Suspected armed bandits on Saturday blocked the ever-busy Gusau-Funtua highway and abducted an unspecified number of travellers. The bandits were said to have blocked the highway between Kucheri and Magazu communities in Tsafe Local Government Area of the state, shooting at moving vehicles. The spokesperson of the Zamfara State Police Command, ASP Yazid Abubakar, confirmed the incident, saying an unspecified number of travellers were abducted during the attack, adding that the police and other security agencies are currently on joint rescue operations to rescue the abducted victims. “The incident happened this afternoon. The bandits blocked the road and started shooting…
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Gov Umar Namadi of Jigawa State has suspended his Special Adviser on Salary and Pensions, Alhaji Bashir Ado, over alleged premature statement on N70,000 minimum wage. This is contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Malam Bala Ibrahim, in Dutse, on Saturday. Ibrahim said the government viewed with serious concern, a statement circulating in various sections of the media alleging that the governor has approved N70, 000 as new minimum wage for workers in the state. “This sounds embarrassing and pre-mature as the Committee headed by Head of the State Civil Service, set up…
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has pledged that his government will take full responsibility for the well-being of the families of the Zamfara CPG members who were killed in an ambush by bandits. The governor made the declaration at the Tsafe Emir’s palace during a condolence visit to the families of the nine members of the Community Protection Guards, CPG, killed in an ambush last week. While consoling the Tsafe Emirate and the families of the brave guards, Governor Lawal said that the nine CPG members’ ultimate sacrifice would never be in vain. He said: “I am here today…
Daniel Amokachi will face his first baptism of fire as Lobi Stars technical adviser when his side take on Niger Tornadoes in Minna on Sunday (today). The former Nigeria international is barely a week in charge of the Makurdi club. Amokachi assumed the role last week Sunday following the sacking of former handler of the team, Eugene Agagbe. Lobi Stars have won one game from five outings in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) this season. The North Central derby is always fiercely contested and fans at the Bako Kontagora Stadium, Minna, can look forward to another thrilling encounter. Niger…
Lebanon’s health ministry says Israeli strikes on two villages, Saturday, one north of Beirut and another to the south, killed at least nine people. The ministry in a statement said an Israeli enemy strike on Maaysra, a Shiite Muslim majority village in a mostly Christian mountain area north of Beirut, killed five people and wounded 14 others. The statement said four people were killed separately and 14 others wounded in an Israeli enemy strike on Barja in the Shouf district south of the capital. The official National News Agency, NNA, also reported unspecified casualties in an Israeli strike targeting Deir…
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has confirmed that unknown gunmen killed a crew member of broadcast outlet, SuperSports in Anambra alongside a police officer. NFF said the deceased were travelling to cover the Super Eagles 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, qualifiers against Libya. The Nigeria football body said the victims were killed by kidnappers in an ambush on the Ihiala-Orlu Road in Anambra State, on Tuesday, 8th October 2024 and is commiserating with the families of the slain persons. “Information gathered on the incident revealed that the bandits opened fire on the bus in which the SuperSport operatives were…
Manchester City goalkeeper, Ederson, has picked the player he wants to win the 2024 Ballon d’Or. Ederson has snubbed his City team-mate, Rodri, who is one of the frontrunners for the prize. Instead, the 31-year-old prefers his compatriot Vinicius Junior, to be crowned winner on October 28. Speaking on TNT Sports Brazil, Ederson said, “I am rooting for Vini Jr. to win the Ballon d’Or. I hope he wins it.” No Brazilian has won the Ballon d’Or since Kaka in 2007. Vinicius is set to break the South American country’s wait this year. Ballon d’Or: He deserves it – Man…
England have drawn up a list of four managers they want to appoint after Lee Carsley decided to turn down the role on a full-time basis. Carsley, who is currently the interim coach, does not wish to be the new permanent England manager, according to The Telegraph. This news comes after the disastrous Nations League defeat to Greece on Thursday. Following that match, Carsley strongly hinted that he did not want to manage the first team on a full-time basis. This has forced the Football Association, FA, to look elsewhere. It is understood that Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola, who is…
President of the Middle Belt Forum, MBF, Dr Pogu Bitrus has dismissed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s proposed 30 days conference with the youth contained in his Independence Day speech as a political jamboree only meant to win the support of the youth for the president’s political ambition. Bitrus, in an interview with DAILY POST, also spoke on returning the country to regionalism, the move to strip the Nigeria Ports Authority, NPA, Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, and Nigeria Customs Service, NCS of the revenue collection powers, the effect of the hike in electricity bill on minimum wage earners’…
The Transparency Advocacy for Development Initiatives, TADI, has called for the Immediate and urgent dismissal of Mele Kyari as the Group Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, along with his entire leadership team. According to the group, Kyari’s tenure has been a catastrophic failure, marked by broken promises, gross mismanagement, and alleged systemic corruption. It said all this has left Nigeria reeling from an enduring fuel crisis and a crushing debt burden. “The time for deception is over – Nigerians demand accountability and real leadership now,” The group’s statement signed by Adeniran Taiwo, Programs,…