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A 32-year-old man has been nabbed by the Ekiti State Amotekun Corps for defiling a minor in the state. The Ekiti State Amotekun Corps in a press release signed by its Head of Communication Department, Officer Adeleye Abiodun Adewale and made available to Journalists in Ado Ekiti on Thursday, said Operatives of the Amotekun Corps in Ifedara Local Council, arrested the man, Yakubu Maji who lives at Are-Ekiti and hails from Kogi State on Monday, the 15th of September, 2024. The Command’s Media Head, narrating the situation said the suspect defiled the little girl who is a native of Okene…

The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun has canvassed  the establishment of a Military Forward operating base in the eastern part of the state to help curb cultism and other criminal activities in the area. Abiodun lamented that the high volume of commercial activities in the eastern part of the state also comes with criminal activities, hence the need to beef up security in the region. Th  governor said this  on Wednesday when he received the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 81 Division, Nigerian Army, Major General Farooq Mijinyawa, who paid him a courtesy call in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.…

The crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, has deepened as the North-East Caucus of the party has endorsed the embattled Acting National Chairman, Amb. Umar Damagum. This was disclosed in a statement by the Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, on Thursday. Fintiri, who spoke on behalf of the PDP chapters in Adamawa, Taraba, Gombe, Borno, and Yobe states, said the zone was impressed with Damagum’s leadership, since he assumed office. He also highlighted the restraining order which had been given by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, stopping Damagum’s removal from office. DAILY POST recalls that the…

An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded a 53-year-old man, Bitrus Daniyan, in a Correctional Centre for alleged indecent sexual assault of his seven-year-old daughter. The Magistrate, Mrs E. Kubeinje, who did not take Daniyan’s plea, ordered that the case file be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice. Kubeinje adjourned the case until Oct. 15 for the DPP’s advice. The defendant was facing a charge of indecent sexual assault. Earlier, the Prosecutor, Insp. John Iberedem, told the court that the defendant committed the offence in June at Military Zone C, Nominee Estate, Ajah, Lagos. Iberedem,…

A group, Yoruba Stakeholders Assembly has made some clarifications on the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS and the accompanied controversy. The group in a statement issued by its convener, Comrade Dayo Olawale said as a committed voice for transparency and awareness in Nigeria, the Yoruba Stakeholders Assembly “seeks to address the recent misinformation surrounding the pricing of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in the country.” It said In this era of rampant speculation and misinformation, it is crucial to separate fact from fiction—especially when the livelihoods of ordinary Nigerians are at stake. It said the statement should serve as…

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that times are hard and Nigerians are currently hungry and angry. Makinde made this declaration on Wednesday while performing the ground-breaking ceremony for the upgrading of Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport, Alakia, Ibadan, to international standards. The governor, while addressing the gathering, said that his government will not implement policies that will increase the hardship the citizens are facing currently. Makinde affirmed that his government had paid due compensation to landowners in Ajia who lost their property to the new Air Force Base being constructed in the area. He said: “We took an…

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, laid siege at the Kogi Government Lodge, Asokoro, on Wednesday night in an attempt to forcefully arrest former Governor Yahaya Bello. A statement issued by Bello’s Director of Media, Ohiare Michael, said EFCC operatives were shooting sporadically. Michael, while condemning the attack, urged Nigerians to hold EFCC responsible if anything happens to Bello. DAILY POST recalls that Bello visited the EFCC office voluntarily earlier today but the commission told him to leave and come at a later date. The statement reads: “It has come to our notice that people suspected to…

The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, has said that the military has the presidential mandate to ensure a free, fair and credible governorship election in Edo State. Musa stated this on Wednesday in Benin during the various strategic meetings held with stakeholders, including troops of the Nigerian Army, ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. The Chief of Defence Staff said he was in Edo to assure the electorate that the military would be professional and join INEC to ensure an election without violence and intimidation. In a meeting with senior military officers, the army general said whoever tries to…

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa on Wednesday said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has no favourite candidate in the next Saturday Governorship election in Edo State. DAILY POST reports that the Chief of Defence disclosed this at a meeting with the stakeholders, including INEC, Police and other security agencies in Benin City. Musa said the President’s favourite will be the person the electorate in the state elected as their governor. According to him, we want this election to be the most peaceful. That is the mandate from Mr. President. “Mr President does not have any favourite. His favourite…

The media office of the former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has given an update on his visit to the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, office on Wednesday. A statement signed by Bello’s Director of Media, Ohiare Michael, said the former Governor, accompanied by the state governor, Ahmed Ododo, left the commission’s office after he was told to leave by the officers who did not interrogate him as expected. The statement said it was not clear why Bello was not interrogated but asked to leave. Ohiare said, “The EFCC did not, however, interrogate him as officials…