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Adamawa: Govt officials, vigilantes arrested for stealing
The Adamawa State Police Command has thwarted an organized crime syndicate involving staff of the Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA) and vigilante members. According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, the command received a tip-off about the planned heist and swiftly deployed a team to the warehouse
Kidnapped Kaduna journalists, family regain freedom
Reporters of The Nation newspaper, Alhaji AbdulGafar Alabelewe, and that of Blueprint Newspaper, AbdulRaheem Aodu, who were kidnapped alongside their family members, have regained freedom. The journalists and their family members were kidnapped from their homes in Danhonu community in Millennium city of Chikun local government area of Kaduna, on July 7, 2024. The bandits
Peter Obi reacts to Plateau school building collapse
The Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 General Elections, Mr Peter Obi, has commiserated with the bereaved families of the Plateau school building collapse. He described as disheartening the tragic incident of the collapse of a school building in Jos on July 12. Obi stated this via his X handle on Saturday, while expressing
Fuel crisis: Subsidy removal achieved nothing, NANS slams Tinubu
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has told President Bola Tinubu that fuel crisis is worsening in Nigeria, saying subsidy removal has achieved no result. The student body said the subsidy removal regime had brought untold hardships to Nigerians and created fuel scarcity instead of making fuel available to Nigerians. The student body stated
4 persons rescued from Abuja collapsed building
The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD) says four people have been rescued alive from the rubbles of a collapsed two-storey building in Kubwa, Abuja, on Saturday. The acting Director-General, FEMD, Mrs Florence Wenegieme, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Wenegieme said that the building was located beside Cupid Hotel, Sultan
Gwoza suicide bombings an attempt to sabotage my gov’t –Zulum
The Borno State Governor, Prof Babagana Zulum, has described the recent suicide attacks on Gwoza town as an act of sabotage to frustrate the resettlement agenda of his administration. Daily Trust had reported how four suicide bombers killed more than 32 people and 48 others sustained varying degrees of injury. Zulum stated this shortly after
Building collapse: Plateau gov’t shuts down The Saints Academy
Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau has shut down The Saints Academy School, Jos, whose block of classrooms collapsed on Friday, killing scores and leaving many others injured. A visibly angry Mutfwang cited crass negligence by its owners as the reason for the shut-down order. Twenty-two people were confirmed dead with about 145 injured when the
Support FG’s economic reforms, Awa Ibraheem tells Nigerians
Dr. Awa Ibraheem, the Chief Executive Officer of ICMA Professional Services, a company engaged in integrated consulting, management, and accountancy services, has observed that the ongoing economic reforms by the present administration are building a foundation for a better future for Nigerians. He noted that the fuel subsidy removal and the floating of the naira
Building collapse: 58 students still hospitalised as Gov Mutfwang declares 3-day mourning
At least 58 students rescued from the collapsed school building in Jos, Plateau State, were still hospitalised as of Saturday while 74 others had been treated and discharged. At least 22 persons lost their lives while 132 sustained injuries after the building of Saints Academy, a secondary school in Jos, collapsed on Friday morning while
Fire guts Emir Sanusi’s palace
A fire outbreak suspected to have been set by yet-to-be-identified persons has reportedly destroyed a palace at the Gidan Rumfa where the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, is occupying. The incident, according to sources from the palace, said it happened Friday night, around 11pm. The source said one of the palaces located at Kofar
Police in Ogun arrest two kidnappers, exhume victims’ corpses
Two suspected kidnappers have led men of the Ogun State Police Command to a shallow grave where they buried their victims after collecting ransom. The suspects are Chukwuma Bartholomew and Igwe Monday. Confirming the incident, Police Public Relations Officer Omolola Odutola said on Saturday that Commissioner of Police Abiodun Alamutu led the operation to Ijebu
Police in Ogun arrest two kidnappers, exhume victims’ corpses
Emir of Dass warns against indiscriminate tree felling
As part of the efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change within the Dass Local Government Area of Bauchi State, the Emir of Dass, Alhaji Usman Bilyaminu Othman II, has urged residents to refrain from indiscriminate tree felling. The emir made the call after a symbolic tree planting exercise in commemoration of the 2024
Emir of Dass warns against indiscriminate tree felling
Tinubu appoints Bashir Lado Mohammed SA on Senate Matters
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Senator Bashir Lado Mohammed as Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters (Office of the President). Mohammed is an experienced politician and businessman from Kano State. He is a former Kano Central senator and former Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in
Tinubu appoints Bashir Lado Mohammed SA on Senate Matters
Nigeria doesn’t have people who speak truth to power – Peter Obi
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has said that Nigeria lacks courageous people who can speak truth to power. Obi made this statement on Saturday, during the 10th anniversary of Alaigbo Development Foundation in Umuahia, Abia State. He lamented that the country has an abundance of sycophants who tell leaders
Nigeria doesn’t have people who speak truth to power – Peter Obi
Plateau school building collapse: Governors sympathise with victims’ families, relatives
The Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, has expressed deep sorrow over the unfortunate and tragic school building collapse in Jos, Plateau State. The forum expressed heartfelt condolences to the families affected by the tragedy. DAILY POST recalls that a school building in Jos, housing over 200 students, collapsed on Friday. While over 15 students died, several
Plateau school building collapse: Governors sympathise with victims’ families, relatives
Kaduna: Bandits release kidnapped journalists
Two Kaduna journalists, Abdulgafar Alabelewe of the Nation Newspaper and AbdulRaheem Aodu of Blueprint Newspaper, kidnapped by bandits a week ago have regained their freedom. DAILY POST recalls that the journalists were abducted from their homes in the Danhonu community in Millennium City of Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna on Saturday, July 7, alongside
Kaduna: Bandits release kidnapped journalists
Fire outbreak reported at Emir Sanusi’s Palace in Kano
The Chief of Staff to the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, Munir Sanusi Bayero, Dan Buram Kano, on Saturday, said a fire outbreak destroyed the Emir’s palace at the Gidan Rumfa where he is occupying. In a statement on Saturday, he said a fire incident occurred at the outer court of His Highness’s Palace,
Fire outbreak reported at Emir Sanusi’s Palace in Kano
Tinubu appoints Oluwaseun Faleye as NSITF MD
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr Oluwaseun Faleye as the new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF). Mr Faleye is a legal and corporate finance specialist. Tinubu also approved the appointment of Mrs Mojisolaoluwa Kehinde Alli-Macaulay as the Executive Director (Operations) of the Nigeria Social Insurance
Tinubu appoints Oluwaseun Faleye as NSITF MD
Erratic Power Supply: EEDC under fire as Imo residents lament
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, has come under fire by Residents of Imo State following the company’s inability to maintain regular power supply to the people of the state since the beginning of 2024. The criticisms came mostly from those residing within Owerri, the capital territory. Expressing their grievances with our correspondent the residents
Erratic Power Supply: EEDC under fire as Imo residents lament
Baffa Dan Agundi emerges new DG, National Productivity Centre
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr Baffa Dan Agundi as the new Director-General of the National Productivity Centre (NPC). A statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity noted that Mr Dan Agundi is a former majority leader of the Kano State House of Assembly. He was also the Principal Registrar of
Baffa Dan Agundi emerges new DG, National Productivity Centre
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