Scores of traders and butchers at the newly constructed Wazobia (Wazo) market in Ogbomoso, Oyo State have been locked out of their shops. DAILY POST gathered that the traders were locked out on Friday. The development was sequel to the execution of the judgment of an Oyo State High Court sitting in Ogbomoso, on 26th August this year which was in favour of J.A. Ladeji and Sons (Nig). Ltd., the firm claiming possession of the land. Our correspondent gathered that the plaintiff instituted the case to recover the 1.875 hectare land from the state government which allocated it to butchers…
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The Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX market capitalization ended the week on a bearish note with a N248 billion gain. This is as the market capitalization added N248 billion or 0.44 percent to its opening of N55.754 trillion to close at N56.002 trillion. The All-Share Index also gained 0.44 percent or 432 points to close at 97,456.62 points, against 97,025.17 points reported on Thursday. As a result, the Year-To-Date(YTD) return increased by 30 percent. Further analysis showed that Investors’ interest in Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO), Zenith Bank, FBN Holdings, Access Corporation, Fidelity Bank, Transnational Corporation, Nigerian Breweries and stocks contributed…
Kogi State Police Command has arrested four persons in connection to the alleged gruesome murder of a female student of the Federal University, Lokoja, FUL. The victim, a 17-year-old 100-level student of biology department, was allegedly kidnapped and killed by a 21-year-old man. The command’s spokesman, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, made this known while addressing newsmen in Lokoja, saying that the main suspect, allegedly conspired with three of his friends, to commit the crime. “The Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, attached to the State Intelligence Department (SID), Kogi Command, on Sept. 11 arrested one Jeremiah Paul-Awe of Chikun Local Government…
Chelsea manager, Enzo Maresca has given the reason he didn’t include Cole Palmer, Romeo Lavia and Wes Fofana in his side’s UEFA Conference League squad for this season. Recall that Maresca recently announced his squad and omitted the three players. Speaking at his pre-match press conference ahead of Chelsea’s Premier League tie with Bournemouth on Saturday night, Maresca said he didn’t include the three players in his side’s Conference League squad because he wanted to protect them. “The reason why Cole Palmer, Romeo Lavia, and Wes Fofana are out of the Conference League squad is because we try to protect…
Former Real Madrid player, Takefusa Kubo has revealed Kylian Mbappe’s best position on the pitch. Kubo, a Japan International, also gave his opinion on the Spanish giants’ new signing Kylian Mbappe. Mbappe joined Real Madrid from PSG in the summer after a long drawn-out transfer saga. The France captain scored on his debut as Real Madrid beat Atalanta 2-0 in the UEFA Super Cup. In the league, however, he fired blanked in the first three games as the club managed a solitary win and two draws to start their La Liga campaign. He, however, netted twice for Los Blancos as…
The Kaduna State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has warned bandits and criminal elements to repent or face the consequences of their heinous actions. The new Commandant of the command, Mr Nuhu Muhammad, gave the warning during the visit of acting Zonal Commander, NSCDC Zone B, Kaduna, Mr Amos Abiodun, on Friday in Kaduna. Muhammad said criminals disturbing the peace and stability of the state should repent from their nefarious attitudes and be good citizens, or face the consequence of their criminal behaviours. He explained that the mandate of NSCDC as a security agency was…
Former Liverpool and Manchester United attacker, Michael Owen has noted that prime Cristiano Ronaldo would easily have cost over £500 million in transfer fees in present day. The former England international told Genting Casino that Ronaldo would be the costliest footballer by a country mile. He made reference to the £200m Paris Saint-Germain paid to lure Neymar from Barcelona in 2017 which remains a transfer record. Owen claimed the Portugal International would surpass that figure with ease. “If you look at the transfer record now of over £200 million, you’d have to say Cristiano Ronaldo was worth more than that…
Popular actress and filmmaker, Omoni Oboli has narrated how she traded her scripts for movie roles during the early stage of her career. She said this in an interview on Radionow FM, while revealing what inspired her to transition from an actress to a director. Omoni explained that she realised that her vision wasn’t being brought to life after watching the films, hence her determination to be a director. “I was trading my scripts for movie roles, I’d say you know what, don’t pay me just give me a role in the film. “So, I started to do that. But…
Former Real Madrid player, Takefusa Kubo has given his opinion as to why Real Madrid have not started the season as expected of them to. The champions are undefeated this season with two wins and two draws but are four points behind Barcelona who have won four out of four. Real Madrid face Real Sociedad in their next game and they will go up against a familiar face in Takefusa Kubo. Kubo was 19-year-old when he was signed by Real Madrid in 2019 on a five-year deal. He failed to break into the senior team and after loan spells at…
Two former internationals, Finidi George and Emmanuel Amuneke will battle for supremacy when their clubs, Rivers United and Heartland clash in a Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) matchday two encounter in Port Harcourt on Saturday (today). Finidi and Amuneke were both in the running for the Super Eagles job earlier in the year before the former got the nod of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Former Ajax winger Finidi has, however, returned to club football after his short stint with the Super Eagles. Rivers United started the 2024/25 season with an impressive 0-0 away draw against Bendel Insurance. The former…