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Two cases of monkey pox have been confirmed in Osun State. The two cases, government sources revealed, were confirmed in Ilesa West Local Government Area of the state. Confirming the outbreak of the disease on Monday in Osogbo, the Osun State Commissioner for Health, Jola Akintola, urged residents not to panic but assured that the state government is actively managing the situation. Akintola emphasised that M-pox is a preventable disease. The commissioner made this statement during a meeting of the Monkeypox Emergency Operations Centre, EOC Pillar, held at the Ministry of Health in Osogbo. While reassuring residents that there was…

Demola, the first son of Ojomu of Ajiran land, Tijani Akinloye, in the Ajiran community of Agungi Area, Lekki, Lagos State, has been shot and butchered. The tragic incident happened on Monday along Chevron Drive, close to Ebeano Supermarket. This has led to tension within the community. A notice sent from the management of an estate in the community confirmed the incident. It also appealed to residents to avoid the Chevron, Agungi, and Ajiran areas. It read: “This is to notify all residents that Ajiran (Agungi) king’s son was assassinated today along Chevron Drive (close to Ebeano Supermarket) this morning.…

A former youth president of Effi community in Ikom LGA of Cross River State, Alobi Ofuka, has listed an array of reasons youths in the community drove away Chinese nationals operating a wood processing factory on Monday. Ofuka spoke to journalists, saying the Chinese never had genuine papers authorising them to enter their community to operate the wood factory. “They employ underage children, which in law is termed ‘Child Labour’, maltreat our sons and daughters who work for them and beat them up at will. “How can you employ staff to work in your factory without safety equipment? No safety…

Hundreds of patients were stranded at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, UBTH, on Monday following the strike by the Association of Resident Doctors, ARD, of the hospital. DAILY POST reports that the patients who were at the teaching hospital for medical care were not attended to due to the strike. The resident doctors were said to be on a solidarity strike with the Kaduna State chapter, whose doctor, Ganiyat Popoola, was kidnapped in Kaduna in December 2023 along with her husband and nephew. Her husband was, however, said to have been released in March 2024, but Popoola and her…

The Force Criminal Investigation Department, FCID, of the Nigeria Police, Alagbon, in Lagos, has arrested 11 persons over alleged involvement in impersonation and hijacking of imported drugs. This is contained in a statement by the department spokesperson, ASP Aminat Mayegun, on Monday in Lagos. According to her, the suspects and others at large allegedly conspired to hijack two trucks belonging to Manfes Pharmaceutical Company Ltd., which were transporting 5,000 rolls of Tramadol 100mg capsules. She said that immediately after clearing the goods at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, the suspects hijacked and diverted the consignment to an unknown location.…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has hailed the judgement of the Court of Appeal, which unanimously re-affirmed the nomination of Asue Ighodalo as its candidate in the September 2024 Edo State governorship election. The party said the judgement is another momentous victory for democracy and the rule of law against anti-democratic forces seeking to trample on the will of the people of Edo State. This was made known on Monday in a statement by Debo Ologunagba, National Publicity Secretary of PDP. “The Appeal Court judgement again validates the credibility of the PDP nomination process which produced Asue Ighodalo as its…

The member representing Toto/ Gadabuke Constituency at the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Mr Mohammed Isimbabi, has defected from the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. The Speaker of the House, Mr Danladi Jatau, who made the announcement while reading Isimbabi’s defection letter during proceedings on Monday in Lafia, said the lawmaker cited division in NNPP at the national level as the major reason for his defection to APC. Jatau commended Isimbabi for his bold step in joining the ruling APC in the state, adding that his defection would add value to the party. Also…

Famous Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele has called out a scammer identified as Prosper for using her identity to solicit funds. She shared a screenshot of the scammer using her name and picture to deceive unsuspecting victims into sending money. In one of the WhatsApp chats shared, the scammer asked a victim to lend him N200,000, promising to repay it the following day. While warning her fans to be cautious of such scams, Funke wrote, “Pls beware!!! This is not from me!! Prosper!!! E no go prosper for you o!!! Ole!!!” She further advised the public to avoid falling for such…

Popularly social media critic and self acclaimed activist, VeryDarkMan, has blasted celebrities who donated money to Bobrisky while in prison. DAILY POST reports that Bobrisky, controversial Nigerian transgender, had listed the names of celebrities who reached out with cash gifts during his stay in prison. Celebrities on the list include Don Jazzy, Funke Akindele, Tonto Dike, Tiwa Savage among other big names. However, reacting to the development in a now viral video on social media, VeryDarkMan expressed disappointment, stating that he has lost respect for all the celebrities mentioned. He questioned the rationale behind their support. “What are you people…

Former National Vice Chairman, North-West, of the All Progressives Congress APC, Salihu Lukman has said President Bola Tinubu is on track to becoming worse than former President Muhammadu Buhari. Lukman said governance in Nigeria is currently deteriorating under Tinubu. In a statement he signed, the former APC Vice Chairman lamented that the past administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari was worse than that of Goodluck Jonathan. He noted that the same fate may befall whoever becomes President in 2027. According to Lukman: “If APC is defeated in 2027, what is the guarantee that the new government to emerge post President…