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Kaduna chapter rejects Nenadi Usman as Labour Party national caretaker chair

Kaduna chapter rejects Nenadi Usman as Labour Party national caretaker chair

The Labour Party, LP, in Kaduna State has rejected the emergence of a former Minister of Finance, Nenadi Usman as the party’s National Caretaker chairman. DAILY POTS recalls that the Usman-led National Caretaker Committee was inaugurated at a stakeholders’ meeting…

Education Commissioner has not resigned – Abia Govt dispels rumour

Education Commissioner has not resigned – Abia Govt dispels rumour

Abia State government has denied the trending reports on social media which claimed that the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr Goodluck Ubochi has resigned. DAILY POST recalls that Ubochi was sworn in two weeks ago by Governor Alex…

Why I rejected Eagles job — Cannavaro

Why I rejected Eagles job — Cannavaro

Former Italy captain and 2006 World Cup winner, Fabio Cannavaro, says he turned down the Super Eagles job to wait for offers in the Italian Serie A and other European clubs. Cannavaro was one of the candidates interviewed for the…

Imo Electricity Bill passes second reading

Imo Electricity Bill passes second reading

A bill to boost electricity supply in Imo State has passed its second reading in the State House of Assembly. Presenting the bill for the second reading at the floor of the house, the majority leader, representing Owerri West State…

Let’s Discuss Ambition – Independent Newspaper Nigeria

Let’s Discuss Ambition – Independent Newspaper Nigeria

 “Ambition should be made of sterner stuff,” submitted Mark Anthony during his funeral oration for Ju­lius Caesar. Anthony contends that ambitious people should be cruel, desperate, self-indulgent, and lack­ing empathy. Those are examples of “sterner stuff” Anthony re­ferred to in…

Enugu govt explains how much private schools should pay as taxes

Enugu govt explains how much private schools should pay as taxes

The Enugu State Government said it asked private schools to pay between N100,000 and N300,000 as education tax, not N5 million. The State Commissioner for Education, Ndubueze Mbah made the clarification in a statement in Enugu. “New and existing private…

Breach of contract: Ebonyi Govt threatens arrest, prosecution of 63 contractors

Breach of contract: Ebonyi Govt threatens arrest, prosecution of 63 contractors

The Ebonyi State Government has threatened to arrest and prosecute 63 contractors delaying the completion of 140 housing units in Izzo and Amanze communities in Ishielu Local Government Area of the state. The 140-three-bedroom bungalow scheme was designed to resettle…

‘Fuel price hikes have killed our businesses’ — Transporters, artisans lament

‘Fuel price hikes have killed our businesses’ — Transporters, artisans lament

Some traders, transport operators and artisans in Umuahia, Abia, have decried the recent hike in the price of the Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, otherwise called petrol. Speaking in separate interviews with NAN in Umuahia on Thursday, they expressed the fear…

Gov Otti swears in new Agric Commissioner, board of Abia electoral body

Gov Otti swears in new Agric Commissioner, board of Abia electoral body

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has formally sworn in Cliff Agbaeze as the new Commissioner for Agriculture. He replaces Professor Monica Ironkwe, who resigned from her job in July. He also swore in the new Auditor General of the state,…