Month: August 2019

Ondo State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the alleged privatisation of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Primary and Secondary Staff Schools, Starnews reports. In a statement by Zadok Akintoye, Director of Media and Publicity, the PDP call on the governor to immediately rescind  its decision, adding that the good people of Ondo State can…

Nigerians have condemned the Federal Government’s proposed five per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) on online purchases. The government said the move to raise revenue to fund the 2019 N8.9 trillion budget. The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Babatunde Fowler, said the government might appoint banks as agents to deduct five…

Crisis looms in Senate over ‘juicy’ committees As aggrieved lawmakers demand better deals Senate President Ahmad Lawan might not have entirely escaped the aftershocks of the red chamber’s appointment of chairmen of committees. The phenomenon, fused with a potent ability to rock the tenures of Senate presidents, has bothered occupants of the legislative position from…

The Abuja division of the Federal High Court has fixed August 8 to rule on an application by the Department of State Security Service (DSS) seeking an order to detain the convener of the #RevolutionNow protests, Omoyele Sowore for 90 days pending the conclusion of its investigation. Sowore, who is the founder of Sahara Reporters…

Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says the government will be making a mistake if it files charges against Omoyele Sowore. Sowore, who is the convener of #RevolutionNow movement, has been detained by the Department of State Services (DSS) since Saturday. The DSS had accused him of threatening public peace and safety with…

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has commended the ruling of the Kaduna State High Court which ordered the release of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenat for medical treatment. Mr Falana, said allowing them to go for medical treatment abroad has saved the country from a…

Youths and facilitators under the auspices of the Global Coalition for Security and Democracy in Nigeria on Monday, August 4, defied threats of security agencies to hold the ‘Revolution Now’ protest in four states of the country and Abuja States where the Revolution protests took place are; Lagos, Osun, Ondo and Cross River. It would…

President Muhammadu Buhari will swear in ministers on August 21, 2019, following the conclusion of the nominees’ screening by the Senate. Five months after he was sworn in for a second term in office, the President forwarded the ministerial list to the National Assembly on July 23, 2019.  The Punch reports that The list contained…

Armed gunmen on Tuesday attacked a commercial bank in Iju, Akure North Local Government area of Ondo State, leaving two persons dead. The gunmen who were said to have stormed Wema bank on Tuesday’s afternoon were confronted by men of the Nigeria Army as well as police officers. Confirming the attack to DAILY POST, the…

The audio where Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu was allegedly caught in an audio recording where he threatened to destroy Ikale land in Okitipupa Local Government Area of the state and declared their votes unnecessary ahead of his re-election in 2020 gubernatorial election in the state has gone viral on social media. Reliable multiple…

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Minna, Niger State has sentenced a 33-year-old Islamic teacher, Abubakar Abdullahi, to seven years imprisonment for having anal sex with 35 of his pupils. Abdullahi, a resident of Sabon Gari, Kontagora, was charged with unnatural offence, contrary to Section 284 of the Penal Code Law. Prosecuting Assistant Superintendent of Police…