Residents of Karim-Lamido, Lau, Ardo-Kola, Gassol, Wukari, and Ibbi LGAs of Taraba State have been advised to relocate to safer locations. Making the call on Monday, the state Commissioner of Information and Reorientation, Zainab Usman Jalingo said the councils are prone to serious flood disaster. A statement made available to journalists in the state, said the directive has become necessary in order to avert the impending disaster following the release of water from the Lagdo Dam in neighbouring Cameroon. “This is to inform the general public, especially residents along the River Benue valley, of an urgent matter,” the statement said.…
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The Youth Wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo has set up a committee for the burial of late President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu. The acting national youth leader of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Wing, Mr Chukwuma Okpalaezeukwu stated this during a press conference in Awka. Iwuanyanwu, a famous statesman, politician and businessman, died in July. His burial has been slated for November 1. Okpalaezeukwu said the youth wing of the group would participate actively in the burial. “We announce the constitution of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youths Wing Burial Committee for our departed leader, Chief Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Iwuanyanwu – Ahaejiagamba of…
Manchester City midfielder, Rodri, is likely to miss the rest of this season. Rodri had to be substituted during their 2-2 draw with Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday. According to ESPN, initial tests have revealed that the Spaniard has torn his anterior cruciate ligament, ACL, in the right knee. Rodri is set for more tests, but everything points towards an ACL tear. The 28-year-old, who is one of the nominees for next month’s Ballon d’Or award, is likely to undergo surgery in Barcelona. Rodri’s importance to Pep Guardiola’s team is well-documented, with City losing three of the four…
The chairman, Zamfara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Jibo Magayaki Jamilu has tackled Senator Abdulaziz Yari for exonerating Minister of State, Defence, Bello Matawalle, from allegations of sponsoring banditry. In a statement he personally issued to newsmen in Gusau, the PDP chairman said, “Instead of deflecting responsibility, Yari should advocate for an investigation into any potential complicity regarding the security issues in Zamfara State. “Governor Dauda Lawal is not engaging in a blame game, rather, he is striving to set the records straight for the sake of posterity, accountability and transparency. “He is actively focused on…
Former Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom’s faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has opened a parallel secretariat of the party in Benue State. The new secretariat is located at the popular Oracle Business Cooperate office owned by the the former governor along Jonah Jang Road, in High Level, Makurdi. Ortom’s supporters in a post on Facebook said he donated the secretariat to the party following abrupt eviction from their previous accommodation on Monday. The former accommodation is alleged to be owned by another former governor who is locked in the battle for the soul of the party with Ortom.…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that his country is changing the balance of power on its northern front. According to him Israel is not waiting for a threat, it’s ahead of it. The statement comes after death toll from Monday’s Israeli strikes on Lebanon rose to 274, with 1,024 people wounded, according to the Lebanese health minister. DAILY POST reports that Israel’s military launched the most intensive airstrikes in Lebanon since 2006 in what it said were Hezbollah targets. “I promised to change the security balance, the balance of power in the north – this is exactly what…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kaduna State on Monday suffered a major set back as thousands of supporters of former Senator Shehu Sani defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. The defection of Sani’s supporters came on the heels of the PDP State Congress held last Saturday in Kaduna. The decamping PDP members were welcomed at the APC office as theu paraded President Bola Tinubu, Governor Uba Sani and Shehu Sani’s portraits while chanting solidarity songs. Shehu Sani, who represented Kaduna Central in the upper chamber of the National Assembly from 2015 to 2019, was a PDP gubernatorial aspirant…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta State says Senator Ned Nwoko has vindicated its long-held belief that Governor Sheriff Oborevwori is allegedly mismanaging the resources of the state. The party said this in reaction to a video where Nwoko had accused the governor of underperformance. In a statement signed by Delta State APC Publicity Secretary, Valentine Onojeghuo, he claimed that the state was experiencing one of the worst cases of “misgovernance and mismanagement” due to gross inefficiency of the governor. The party said, “The governor should brace up and address the sorry state of infrastructural developments in the State…
Candidates of various political parties that participated in the just concluded Imo State local government council elections have called for outright cancellation of the results emanating from the exercise. The call followed the official announcement of the election results by the Chairman of the Imo State Independent Electoral Commission, ISIEC, Charles Ejiogu, who declared the ruling APC as the winner of the exercise in the 27 area councils and 305 wards in the state. Chairmanship candidates of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, for Isiala Mbano LGA, Sharon Chidiebere Ohaka and her counterpart for Ikeduru LGA, Princess Uzogo called for…
Operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, otherwise known as Amotekun Corps, on Monday paraded no fewer than 27 suspected criminals who have been terrorising various parts of the state. According to the Chairman of the Corps, Adetunji Adeleye, among the suspects were four suspected kidnappers as well as motorcycles snatchers. While parading the suspects at the headquarters of the Corps in Alagbaka, Akure, the state capital, Adeleye assured that Amotekun will not relent on its oars in ensuring that the state remained peaceful. He said: “We are parading 27 suspected criminals that engaged in various security breaches across…