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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has revealed that his administration is currently working on the implementation of a new minimum wage for civil servants in the state. Governor Adeleke disclosed this on Saturday during the grand finale of the 14th convocation ceremony of Osun State University, held at the institution’s main campus in Osogbo. Adeleke also revealed that his government is addressing the challenges posed by the removal of fuel subsidies, which have placed additional burdens on workers. He assured government employees that steps were being taken to cushion the effects, including plans for the new minimum wage. He said,…

Anthony Joshua has suggested why Daniel Dubois knocked him out in the fifth-round on Saturday to retain his IBF heavyweight title. Recall that Dubois produced a stunning performance in front of 96,000 fans at Wembley Stadium in London. The 27-year-old knocked down Joshua four times before finishing him off in the fifth round with a right to the chin. Speaking at his post-match press conference, Joshua suggested that he lost to Dubois because he made a few mistakes during the fight. “Even though when I sign up to fight opponents I don’t really like them in my head any more,…

While most voters in Edo State were asleep in the early hours of Sunday, a serious political clash that could have disrupted the ongoing electoral process occurred at the INEC office in Benin, the state capital. DAILY POST reports that the events unfolded at the headquarters where final collation activities were to commence for the Saturday governorship election. The midnight crisis began when Governor Godwin Obaseki led a protest to the INEC office in Benin, alleging irregularities in the ongoing collation of results. The governor arrived at the INEC office around 12:47 am, alongside the PDP candidate, Asue Ighodalo, and…

Anthony Joshua has insisted he has no plans to retire from boxing after his shock defeat to Daniel Dubois on Saturday. Joshua was knocked out in five rounds by Dubois at Wembley on Saturday night. Dubois, who dominated the fight, floored Joshua in all but one of the five rounds before ending the contest with a crashing counter right hand. It was Joshua’s fourth defeat of his professional career. When asked if he will fight again next year, Joshua said at his post-fight press conference: “You are probably asking if I still want to continue fighting – of course I…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the time it will commence the collation of results for Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State. In a statement issued by the commission, Dr. Anugbum Onuoha, the Resident Electoral Commissioner said collation would kick off by 10 am on Sunday. “This is to inform the general public, Political Stakeholders and observers that the Collation of results for the ongoing Edo State Governors Election will resume today (Sunday) 22nd September 2024 at 10:00 am,” he said. The collation will take place at INEC head office in Benin, Edo capital. The development will douse…

British heavyweight boxer, Tyson Fury has reacted to Anthony Joshua’s defeat to Daniel Dubois in Saturday’s heavyweight fight. Fury claimed he could also have been on the receiving end of Joshua’s shock defeat to Dubois at Wembley. Recall that Dubois demolished Joshua in five rounds. Joshua was the favourite to beat Dubois in the first defence of his IBF heavyweight title. But the 34-year-old has now faced calls to retire from boxing after losing to the 27-year-old boxer. Reacting, Fury, who was sat ringside at Wembley, said after the fight: “He did a very good job and fair play to…

The Independent National Electoral Commission said that 98.23 percent of the results of Saturday’s Edo State Governorship election have been uploaded into its Result Viewing Portal as of the time of filing this report. Accordingly, 4439 out of 4519 results of polling units across the 18 Local Governments of the state have been uploaded. This means that only results from 80 polling units are yet to be uploaded. DAILY POST reported that as of Saturday evening, 90.33 percent of the results had been uploaded to the IreV. According to the results uploaded so far, the battle for the governorship race…

Former Real Madrid striker, Michael Owen has criticised West Ham United’s decision to sign Aaron Wan-Bissaka from Manchester United after their Premier League 3-0 defeat to Chelsea. Recall that Chelsea thrashed West Ham at the London Stadium, thanks to Nicolas Jackson’s brace and a goal from Cole Palmer. Wan-Bissaka, who joined West Ham in a £15m deal from Man United in the summer transfer window, featured against Chelsea. However, Owen believes that Wan-Bissaka is not suited to West Ham under their manager, Julen Lopetegui’s current tactics, adding that Wan-Bissaka is not brilliant going forward. “If you are West Ham, if…

The All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are currently locked in a tight race in the ongoing governorship election in Edo State. A check by DAILY POST on Sunday morning revealed that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had uploaded about 97 per cent of the 4,519 polling units’ results on its Result Viewing, IReV, portal. The results indicated that Asue Ighodalo of the PDP and his APC counterpart, Senator Monday Okpebholo, are in a tight race. According to the results on UNEC’s IReV, portal, while the PDP candidate is leading in the Edo South Senatorial…

The outgoing governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki was forced to exit the premises of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, amid collation of results in Saturday’s Governorship election in the state. According to reports, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Frank Mbah engineered the exit of Obaseki around 4:10 am on Sunday. The development comes amid protest from the members of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Obaseki had entered the promises unannounced at around 2 am allegedly to protest some anomalies in the collation of results of some local government areas, including his Oredo. Officials of INEC were said to…