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Women from Agan community in Makurdi, the capital of Benue State, on Friday took to the streets to protest the rising insecurity in their area. The angry women blocked the federal highway near the Agan toll gate, carrying leaves and chanting songs to express their frustration. Torkwase, a resident of the area confirmed to DAILY POST that the protest is still ongoing but peaceful. “The protest is currently ongoing at Agan ward, close to the toll gate,” she told DAILY POST in a telephone interview. “It is just about the insecurity going on around the area. We are tired and…
The Senator representing Taraba North senatorial district, Shuaibu Isa Lau, has denied reports circulating online that he has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the African Democratic Congress, ADC. In a statement issued on Friday, by his Media and Communication Strategies Unit, Lau described the rumours as “categorically false,” affirming his continued membership and active role within the PDP. “Senator Lau has been a PDP member since his first election to the Senate in 2017 and continues to serve in that capacity today,” the statement read. It highlighted his political career, including his elections to the 8th, 9th,…
Fifty-five Nigerian firms propelled the Nigerian Exchange Market to a second straight gain on Thursday. The firms that led to the uptrend are Academy, Berger Paints, Deap Capital, Guinea Insurance, Unilever, and 50 others. This comes as NGX continued on a positive note on Thursday, as performance indices grew by 0.53 percent amid a surge in buying interest. The market capitalisation closed at N76.583 trillion on Thursday, compared with N76.180 trillion on Wednesday. Similarly, the All-Share Index (ASI) also increased by 637.27 points, or 0.53 percent, to settle at 120,977.20. Consequently, NGX’s data showed that the market breadth also closed…
Liverpool manager, Arne Slot has revealed his last conversation with forward, Diogo Jota before his death. Recall that Jota and his brother Andre Silva were killed in a car accident in Spain died on Thursday. Speaking on the development, Slot revealed that he wished Jota all the best on his wedding in their final-ever conversation together. “The last time we spoke, I congratulated Diogo [Jota] on winning the [UEFA] Nations League [with Portugal] and I wished him luck for his forthcoming wedding. “In many ways, it was a dream summer for Diogo Jota and his family, which makes it all…
Chelsea manager, Enzo Maresca has revealed that forward, Pedro Neto is very sad following the passing of his Portugal team-mate Diogo Jota. Recall that the Liverpool forward tragically died alongside his younger brother Andre after a car crash in Spain. Speaking at his pre-match press interview ahead of Chelsea’s FIFA Club World Cup quarter-final with Palmeiras on Saturday, Maresca also revealed that Neto has had a tough time since hearing the news of Jota’s death. Maresca also said that the Portuguese may be excused from the squad that will take on the Brazilian side on Saturday. “Pedro [Neto] is very…
A chieftain of the Kaduna State chapter of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Bashir Zakariya, has died in an auto-crash along the Zaria–Kaduna highway on Thursday. Until his death, Zakariya was the SDP chairman of Zone One senatorial district in Kaduna State. According to party officials, the late Zakariya was travelling from Zaria to Kaduna when the crash occurred along the ever-busy highway, which led to his instant death. In a statement by the publicity secretary of the party, the late Zakariya was described as a man of integrity, courage and vision, whose passion for justice and democracy inspired many…
Liverpool on Thursday announced that the number 20 shirt will be immortalised as a sign of respect to their late forward Diogo Jota. Liverpool disclosed this in a post via their website on Thursday. Recall that Jota passed away at the age of 28 following a car crash in Spain that also claimed the life of his brother, Andre Silva. However, according to Liverpool, the No.20 jersey will be rightly immortalised for Jota’s contributions to Liverpool winning the 2024–2025 Premier League title. Recall that the Reds won their 20th English top-flight league title last season. Interestingly, Jota’s trademark shimmy strike…
The Rivers Elders and Leaders Forum has called on President Bola Tinubu to lift the state of emergency imposed on the state. The forum made the call in the wake of the recent reconciliation between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. It made the appeal on Thursday during a media briefing in Port Harcourt, describing the political crisis that bedevilled the state over the past few months as a sad development that deeply wounded the soul of the state and “cast an undeserved shadow on our collective image, unity, progress, and prosperity.” The…
Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has called for the creation of an additional state for the South East, to place it at par with the other six geopolitical zones. Mbah also made a case for rotational presidency and state police to give every part of the country a sense of belonging and secure the nation better. He spoke on Thursday evening when he received in audience members of the Senate Committee on Constitution Amendment, who were on a courtesy visit to him at Government House, Enugu, ahead of the regional public hearing on constitution amendment holding at the…
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command said it has recovered a stolen Toyota Matrix vehicle with registration number KRJ 944 in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Timfon John, disclosed this in a press statement issued on Thursday, July 3, 2025, in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital. The police spokesperson said operatives of the command, working along the Ikot Ekpene–Umuahia road, in collaboration with a Joint Task Force patrol team, on Monday, June 30, 2025, at about 4 pm, intercepted the said vehicle. She said the driver, who was unknown to the team,…