The lead Counsel of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Aloy Ejimakor, has said the Department of State Services, DSS, is not a safe place for the agitator. Ejimakor said DSS lacked the facilities to take care of sick detainees, adding that the attitude of its operatives was enough to cause mental and physical illness. He spoke to DAILY POST while raising concerns over Kanu’s state of health as his trial lingers. The IPOB leader is currently detained at the Abuja facility of the DSS. Ejimakor said: “Kanu’s health and well-being are a constant factor, and…
Author:
Read More
Ademola Lookman has talked up Atalanta’s impressive victory over Shakhtar Donetsk, DAILY POST reports. La Dea defeated their hosts 3-0 in a matchday two encounter on Wednesday. It was Gian Piero Gasperini’s side’s first win in the UEFA Champions League this season. “I’m very happy with the victory. I think tonight’s victory was very important for us to make another step, stronger in Europe,” Lookman told Sky Sports. Atalanta started their campaign in the competition with a 0-0 home draw against Arsenal. Lookman highlighted the importance of building on the performance against the Gunners. “I think, especially after our first…
Following the call by some youths in Ondo State that the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in the state, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Babalola, be redeployed ahead of the November 16 governorship election, the REC has described the allegations raised against her as false. Babalola stated that she does not have a preferred candidate in the oncoming poll. She noted that she never had any clandestine meetings with Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa as well as the leadership of the APC. Youths in the state, under the banner of the Ondo State Youth Vanguard, on Wednesday, during a protest to the state headquarters of the…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved the conversion of ad-hoc staff of the 33 local government councils in the state to permanent staff. Makinde made this declaration while speaking at the official commissioning of the newly-built Local Government House and Staff Training School. The event was held on Wednesday in Ibadan, the state capital. Makinde said that the decision to convert the ad-hoc staff to permanent staff was taken to bridge the gap in the workforce at the local government level. He added that due process for the employment must be followed effectively and perfected within four weeks.…
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and a faction of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have gathered to protest at the PDP State Secretariat Complex in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, ahead of the local government election. According to Channels Television, there are massive presence of security officers at the PDP secretariat as protesters stormed the area in large numbers. The large number of protesters was said to have caused slow movement of vehicles on the road, as security officers struggled to control the crowd. The protesters carried placards and banners of various inscriptions, chanting songs in protest.…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has kept mum over the commencement of the petroleum products rollout from Port Harcourt Refinery after several missed deadlines. This comes after the government-owned refinery with a combined 250 barrels per day failed to kick off petroleum products production in September 2024. Recall that in August, the Chief Financial Officer of NNPCL, Umar Ajiya disclosed that Port Harcourt Refinery’s petroleum products would be for testing before it is supplied to the domestic market in September. However, when the DAILY POST correspondent reached out to the spokesperson of NNPCL, Olufemi Soneye on Tuesday for…
Gunmen have reportedly abducted a couple, identified as Mr and Mrs Inebo in Fugar, the administrative headquarters of Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo State. DAILY POST gathered that the suspected kidnappers also abducted one person whose identity was yet to be ascertained at press time. The Public Relations Officer of the Edo State Police Command, SP Moses Yamu confirmed the incident. Yamu said operatives of the command were combing the bush since the incident took place to ensure that the victims were released unhurt. “The police are on the trail of the kidnappers and will soon effect the…
The traditional ruler of South-Ibie Kingdom, His Royal Highness, Aliyu Kelvin Danesi, Oba Danesi, the Aidonogie of South-Ibie has said that the purported appointment of Umoru Inusa Umoru as the traditional ruler of the community was politically motivated. DAILY POST reports that HRH Aliyu Kelvin Danesi, who was the traditional ruler of the community before the recent appointment of Umoru Inusa Umoru by the Edo State Government, alleged that his ordeal followed a petition that he was not supporting the State Government. Danesi, who spoke at a press conference in his palace in South-Ibie, Etsako West Local Government Area of…
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Police Command have arrested four criminal elements terrorizing the territory. A statement on Thursday by the command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh said the suspects are notorious kidnappers responsible for several killings and kidnappings in the nation’s capital. According to the statement, the criminals suspected to be bandits have “confessed their intending plans to attack some government institutions and estates within the FCT”. Josephine Adeh identified the criminal elements as Yau Sani, a.k.a. Baba (an ex-convict), Nuhu, a.k.a. Giwa, Kabiru Mohammed, and Yusuf Hassan. She said they were arrested at their criminal hideout in…
Ex-Chelsea manager, Frank Lampard, has admitted he is interested in managing the England national team. Lampard is one of the coaches being linked to the role after Gareth Southgate stepped down after Euro 2024. The Football Association, FA, has put Lee Carsley in interim charge of the Three Lions. In a chat with The Sports Agents podcast, Lampard admitted the job is one that would interest every Englishman in management. He said: “As an English player who played 100-plus times, and an English person who’s very proud – of course, the England set up is something that I never dreamed…