Residents of many neighborhoods in Ado Ekiti and other towns in Ekiti State have been thrown into darkness as electric poles were destroyed by a rainstorm Friday evening. Communities affected include Ajebamidele, Omisanjana, Atlas—all in Ado Ekiti—as well as Ikere Ekiti, Ise Ekiti, and Emure Ekiti, which are experiencing power outages due to the destroyed poles. DAILY POST learnt that a heavy rainfall swept across the neighborhoods Friday night and into the early hours of Saturday, leaving many residents stranded and disrupting traffic, social, and economic activities. The rain, which started some minutes before 5 p.m. on Friday, ceased briefly…
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The English Premier League, EPL, match-day 9 commenced on Friday night. Leicester City lost 3-1 at the King Power Stadium against Nottingham Forest. The remaining nine matches will take place today and tomorrow. Manchester City will host Southampton on Saturday evening at the Etihad Stadium. Chelsea will host Newcastle United at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, West Ham will face Manchester United at the London Stadium, and Crystal Palace will tackle Tottenham Hotspur. However, fans and pundits alike are talking about the potential for some shocking results in the Premier League this weekend as there are some fascinating contests to look…
The WAFU B U-20 Championship semi-final tie between Nigeria’s Flying Eagles and Niger Republic has been shifted to Sunday night. The encounter, which is slated for the Stade Municipal, Lome was originally fixed for this afternoon. DAILY POST learnt the game will now be played at the same venue by 7pm on Sunday. Flying Eagles were in action against Cote d’Ivoire on Thursday. Aliyu Zubairu’s side defeated the Ivorians 2-1 to seal a place in the last four. Victory against Niger Republic will guarantee them a place at the 2025 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in South Africa. WAFU U-20…
A fully-loaded Dangote Cement truck with registration number DGW109XA rammed into a house in Imasayi Yewa North local government area of Ogun state. The incident occurred on Friday night when residents had already gone to bed. DAILY POST reports that no life was lost as the occupants of the house, who were asleep in the parlour, escaped being crushed by a whisker. The Olu of Imasayi, Oba Lukman Kuoye, when contacted on Saturday, said the incident happened in front of the house where he was living and thanked God that no lives were lost. He lamented that this incident, among…
Popular Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, has slammed the convener of Bring Back Our Girls Movement, Aisha Yesufu, over her advocacy for women’s liberation. Kuti blasted the activist while recounting how he disagreed with her stance on women’s freedom during a TV show. Condemning Yesufu for advocating for the liberation of Nigerian women while putting on Hijab, the musician argued that embracing Islamic or Christian practices leads to abandoning African identity. Seun in a post on his official page said “It’s the Africanness in us that is helping your European behaviour. That is why Aisha Yesufu and I engaged in an…
A chieftain and chairmanship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the just-concluded local government election in Kagarko LGA of Kaduna State, Ahmadu Yunusa Yusuf, has described the exercise as a charade. Addressing newsmen, Yusuf explained that election did not hold in any part of Kagarko LGA as announced by the Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (KAD-SIECOM). He said, “it is laughable despite election did not hold, the state electoral body went ahead to announce the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) as winner of the election across the 23 local government across the state.” According to him, the local…
Strasbourg manager, Liam Rosenior, has identified Moses Simon as Nantes most dangerous player. Rosenior will entertain Nantes at the Stade de la Meinau for their Ligue 1 clash on Sunday. Simon has registered two goals and three assists for Nantes this season. Rosenior claimed it is important for his side to stop the Nigeria international. “Nantes are a good team with good players, especially Moses Simon who I know very well,” Rosenior said ahead of the game. “The most important thing will be to cut their play off from deep with Chirivella who is a very good player. We will…
The Northern Senators Forum, a group of Senators from the 19 northern states has raised the alarm over total blackout in some northern states, particularly, Kano, Katsina and Jigawa. In a statement by the Chairman of the Forum, Senator Abdulaziz Musa Yar’adua issued in Katsina on Friday, he appealed to the Federal Government to quickly restore electricity as commercial activities are being grounded in Kano, Katsina and Jigawa. He said the blackout was due to vandalism and national grid disturbances which has resulted in economic hardship, compromised healthcare services which have become very expensive for the commoners. The forum urged…
The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNMW), Kaduna State Branch, has officially called off its indefinite strike action that began on October 2nd. The call-off of the strike followed a successful negotiation with officials from the Kaduna State Government. A meeting on Thursday, October 24, with the Deputy Governor, Dr. Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe, led discussions with union leaders and key government officials that resulted in the suspension of the strike. The meeting had in attendance the Secretary to the State Government, the Head of Service, and the Commissioner of Health. The commitment of the governor to improve the…
The Osun State Government has issued a stern warning to any unauthorized groups claiming authority over commercial drivers within the state. The state government, through the Ministry of Transport, also cautioned that such actions could lead to legal consequences. In a statement released on Friday, made available to DAILY POST, the Commissioner for Transportation, Sesan Oyedele, maintained that the only government-recognized body in charge of commercial drivers in Osun State is the Osun State Transport Management System (OSTMS), led by Wakil Nurudeen Alowonle. Oyedele, in the statement, urged the leadership of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) to…