Officials of the Department of Chieftaincy in the Osun State Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs have been accused selling chieftaincy titles to the highest bidders. Tha allegation was made by a prince of the Ademuyiwa Ruling House, Itaakun, Ikire, during a press briefing on Wednesday in Osogbo on the matter of the Sooko Chieftaincy of Itaakun, Irewole LGA of the state. Prince Adeoye while addressing journalists also accused the officials of taking advantage of their status to pervert the course of justice and having total disregard for the provisions of the extant laws of the land. Adeoye also…
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Former Everton player, Alan Stubbs has warned the Premier League club against hiring Jose Mourinho as their next manager. There have been speculations that Everton’s incoming owners want to bring Mourinho to Goodison Park. The Friedkin Group’s takeover of Everton is currently going through after they reached an agreement to buy Farhad Moshiri’s majority 94 percent stake of the club. Owner and CEO of the company, Dan Friedkin, is said to be interested in appointing the Portuguese, who is currently the manager of Fernabahce. Mourinho has managed the likes of Real Madrid, Chelsea and Manchester United, Inter Milan and Porto…
The remains of Late Dan Isan Zazzau, Alhaji Umar Shehu Idris, Hajiya Khadija, mother of Salanken Zazzau Dr. Bello Abdulkadir, and Mahmud Aminu Saidu, son of Ciroman Watsa Labaran Zazzau, were laid to rest after funeral prayers officiated by Alhaji Balarabe Yahya, Mukkadas Zazzau. DAILYPOST reported that a Prince of Zazzau Emirate, Alhaji Umar Shehu Idris Dan-Isa Zazzau and two others died in a road accident along Abuja-Kaduna Expressway on Tuesday evening. The funeral prayers, held at the Emir’s Palace in Zaria, were attended by His Highness, the Emir of Zazzau, Malam Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, council members and other title…
The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, has elected the chairman of Kaita Local Government area of Katsina State, Bello Lawal as its new president. The election took place during the National Executive Council, NEC, meeting of the association, held on Tuesday in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital. This is coming in the wake of the expiration of the tenure of Aminu Mua’zu Maifata, the former Chairman of the Lafia LGA of Nasarawa State, whose tenure ends on October 8, 2024. The National Chairman of the Board of Trustees of ALGON, Chief Odunayo Ategbero, oversaw the transition. Lawal was…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has registered a new affiliate union, Motorcycle Operators Union of Nigeria (MOUN) to serve as the official umbrella body of motorcycle operators nationwide. This development was made known by Okoro Ogbonnaya, Abia State Chairman of NLC while introducing the executive members of the newly registered motorcycle union to journalists in Umuahia on Wednesday. He said that the new trade union was registered under the provisions of Trade Union Act CAP .T. 14 of 2004 as amended by Trade Unions (Amendment) Act 2005. He appealed to governments at all level, security agencies and the general public…
Super Eagles caretaker coach, Augustine Eguavoen now has all the invited players at his disposal ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying double-header against Libya. The trio of Kelechi Iheanacho, Chidera Ejuke and Bright Osayi-Samuel joined their teammates in camp on Wednesday. Twenty players were at the team’s Four Points by Sheraton Hotel camp on Tuesday. The new arrivals will be part of the team’s training session later on Wednesday night. Meanwhile, the media and members of the public have been barred from the Super Eagles training session today. The session will hold at the practice pitch of…
Fifteen suspected internet fraudsters were on Monday arrested by operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Benin City. The Commission said the suspects were arrested following actionable intelligence on their suspected involvement in computer-related fraud. EFCC disclosed this in a statement on its X page on Wednesday. Items recovered from the suspects include four exotic cars, laptops and phones. The anti-graft agency added that the suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigations are completed. 15 suspected ‘Yahoo boys’ arrested in Benin
The Nigerian Army has said it is investigating allegations against the immediate past Commander 3 Brigade, Kano, Brigadier General MA Sadiq. Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, Director Army Public Relations, in a statement on Wednesday, said Sadiq is currently undergoing military investigation into alleged administrative discrepancies while he was Commander 3 Brigade. The statement said the senior officer has been relieved of command to ensure a thorough investigation. “The Nigerian Army, being a self-regulatory institution founded on the bedrock of discipline, justice and accountability, has zero tolerance for indiscipline and will therefore not condone any form of misconduct or illicit actions…
The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has expressed concern after available data indicated that deaths from road accidents surpassed killings by gunmen across Nigeria in September 2024. Data from the September 2024 Human Rights Dashboard, unveiled by the NHRC on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, in Abuja, disclosed that road accidents claimed 191 lives in September 2024, whole 141 persons died in attacks by gunmen, including bandits, terrorists, kidnappers and other criminals, during the month. In addition to the 191 persons that died in road accidents in September, 69 others sustained varying degrees of injuries. Executive Secretary of the NHRC, Dr…
Flying Eagles forward Charles Agada has linked up with Sky Bet Championship side, Watford. Agada will join the Hornets when the transfer window reopens in January. The Mavlon FC player was previously linked with clubs in Spain and Switzerland. The striker was part of Flying Eagles side at last year’s 2022 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Egypt. Agada is currently in the Flying Eagles training camp ahead of the WAFU B U20 AFCON in Togo. Former Flying Eagles midfielder, Tom Dele-Bashiru, is currently in the books of Watford. Transfer: Flying Eagles forward, Agada joins Watford