Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State will on Tuesday launch the commercial operations of the Red Line rail. Sanwo-Olu, in a statement, said the train service will move about 500,000 Lagosians daily on the corridor. According to him, commercial operations will run from Agbado to Oyingbo, adding that the government will continue to ramp up the schedule. Recall that President Bola Tinubu inaugurated the Red Line train project on February 29. “Today marks the launch of commercial operations of the LMRT Red Line, kicking off passenger services from Agbado to Oyingbo. “We’re on a mission to keep Lagos moving, and…
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State governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have ordered feuding members of the party to revert to the status quo. Chairman of the forum and Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, issued the directive after a meeting of the governors, which ended in the early hours of Tuesday. He said, as a political party, the PDP was bound to have disputes among members but that those challenges could always be resolved. “There is no crisis. The governors, BoT, and the National Assembly caucus have agreed that the NWC should revert to the status quo,” he…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has prepared the stage to flag off its campaign rally on the busy Oba Adesida -Oyemekun highway. This is coming amid the Ondo State Government’s refusal to allow the PDP to use the Democracy Park as a venue for the rally. The state government in a statement, said the PDP applied for the use of Democracy Park on October 11, 2024. It said another support group had already booked and secured approval for the use of Democracy Park on the same date. “The M.K.O. Abiola Park (Democracy Park) is a revenue-generating property of the state…
Aradel Holdings Plc (“Aradel” or “the Company”), Nigeria’s leading integrated energy company, is pleased to announce that it has received all regulatory approval to list its ordinary shares on the Main Board of Nigerian Exchange Limited (“NGX” or “the Exchange”) by way of a Listing by Introduction on Monday, October 14, 2024. Aradel, upon being listed, will immediately qualify to enter the NGX 30 Index and NGX Oil and Gas Index. Aradel’s listing on NGX expands the investment opportunities for investors looking for quality and dividend-paying companies. The listing further democratizes investing in the oil and gas sector by broadening…
The pilot of the chartered aircraft in which the Super Eagles flew to Libya, has revealed that Libyan authorities coerced him to divert the flight to the sub-standard airport at Al-Abraq. DAILY POST reports that the unexpected diversion of the flight to a remote airport, Al-Abraq, instead of their intended destination, Benghazi has been a source of controversy between Nigeria and Libya. While the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, alleged that the move was intentional, the Libyan Football Federation, LFF, denied maltreating the Super Eagles, attributing the crisis to a hitch in logistics. However, the Tunisian pilot, in a video interview…
The Police command in Kwara State has dismissed three of its officers over their alleged involvements in the death of a student at Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Qoyum Abdulyekeen Ishola. DAILY POST recalls that the incident, which occurred on September 4, 2024, generated widespread condemnation which led to the transfer of the case to the police headquarters in Abuja. The indicted officers are Inspector Abiodun Kayode, Inspector James Samuel and Sergeant Oni Philip. The command, while giving updates on the incident in a statement by its spokesperson, DSP Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, said the indicted officers were found guilty of leaving their…
Serie A giants, AC Milan are weighing up the future of Samuel Chukwueze, DAILY POST reports. Chukwueze has struggled for minutes this season under head coach, Paulo Fonseca. According to TMW, the winger could be sent away on loan when the transfer window reopens in January. A straight sale has also not been ruled out by the Rooseneri. The 25-year-old joined AC Milan from LaLiga club, Villarreal for around €30m last summer. Chukwueze has scored once in 31 league appearances for the former European champions. He was released on international duty last weekend after sustaining a thigh injury. Transfer: AC…
The lawmaker representing Oyo South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Barrister Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli, has declared that Mrs Tinuade Ladoja, one of the wives of a former governor of the state, Senator Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja, lived a fulfilled life. Alli made this declaration via a statement made available to DAILY POST on Tuesday. DAILY POST gathered that the deceased died at the age of 71. She died in Lagos on Monday. Alli in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Akeem Abas, and made available to DAILY POST on Tuesday in Ibadan, the state capital said that…
The Imo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed its total support for the Umar Damagun-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the party. The chapter has debunked reports in some quarters that the party in the state has endorsed a purported new acting chairman. In a statement issued by the Publicity Secretary of the party, Lancelot Obiaku, the party stated that such reports can only be the handiwork of alleged impersonators and fifth columnists working in sync with enemies of the party to distort the peace, tranquility, and evident progress of Imo PDP in recent months. “We…
Access Bank, a leading institution in the Nigerian financial sector, has partnered with SaltinGTein to unveil Winbundle Airtime2Win on its digital platform to provide customers a chance to turn airtime purchase into a potential life-changing event. Winbundle Airtime2Win enables customers to purchase airtime via *901# and receive 70 percent airtime value and 30 percent raffle tickets into the consumer draw, with chances to win up to N100million weekly. Senior Retail Advisor, Retail Banking, Access Bank, Robert Giles, while speaking on the service between Access Bank and SaltinGStein Limited, expressed the bank’s commitment to rewarding its customers. The official noted that…