Author: Kelvin Funkeye

1. Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, better known as Shi’ites, on Monday, defied warnings by a combined force of the Nigerian army and the police as they trooped into the FCT from all major routes to observe the Arbaeen mourning processions. The sect, whose members came out in their thousands for the procession, clashed again with security operatives when the army attempted to stop them from accessing the city-centre. The ensuing fracas…

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Mahmood Yakubu, The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) who addressed a press conference at the commission headquarters on Friday, stated that any doubt on the forms submitted by aspirants regarding their personal particulars including Buhari’s certificate can be challenged in court. According to the INEC Chairman, anyone in doubt of forms submitted by the candidates regarding their personal particulars, can challenge it in court. He added that while the commission is making…

A 93-year-old woman, Dorothy Williams is in love again after she married Richard Rola, an 86-year-old man, two decades after she lost her first husband. Williams, who is from Michigan, U.S., believed she wouldn’t fall in love again after the death of her first husband when she was 72, but that changed when she met her new husband, Rola, at a polka dancing class three years ago. Eighteen months after they met, Richard proposed to…

The Diverse, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Rights Movement in Nigeria, has declared support for Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ahead of the 2019 general elections. The group said his nomination was a true pointer to the fact that the PDP would uphold human rights. According to the group, Atiku Abubakar has indicated that he is the only one that can ensure that the rights, preferences and the…

President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday told restive Zanu PF chefs, who he said were using political positions to achieve selfish and corrupt ends to sabotage the economy, that he was coming for them. Addressing the Zanu PF central committee, where Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga was conspicuous by his absence, Mnangagwa said there was too much indiscipline in the ruling party and that he would show no leniency to those caught on the wrong side of the law….

Authorities in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna have relaxed a round-the-clock curfew that was imposed because of deadly sectarian violence between Muslim and Christian mobs. The reduction by 11 hours now allows residents outside from dawn to dusk, said Kaduna state governor’s spokesman Samuel Aruwan late Wednesday. “Residents are now free to pursue their legitimate businesses from 6:00 am to 5:00 pm… until further notice,” he added. Governor Nasir El-Rufai imposed the 24-hour curfew…

President Muhammadu Buhari was in Rivers State on Thursday to commission the new International Wing at the Port Harcourt airport. Here is the full statement of the President’s speech as obtained by DAILY POST. I am very pleased to formally commission the new International Terminal of the Port Harcourt Airport, Omagwa today. This ceremony represents a significant landmark for International air travelers, particularly from the South-South region, and the entire Country. 2. You will recall…

South African rap star Jabulani Tsambo, popularly known as HHP, attempted suicide 3 times in 2015 before he died yesterday. The cause of his death is shrouded in secrecy, leaving many suspicious that he may have committed suicide. The veteran hip-hop star opened up during a 2016 interview that 2015 was a tough year for him and he attempted suicide 3 times. He said he was eager to end his life that he turned to…

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared war on banks reportedly linked to a cartel behind illegal currency activities and the chaos in the economy, it has been learnt. Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya on Monday suspended four senior officials on suspicion that they were behind the flooding of foreign currency and ordinarily cash on the black market. Now Mnangagwa’s anti-corruption drive has been activated, with the special anti-corruption unit set by the President…