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Simon Ekpa, a popular Biafra agitator and separatist, has backed the military juntas in Niger Republic, Mali and Burkina Faso.He said Biafra would support the juntas if the Nigerian military intervenes, as being considered by West African leaders.Ekpa, the Finland-based lawyer and leader of the Biafra Republic Government in Exile, disclosed this on Monday in a video on his verified Twitter handle.His reaction is coming on the heels of the current regional tension in the West African regional bloc owing to the military takeover of the Niger Republic last month.DAILY POST recalls that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, last week, sought…

The Senate was turbo-charged on Monday when a Senator representing Abia Central Senatorial District, Darlington Nwokocha, moved a motion for the suspension of the ministerial screening of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Festus Keyamo.Nwokocha’s motion was immediately seconded by his colleague from Abia-South Senatorial District, Enyinnaya Abaribe.Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, thereafter subjected the motion to a voice vote but the lawmakers were divided on the matter.The red chamber immediately erupted into a rowdy session. Amid heated argument between the lawmakers, Senate Majority Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, called for a closed-door session.A visibly worried Akpabio rose to his feet and announced…

The Osun State Government has denied that there was a private meeting between Governor Ademola Adeleke and his Oyo State counterpart, Seyi Makinde in Abuja.It also added that the interactions between both men were in public and that insinuations of infighting among functionaries of both governments were the handiwork of those profiting from the lack of substantive leadership for the party in the zone.The state government in a signed statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed on Monday revealed that at no point did Governor Adeleke have any private talk with his Oyo State counterpart.According to the statement, “Governor Adeleke…

The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has expressed his readiness to receive the Presidential Candidate of the New Nigerian People Party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso if he agrees to defect to the ruling party.Ganduje made the statement at a media briefing with some selected media organisations in Kano.This was shortly before the former Kano governor received a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party and former Secretary to Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim, at his residence in Abuja on Sunday.He said, “Nobody will say Kwankwaso is not a good politician, at least he was a two-term…

As diplomatic efforts continue with pressure mounting on the putschists who hijacked power in neighbouring Niger Republic, President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday night, met with five northern governors who share borders with the coup-torn country.The meeting was part of consultations by the President on the situation in Niger Republic.The governors, who met the President at Aso Rock are Ahmed Aliyu (Sokoto), Umar Namadi (Jigawa), Mai Mala Buni (Yobe), Idris Nasir (Kebbi) and Dr Dikko Radda (Katsina).Though details of the meeting held at the State House in Abuja were not made public, the meeting is coming as Economic Community of West…

Three persons were said to have sustained gunshot wounds when some hoodlums invaded the Baba Ode community, off the Idiroko Expressway, in the Ota area of Ogun State on Saturday.The state Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, who disclosed this in an interview with PUNCH Metro on Sunday, said 24-year-old Dauda Alumurufu was arrested in connection with the incident.She said the case would be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation.“We are aware of the incident, and we are on top of all land-grabbing matters in the area. It was a case of attempted murder. Three people…

In light of an investigation into the tragic death of Dr Diaso Vwaere from an elevator crash at General Hospital Odan, the Lagos State Government says it has sacked and blacklisted the facility managers responsible and suspended the General Manager of the Lagos State Infrastructure and Asset Management Agency (LASIAMA).Vwaere’s death last Tuesday was met with outrage following reports of her death resulting from an elevator that plunged several floors at the house officers’ quarters of the hospital and unsuccessful efforts to revive her.The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Strategy, Olumide Sogunle, in a statement on Sunday, revealed the…

The Acting Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adeniyi, has warned against any compromise in Benin Republic, Cameroon and other borders following the closure of entries into Niger Republic.As a result of the military coup in Niger, Adeniyi also directed that any transit goods through the Customs territory should be stopped if they are headed to the Niger Republic.Nigeria had shut its land borders with Niger Republic as part of measures against the military junta in the West African country.Adeniyi noted that criminals, in an attempt to break or smuggle arms into Niger Republic, may explore other land…

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has announced its decision to embark on a daily peaceful protest and picketing of the Federal Ministry of Health, Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, as well as all federal and state tertiary health institutions nationwide from Wednesday.Giving the notice on Saturday in a letter addressed to the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), the association said this is to press home its demands which have been largely neglected by the Federal Government.The letter was signed by NARD President, Dr Emeka Orji and Secretary-General, Dr Chikezie Kelechi.“We wish…

Management of the Tantita Security Services Nigeria Ltd (TSSNL) has explained why it suspected and subsequently intercepted a Togo flag-bearing vessel, MT Praisel in Koko, Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State.In a statement issued late Saturday with attached documents and made available to our correspondent in Warri, TSSNL management averred that it intercepted MT Praisel because discrepancies in documentation and that it was suspiciously headed for a designation different from what is stated in her documents.“..On the 1st of August 2023, Tantita received credible intelligence that a vessel, which had obtained MDPRA approval to deliver HPFO from Koko…