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Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor and the lead convener of the Lagos4Lagos Movement, participated in the Lagos State Local Government and Councillorship elections on Saturday. Adediran, who was also the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, gubernatorial candidate in the 2023 election, cast his vote at his designated polling unit and emphasized the importance of local governance in everyday life. Speaking with journalists shortly after voting, Adediran described local government as the most immediate and impactful level of government for citizens. “Today, I voted not just for candidates, but for the progress of our local communities. Local governments are the first…
The member representing Surulere 1 Constituency in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Desmond Elliott, has said it is not fair for individuals to seek government support without contributing to the democratic process through voting. Elliot made this statement on Saturday shortly after he cast his vote at Onitolo Nusery/ Primary School, Unit 009, in Surulere, Lagos DAILY POST reports that the Lagos State Government is conducting elections for chairmanship and councillorship positions across all 20 local government areas and 37 local development council areas. “You can’t sit at home and later come to seek help from people who sacrificed…
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Benue State, has commenced the registration of members into the party. DAILY POST reports that the party was recently adopted by the opposition leaders plotting to oust President Bola Tinubu in the next general elections. The party’s Interim Chairman in Benue, Terngu Tsegba flagged open the registration process on Friday, at the party’s state Secretariat in Makurdi. The registration was launched shortly after the inaugural meeting of the ADC state Committee and the 23 Local Government Chairmen. At the event, Tsegba charged the LG party Chairmen to take the ADC to the rural dwellers…
Suspected gunmen attacked and killed about seven passengers, while several others were injured along the Tsafe-Funtua road in Zamfara State when travelling on a commercial vehicle. A source told DAILY POST that the gunmen attacked the commercial vehicle around 7pm on Thursday before the road was scheduled to close for the day following a security measure recently implemented by the Zamfara State Government to curb recurring assaults on motorists. According to the source, “The bandits were on motorcycles, crossing the road, when they encountered an oncoming commercial bus and opened fire on them.” He added that the bandits were riding…
Anambra State Police Command has recovered an AK-47 rifle from the roof-top of a residential apartment under renovation at Igboukwu, Aguata Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, made this known in a statement on Friday in Awka. Ikenga said that operatives of the command leveraged on information from residents to recover the rifle at Ihuowele Ngo Village on Friday. “The Police Command in Anambra leveraging on necessary information from the good indigenes of the state on July 11, 2025 by 12:30pm recovered an abandoned AK-47 rifle in a residential apartment under renovation at Ihuowele Ngo Village, Igboukwu,…
Former Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission, NCPC, Evangelist Tor Uja, has urged the Federal Government to reconstruct the Yelewata community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State that was recently attacked by armed Fulani herdsmen. Evangelist Uja spoke when he led a delegation of interdenominational Christian leaders under the auspices of Remnant Christian Network to donate relief materials to victims of the attack in Yelewata and Makurdi. He insisted that the Federal Government must reconstruct the community into a modern town through the construction of at least 1,000 housing units, a modern market, hospitals, schools, provision…
Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State on Friday night suspended key officials of the State Reformatory Centre, Babbar Ruga, after the report of the committee mandated to investigate the allegations of torture and mishandling of an inmate, Usman Musa. This was contained in a statement from the Secretary to the State Government, Abdullahi Faskari. The statement confirmed that the Principal of the Centre, Abdulzahir Abubakar, the Vice Principal, Bala Abubakar, and a porter, Yunusa Yusuf, have been suspended for their roles in the incident, which led to the amputation of the victim’s left hand and severe injury to the right…
Former Nigeria midfielder, John Mikel Obi, has predicted that Chelsea can pull an upset against Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup final on Sunday. The two Europeans teams will be seeking to win the first expanded version of the competition in New Jersey. PSG qualified with an emphatic 4-0 drubbing of Real Madrid in the semi-final, while the Blues beat Fluminense 2-0. Luis Enrique’s men are favourites to win the trophy, as they have already secured a Treble this season. But Mikel Obi, speaking on talkSPORT, said: “If any team can beat this PSG side, I think it’s Chelsea.…
At least four teams have already confirmed their places at the 2029 Club World Cup. They are Paris Saint-Germain, Al Ahli, Cruz Azul and Pyramids. The final of the 2025 edition will be played between Chelsea and PSG this Sunday, the first of the expanded format that had 32 teams. The Club World Cup was previously staged annually, but the revamped version is now every four years. However, four teams are already confirmed to play in the 2029 tournament. PSG qualified as winners of this year’s UEFA Champions League, where they recorded an emphatic 5-0 victory over Inter MIlan. The Ligue…
At least 22 people have been arrested following a violent clash involving illegal miners in the M.I. Wushishi Estate area of Minna, Niger State that left several injured. Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the Niger State Command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, said officers from the Maitumbi Division responded swiftly after receiving reports about the unrest. “On July 10, 2025, around 10:00 a.m., our operatives were alerted to a violent clash linked to illegal mining activities in the M.I. Wushishi Estate area. The DPO of Maitumbi Division led a team to the scene, where 22 suspects were apprehended. Some others fled…