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The Director General of National Youth Service Corps has warned Corps Members to shun every form of misconduct throughout their service year in order to avoid being sanctioned by the NYSC. Brigadier General YD Ahmed gave the warning while addressing the 2024 Batch ‘B’ Stream Two Corps Members at Niger State Orientation Camp in Paiko. He said there are laid down rules and regulations that regulate the conduct of every Corps Member, adding that the Scheme is not a safe abode for lawbreakers. “NYSC bye laws would be applied on every infraction committed by any Corps Member. Be law-abiding throughout…

As flooding continues to wreck havoc in many parts of Yobe State, the Federal Government has been tasked to provide immediate solution to alleviate the suffering of affected communities and prevent a looming humanitarian crisis. Senator Musa Mustapha of Yobe East Senatorial District made the call while reacting to the recent flood disaster that cut off nine local government areas from the state capital. “This natural disaster may exacerbate the existing hardships faced by our people, who rely heavily on the State capital for essential supplies, including food and other basic necessities,” Mustapha said. According to him multiple villages and…

Following the constant fuel crisis in Nigeria, a rights group, Centre for Human Rights in Africa, has written to the new Director-General of the Department of State Services, DSS, Adeola Ajayi, urging the secret police to investigate alleged corruption in the oil and gas sector. DAILY POST reports that there is widespread anger over alleged suspicious activities of Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC, and other top officials in the oil sector. Stakeholders including lawyers and several civil society groups have called for the removal of the NNPCL boss, Gbenga Olu Komolafe, Chief…

The Joint Committee on Electoral Matters has proposed a cut in salaries of legislators and members of the executive by 40 and 30 per cent, respectively. The committee made this proposition on Monday during an interactive session chaired by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Electoral Matters, Sharafadeen Alli, on the National Assembly Review and amendment of the Electoral Act 2022. According to the committee, the salaries of legislators should be reduced by 30 per cent while that of the executives be reduced by 40 per cent to cut costs. During the session, political parties also proposed that all elections –…

Sunshine Stars will take on Nationwide League One side, Grassrunners in a pre-season friendly in Ijebu-Ode on Monday (today). The game is aimed at preparing the two teams for the new campaign. Sunshine Stars played their home matches at the stadium in the 2014 and 2017 seasons. The Akure Gunners also made use of the venue for their continental games in 2012. Grassrunners have recently appointed Paul Offor as their new head coach. The young tactician penned a three-year contract with the NLO side. Sunshine Stars, Grassrunners clash in test game

Nigeria Police has declared one Andrew Wynne, a British national, wanted for allegedly plotting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s government. Wynne is also known as Andrew Povich or Drew Povey. The Force said it had specifically launched a comprehensive investigation on how foreign mercenaries plotted to overthrow the democratically-elected government of Nigeria. The spokesman of the Nigeria Police Force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this at Force Headquarters, Abuja, on Monday. Adejobi said the Briton rented a space at Labour House, Abuja, for an ‘Iva Valley Bookshop’ and established ‘STARS of Nations Schools’ as a cover for his subversive activities. Adejobi also…

Akwa United have declared Samuel Ganda ‘Absent Without Official Leave’, AWOL. Ganda, according to the Promise Keepers, failed to return to the team two months after their resumption. The media director of the club, Mfon Patrick disclosed this in a statement on the social media. Patrick stated that Ganda is contracted to the Promise Keepers until 2025. Akwa United have notified the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, and all football clubs concerning the missing player. Ganda joined the former NPFL champions at the start of the 2023-24 season. AWOL: Akwa United declare Ganda ‘wanted’

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has unveiled the identities of the officers that were murdered by members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, popularly known as Shi’ites. DAILY POST recalls that the officers were killed when the Islamic group launched an unprovoked attack on policemen stationed at the Wuse Market Junction on August 23, 2024. About three other officers were injured and left unconscious during the attack. Spokesperson of the Command, SP Josephine Adeh identified the slain officers as ASP Innocent Agabi and Inspector Alexander Odey. While extending condolences to the deceased officers’ families, the statement noted:…

Oba Abdulkabir Obalanlege, Olota of Ota, Ogun State, says banning under-18 students from sitting for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will limit the potential of Nigerian children. Obalanlege made the observation while delivering a goodwill message at the 15th Anniversary of Adedokun International Schools on Monday at Iyana-Iyesi Multipurpose, Ota, Ogun. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, had on Aug. 25, announced a move by the Federal Government to ban students below 18 years from sitting for WASSCE and the one conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO). According to Obalanlege, restricting under -18 students from…

The House of Representatives Committee on University Education has said President Bola Tinubu’s approval of a 50% electricity subsidy for universities, hospitals and other tertiary institutions is a good development. The Chairman of the House Committee on University Education, Hon Abubakar Hassan Fulata, in a statement on Monday, thanked Mr President for his magnanimity in yielding to their call and subsidizing electricity tariffs for tertiary institutions. Hon Fulata, who said his committee had visited over 30 federal universities in 25 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, in the last few weeks, stated that high electricity tariffs have affected almost…