The Nigerian Copyright Commission has arrested eight sellers of pirated books and sealed their shops in Sango-Ota and Sapon in the Abeokuta area of the state. The enforcement team, led by the state coordinator of Ibadan NCC, Mrs. Oluropo Oke, accompanied by armed officers of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, made the arrests on Thursday. They started under the bridge in Sango-Ota, where two purported pirate book vendors were apprehended along with hundreds of allegedly pirated copies of books, and their shops were sealed. Later, the team moved to Abeokuta’s Sapon Market, where six more alleged pirate book…
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The Minister of Information, Alhaji Muhammed Idris, on Thursday said the Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government remains resolute in its avowed commitment to making life bearable for the citizenry, no matter what. The minister spoke in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, at a town hall meeting on Federal Government’s intervention programmes, especially after the oil subsidy removal, at both State and Local Government levels. Represented on the occasion by the Head of the Federal Information and Resource Centre in Ekiti, Mrs. Omotola Yemisi, he said the present administration does not handle issues affecting the welfare and well-being of the citizens with…
Chairman, Governing Council of Ladoke Akintola University (LAUTECH), Professor Ayodeji Omole, has declared that terrorism, banditry, and kidnapping are threatening forestry practice in the country. The Professor of Forest Engineering lamented that forestry practice in Nigeria has recently become endangered due largely to widespread incidents of attacks, killings, rapes, and kidnappings for ransom by armed men. Omole made these declarations while delivering the 561st inaugural lecture of the University of Ibadan on Thursday. The don, while speaking on the topic entitled “Working in the Shadows of Death,” maintained that the challenge of insecurity in forest estates is perhaps the major…
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has assured that education would continue to occupy a prominent position on the priority list of his administration for a prosperous future for the state. He stated today at a grand reception organized in honor of 171 Yobe State students who recently graduated from various universities in India. “You may recall that this administration sponsored a total of 233 Yobe State indigenes to study medical sciences, engineering, and other allied science courses, which are driven by our needs in the multifaceted post-insurgency recovery programme of our administration. “As we celebrate the completion of studies…
Arsenal legend, Paul Merson has warned defenders William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes ahead of their Premier League clash with Manchester City this weekend . Man City will tackle Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. However, Merson warned Saliba and Gabriel not to fall asleep when marking Man City striker Erling Haaland or else the Norwegian will score. “Gabriel and [William] Saliba will want to play against Haaland, someone who is going to go right up against them and wants a battle,” Merson said to Sky Sports. “They fall asleep then Haaland scores and that is the end of the…
The Campaign for Democracy has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately effect a change of leadership at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, saying it has demonstrated lack of capacity under the current leadership. CD, a frontline Civil Society Organization in Nigeria, said it was unimaginable that the former governor, who the same EFCC had placed on watchlist, who the Commission enlisted security agencies in Nigeria and Interpol to help fish out, walked into the EFCC premises, waited for about three hours and no arrest or interrogation happened. “Instead, they told him to go, that they would…
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, on Thursday, reopened the Informatics Institute in Kura Local Government Area, 12 years after it was first shut down by the former Ganduje administration. The governor also distributed admission letters to 250 beneficiaries who will now begin studies at the institution, which is under the Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil. DAILY POST reports that the institution was first commissioned in 2012 by former Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso to train youth in information technology, support, and give them opportunities to cope with and rise to the challenges of modern communication technologies. Speaking…
The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has thrown his weight behind the resolution made by governors elected on the platform of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to remove the acting National Chairman of the party, Umar Damagum. DAILY POST recalls that the PDP Governors’ Forum had declared that Damagum would be removed to pave the way for a North Central member as enshrined in the party’s constitution. According to them, a North Central member should have replaced the former national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu who was sacked in 2022. The decision has, however, deepened the party’s leadership crisis as some…
Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma has boasted that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will secure a landslide victory in the upcoming local government elections in the state, scheduled for this Saturday, September 21. The governor made this statement during the grand finale of the party’s campaign rally at Ndubuisi Kanu Square, Owerri, which was attended by party supporters and candidates for various elective positions. He expressed confidence that the party would emerge victorious, attributing this to its popularity at the grassroots and its people-oriented policies. Uzodinma emphasized the importance of party members rallying around the leadership and supporting the candidates…
Emmanuel Odafe has joined Nigeria National League side Mighty Jets, DAILY POST reports. Odafe teamed up with Mighty Jets from Egyptian side, El Hilal Matruh. The 32-year-old forward penned a one-year contract with the Jos club. Odafe is expected to join the rest of his teammates in training in preparation for the 2024-25 NNL season. He previously played for Mighty Jets in 2017. Odafe won the Nigeria Premier Football League title with Plateau United in the 2016/17 season. NNL: Odafe wraps up move to Mighty Jets