The President of the Senate, Godswill Obot Akpabio has commiserated with the government and people of Borno and Bauchi States over floods that wreaked havoc in the states, killing many, destroying property and displacing thousands of people. Akpabio in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Eseme Eyiboh, on Wednesday in Abuja sympathized with the victims and governments of both states. “Senate President Godswill Akpabio, on behalf of his family, the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the entire National Assembly extends his deepest sympathies to the Vice President, Government of Borno and Bauchi states,…
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The Commissioner of Police, Kwara State Command, Victor Olaiya, on behalf of the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Tuesday, paid a condolence visit to the family of the late student of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, murdered by a policeman in Ilorin last Wednesday. The commissioner expressed gratitude to the family for their cooperation during the investigation and delivered the IGP’s assurance that justice will be served, according to a statement by the spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Ejire Adeyemi Toun, in Ilorin on Tuesday. The IGP had directed the Federal Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) to take…
A Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Lagos, on Wednesday remanded a 44-year-old man, Sunday Lukas in custody, for allegedly defiling a nine-year-old girl. The Chief Magistrate, Mr Patrick Adekomaiya, ordered that Lukas be remanded at the Awarjigoh Correctional Centre, Baagry after he pleaded not guilty to a count charge of assault. He ordered that the case file be duplicated and sent to the office of the Director for Public Prosecution, DPP for legal advice. Adekomaiya, however, adjourned the case until Oct. 28 for a ruling on the bail application filed by Lukas and for DPP’s legal advice. Earlier, the…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking to disqualify former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olumide Anthony Akpata as the gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party in the September 21 election. The appellate Court held that the suit instituted by an aggrieved governorship aspirant, Kenneth Imasuangbon lacked cogent and verifiable evidence in the allegations against Akpata. In the lead judgment delivered by Justice Okon Abang, the Court of Appeal held among others, that Imasuangbon failed to explore the inter-conflict resolution mechanism of the Labour Party before rushing to Court. To this end, the Court held…
A security guard identified as Samuel Adeyemi, has allegedly been stabbed at his duty post by one Michael, in Itele community of Ado-Odo-Ota Local Government area of Ogun state. The Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola on Wednesday, said the victim’s right ear was severed when an iron rod was used to stab him in the head. According to Odutola, the suspect posing as a member of the Nigerian Army, approached the street gate on Sunday around 12:45 am and demanded that the guard open it for him and other passengers in the car. She noted that in an attempt…
Interim Super Eagles coach, Augustine Eguavoen has revealed why he substituted Samuel Chukwueze during the second half of Nigeria’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, qualifying match against Rwanda on Tuesday. Chukwueze was brought off at halftime, with Moses Simon taking his place. Speaking at his post-match interview, Eguavoen said the AC Milan winger had to be replaced because he had a yellow card and was tormenting the hosts. “He [Chukwueze] is very good, he’s one of our good players. Today, we came up with a strategy, he got a yellow card and he was tormenting you [Rwanda] guys,” Eguavoen…
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun has ordered the arrest of a Spy Policeman in a viral video, who asked the Edo Selectorates to vote against the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Asue Ighodalo in the forthcoming gubernatorial election. In a viral video clip sighted by DAILY POST, the man in Spy Police uniform was heard saying that the incumbent Governor, Godwin Obaseki and the PDP candidate have committed crimes against the people of the state. He urged eligible voters to see the election as an opportunity to fight back, stressing that the governor and his…
The Lagos State Special Offence Court has sentenced an American businessman, Marco Ramirez to 74 years in prison over $1.6m fraud. Ramirez was sentenced on Tuesday following the charges preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The EFCC had arraigned the convict on a 12-count charge but later re-arraigned him on a 16-count charge on June 24, 2022, before the presiding judge, Mojisola Dada. Ramirez, who pleaded not guilty to all the charges, was prosecuted alongside his companies, Eagle Ford Instalodge Group LP, USA Now Energy Capital Group LP, and USA NOW LLC over a $1,235,000…
The Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria, MHWUN, in Kogi State has asked Governor Usman Ododo to recruit health workers into the various hospital and primary healthcare centres in the state, decrying the acute shortage of manpower in the health sector. The union’s Chairman, Gabriel Amari made the call at its Eight Quadrennial State Delegates Conference, noting the shortage of manpower across the 21 Local Governments of the state. Amari itemized some of the demands of the medical workers to the Government of Kogi State saying “The Kogi State Government should harmonize the health workers salaries as there are…
Tarilaye Nwankwe has been appointed the chairman of Nigeria Premier Football League side, Bayelsa United, DAILY POST reports. Nwankwe took the place of Ebiki Timitimi. He was a former player and captain of the Prosperity Boys. The new supremo played for Bayelsa United between 2000-2013 Nwankwe is also a one-time chairman of Bayelsa Queens. Bayelsa United lost 3-0 to Sunshine Stars in their opening match of the season. They will take on Kano Pillars next in the league. Nwankwe appointed the new Bayelsa United chairman