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Lawmakers in the Kogi State House of Assembly have lamented the spate of illegal mining activities in the state. The lawmakers, who disclosed that the development was very worrisome, noted that the activities of illegal miners had increased insecurity. Speaking during a public hearing on a bill for a law to Prohibit the Issuance of Mining Permits in Kogi State and Other Matters Connected Therewith, 2024, the Chairperson, House Committee on Mining, Hon Omotayo Adeleye noted that when passed into law, it will help to track down illegal miners operating in the State. According to the lawmaker who is representing…

The Management of the University of Benin, UNIBEN, says a total of 385 students bagged first class honours in the 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 combined convocation of the University. DAILY POST reports that 206 students bagged first class in 2021/2022 while 179 first class bagged first class in 2022/2023. The Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Lilian Salami disclosed this on Monday at the 49th/50 convocation and 54th Founders’ day media briefing in Benin City. Salami also disclosed that a total of 20,630 students would bag first degrees, Postgraduate Diplomas, Masters and PhDs at the combined convocation ceremonies. She gave the…

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has stated that he was not aware that his political associates bought votes on his behalf. This is coming a few hours after he emerged victorious in all the 18 local government areas of the state. DAILY POST reports that the incumbent governor and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was accused of vote-buying after his victory in the November 16 election. However, speaking in an interview with Channel TV on Sunday night, the governor noted that the oppositions are using the vote-buying allegation as an excuse for their loss. “I’m not aware of…

The leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement and the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has raised concerns over the Tinubu government’s preference for Lagos State against other states of the federation. To this end, Kwankwaso accused Lagos of attempting to dominate other regions in the country, particularly Kano, because of the overwhelming support it receives from the central government. Kwankwaso alleged that Lagos is meddling in Kano’s internal matters, including the selection of its emir. He made the claims during a speech at the convocation ceremony of Skyline University in Kano on Sunday.…

Gunmen suspected to be cultists have reportedly killed a soldier and four people at North Bank, a suburb of Makurdi, the capital city of Benue State. This dastardly act occurred on Friday night. In the past few weeks the North Bank area of Makurdi has been embroiled in rival cult clashes that has claimed several lives and properties. Eyewitness accounts disclosed that two yet-to-be-identified young men killed on Friday night were not members of any confraternity but victims of rampaging cultists. The chairman of the vigilante group known as Operation Shara in the North Bank, Nura Umar, said that four…

The Adamawa State Police Command has announced to the public that its operatives will conduct a one-day shooting range exercise at Counter Terrorism Unit base along Mubi Road, Girei Local Government Area. The exercise is scheduled for Thursday, November 21, 2024, from 6 am to 6 pm. The command, in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje, asks members of the public, especially those residing at Nas Radio Station, Sangere FUTY, Federal Housing, in Hayin Gada, to keep off the area. The statement, released on Saturday evening, advised the public not to panic at the sound of…

Award-winning Nigerian filmmaker Kunle Afolayan has stated that he once directed a movie without understanding its storyline. Afolayan stated this while narrating his work experience at the third edition of KAP Film & Television Academy’s Reel Circle. He narrated: “I was asked to direct something I know nothing about. I tried to bail out but I was convinced that I could do it. But I knew I didn’t know what I was going to do. I didn’t understand the storyline. It is an installation film; even at the time, I did not know what the installation film was. “I read…

President Bola Tinubu has conferred a posthumous award of the Commander of the Federal Republic, CFR, on the late Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja. The President made the declaration on Friday during the internment in honour of the late army chief at the National Cemetery in Mogadishu, Abuja. Tinubu, who applauded the virtues of the late warrior, eulogised his contributions to national security, stating that the appointment of Lagbaja as the COAS was one of his finest decisions so far. The event had in attendance Vice President Kashima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, the Speaker of the House…

The Adamawa State Government has announced the procurement of large quantities of anti-snake venom for distribution to some earmarked hospitals. The antivenom is meant for free administering to victims who currently face difficulty getting the medicine at affordable cost. The state Commissioner of Health and Human Services, Felix Tangwami revealed this in Yola on Friday. The health commissioner expressed the government’s commitment to reinvigorating the health sector by all means, including interventions such as the provision of free anti-snake venum. DAILY POST recalls that the Federal Government confirmed recently that at least 20,000 cases of snake bites and resulting 2,000…

The immediate past Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, has disclosed that he knows the people behind his probe by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Okowa made this known during a solidarity visit by the Delta State Traditional Rulers Council, led by Maj.-Gen. Felix Mujakperuo (retd.), the Orodje of Okpe, to his residence in Asaba. The ex-governor stressed that he is not afraid of the probe. The EFCC is probing Okowa, who was a two-term governor, over an alleged diversion of the sum of N1.3 trillion. The ex-vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, during the…