Nigeria’s aviation fuel price has surged by 80% to N1,800 per litre, placing immense financial pressure on domestic airlines now absorbing the costs.
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Uba Sani is a farmer-friendly governor — Murtala Dabo
The Commissioner of Agriculture, Murtala Mohammed Dabo made this remark at the flag off of the distribution of livestock support packages to 5,000 cooperative groups on Thursday.
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Saudi Arabia’s Dhahran, Anambra’s Solution District sign MoU to speed startups, tech investments
The memorandum of understanding (MoU) is to to strengthen collaboration in research, innovation, entrepreneurship and technology commercialisation.
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LP chairperson, Reps spokesperson, others canvass stronger female representation in politics
Participants at a policy dialogue lamented that though women make up about 49.3 per cent of Nigeria’s population, their representation in political institutions is very low.
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Abia records 6,381 glaucoma cases in 18 months – Official
Betty Emeka-Obasi, administrator of the Abia Eye Health Management Bureau, disclosed this on Thursday in Umuahia during the World Glaucoma Week 2026 symposium.
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Nigerian troops reopen road shut for years by IPOB
The troops, in collaboration with personnel of the Nigerian Navy, the Nigerian Air Force, the State Security Service, the Nigeria Police, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, “also destroyed IPOB’s bomb factory in Imo”.
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NEMA receives 147 Nigerian returnees from Niger Republic in Kano
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received 147 Nigerian returnees from the Niger Republic in Kano as part of its support efforts.
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Abia to sign $200m MoU with firm for palm oil investment – Otti
Abia State is set to sign a $200m MoU with Presco Plc for a major palm oil investment, aiming to boost agriculture and create thousands of jobs in the stat
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Adhere strictly to project standard – Abia Govt tells contractors, supervisors
Abia State Government has tasked contractors handling government and other projects in the state to adhere strictly to internationally accepted quality standards.
The charge was given in Umuahia during a two-day workshop organised by the state government for contractors and other stakeholders involved in project execution in Ministries, Departments and Agencies.
The Director-General of the Abia State Projects Implementation Bureau, Mr Onyinye Nwosu, who addressed the contractors and project supervisors, said the state government must get value for the funds it spends on contracts.
He further charged participants to take the knowledge gained during the workshop back to their respective organisations and serve as advocates for quality in public service, thereby ensuring that high standards are sustained across government institutions.
He urged contractors to prevent costly mistakes that often emerge during the execution stage, noting that quality control during project execution involves strict monitoring of the materials being used.
Nwosu said proper supervision of ongoing work and the maintenance of safe working environments at project sites must not be ignored.
He also emphasised that beyond sound planning and well-prepared engineering designs, the competence and professionalism of personnel present on project sites remain critical to the success of projects.
Nwosu further made it clear that Governor Alex Otti is committed to institutionalising a culture of quality in governance and infrastructure development across the state.
Adhere strictly to project standard – Abia Govt tells contractors, supervisors
Confusion as ‘dead’ lawyer appears in Rivers court
Proceedings at a Magistrate Court in Port Harcourt were briefly disrupted on Thursday, March 11, 2026, after the court discovered that a lawyer who reportedly died in December 2025 had been recorded as appearing before it earlier this year to handle a case.
The incident came to light when a matter was called for hearing and the lawyer representing the litigant failed to appear in court.
Upon inquiry, the litigant informed the court that his lawyer had died in December, 2025.
The revelation left the presiding Senior Magistrate, Kingsley Briggs, visibly surprised, prompting him to review the court’s record book.
The records, however, indicated that the same lawyer had appeared before the court during proceedings on February 10, 2026, to represent the litigant in the matter.
Addressing the litigant, Magistrate Briggs recalled that the court had considered issuing a bench warrant against him during the February sitting due to his absence.
He explained that the warrant was not issued after the lawyer pleaded that his client was ill and required medical attention.
Based on that submission, the court granted an adjournment and fixed the case for March 11, 2026.
To clarify the situation, the Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Emmanuel John, Port Harcourt Branch, who was present in court, suggested contacting the deceased lawyer’s family.
A relative, who was subsequently reached confirmed that the lawyer had indeed passed away in December 2025.
The family member further disclosed that the lawyer was allegedly strangled in his apartment in Oyigbo, Rivers State, last December, adding that the police are still investigating the circumstances surrounding his death.
Daily POST also gathered from the NBA Vice Chairman that a photograph of the deceased lawyer was presented to the litigant, the court clerk and the presiding magistrate for identification.
All three individuals confirmed that the lawyer in the photograph was the same person they had referred to during the earlier proceedings.
The development left the court seeking further clarification on how the late lawyer’s name came to be recorded as present during the February proceedings.
