07 Feb, 2026
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Collapsed Taraba bridge worsens hardship as residents, travelers lament neglect

As the 2025 rainy season intensifies, residents of Gassol local government council in Taraba State, as well as travelers and drivers, are crying out over worsening hardship caused by the continued collapse of the Namnai Bridge.The bridge, a key link between Taraba and Benue States, as earlier reported by DAILY POST was washed away during […]

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Presidential system not working in Nigeria – APC chieftain, Cole

Rivers State All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in the 2023 general elections, Tonye Cole, says Nigeria must reconsider its current presidential system of government. Cole insisted that the system is not suitable for the country. He made this statement on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, stating that most people in Africa are uncomfortable […]

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Lack of tenure for lawmakers ‘killing’ effective legislation, accountability, increasing corruption – Analysts

Political commentators have increasingly linked the growing inefficiency and complacency within Nigeria’s legislative system to the lack of constitutional term limits for members of parliament. They argue that this legislative loophole has enabled some lawmakers to maintain their positions for decades, fostering a culture of entitlement and political stagnation. They argue that without a set […]

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2027: PDP in battle for survival

•Saraki leads strategy committee to rescue party •Only PDP can save Nigeria, not coalition of bitterness, revenge – Lamido Last Monday, the leading opposition party in the country, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), set up a seven-man committee, led by former Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, to chart a way forward for the ailing PDP. […]

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‘My life now in danger’ – Ex-Education Secretary tells AIG, Abia Govt

Eighty-two-year-old former Education Secretary in Abia State, Onukwuo Joseph Onuegbu has appealed to the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 9 Umuahia and the Abia State government to save him from being killed because of his land. Onukwue, who addressed journalists at the Correspondents’ Chapel office in Umuahia, alleged that some members of Ogbuti family […]

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Yobe Hisbah seizes 209 cartons of alcohol, shuts down brothel

The Yobe State Hisbah Commission, in a joint operation with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), has confiscated 209 cartons of alcohol and shut down a brothel in Damaturu. Chairman Hisbah Commission, Dr. Yahuza Abubakar, disclosed during a press briefing while detailing the agency’s recent […]