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(FILE) Burkina Faso’s military leader, Ibrahim Traore, is escorted by soldiers in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on Oct. 2, 2022. Burkina Faso said on Thursday that four officers had been detained, a day after the military government announced it had thwarted a coup attempt. The four are suspected of involvement in a “conspiracy against state security”, military prosecutor Ahmed Ferdinand Sountoura …

Spokesman for the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Council during the 2023 presidential election, Daniel Bwala, has expressed concerns on how President Bola Tinubu will manage the problems that supporters of Peter Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), popularly known as Obidients, will pose in the country. Bwala believes the President will find the Obidients situation even bigger than …

  The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has claimed that it is only in Nigeria a person like Dr Abdullahi Ganduje can still be given relevance. A statement by national publicity secretary of NNPP, Hon. Yakubu Shendam, while reacting to the remarks credited to the chairman of the ruling All Progressives  Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, calling Rabiu Kwankwaso a …

The Federal Government has announced N825.819 billion naira as compensation for indigenes of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, to pave the way for the construction of the 4.2km second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, made the announcement on Tuesday, after a negotiation meeting with the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, officials of both …

Senator Neda Imasuen, elected on the platform of the Labour Party, has declared that it was unfair for Nigerians to criticise Labour Party lawmakers for not rejecting the plan by the National Assembly to buy Sport Utility Vehicles said to be worth N160m for each lawmaker. Imasuen, who is Chairman, Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, insisted that …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPC, has given an update on the fuel pump price amid rising crude oil prices. NNPCL spoke as Brent Crude surged to $96.17 on Thursday. The surge had continued for weeks, creating fears of a possible hike in the petrol pump price. However, in a chat with DAILY POST on Thursday, the Acting Chief …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has included the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship flag bearer, Timipre Sylva, in the list of candidates for Saturday’s election in Bayelsa State. This followed last week’s ruling of the Court of Appeal, Abuja, which cleared the former governor for the election. INEC on October 23 omitted the former minister of state for petroleum …

The naira exchanged at N775.34 to a dollar at the Investors and Exporters window on Tuesday. The Nigerian currency lost by 0.42 percent compared to the N772.12 it traded for the dollar on Monday. The open indicative rate closed at N769.66 to the dollar on Tuesday. READ ALSO: There’s no provision for floating the naira, it’s illegal, Falana slams CBN …

The Akwa Ibom governorship election petitions tribunal sitting in Uyo on Thursday dismissed the petition filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Akanimo Udofia, against the outcome of the March 18 election in the state. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Umo Eno of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the election ahead of Udofia …

The Danko Development Forum, Thursday, appealed to the Kogi state governor,  Yahaya Bello to assist the indigenes of Lokoja by  pronouncing  the new Maigari of Lokoja, which has remained vacant in the last one year. Addressing a press conference in Lokoja, the chairman of the forum, Bama Mundi, said the appeal became necessary in order to secure the replacement for …