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The management of the Osun State Sports Council has refuted reports of a power tussle between the Deputy Governor, Kola Adewusi and the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Sports Matters, Iyiola Babatunde. Adewusi also doubles as the state Commissioner for Sports. The council, led by the General Manager, Rotimi Dunmoye, in a statement by Funmilayo Moradeyo on Sunday, reacted to reports of a power tussle over control of the Sports Ministry. The statement emphasised that there is no conflict regarding leadership within the Ministry, as the Deputy Governor has been effectively overseeing its operations with full authority as…

Four persons have died from cholera in Adamawa State, while 36 others are currently in various hospitals receiving treatment. The Chairman of Yola-North Local Government Area Mr Jibrin Ibrahim, announced this to newsmen during his visit to the victims at Infectious Disease Centre, IDC, Yola on Sunday. Ibrahim said that the outbreak was recorded in Alkalawa, Ajiya and Limawa wards in the area. “No fewer than 20 victims were reported in the morning but now there are more than 40 cases and four have died. “A good number of them have been stabilised as they have been receiving attention by…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has alleged victimisation of more than 200 of its members through unjust termination of appointments and the deliberate refusal to pay them owed salaries. ASUU disclosed this in a statement signed by the Ibadan Zonal Coordinator, Professor Oyebamiji Oyegoke and made available to newsmen on Sunday. Oyegoke in the statement said some members of the union have been dismissed over frivolous allegations while the salaries of some in some universities have been withheld. He maintained that some of its members at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, were being victimised for opposing the…

No fewer than forty people were reported to have lost their lives in a boat mishap in Gummi town, Zamfara State. According to a local, Musa Ahmed, the deceased were going to their farms in the early hours of Saturday when the boat they were in capsized and sank into the river. He said the Emir of Gummi, Justice Lawal Hassan, (rtd) had sent a condolence message to the families of the boat mishap victims. Ahmed said there were 53 farmers and children in the boat and only 12 were rescued alive including the captain of the boat and the…

Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, on Saturday said a breeze cannot be suspended. Reacting to his suspension by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in his Ward, Melaye accused Acting Chairman of the party, Illiya Damagun of being the party’s problem. The PDP Excos in Ayetoro Gbede, Ward 1 had suspended Melaye for anti-party activities and alleged misconducts. The exco said the former lawmaker was suspended following his refusal to honour a summon. The resolution to suspend the former Kogi West senator was taken by the Ward party executive committee during a meeting in Aiyetoro/Luagba Ward 1 on Friday. This…

The Edo State Government has announced that all the trapped students of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) in the collapsed three-storey building have been rescued. DAILY POST reports that the Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor on Media Projects, Crusoe Osagie, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Benin City. Osagie, who confirmed that no fatalities were recorded, added that the state government has ordered a full investigation to determine the immediate and remote causes of the collapse. He also stated that the government has ordered an audit of other buildings in the area to assess…

Nigerian commercial banks lost a total of N42.6 billion to fraud and forgeries over the three months from April to June 2024. The Financial Institutions Training Centre (FITC) disclosed this in its Q2 2024 Fraud and Forgeries report, released on Saturday. The report, based on returns on fraud and forgery cases from 28 deposit money institutions in the country, highlighted a worrisome surge in fraudulent activities. The figure surpassed the total amount lost to fraud in 2023, which stood at N9.4 billion. A further breakdown showed that the Q2 loss represents an 8,993 percent increase compared to the N468.4 million…

Miners who were recently thrown into the unemployment market following the prohibition of mining activities in Taraba State by Governor Agbu Kefas have reached out to the governor with Save Our Ship (SOS) messages. They appealed to the governor to lift the ban and allow them to resume their mining activities. The appeals, which were contained in a communiqué issued to journalists in the state on Saturday, pleaded with the governor to reverse Executive Orders Three and Five to allow for the resumption of mining activities in the state. The communiqué was observed to be part of the resolution arrived…

Some Nigerian Army officers have been accused of killing Terhile Timothy Achinya, a Mechanical Engineering student at Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic, Lafia, Nasarawa State, over allegations of cultism. According to reports, the soldiers allegedly beat Achinya to death after he was accused of being involved in cult activities. The Acting Rector of the institution, Nurudeen Mu’azu Maifata, has called for peace in the wake of the student’s death. Jacob John Mutuwa, President of the Students Union Government (SUG) at the polytechnic, confirmed the incident to newsmen. He explained that the situation escalated when a student, Samuel Ejembi, informed some military…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited on Saturday said about 300 trucks have arrived at the Dangote Refinery ahead of the loading of petrol. DAILY POST had reported that NNPC announced that the first batch of petrol would be loaded from Dangote Refinery on Sunday. The company’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, disclosed the arrival of the trucks at the refinery via X. Soneye wrote: “NNPC Ltd. trucks are arriving at the Dangote Refinery in preparation for the scheduled petrol loading on Sunday, September 15, 2024. “By the end of today, at least 300 trucks will be stationed…