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President Muhammadu Buhari is set to retain at least 70 per cent of his first-tenure cabinet members in this second term of his presidency. A reliable source at the presidency told DAILY POST that the President is retaining most of cabinet members based on trust. The top government source said that it was in the nature of Buhari to trust his allies despite the public outcry for him to change some of his previous appointees. According to the source, a list which was submitted yesterday, contains the names of mostly the now ex-ministers. The President is bound by the constitution to appoint a minister from each of the 36 states of the federation. According to the source, “Nigerians should expect to see most of the old faces. There are no two ways about it. “President Buhari is retaining at least 70 percent of his cabinet members. He works on trust. These are people who served with him in the last tenure and have not been found guilty of any offence. “Most of his Minist...

A cross-section of Nigerians have reacted to the image of a herder and his cattle on Nigeria’s new passport. The new passport which was posted online by Apostle Suleman had an inscription of a herder and his cattle on it. This has since generated reactions from Nigerians online as they called out President Muhammadu Buhari over ‘alleged fulanisation’ agenda. Here are some reactions gathered by DAILY POST from Twitter: @Gbengaadeoti ” New Nigerian passport has Herdsmen picture inscribed on it. My question is, WHY? Hope we can see that the agenda of the Presidency is clear, no one is talking about this.” @Casclement53 “Things are happening very fast in this second coming of PMB! In d new Nigerian passport, cows and Fulanis are now embedded.” @Apostle_truth “Big shame to Nigerians, the same Fulani, and Cow in Nigerian passport are the number one enemies of Nigeria. Fulani is a minority in Nigeria, only Fulani politicians use the passport for travel Fulani is a ter...

An Ikeja Magistrate’s Court in Lagos, yesterday, ordered the remand in Kirikiri Prisons of a 36-year-old pastor, Pope Paul, who allegedly defiled and impregnated a 15-year-old girl. The magistrate, Mrs B. O. Osunsanmi, did not take the plea of the defendant. She ordered that Paul should be kept behind bars pending the receipt of legal advice from the State Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP. The defendant, who resides at Egan, Igando, Lagos, is being tried for defilement. Earlier, the prosecutor, ASP Ezekiel Ayorinde, told the court that the defendant committed the offence between January and February at his residence. Ayorinde said the defendant had canal knowledge of the 14-year-old girl which resulted into pregnancy. According to him, “the defendant had sexual intercourse with the girl, who came to spend holiday with his family, several times. “On returning to her parents, after holiday with Paul, the girl’s mother discovered that she was pregnant. “When her mother queri...

The apex Igbo socio -cultural organisation , Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has warned ‘ some misguided ’ Igbo politicians to stop abusing their people because of temporary political positions they occupy. The National Organising Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress , Mr Emma Bediro , had in a statement recently said that the Presidency in 2023 might elude the Igbos because they did not vote for President Muhammadu Buhari . But Ohanaeze , in a statement by its Deputy National Publicity Secretary , Mr Chuks Ibegbu, wondered why ‘ a full -blooded Igbo man ’ could make such a statement . “I dont expect an Igbos to be at the vanguard of such discouraging statements . The other time , it was Rotimi Amaechi, Orji Uzor Kalu and then even Rochas Okorocha. Some Igbo fully identified with Buhari and some others with Atiku just as some northerners, westerners and Niger Deltans did too .” While he wondered what made Igbo position today exceptional , Ibegbu added , “when the Yoruba r...

Atiku Abubakar, 2019 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, on Wednesday lamented the increasing debt profile of Nigeria under the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. The Waziri Adamawa said the country’s increasing debt profile was becoming more than a source of concern, adding that the current administration was “turning Nigerians into beggars.” In a statement in Abuja on Wednesday by his Media Aide, Paul Ibe, the former Vice President observed that the situation was now at the stage where all genuine lovers of Nigeria ought to raise an alarm. The statement reads: “On May 29, 2015, our national debt profile was at a very healthy ₦12 trillion. However, after four years of profligate spending, and even more irresponsible borrowing, our national debt doubled to ₦24.3 trillion by December 2018. “As alarming as this is, what is more troubling is that between December 2018 and March 2019, the administration of General Buhari added an additional and unp...

The athlete, who seemed to be dealing with mental health issues, was unkempt as she begged for handouts. Gloria Kemesoude, Nigeria's 2008 Olympic silver medallist has been seen roaming the streets of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The athlete, who seemed to be dealing with mental health issues, was unkempt as she begged for handouts. As of the time of filing this report, she camped at Samson Siasia Sports Complex. Kemesoude was a member of the silver medal-winning team at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. She was based in Australia and was training with the Michael Khmel squad. It is not clear what led to her current situation We bring the news to you as it comes.....

The Super Eagles were deserved winners and led through Villarreal youngster Chukwueze's first goal for his country. They should have been ahead by more when Williams pushed Peter Etebo's free-kick onto the bar. William Troost-Ekong scored a dramatic late winner to send Nigeria into the Africa Cup of Nations semi-final at the expense of South Africa. Samuel Chukwueze hit the opener as he controlled Alex Iwobi's cross, before scoring at the second attempt. Bongani Zungu equalised with a header initially ruled out for offside before VAR replays showed a free-kick hit a Nigerian player on the way to him. But Udinese's Troost-Ekong bundled home from close range late on to win it. His finish was into an empty net after goalkeeper Ronwen Williams totally missed Moses Simon's corner. Nigeria face Ivory Coast or Algeria in Sunday's second semi-final (20:00 BST). The Super Eagles were deserved winners and led through Villarreal youngster Chukwueze's first go...