Comrade Salahudeen A. Lukman applauded Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on approval of the deployment of government buses to support the movement of students and workers in public tertiary institutions within Ilorin, the capital city, and its environs. Lukman, who is the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s House of Assembly Candidate for Ojomu Balogun Constituency at the Kwara State House of Assembly, made this known in a statement he personally signed on Sunday. He said, “the news of bus palliative for students and workers of public tertiary institutions in Ilorin metropolis and it’s environs is indeed a proactive…
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By Oluwaseyi Adeniyi I wrote a piece shortly after the EndSARS protest that nearly brought the country to its knees. I told my fellow youths in that article not to relent in fighting for our rightful position because, after God, the next most powerful is government; hence, the need for the young generation to get involved in governance so that the needed change we clamour for can be easily effected. As a young man who believes so much in youth inclusiveness in governance, perhaps because the path I choose for myself differs from that of my other siblings, I…
A Nigerian student wants to break Guinness World Record for longest movie watching marathon Israel Adebiyi is set to break the Guinness World Record for the longest film/movie watching marathon (Cinema). The artiste and 500 level Law Student of the Ekiti State State University took to Twitter on June 10, 2023 to declare his intentions. He shared his application to the international organisation a few hours later. No date or location has been announced yet. Adebiyi’s eyes are set on a Guiness World Record currently held by Suresh Joachim (Sri Lanka) with 121 hours and 18 minutes. He set the…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday, said the best way to get Nigerians out abject poverty is by turning the country’s growing population to asset. Obasanjo, who lamented that over 100 million Nigerians are living in poverty, insisted that only investment in human development and education would turn Nigeria’s population from liability to asset. He said this in a keynote address titled: “Importance of Network in Life and Business” during the launch of the Gateway chapter of Business Network International (BNI) in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Obasanjo said, “We lay emphasis on our natural resources and when we…
Burna Boy gifted Thierry Henry his chain after performing at the 2023 UEFA Champions League. Thierry Henry is a French professional football coach, pundit, and former player. He is considered one of the greatest strikers of all time and one the greatest players in Premier League history. Manchester City won the 2023 UCL on Saturday night in Turkey after defeating Inter Milan in the final by 1-0. Burna Boy performed just before the kick-off inside the Ataturk Stadium to entertain the audience and viewers. After Inter Milan’s defeat, the singer got in a chat with Peter Schmeichel, Jamie Carragher, and…
A heavy rain that fell on Saturday has forced hundreds of people to flee from their homes even as traders in Shasha Market, Oke Baale, Osogbo counted losses owning to the destruction it caused. A visit by Osun State Broadcasting Corporation (OSBC) onlinenews to the area revealed that although no live was lost but many houses, shops and kiosks were subsumed in water while several thousands of Naira worth of heaps of cassavas, bags of garri and beans were washed away Speaking with OSBC news, a husband of one of those affected by the flood, Mr. Taofeek Amodu…
Peter Mbah, governor of Enugu, says the state loses N10 billion every Monday to the sit-at-home order issued by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Mbah spoke on Saturday at a town hall meeting with stakeholders in the state. The stakeholders at the meeting included the police, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), traditional rulers, students, non-governmental organisations, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), and the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA). Others are the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), financial institutions, transport unions, and traders unions. Mbah had asked schools and businesses to quit observing the Monday…
Solemnity enveloped the ninth Senate when Orji Kalu, burst into tears while giving his valedictory speech on the floor on Saturday. Kalu, while weeping, stated that he was labelled a thief by some entities who conspired against him. He said, “Before I came into politics, I could buy anything money could buy. I’m not a thief. Those who put me in prison know the reason. They took over my businesses and wanted to kill me, yet I survived it, and I’m in the Senate with you.” The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had arraigned the former Abia…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited has denied claims that its Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari, has been sacked by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. On the backdrop of the suspension of the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele on Friday, there was speculation on social media that Kyari has been relieved of his job. But in a telephone call with DAILY POST on Saturday, Garba Deen Muhammad, the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPCL said the claim is untrue. According to him, “it is the handiwork of mischief markers.” Recall after Tinubu’s suspension of…
By Abdulqadir Onijeje Uthman It is no longer news that the subsidy on the fuel pump price has been removed by the newly inaugurated president. Recall that in his inauguration speech, he declared that ‘The fuel subsidy is gone.’ To layman, fuel subsidy is the government effort in paying for the difference between the pump price of fuel at the petrol station and the actual cost of the product. Removal of fuel subsidy implies that the government will no longer pay for the difference between the pump price and the actual cost of the fuel. Can we say…