Politics

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development and nominated, Sadiya Farouq The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq has said poor Nigerians will start receiving N20,000 grant from today. Farouq disclosed this in Abuja at a parley with stakeholders on the implementation …

Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Monday responded to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar’s claim that 90 percent of Northerners are not on social media. DAILY POST reports that Atiku had last week downplayed the possibility of Obi winning the 2023 presidential election. Atiku …

Bread Residents of some Nigerian states will pay more for bread as bakers in a number of states have announced price hikes to cover high cost of ingredients. Kogi Master Bakers, on Sunday, said they were resuming production after weeks of strike, but will increase prices of their products. The …

Umahi David Umahi, Ebonyi State governor, has said he is not opposed to Peter Obi’s presidential ambition, and “deeply appreciates Obi’s courage in his campaign.” The Ebonyi governor said contrary to reports, he is not against the ambition of the Labour Party presidential candidate. Umahi, a member of the All …

Tunde Bakare Pastor Tunde Bakare, the General Overseer of Citadel Global Community Church, has rebutted the claims that he has endorsed Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate for the 2023 election. He also said he never criticised the Christian Association of Nigeria for condemning the Muslim-Muslim …

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has fired back at critics who accused his team of hiring street urchins and dressing them as Christian clerics during Wednesday’s unveiling of his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima in Abuja. In a statement through his campaign organization, Tinubu said …

A former Rivers State Accountant General and Wike’s stooge, Fubara Siminialayi is the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Members of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State have accused Governor Nyesom Wike of making several moves to stop the party’s governorship candidate, Tonye Cole, from participating in …

President Muhammadu Buhari has met Senator Kashim Shettima the All Progressives Congress (APC), vice- presidential candidate shortly after he was unveiled on Wednesday. Shettima was accompanied by Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State. Details later

Adeleke The last may not have been heard about the Osun State governorship election, as a lawsuit challenging the candidacy of Senator Ademola Adeleke, winner of the election threatens to spoil the party for the Ede born politician. The campaign team of Adeleke is said to be worried over a …

The Oyo State House of Assembly has approved the appointment of Adebayo Lawal as the new deputy governor of the state, after impeaching Rauf Olaniyan. The approval followed the nomination of Lawal to the lawmakers for consideration by Governor Seyi Makinde as a replacement for Olaniyan. Before his appointment, Lawal …