Tag: national
Court Jails Barber For Stealing DVDs
.. A Jos Magistrates’ Court, on Monday, sentenced 24-year-old barber, James Luka to 15 months in the correctional centre for breaking into a house and stealing two DVD players. Luka was convicted and sentenced by Magistrate Shawomi Bokkos, after pleading guilty to the two-count charge of breaking in and stealing. Delivering his judgment, Bokkos,…
Recruitment of 4000 teachers Obaseki’s trap for Okpebholo – Edo APC
Less than 20 days to the end of Godwin Obaseki’s tenure as governor of Edo State, the transition committee of the All Progressives Congress has accused the government of laying booby traps for the incoming administration of Monday Okpebholo with the recruitment of 4000 teachers. DAILY POST reports that Prince Kassim Afegbua, a member of…
Nigerian government arrests three Chinese for illegal mining
The Federal Government has confirmed the arrest of three Chinese nationals and two Nigerians suspected of illegal mining in Nasarawa State. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, made the disclosure in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Segun Tomori, on Monday in Abuja. Alake said that the suspects were arrested at…
Edo: Gunmen kidnap Catholic priest in Auchi
Gunmen on Sunday evening abducted Reverend Father Thomas Oyode, the rector of the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary, Ivhianokpodi, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State. Following the abduction, the Catholic Diocese of Auchi is seeking the assistance of law enforcement agencies in securing the release of the priest. A statement by the Director of…
Ondo Guber: Crack in APC as groups declare support for SDP’s Akingboye
Signs of crack within the Ondo State All Progressives Congress, APC, surfaced on Sunday, following the decision of groups within the party to support the governorship candidate of Social Democratic Party, SDP, Benson Akingboye against Lucky Aiyedatiwa of APC ahead of the November 16 governorship election. The groups which comprise Ondo Patriots, Ondo APC Solidarity…
SEC To Bolster MSMEs Growth With Online Equity Platforms
.. …Backs Crowdfunding For SMEs The Securities and Exchange Commission has expressed its readiness to support Small and Medium Enterprises, and offer shares to investors through online platforms, allowing backers to receive equity and participate in the company’s growth and profits. The Director-General of SEC, Emomotimi Agama who stated this in a goodwill message…
Aug 1 protest: We’ve prosecuted 403 persons — Jigawa State Government
The Jigawa Government said it has prosecuted 403 persons arrested in connection with the EndBadGovernance protests in August this year. The state’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Bello Abdulkadir-Fanini, made this known on Monday while speaking with newsmen in Dutse. He said that the suspects were sentenced to various community services, while others with criminal…
Win Ondo Guber Poll For Tinubu, Ganduje Charges Campaign Committee
.. The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, on Monday emphasised the importance of winning the November 16 governorship election in Ondo state and retaining the state for the party. Ganduje said the ruling party needed to win a landslide victory in the election to show respect for President Bola…
Lone crash kills one, leaves another injured in Ogun
An unidentified female passenger has been reported dead in a fatal lone accident that occurred at Molipa roundabout, in the Ijebu -Ode area of Ogun state. The accident which happened at about 10:30pm on Sunday, occurred when the driver of the Lexus Jeep lost control and crashed into a container beside the road. Confirming the…
How Quest For ‘Quick Wealth’ Is Driving Young Nigerians Into Crime
.. In today’s rapidly evolving world, the quest for instant wealth has become worrisome, especially among young people who are pursuing shortcuts to wealth accumulation frequently at the expense of long-term goals and personal well-being, motivated by pressures from society, and the desire for financial independence at a tender age. In the not-too-distant past,…
Kano: Woman among 44 elected LG chairmen as Commission issues certificates
The Kano State Independent Electoral Commission, KANSIEC, has presented Certificates of Return to winners of Saturday’s local government elections. KANSIEC chairman Professor Sani Malumfashi presented the certificates to the 44 elected council chairmen. Among those elected as council chairmen is a young woman, Sa’adatu Yushau Tudunwada. She was elected as the Chairperson of Tudunwada LGA.…
INVESTIGATION: 29 Airports On Life Support As Governors Multiply New Ones
.. …Only 3 Of 32 Existing Airports Have Up To 7 Airlines …State Should Focus On Poverty Eradication – Yusuf Amid the scramble by some state governors to build new airports, the harsh reality is that these projects will be funded by already burdened taxpayers, with governors likely turning to loans. These new airports…
Abstain from negative conducts – Olubadan advises new Mogajis, Baales
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin, on Monday warned the newly-installed Mogajis and Baales in the ancient city against involving themselves in negative conduct that can tarnish their image. The traditional ruler gave this admonition during the installation of nine Mogajis and five Baales in Ibadanland. DAILY POST reports that the event took…
Ondo Guber: APC Groups Declare Support For SDP Candidate, Akingboye
.. Some groups within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo state on Sunday threw their support behind the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Benson Akingboye, against Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa ahead of the November 16 governorship election in the state. The groups comprise Ondo Patriots, Ondo APC Solidarity Group, Jagaban Coalition…
Tension as hoodlums kidnap UNN Dean, others along Ugwuogo-Opi-Nsukka Road
A senior lecturer in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, Prof Oguejiofo Ujam was on Sunday abducted along the Ugwuogo-Nike-Opi-Nsukka Road. Oguejiofor is the Dean, School of General Studies of the university. DAILY POST learnt that the kidnapping of the varsity don is one in a series of abductions along the road within the last…
Anambra APC continues to mount opposition against Bianca’s ministerial nomination
The Anambra State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has continued its opposition to President Bola Tinubu’s nomination of Amb. Bianca Ojukwu as minister. Tinubu-led government had on Wednesday announced the nomination of the widow of Biafra Warlord, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu as minister designate for the ministry of state for foreign affairs, but APC stakeholders…
NiDCOM rescues 17 Nigerian women trafficked to Ghana, repatriates victims
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) on Sunday said it successfully rescued and repatriated 17 Nigerian women who were trafficked to Ghana. Five suspected traffickers were arrested during the operation, which involved collaboration between Ghanaian authorities, the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) Ghana, and the Nigerian High Commission in Accra. According to NiDCOM spokesperson, Abdur-Rahman…
Army nabs 35 oil thieves in 4 states
The Nigerian Army has announced the arrest of 35 suspected oil thieves accused of operating illegal refineries and breaking into pipelines to siphon crude oil across four Niger Delta states. The spokesman of the Nigerian Army, 6 Division, Port Harcourt, Lt.-Col. Danjuma Danjuma disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, saying the states are Akwa…
LG poll: NNPP clears all Kano’s 44 local government election positions
The ruling New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has won all the 44 local government chairmanship and 484 councilors positions contested in Kano’s just concluded local council election. Announcing the results, the chairman of the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission KANSAIC, Professor Sani Lawan Malumfashi, said six political parties, including AA, AAC, Accord, ADC, APM, and…
Thank you for assenting WOTCLEF bill – Atiku tells Obasanjo
The 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday commended former President Olusegun Obasanjo for assenting the Women Trafficking and Child Labour Eradication Foundation, WOTCLEF, Bill while in office. WOTCLEF, an agency that fights against women trafficking, was established by the former First Lady, Titi Abubakar. Atiku said Obasanjo’s leadership created an…