A Chief Magistrate in Ondo State, Olateju Odenusi-Fadeyi, has remanded a 15-year-old female student of Anglican Grammar School, Arigidi Akoko, for allegedly stabbing her 17-year-old colleague, Habib Salau, to death. The magistrate ordered her remand at the Ondo State Juvenile Home in Akure, pending advice from the office of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The magistrate, however, did not take her plea. The student is standing trial for allegedly stabbing the 17-year-old deceased, Habib Salau, with a knife during a scuffle between them after school hours. The defendant was brought to court on a two-count charge of conspiracy and…
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The Nigerian government, through the Finance Ministry, has announced that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has commenced the process of paying off its debt. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Wale Edun, made this announcement on Wednesday while addressing investors during a meeting in Washington, DC. He stated that the NNPCL has initiated the process of settling the $6 billion debt it owes to its suppliers. DAILY POST recalls that the NNPCL admitted to experiencing financial strain due to the cost of sustaining supply and its indebtedness to oil suppliers, which amounts to over…
Super Eagles duo, Ademola Lookman and Victor Osimhen are among the nominees for the 2024 International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) Men’s World Best Player. The Nigerian stars are among the 30 nominees for the prestigious award. Lookman was the star of Atalanta’s UEFA Europa League success last season. The talented winger scored a hat-trick in Gian Piero Gasperini’s side final victory over Bayer Leverkusen. The 27-year-old also scored three goals in seven appearances for NigerIa at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Osimhen was on target 15 times in 25 league appearances for Napoli last season. The…
The Federal Government, through the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has said that prices of essential food items, including beans, eggs, bread, rice and tomatoes, experienced robust hikes in September 2024. The NBS made this known in its Selected Food Prices Watch report for September 2024 released in Abuja on Wednesday. The report said that the average price of 1kg of brown beans increased by 281.97 per cent from N716.97 recorded in September 2023 to N2,738.59 in September 2024. It added that the average price of medium-sized Agric eggs (12 pieces) increased by 137.43 per cent on a year-on-year basis…
Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, AC Milan and PSV Eindhoven are some of the top teams in danger of elimination from the Champions League. Vincent Kompany’s men were thrashed 4-1 by Barcelona on Wednesday night. It was the Bavarians’ second defeat of the league phase, after they lost 1-0 to Aston Villa in Match Day 2. Atletico Madrid are sitting in the 27th spot, after they suffered a 3-1 loss to Lille at home. Jonathan David scored twice as the Ligue 1 beat another Madrid team this season. AC Milan are in 25th spot, despite their 3-1 win over Club Brugge…
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NDCMB, has said it is funding research and innovation in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector with its $50 million Research and Development Fund. The Research and Development Fund was established in 2020, and is one of the facilities the NDCMB leverages on to promote local content in the Nigerian oil and gas industry. Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Felix Ogbe disclosed this on Wednesday at the opening session of the SciBiz 2024 annual conference, themed: ‘Integrating Research, Innovation, and Policy: Triple Helix Pathway to Research Commercialisation’. Ogbe, who was represented by the General Manager…
Bayern Munich legend Thomas Muller has shared his thoughts on their 4-1 loss to Barcelona in the Champions League on Wednesday. The Spanish giants battered the Germans 4-1 at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys. Before yesterday’s game, Barca had fallen six times in the hands of Bayern Munich in the Champions League. Barcelona had not even found the back of the net against the German giants in their last four matches. But they were excellent on Wednesday and secured a big victory and after the defeat, Muller shared his analysis of the game. “This obviously isn’t a good feeling. We…
The Kebbi Government, has set-up an eight-man committee to investigate October 17 violent protest at College of Health Sciences and Technology, Jega, Jega Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner for Information and Culture, Alhaji Yakubu Ahmed-BK, made this known shortly after the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday. “Following the October 17 violent protest that resulted in the setting ablaze the residence of the Provost of the college, Alhaji Haruna Saidu-Sauwa, and the subsequent directive to shut down the college, eight-man committee has been set-up to investigate the incident,” he said. Ahmed-BK announced that…
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has convicted and sentenced a 41-year-old Canadian woman, Adrienne Munju, to 11 years in prison for importing 74 parcels of “Canadian Loud,” a potent strain of synthetic cannabis, weighing 35.20 kilograms into Nigeria. The spokesman for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Wednesday, said Munju’s conviction followed her arraignment on a two-count charge before Justice Dehinde Dipeolu. The NDLEA had arrested her at Terminal 1 of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday, October 3, 2024, during the inward clearance of passengers on a KLM…
Barcelona manager, Hansi Flick, has said that he has never had a chance of coaching a player like Brazilian winger Raphinha before. Barcelona beat Bayern Munich 4-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday night. Raphinha bagged a hat-trick on his 100th appearance for Barça, who ended a run of six successive defeats against Bayern in the competition. The Brazilian winger was only there for two of those fixtures, but he said he experienced them all as a supporter. His manager described him as a very good player, who plays football with smiles on his face. “I have never had a…