The Coalition of Indigenous Middle Belt Ethnic Organizations (CIMBO) has said President Bola Tinubu, a former NADECO chieftain and pro-democracy campaigner in Nigeria, should lead the Nigerian public into true democracy. The coalition stated that this could be achieved through the creation of new states and the drafting of a new constitution. The Chairman of CIMBO, Mr Timothy B. Gandu, while addressing newsmen in Kaduna on Monday, said that President Tinubu should use Nigeria’s 64th independence anniversary as a turning point in the country’s history by creating conditions for Nigeria to become, in both word and deed, a peaceful and…
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A commercial bus driver identified as Usman Idris has crushed six pedestrians along Kano-Gumel road, in Gagarawa village, Ringim LGA of Jigawa State. A resident told DAILY POST that the incident happened on Sunday when the victims were marching on the street while celebrating Maulud. He said the driver lost control and rammed into the gathering, killing six while many others sustained injuries. Spokesman of the Jigawa Police Command, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam confirmed the incident in a statement issued to newsmen on Monday. “A fatal motor vehicle and pedestrian accident occurred on Sunday along Kano-Gumel road at Gagarawa village…
As the Nigerians get set for the Independence Anniversary celebration, as well the planned October 1st nationwide protest against hardship, the Kano State Police Command has warned residents against taking to the streets in any guise. The Command’s spokesperson, Chief Superintendent Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, told newsmen while parading some arrested criminals on Monday that the Police will not allow a repeat the violence witnessed in the state during the recent EndBadGovernance protests. “On the forthcoming Independence Day celebration on 1 October 2024, the Police Command has concluded all necessary arrangements to provide adequate security during and after the event period.…
The Anambra State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has rejected the outcome of Saturday’s local government council elections in the state. The state chairman of the party, Chigozie Igwe, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Awka on Monday. DAILY POST recalls that the Chairman, Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission, ANSIEC, Mrs Genevieve Osakwe, on Sunday night declared chairmanship and councillorship candidates of the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, as winners in the 21 local government councils and 326 wards. Osakwe while declaring the results described the election as free, fair, credible…
The Niger State Police Command has deployed personnel and operational assets for public safety and orderliness during the October 1st Independence Day celebration in the state. The Commissioner of Police, Niger State Command, CP Shawulu Ebenezer Danmamman made this known in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, in Minna. He explained that Area Commanders, Tactical Commanders and DPOs had been directed to ensure that police visibility is enhanced in their various areas to avert any act of breach of public peace. According to him, the Command had earlier engaged labour leaders, trade unions, youth and…
The kidnapped Zonal Coordinator, Benin Zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Professor Monday Lewis Igbafen, has escaped from his abductors barely 24-hours after the abduction. DAILY POST reports that the Ambrose Alli University, AAU, Ekpoma, lecturer was abducted by gunmen on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at a10:00 pm while driving into his residence at Ekpoma. The former AAU-ASUU chairman was said to have been blindfolded by his abductors, who took him to a forest in Esan South East Local Government Area of the state. A colleague of the Zonal Coordinator, Benin Zone of ASUU, who spoke to…
A chieftain of the Labour Party, LP, in Abia State, Onuoha Moses Chidi has said that many lawmakers elected on the platform of the party would not be re-elected in 2027 if they fail to convince the electorate with ‘solid performance’. Chidi, while speaking to DAILY POST in Umuahia on Monday, expressed surprise that many legislators in the Abia State House of Assembly and the National Assembly have failed to live up to the expectations of the people that voted them into office. According to him, many of the legislators elected on the LP platform are only hoping to ride…
The Board of Trustees, BoT, of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has reacted to the outcome of the Saturday’s local government election in the state. The BoT led by the founder and pioneer national Chairman of the party, Chief Chekwas Okorie, congratulated all those who emerged as winners in the polls. DAILY POST reports that APGA swept all the chairmanship and councillorship seats. “I doff my hat to the National Chairman, Chief Edozie Njoku, who led from the front, the rigorous campaign of our candidates, which resulted in this overwhelming victory,” Okorie said in a statement on Monday. “The…
The Benue State Government on Monday sealed Benedictine Order of Peace and Unity Academy Foundation, Nyiman, Makurdi, over failure to meet approved standards. The Director General, Bureau for Education Quality Assurance, BEQA, Terna Francis, who led the team, said the school was operating in an uncompleted hotel building. Francis stated that the school had no curriculum, lesson plan, scheme of work, qualified teachers, and was operating three different schools within the uncompleted building. He said that Benedictine Order Academy was not registered and the government did not approve its existence. He equally warned that the government would not allow any…
Everton defender, Ashley Young has hit out at Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho following Manchester United’s Premier League 3-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. Young, a former Man United player, claimed that the duo played with ‘no confidence’ against Tottenham at Old Trafford. Rashford and Garnacho were unable to help Erik ten Hag’s side as three goals from Brennan Johnson, Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke gave Spurs the victory. Speaking with Sky Sports after the game, Young was not impressed with Rashford and Garnacho. He said: “I think it just showed today, where you’ve got the two wingers [Rashford…