The Osun State Commissioner for Environment and Sanitation, Mayowa Adejoorin, has been released by the state command of the Nigeria Police Force after spending almost 24 hours in detention. Adejoorin was arrested in Ilesa on Saturday after a shooting during an All Progressives Congress rally in the Isokun area left three people injured. One of…
A 50-year-old car dealer, Kwesi Rahman, has reportedly been shot dead in a late-night attack outside his residence at Beach Drive Estate near Tuba in the Ga South Municipality. According to reports, Rahman and his wife had returned home from an evening walk at about 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 6, when they were allegedly…
By Frank Ulom There was palpable tension in the University of Calabar, UNICAL Chapel of Redemption Church on Sunday after operatives of the Cross River State Police Command stormed the premises and ordered an ongoing service to end abruptly over a festering leadership crisis. Worshippers were thrown into confusion as police took over the church…
Tolu Arokodare registered an assist on his competitive debut as Ajax started the new season with a 2-0 away win at PEC Zwolle, DAILY POST reports. Arokodare was named among the substitutes to replace Abdellah Ouazane in the 73rd minute. The Nigeria international then set up Jorthy Mokio for the game’s opening goal three minutes…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for political parties to submit the list of candidates for the governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections scheduled for the February 2027 General Election. The commission announced the extension in a statement signed by Mohammed Kudu Haruna, National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information…
Trading activity on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) weakened significantly this week as investors exchanged 5.359 billion shares worth N139.05bn in 261,869 deals, representing a sharp decline in turnover value compared with the previous week. According to the NGX weekly market report, investors traded 5.119 billion shares valued at N404.76bn in 285,223 deals in the…
