President Bola Tinubu is billed to commence a two-week vacation. Tinubu will depart Abuja for the UK today, Wednesday. His trip was disclosed by his Special Advisor on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, via a statement. According to Onanuga, Tinubu’s UK trip is part of his annual leave. “He will use the two weeks as a working vacation and a retreat to reflect on his administration’s economic reforms,” the statement reads. “He will return to the country after the leave expires. Tinubu jets to UK for two-week leave
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Barcelona confirmed the signing of former Arsenal and Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny on Wednesday. The LaLiga giants have signed Szczesny after Marc-Andre ter Stegen was ruled out with a long-term injury. Szczesny, who was among the spectators as Barca thrashed Young Boys in the Champions League yesterday, joined the club as a free agent. The Polish stopper retired from football in the summer but has been lured out of retirement and will spend the rest of the 2024-25 season with Barcelona. Szczesny has signed a one-year deal at the Nou Camp. Transfer: Barcelona confirm signing of ex-Arsenal goalkeeper Szczesny
Elder statesman, Dr. Chike Obidigbo, has said that the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has continued to behave like a spoilt child ever since the party was founded in 2002 by Chief Chekwas Okorie. He noted that for the greater part of the party’s history, it has been embroiled in leadership crisis and structural instability. In a statement he signed and made available to journalists, Obidigbo noted that the crisis is arising primarily from the greed and intolerance of successive leaderships of the party. DAILY POST reports that that the party has gone through different stages of crisis since it…
A Kano State High Court, on Wednesday, fixed October 10, for ruling in an interlocutory application seeking to restrain the 15th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado-Bayero, from renovating the Nassarawa Mini Palace. The applicants are the Kano State Government, Attorney General of Kano and Kano Emirate Council, through their counsel Rilwanu Umar SAN, filed a motion exparte dated September 12, 2024. The applicants are seeking the court to restrain Ado-Bayero, from renovating Nasarawa mini palace situated along State Road Kano. While Alhaji Aminu Ado-Bayero, is the sole respondent in the suit. When the case came up for hearing in…
A total of nine bodies of victims of the boat accident that occurred on Tuesday on river Niger upstream Jebba dam, at Gbajibo community, Mokwa LGA of Niger State, have been recovered. Recall the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) had earlier through its Director General, Abdullahi Baba Arah that a total of about 300 passengers were on board when the mishap occurred out of which 150 persons were rescued alive. DAILY POST gathered that the accident was as a result of overloading and late night travel, which controvens the 6:00 am to 6:00 pm period stipulated for traveling on…
The Super Eagles camp for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying double-header against the Mediterranean Knights of Libya will open in Uyo on Sunday. Augustine Eguavoen’s side will be based at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in Ikot Ekpene. Eguavoen is expected to unveil his squad for the games this week. The Super Eagles will entertain Libya at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, next week Friday. They will travel to Benina to face same opponents on Tuesday, October 15. Nigeria currently top Group D with four points from two games. AFCON 2025 qualifier: Super Eagles open camp…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has expressed concern over the negative impact of the global economic crisis on the availability and affordability of quality medications. Speaking at a sensitization workshop on counterfeit drugs and other substandard products in Port Harcourt, NAFDAC’s South-South Zonal Director, Oligbu Chukwuma, described the proliferation of fake and substandard drugs as a growing issue and a crime against humanity. Chukwuma emphasized that substandard and counterfeit drugs are prevalent in regions where access to high-quality medicines is limited, and where the implementation of good pharmacy practices is either absent or poorly…
An unidentified woman has been found abandoned around the Olaiya area of Osogbo. DAILY POST gathered that the young lady who appeared disoriented and incoherent was found on Asikolaye Street on Tuesday, October 1, 2024. Residents who first became aware of her presence in the area said they suspected she was a victim of ritual. The residents urged the state government and relevant authorities to come to the aid of the young lady. A resident simply identified as Baba Lekan disclosed that that the lady’s presence was not observed until Monday. He added that he suspected that she may have…
The lawmaker representing Gashaka constituency in the Taraba State House of Assembly, Balutu Mohammed, has pledged to take action in addressing the declining state of the Gumti National Park. Speaking during a n an exclusive interview with our reporter on Wednesday in Jalingo, the state capital, Balutu said there are plans to move a motion that will urge the state government to tackle the neglect that has led to a significant loss of wildlife and resources in the park. Highlighting the pressing issues facing the park’s host communities which she listed to include poor infrastructure, lack of electricity and inadequate…
The Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC, has tasked the Hope Uzodinma-led government in lmo State to constitute an independent Judicial Commission of lnquiry on the arson attack on a property belonging to former Senator Frank Ibezim. There were widespread misconceptions concerning the establishment of a skills Acquisition Centre at the National Upon University, Nsu in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area which resulted to the attack on the property on October 1, 2024. Parts of a statement issued on Wednesday by OYC National President, Ogboayaka O. Ogboayaka and lfeanyichukwu Cedric Nweke, Secretary General, read, “Every rational and discerning Igbo individual should recognize…