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Floods have killed no fewer than 15 persons and displaced over 3,000 people between early August and early September in Katsina State. It was gathered that 21,481 others sustained various degrees of injuries. The Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Hajiya Binta Hussain Dagani, made this known to newsmen on Thursday in Katsina. She said the floods also damaged a total of 32,542 houses across 32 local government areas in the state. According to her, the areas most severely affected include Dutsinma, Daura, Kaita, Katsina, and Batagarawa LGAs, while others include Funtua, Malumfashi, and Musawa LGAs. Earlier…

Tragedy struck in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Wednesday night when two students were crushed to death. The victims, Chukwu Athanasius and Oladokun Oyindamola, students of the Federal Polytechnic Ile-Oluji, were on a bicycle along the busy Akure-Ondo highway when a Toyota sedan rammed into them. According to the Special Assistant to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa on Emergency Response, Oriade Wellington Adebawo, the victims died at the scene of the accident. While commiserating with the families of the victims, Adebawo, who condemned the reckless driving that caused the accident, warned drivers against speeding in the state. Meanwhile, the National Association…

Dangote Refinery has said that it will be forced to export 95-97 percent of its Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) because of low patronage by marketers in Nigeria. This is as the 650,000 barrels per day indigenous oil firm revealed that only 3 to 5 percent of petrol marketers are willing to buy its petrol. The Vice President, Oil and Gas at Dangote Industries Limited, Devakumar Edwin, disclosed this on Wednesday during an X Space session organized by Nairametrics. He gave insights into the challenges facing the Dangote Refinery and the country’s oil and gas sector. “I’m selling 2 to 3…

The personal assistant to Mohbad, Adeyemo Boluwatife, has stated that the late singer’s father, Joseph Aloba demanded for immediate burial of his son after receiving N2 million from Davido. Adeyemo said this while testifying at the coroner’s inquest in Ikorodu on Wednesday. DAILY POST reports that the inquest which began on September 29, 2023, was set up by the Lagos State Government to unravel the cause of Mohbad’s death. Mohbad died on September 12 2023, under questionable circumstances and was buried the following day. Following the calls for justice across the nation, his body was exhumed on September 21, 2023,…

The Kogi State Police Command has arrested Paul Jeremiah, 20, for the alleged murder of Damilola, a 19-year-old first-year student at the Federal University, Lafia, Kogi State. SP William Ovie Aya, the Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed Jeremiah’s arrest on Thursday in Lokoja. According to him, investigation is underway to determine the details surrounding the incident. Damilola was reported missing on September 4, 2024. Reports indicate that Jeremiah and his accomplices initially demanded a ransom of N10 million for her release. However, after receiving N400,000 from Damilola’s family, Jeremiah, said to be a Kaduna State indigene, was dissatisfied with the…

The Ogun State House of Assembly on Thursday passed the bill seeking to improve electricity generation, transmission and distribution within the state. The bill also seeks to establish an electricity market and key power sector bodies, as well as enforce consumer rights and obligations. The Deputy Speaker, Mrs Bolanle Ajayi (APC-Yewa South), presented the report of the Committee during plenary in Abeokuta. Ajayi moved the motion for the adoption of the report, which was seconded by the Minority Leader, Lukman Adeleye (PDP -Odogbolu). The Majority Leader, Mr Yusuf Serif (APC-Ado Odo Ota 1), moved the motion for the third reading…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Edo Command has arrested three suspects for alleged armoured cable vandalism. The corps said they were caught while attempting to steal armoured cable from a streetlight in Benin. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SC Efosa Ogbebor, said the suspects were arrested on Uselu-Lagos road on September 8 in collaboration with some personnel of the Edo Security Network. He said the suspects, Friday Alex, 32, Favour Orji, 25, and Daniel Biaru, 23, were caught impersonating personnel of the local security network at about 2 a.m. He said the suspects, during interrogations, confessed to…

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja has ordered the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC to temporarily stop its bid to terminate a contract on the movement of Nigeria from Analogue to Digital Television. The court directed the Commission to maintain the status quo on the disputed contract until the determination of a case filed against it by six aggrieved companies. Specifically, the Court ordered NBC and the aggrieved companies not to take any further steps on the contract so as not to foist a fait accompli on the court. Justice A. A Ademu issued the order that…

In a surprising turn of events, the All Progressives Congress, APC, has announced its decision not to sign the peace accord, just two hours before the scheduled signing ceremony. This move is coming ahead of the September 21 governorship election, where the peace accord was intended to promote a peaceful and harmonious electoral process among contending political parties. DAILY POST recalls that Governor Godwin Obaseki had earlier declared that his party Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, may not sign the peace accord because the party has lost faith in the police and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Addressing a press…

Edo State Government has disagreed with the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun for announcing the suspension of the State-owned security outfit codenamed “Edo State Security Network (ESSN). DAILY POST recalls that the Inspector General of Police had on Wednesday during the Independent National Electoral Commission’s organized stakeholders’ meeting ahead of the governorship election slated for September 21, 2024 in Benin City announced the suspension of the security outfit indefinitely. Reacting to the pronouncement, Crusoe Osagie, Special Adviser on Media Project to the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, opined that the IGP has no constitutional power to suspend the…