Hundreds of traders at Bola Ige International Market in Ibadan, Oyo State, have appealed to Governor Seyi Makinde not to demolish their shops. The traders made this plea during a peaceful protest held within the market premises on Thursday. DAILY POST gathered that there are plans to demolish some shops in the market and resell them to interested buyers. Petty traders in the market’s five zones have, however, appealed to the governor to reconsider demolishing their shops. The petty traders, while speaking, urged the governor to allow them to build the shops themselves. They said that they are using the…
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The Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, has signed five bills into law, including a bill to do with water supply. The water bill, entitled Adamawa State Water Supply and Sanitation Hygiene Services Law 2024, applies to various state agencies, including the Adamawa State Water Services Regulatory Commission, Private Sector Participation and Service Providers, Adamawa State Water Corporation, and more. The details are according to Governor Fintiri’s Chief Press Secretary, Humwashi Wonosikou, who disclosed in a press release Thursday morning that the bills mark significant progress in development efforts. The second newly signed law is Adamawa State Health Supplies Management Agency…
The Nigerian military has identified a new terror group operating in Kebbi and sokoto States. This was made known on Thursday by Zagazola Makama, a Lake Chad Basin counterterrorism and insurgency expert, in a post on his X handle, citing a statement by Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations. According to the statement, the terror group is reportedly affiliated with jihadi factions in Mali and Niger, raising security concerns in the northwestern region of the country. Makama stated that Buba linked the emergence of the group to political instability in Mali and Niger, which he said had…
Libya has repatriated 166 Nigerian migrants through a voluntary repatriation program coordinated by the Department for Combating Illegal Migration (DCIM) in Libya’s Southern Region, with support from the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM). The operation, which took place at Sabha International Airport, aimed to help stranded Nigerians return to their home country safely. The news was shared on the X account of Migrant Rescue Watch on Wednesday, confirming that the migrants were flown back to Nigeria from the southern Libyan city of Sabha. This repatriation effort follows a recent incident that drew public attention to the plight of…
The released #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters have disclosed how they spent 68 days at Kuje Prison in Abuja, eating beans and garri. On Tuesday, about 114 suspects arrested during the August #EndBadGovernance protests were released to the governors of Kano and Kaduna states by the Federal Government. The detainees were released to the governors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, after the Abuja Federal High Court discharged them. The Federal Government had discontinued the treason charges against the protesters following an outcry by Nigerians. However, some of the protesters were reunited with their families on Wednesday. Speaking with Daily Trust, one of the…
Former U.S. President Barack Obama expressed disappointment with the outcome of the recent presidential election, in which President Donald Trump and Senator J.D. Vance emerged victorious. In a statement shared on his X account on Wednesday, Obama acknowledged the democratic process but voiced his and his supporters’ disappointment, citing major policy differences with the Republican leadership. “Over the last few weeks and through Election Day, millions of Americans cast their votes – not just for president, but for leaders at every level. “Now the results are in, and we want to congratulate President Trump and Senator Vance on their victory,”…
Manchester United legend, Rio Ferdinand, has suggested toArsenal manager Mikel Arteta to give Ethan Nwaneri more playing time in his team. Ferdinand spoke after Arsenal’s Champions League 1-0 defeat to Inter Milan on Wednesday. Recall that Inter Milan defeated the Premier League club at San Siro, thanks to Hakan Calhanoglu’s first-half penalty. Arteta introduced Nwaneri with eight minutes remaining and the youngster was impressive in Arsenal’s attacking third against the hosts. “Ethan Nwaneri came on today and showed flashes. You go, ‘you know what, are they going to give him a little bit more time, a little bit more responsibility?…
Popular comedian Oluwaseyitan Aletile, also known as Seyi Law, has recounted how he found that he was being monitored spiritually by a friend who gifted him a pair of shoes. He claimed that he was at a vigil in 2016 when God revealed to him that there was something in his house that they were using to monitor him spiritually, which he later found out was a pair of shoes someone gifted him. He disclosed that his wife bought the pair of shoes after the revelation, and soon after, she became pregnant with their daughter. The comedian claimed that since…
An All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain, Adamu Garba, has alleged that former US President Barack Obama spearheaded a palace coup against President Joe Biden. Garba claimed that Obama stole Biden’s primary election, which he had won and handed over to Vice President Kamala Harris. In a post on his X handle on Thursday, the APC chieftain said Kamala should hold Obama responsible for her catastrophic failures in the November 5 presidential election. Garba’s words: “People like former President Barack Obama are those that make black people appear extraordinarily cheap and resentful in the eyes of the world. “After serving as…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) have been brought before an FCT High Court over an alleged unlawful revocation of a property belonging to Abuja-based Green Lake International Limited. The Minister and the FCDA were sued alongside another company, Lodigiani Nigeria Limited, over the disputed ownership of the property located in the Maitama District of Abuja. The property is identified as Plot 2786, Cadastral Zone A06, Maitama, Abuja, and is covered by Certificate of Occupancy No. Ia60w-1566c-6723r-10220-20, dated 29th September 2006. The plaintiff, in the suit marked FCT/HC/ABJ/CV/416/2024, is claiming one…