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The Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi has restated that President Bola Tinubu is committed to leading the country out of the woods. He said that various reforms and policy directions are being introduced in all strata of national life are pointers to the sincerity of the Federal Government to make life more bearable for the citizens. Fagbemi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, who spoke at the Abuja Social Media Summit on Wednesday, however called for the support of all Nigerians for the Federal Government’s policy decisions. To enable government achieve the…

The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has begun the airlift of election materials for the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to Benin, Edo State. This is ahead of the forthcoming governorship election scheduled for 21st September 2024 in the state. The Deputy Director, Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Kabiru Ali, made this known in a statement on Wednesday. Ali said the move is part of a broader effort to ensure timely and secure delivery of sensitive materials necessary for the smooth conduct of the elections. He said, “The airlift operation demonstrates the collaboration between NAF and INEC, aimed at…

A Sokoto Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday admitted Shafi’u Umar, a Special Assistant to ex-governor Aminu Tambuwal, to bail in the sum of N1 million. Umar is charged with alleged circulation of falsehood against the incumbent Governor, Ahmad Aliyu and his wife, on social media platforms. The case was first mentioned on August 26, and the Police Prosecutor, Insp Abdurahman Mansur, said the offence contravened the penal code law. According to the First Information Report, FIR, the defendant committed the offence on July 18. The Prosecution said the defendant circulated a video of the governor’s wife, Hajia Fatima Aliyu, spraying…

An Upper Area Court in Kubwa, Abuja, has dissolved a 16-year-old marriage between Hajarat Isa and her husband, Muhammed Hassan, for lack of love. The judge, Mohammed Wakili dissolved the marriage according to Islamic Law, following Isa’s prayer for divorce on the said ground. Wakili ordered that the divorce certificate be issued to the plaintiff adding that she would not observe “Iddah” because the couple did not consummate since 2022. Iddah is a waiting period to be observed for three months before contracting another marriage. Earlier, the petitioner, a mother of four, had told the court she got married to…

Hundreds of residents of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, have stormed the State Secretariat located at Agodi to protest the demolition of their houses. DAILY POST reports that many houses have been demolished as a result of the ongoing construction of the Ibadan circular road. Our correspondent learnt that scores of residents were stranded when the government began the demolition of the houses. DAILY POST reports that hundreds of the affected house owners are currently at the Secretariat to protest against the demolition. Brandishing various placards, the protesters demanded stoppage of the ongoing demolition of their houses. Some of the…

Nigerians have expressed grievance following the launching of ‘OneNigeriaUnityFabric’ by First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu. DAILY POST reports that the first lady had on Monday launched the country’s unity fabric. Announcing the development in a post on her official X, she expressed joy, noting that the fabric would be worn nationwide to mark Nigeria’s Independence Day on October 1, 2024. Captioning the post, she wrote, “Today, as we unveil the #OneNigeriaUnityFabric, my heart is full of joy.” Reacting to the development, Nigerians on social media condemned the initiative, stressing that citizens are currently facing hunger, unemployment and high cost of living.…

The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, on Wednesday, released fresh update on flood devastation and casualties in states and local government areas across the country. According to a statement issued on the 18th of September 2024, NEMA said 1,092,317 persons have been affected, with 641,798 displaced from their homes. The agency also disclosed that 99,046 houses have been destroyed with 285 deaths recorded. NEMA further announced that 2,504 injuries were sustained, and 127,544 hectares of farmlands washed away. It added that 185 local government areas in 31 states were affected. NEMA releases updates on flood devastation

A Makurdi Magistrates Court, on Wednesday, ordered the remand of one Adera Sunday, 40, accused of defiling of his 16-year-old stepdaughter. The Magistrate, Mrs Sonia Ayange, did not take the plea of the defendant, a resident of Welfare Quarters, Makurdi, for want of jurisdiction. Ayange thereafter ordered that the defendant should be remanded at the Makurdi Correctional Centre pending further investigation. She adjourned the case to Oct. 11 for further mention. Earlier, the Police Prosecutor, Insp James Ewache told the court that the teenager reported the case at the State Criminal Investigation Department in Makurdi on Aug. 30. The prosecutor…

Carmart Africa has once again positioned itself as a trailblazer in the Nigerian car market by launching a Free Car Price Checker and Car Valuation Tool https://carmart.africa/car-price-checker — a game-changing resource for buyers and sellers alike. This innovative tool aims to address one of the biggest challenges in the Nigerian car market: ridiculous and inflated prices that leave car buyers unsure of whether they’re getting a fair deal. At the launch event, Carmart Africa CEO, Ikwu Onyeka, expressed his excitement over the new development, noting that the current economic climate—especially the fluctuating value of the dollar—has led to a steep…

The Benue State Government has said it has taken measures in response to rising water levels of River Benue following the reported opening of the Lagdo Dam and the 2024 flood prediction by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMET. The government said it has opened Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, camps in 18 LGAs in the state as measures to mitigate the effects of the impending flood disaster. The Committee on flood Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Response Team took the decision in Makurdi. DAILY POST reports that NiMET had recently predicted that several LGAs in the state will be affected by the…