The National Association of Polytechnic Students, NAPS, has appealed to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, to help address irregularities stopping polytechnic students from participating in the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC. The President of the association, Ridwan Opeyemi, made this appeal on Friday when he led a team to JAMB Headquarters in Bwari, Abuja. He expressed concern over graduates of Higher National Diploma, HND being stopped from NYSC mobilisation. Opeyemi pointed out that many students who graduated with HND certificates from various polytechnics and claimed to have regularised with JAMB were yet to be mobilised for the scheme,…
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Thousands of women have trooped into the streets to protest the alleged imposition of a Peoples Democratic Party women leader on the people in Taraba. The protest which began at the Jolly Nyame stadium last week following the alleged imposition of the former Commissioner of Information and Reorientation, Lois Emmanuel, as the Women leader of the party continued on Friday. Armed with placards of various inscriptions, the protesting women said Lois was imposed on them by some elements of the party. The protesters who claimed that the newly elected women leader is not their choice candidate and called on the…
A hit-and-run driver on Friday morning killed a pedestrian, a woman, on the Mowo axis of the Agbara-Badagry Expressway. The Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps, Badagry Unit, Mr William Manga, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Badagry on Friday that the accident occurred at 6.00 am He said the command received information on the accident at 11.25 am and its men arrived at the scene at 11.26 am “The accident occurred at the Mosafejo-Mowo axis of the Badagry Expressway. It involved an unknown car driver. “The victim sustained injuries at the head and died before our team got…
A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Lagos has ordered the remand of a prominent leader in the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Ganiyu Oyedepo, popularly known as Koko Zaria in prison. Koko Zaria faces charges of assaulting veteran Yoruba actor, Lawori. The charges have been classified as a danger to the thespian’s life. DAILY POST reports that Lawori had cried out for help on social media following the alleged attack on Koko Zaria. Reacting to the actor’s call, the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi on his official X, assured the general public that justice would be served. Chief…
The Dean of the Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources, University of Ibadan, Professor Adejoke Akinyele, has called on the federal government to eliminate the activities of middlemen in the food and agriculture supply chain. Akinyele noted that this is necessary to curb food insecurity in the country. The Don made the call at the 40th-year reunion of the UI Agriculture and Forestry Class of 84, which took place in Ibadan, the state capital. Akinyele said if the government could make adequate arrangements to get crops that are produced by farmers directly to the consumers, this would help to ensure food…
The Amegu community in the Abakaliki Local Government Area of Ebonyi State have officially declared a ban on the sale and purchase of land within their ancestral homes. They said the decision became effective following the pronouncement of Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State over land security within Izhi Nnodo’s ancestral home, Amegu. They recalled that Governor Nwifuru, during the 2024 New Yam (Ojiji) grand finale of Izhi Nnodo people at Amegu, ordered a ban on the sale of land within Amegu and Ebia Unuphu, their ancestral homes in Abakaliki Local Government Area of the state. Reading a communique raised…
The Corporate Affairs Commission has said it will work with law enforcement agencies and other legal means to shut down recalcitrant Sales Operators who fail to register their businesses as its 60-day deadline lapses. The Commission disclosed this in a notice Friday on its official X handle. This comes after CAC on July 7, 2024, issued a 60-day deadline which expired on Thursday, September 5, 2024, for all PoS operators to register their expired. CAC noted that there was inadequate compliance with its directive, noting that those who decided not to register may be engaging in unwholesome activities. “The Commission…
Onyinyechi Mark on Friday won Nigeria’s first gold medal at the Paralympics 2024. Mark was on another level as she competed in the women’s up to 61kg Para-Powerlifting category. She shattered her previous world record by lifting an astonishing 147kg, before further pushing the bar to 150kg—a feat that has solidified her position as the dominant force in the sport. From Umuahia and conquering the world, Mark is really ‘marking’ her name in history as one of the greatest Powerlifters to come out of Nigeria. Mark lifted 150kg to set a new world record. Paralympics 2024: Onyinyechi Mark wins Nigeria’s…
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has faulted the federal government’s 18-year age limit for pupils writing the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, and National Examination Council, NECO, examinations. The student body lamented that the policy was capable of breeding “overgrown people” in universities and polytechnics across the country which may in turn increase the rate of cultism and other vices on campuses. DAILY POST reported that the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, had announced a policy setting the minimum age for writing the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) at 18 years, starting from 2025,…
Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday confirmed the death of their Under 19 head coach Helge Rasche. In a statement on their X account, the German club said the 33-year-old lost his life in a car crash on Thursday. The Bundesliga side wrote: “Eintracht Frankfurt is devastated by the loss of U19 head coach Helge Rasche. “The 33-year-old lost his life in a traffic accident yesterday. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.” Meanwhile, Frankfurt ‘s rivals Borussia Dortmund replied to the post, writing: “We too mourn the loss of Helge Rasche and would like to express our deepest sympathy. “Our…