The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has again demanded the removal of the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in Ondo State ahead of the forthcoming off-cycle November 16 governorship election in the state. While flagging off its campaign in Akure, the state capital on Tuesday, the party disclosed that the REC has ties with the state, hence her tendency to be biased. Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, who is the leader of the party in the southwest, Seyi Makinde urged the National Chairman of INEC not to allow Babalola to superintend over the election. While appealing to the prospective electorate not…
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Argentina head coach, Lionel Scaloni, has claimed that Lautaro Martinez “deserves the Ballon d’Or more than anyone”. Scaloni has hailed the Inter Milan striker for his “spectacular year”. Martinez excelled for club and country during the 2023/24 season, including scoring the winner and claiming the Golden Boot as Argentina lifted the Copa America in the summer. Scaloni believes these achievements should put Martinez among the favourites to win this year’s prize. “Lautaro deserves the Ballon d’Or more than anyone,” Scaloni said at a press conference. “He has had a spectacular year. [At the Copa America] he scored in the final,…
Remo Stars owner, Kunle Soname has promised the Flying Eagles the sum of N5m if they successfully defend their title at the WAFU B U-20 Championship in Togo. The Flying Eagles won the last edition of the competition staged in Niamey, capital of Niger Republic. Aliyu Zubairu’s side are drawn in Group B with Burkina Faso and Cote d’Ivoire. The holders will face Burkina Faso in their opening game at the Municipal Stadium, Lome on Friday. The top two teams in the group will qualify for the semi-finals The championship is a qualifying tournament for next year’s Africa U20 Cup…
The Governor of the Central Bank, Olayemi Cardoso, on Tuesday, said Nigeria has enough funds in its foreign reserve to last 15 months of importation of goods. Mr Cardoso, who appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Banking Regulations, said the funds in the reserve could import 12 months of goods and services, noting that if it’s only importation of goods, it would last 15 months. The CBN boss noted that Nigeria has N$39.12 billion in its reserve. According to him, the funds rose from US$34.70 billion at the end of June 2024. “The reserves rose by 12.74% to…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has been called upon to establish more facilities in Cross River State for the benefit of the people. Journalists who made the call in Calabar, the capital of Cross River State, have also appealed to the firm to sponsor them on training on energy reporting and allied beats. In her remarks, the chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists NUJ, in the State, Archibong Bassey called for a more robust collaboration between the NNPCL and the media especially in the area of information dissemination Journalists from different media houses in the state, national…
The Bauchi State Government has raised alarms over the alarming increase of unauthorized private schools throughout the state. This is as the government cited violations of established guidelines and regulations governing their operation. Commissioner for Education, Dr Jamila Mohammed Dahiru, made the revelation on Tuesday during the inauguration of a Task Force Committee aimed at addressing unregistered private schools in the region. Dahiru while interacting with members of the Taskforce shortly after the inauguration, said that “this is one of the efforts of the state government to address the problems associated with the proliferation of unregistered private schools and the…
The increase in the prices of rice, maize, grains, beers, beverages, yam and oil pushed Nigeria’s inflation to 37.77 percent in September 2024. This is according to the National Bureau of Statistics’ latest Consumer Price Index and Inflation report released on Tuesday. According to the data, the country’s inflation rose by 7.13 percent to 37.77 percent in September 2024 from 30.64 percent in the corresponding period last year. NBS said the rise in the prices of food on a year-on-year basis was attributed “to increases in prices of the following items: Guinea Corn, Rice, Maize Grains, Beans, etc (Bread and…
Former Libya midfielder, Moatasem Al-Musrati has blasted the European media for the manner they reported the Super Eagles ordeal in the country. The Super Eagles were subjected to inhumane treatment by Libyan authorities on their arrival in the country on Sunday for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matchday four encounter. The contingent was stranded at Al Abaq Airport for several hours before returning to Nigeria on Monday evening. In a post on his Facebook page, Al-Musrati claimed that several European media outlets circulated a very misleading and incomplete story. The Besiktas star claimed the Libyans were also treated…
Business owners and some residents of Osogbo, the Osun State capital have begun to lament the blackout that has hit the town since Monday night. The business owners lamented that the blackout and the high cost of obtaining fuel have made them lose income. They also lamented that despite paying high electricity bills, they prefer to have light than service disruptions. DAILY POST recalls that the national grid collapsed at exactly 6:58 pm on Monday night. The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC together with other DISCOs in statements revealed that as a result of the blackout resulting from the national…
In a bid to avert the looming strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, the Federal Government has re-established a seven-member renegotiation committee to address the 2009 agreements with university-based unions. Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, at the committee’s inauguration in Abuja on Monday, gave them a three-month deadline to conclude negotiations. NAN reports that the committee brings together representatives from ASUU and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU. Others are Non-Academic Staff of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, and the National Association of Academic Technologists, NAAT. Mamman stated that President Bola Tinubu’s government aimed…