Xclusive Gospel. NPA clears air seeking collaboration to write off $852.93 million, N1.8 billion bad debt The Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) has reacted to the Auditor-General for the Federation’s query on financial status of the agency and absolved itself of blame at the investigative hearing by Senate Committee on Public Accounts on Monday in Abuja. The Office of the Auditor General for the Federation had in the 2019 audit report, alleged that NPA did not collect remittances from terminal operators which amounted to $852 million and N1.8 billion. The report had been a subject of Committee he ..read more

Xclusive Gospel. Kokori’s death irreparable loss to labour movements in Nigeria, Africa – Aremu The Director-General of Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS) in Ilorin, Kwara State, Comrade Issa Aremu, has described the demise of Comrade Frank Ovie Kokori as an irreparable loss to his immediate family, the entire Nigerian labor movement, and the African continent as a whole. Kokori, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, passed away in the early hours of Thursday in Warri at the age of 83. Comrade Aremu reminisced about the steadfastness and ..read more

Xclusive Gospel. JST neutralises 50 armed bandits in Niger The Joint Security Taskforce has neutralised over 50 bandits in an airstrike in River Kusasu in the Shiroro Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday morning. DAILY POST gathered that over 50 bandits were killed in an airstrike. It was gathered that the gunmen met their end while attempting to escape the onslaught by security agencies led by the military in communities around Shiroro and Munya local government areas of the state. The bandits, numbering over 300, were said to be fleeing from military operations in Kaduna and part ..read more

Xclusive Gospel. Court freezes 24 Kano Government’s bank accounts A Federal High Court has frozen the accounts of the Kano State Government due to its failure to comply with a court order to pay N30 billion in compensation to victims of the Filling Idi Demolition exercise. The frozen order affects 24 Kano State bank accounts, including the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) account of the state. The presiding judge, Justice E.A Ekwo, has also directed the Kano State Government to appear before the court on January 18 to provide an explanation regarding the freezing of N30 billion in the affected b ..read more

Xclusive Gospel. Akwa Ibom Assembly approves Gov Eno’s request to constitute transition committees in LGAs The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly on Wednesday, passed a resolution authorising Governor Umo Eno to constitute interim administration in the 31 local government areas of the state. This came ahead of the expiration of the tenure of the current chairmen on Thursday, December 7. Gov Eno, in his message with reference number: ‘GHU/AKS/S/104/VOL.1/607, addressed to the Speaker, informed the House that there was no provision in the 2023 budget for local government elections, and so there ..read more

Xclusive Gospel. Ebonyi: Ngbo community clears air on alleged attack on Agila traders by youths Ngbo Leaders Council in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State on Wednesday debunked the alleged attack on Agila traders by suspected erring youths at Okwo-ngbo market. The group, in a statement signed by the President and Secretary-General, Mr. Okeh C. Okeh, Mr Emmanuel Etu Odo, and Mr. Cyril Obazi, who is the chairman of the Ngbo/Agila Inter-community Peace and Reconciliation Committee, and made available to newsmen in Abakaliki, said no Ngbo youths attacked Agila youths or traders at the ..read more

Xclusive Gospel. Show the world there is ability in disability – JONAPWD to members The Joint National Association of Persons with Disability (JONAPWD) has called on its members to actively participate, compete, interact, and engage with others to showcase their talents, skills, and creativity. Hon Adamu Sha’aibu, Chairman of JONAPWD in Jigawa State, made this call on Tuesday during the commemoration of International Disability Day. The theme for this year, “UNITED IN ACTION TO RESCUE AND ACHIEVE THE SDGs FOR, WITH AND BY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES,” emphasizes the collective effort needed to ..read more

Xclusive Gospel. French embassy partners EFCC on cybercrime war, intelligence sharing The French Embassy and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have concluded plans on collaboration to tackle all forms of cyber, economic and financial crimes in Nigeria. In a statement by the EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, on Tuesday, the resolution was reached when the French Minister of Interior and Overseas, Laurent Baile, paid a courtesy visit on the EFCC Executive Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, at his office in Abuja. He noted that the French Ambassador called for joint investigations and in ..read more

Xclusive Gospel. Gombe: Gov Yahaya mourns as LG Caretaker Chairman dies The Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Yahaya, has expressed profound sadness over the death of Alhaji Aliyu Usman Haruna, the caretaker chairman of Gombe Local Government Council. Alhaji Haruna, aged 58, reportedly passed away on Tuesday in an Egyptian hospital where he was receiving treatment. Yahaya conveyed his condolences in a statement signed by the Director-General of Press Affairs, Ismaila Misilli, stating that the details regarding the funeral prayer would be communicated at a later time. Describing the death of ..read more

Xclusive Gospel. Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Tuesday morning Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Amid raging criticism over Nigeria’s large delegation to Dubai for the COP28 climate summit, the Federal Government on Monday said it only sponsored 422 delegates out of the 1,411 Nigerians reported to be at the conference. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris said this in a statement. 2. The Nigerian Army has claimed responsibility for the bombing of villagers during a Maulud Nabiy celebration at Tudun Biriin in I ..read more