedepo has said that the world will soon realise that they have been grossly deceived by the Coronavirus outrage. He threw his weight behind the purported discovery of Dr. Stella Immanuel that antimalarial drug, hydroxychloroquine, zinc, and antibacterial drug, Zithromax, were effective cures for the virus. Oyedepo spoke […]

Governor Nyesom Wike’s experience in the political arena keeps him in good stead to know a bad, unsaleable political product. If he tells you that a particular politician is a bad product that cannot be sold, you can take that to the bank and keep your money or better still invest it in a better […]

This debate over hydroxychloroquine, Zithromax and zinc as a cure for COVID-19 is really getting me confused. I am just trying to check out the facts as I know them. Let me start with the facts that are not disputed. There is malaria in many parts of world, a deadly fever but thank God it’s […]

Ecobank Nigeria has unveiled a special loan package for female entrepreneurs in the country. The Ecobank Female Entrepreneurs’ Initiative (EFEI) loan is specially designed by the bank to financially empower female business owners and entrepreneurs in the country. According to Head, Consumer Asset Product, Ecobank Group, Daberechi Effiong, the EFEI loan as conceived by the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday vowed to unearth all corrupt cases in Nigeria. Buhari said all corrupt cases both past and present would be revisited. He stated this at the Presidential Villa, Abuja and was contained in a statement forwarded to DAILY POST by his spokesman, Garba Shehu. Buhari lamented that there has been abuse […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday warned against the vandalization of oil pipelines in the Niger Delta and oil-producing areas which often results in environmental pollution. He spoke shortly after performing his Eid prayer at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. A statement forwarded to DAILY POST by his spokesman, Garba Shehu quoted Buhari as saying: “Those who […]

The Northern Governors’ Forum has condemned the attack on the convoy of Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State. It described the attack as callous and reprehensible. The Chairman of the forum and governor of Plateau, Simon Lalong, made the condemnation in a statement by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr Makut Macham. He […]

President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (NAN), Samson Ayokunle, says individuals desperate for high offices are more interested in the benefits. He spoke on Thursday at the Thanksgiving Service in honour of Yakubu Pam, new Executive Secretary, Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC). Ayokunle noted that wise people do not rush to take up leadership […]

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Committee, Mai Mala Buni, has dismissed the purported 2023 presidential ticket of the party’s National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and former Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, as mere rumour. Buni stated this while speaking with BBC Hausa on Thursday. When the Yobe state Governor was asked whether […]

Minister of Special Duties, George Akume, has stressed that Nigeria needs peace to succeed. Akume was Benue State Governor from 1999 to 2007. He spoke on Thursday at the Thanksgiving Service in honour of Yakubu Pam, Executive Secretary, Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC). NAN quoted Akume as warning of the Somalia situation in Nigeria. The […]

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has declared that “the other party” was provoking him. He made the veil reference about the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday in Benin after the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders’ meeting. The Edo helmsman condemned the attacks on PDP supporters in front of Oba of Benin palace. Obaseki said […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the party has witnessed a 200 percent increase in membership since Governor Godwin Obaseki joined the party. State Chairman, Tony Aziegbemi, said this on Thursday in Benin after the party’s stakeholders meeting, NAN reports. He said membership cards had risen from 20,000 to 100,000. Aziegbemi added that more requests […]

The Minister of State for Transportation, Sen. Gbemisola Saraki, on Thursday, urged rape victims to speak out, saying that silence was no longer an option if they wanted to get justice. Saraki gave the advice at a webinar on ‘Enforcing Policies and Legal Instruments Against Sexual Harassment and Exploitation in the Maritime Industry’. The webinar […]

The Nigerian Army officer who was killed by a colleague in Bama on Wednesday, has been identified. He was Lt B.S Ngorgi, who only got married last year and who lost a senior brother, a major, in active duty, also last year. His attacker, according to posts on Twitter, has also been identified. He is […]

The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has raided and closed down a popular bar called 24 Hours Bar which also operates a brothel in Rumukurushi, Port Harcourt. This was after a couple discovered that their 16-year-old daughter was working as a prostitute there. The bar is known to harbour underage sex […]

Officers of the Katsina State Police Command have killed three suspected bandits at Ruwan-Dorawan village in Dutsinma Local Government Area of the State during a gun battle. The bandits were killed on Tuesday when the Police Area Commander for Dutsinma led a combined team of the Counterterrorism Unit and Vigilante group members in the area […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom has elected a new State Executive Committee (SEC) of the party that will be headed by Mr. Udo Ekpenyong. The election, which was held on Thursday at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, was attended by 3,845 delegates. During the election, Mr Harrison Ekpo was elected as […]

The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has confirmed that no injury or fatality was recorded by passengers during the collision of planes at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. General Manager, Public Affairs, Tunji Oketunbi, disclosed in a statement in Lagos on Thursday. The incident occurred on Wednesday at about 5.30 pm. The spokesman said the […]

Former military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, has urged the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, to pray for President Muhammadu Buhari. Gowon explained that Buhari needs prayers so that Nigeria won’t go asunder under his leadership. He made the appeal during the thanksgiving service and reception organized by CAN in honour of the newly […]