Nigerian Singer, Naira Marley has reacted to the #EndSARS protest led by Falz, Runtown and other celebrities on Thursday morning. Falz and Runtown alongside other Nigerian Celebrities, took to the streets of Lagos protesting against the alleged illegal operations of SARS. They demanded the scrapping of SARS rather than banning or reforming it. But Naira Marley who backed out of his planned protest on Tuesday took to his Twitter page on Thursday to commend those who protested. He reiterated that him and his fans known as ‘Marlians’ would march on the streets of Lagos after this week if the Police fails to make changes as promised. Naira Marley on his Twitter page wrote: “Respect to all the youths out there fighting for their rights and what is right. God bless you all. “They know my crowd ‘ya werey gan'(Crazy) I told you all already 99% Marlians are not on Twitter. “After a week, if there are no changes on this FSARS issue as promised by Nigeria Police Force, ...

Bauchi State governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, on Wednesday urged the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) to fully join the campaign against rape and gender based violence in the country. The governor stated this on Wednesday while declaring open the one-day North-East zonal meeting of the NUJ at the Press Centre in Bauchi. Being the watchdog of the society, Governor Mohammed declared that journalists have vital roles to play in ensuring that the menace of rape and gender based violence in the society are reduced. “We have an issue on our front burner as journalists; that is the issue of rape and other gender based violence against women. I want to challenge my colleagues to contribute in fighting this menace,” the governor said. Mohammed, who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Dr Ladan Salihu, appealed to journalists in the country to support security operatives in tackling security challenges in the country today. While expressing readin...

One person has reportedly died, while two others sustained varying degrees of injures in multiple road accidents which occurred on the Bauchi-Jos highway on Monday and Tuesday respectively. DAILY POST gathered that the deceased was the driver of a red coloured Opel Vectra commercial car, which had a head-on collision with another commercial vehicle, a Toyota Sienna on Tuesday. The driver, it was gathered, died on the spot, immediately after the collision. He drove in a Toyota Sienna, with the registration number, Abuja KWL 776 AZ. Earlier on Monday, two persons sustained injuries in an accident, which occurred at Buzaye, about 18 kilometres away from Bauchi metropolis. The accident involved a fuel tanker, belonging to AYM Shafa, which was carrying petroleum products and heading towards Bauchi and a trailer going on the opposite direction. While the trailer was said to have...

A Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday ordered that a 41-year-old cleric, Adam Faruk, who allegedly defiled eight pupils, be remanded in a correctional centre. The Lagos State Government, charged Faruk a Ghanian, whose address was not given, with eight counts bordering on sexual assault. The cleric, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges, NAN reports. Justice Abiola Soladoye adjourned the matter until Nov. 16 for trial. Earlier, the state prosecutor, Mr Peter Owolabani told the court that Faruk committed the offence between November 2018 and February 2019 at the Islamic school located at No. 1, Jaiye Balogun St., Parkview Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos. NEWS:   Driver dies, 2 others sustain injuries in Bauchi multiple accidents Owolabani alleged that the defendant sexually assaulted eight female pupils, whose ages ranged between six and 11. The prosecutor alleged that the defendant threatened to harm the victims. The offence, he said, contr...

The Islamic human rights organization, Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, on Thursday condemned the action of the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, to give Big Brother Naija, BBNaija Lockdown, winner, Laycon a bungalow and N5 million cash. Governor Abiodun had gifted Laycon, whose name is Moshood Olamilekan Agbeleshebioba, N5m, a house and an appointment as the Ambassador of the Youth in Ogun State. However, MURIC described Abiodun’s action as disappointing, disgusting, misplaced and myopic. MURIC stated this in a statement by its President, Professor Ishaq Akintola and forwarded to DAILY POST. According to MURIC: “We are miffed by Governor Abiodun’s action. What does he think he is promoting? A whole governor is idolizing indecency and encouraging greed and materialism. It is disappointing, disgusting, misplaced and myopic. This is happening at a time mil...

Peter Obi, a former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Vice Presidential candidate, and former Senator, Ben Murray-Bruce, have reacted to the selection of Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as two final candidates in the race to lead the World Trade Organization (WTO). They are: Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee. With the two women advancing to the final round of the selection process, the WTO will likely have the first female director-general in its 25-year history. Reacting, Ben Bruce and Peter Obi congratulated Okonjo-Iweala who served as Nigeria’s Finance Minister for making it into the finals. Ben Bruce wrote, “I congratulate my sister, @NOIweala on making it into the final two amongst contenders to lead the WTO.” Peter Obi tweeted, “Dearest Sister @NOIweala, My sincere congratulations on your selection as one of the final two. “God Almighty who sees your goodness and commitment to a better Africa and the world will grant you success. God bless yo...

  Mike Okiro, a onetime Inspector-General of Police, IGP, has cautioned against the ban of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Okiro said the squad should be rebranded and refocused for effective service delivery rather than being banned. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Thursday, the former IGP said the ban of SARS would lead to more robbery activities. According to Okiro, robbers would be happy at the ban of SARS. “The police management should go to the drawing board and retrain personnel of the SARS as it will be counter-productive to disband them. “You cannot throw away the baby with the bath water, if they have deviated from what they were established for they should be retrained and refocused,“he said. “Armed robbers will be happy that there is no more SARS in the country but are Nigerians ready for that, “he said. NEWS:   COVID-19: Trump shares experience He said that the squad had derailed from the primary purpose of tackling arme...

  US President, Donald Trump, has revealed that contracting COVID-19 was a blessing from God. The US president had announced that he and his wife, Melanie Trump had contracted the deadly virus. Following the development, he was transported to Walter Reed medical center where he received treatment and proper care from doctors. However, Trump in a video clip shared on his Twitter on Wednesday night, after being discharged from the hospital described how he “felt good immediately” after taking the emergency antibody drug “Regeneron” which he praised as a “miracle.” “I spent four days at the Walter Reed Medical Center and I went in and wasn’t feeling so hot, and within a very short period of time, they gave me Regeneron. “I was given other things too but I felt good after I was given Regeneron and it was like, unbelievable. “I felt as good three days ago as I...

Following the successful maiden edition of the Cadbury Bournvita Tech Boot Camp, where 50 children were trained on technological skills in 2019, in Lagos State only, Cadbury Bournvita rolled out the 2nd edition, from 4th August 2020, to 4th September 2020. The programme, which was virtual, this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, had five streams of 52 children weekly. Staying true to their commitment of expanding the scope to accommodate more participants in subsequent editions, the just concluded Tech Boot Camp recorded more than 400% increase, with 260 children aged 9-16, participating across different States in Nigeria. Another interesting feature this year was the Bournvita Partnership with Google, which expanded the training curriculum to include the Google CS First Curriculum, a globally recognised certification for children that are enthusiastic about tech. Other certifications include Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Coding and Life Skills. As a brand committe...

Political gladiators in Rivers State are currently being questioned at the State Criminal Investigation Department of the state Police Command over the scuffle that ensued between the motorcades of Governor Nyesom Wike and the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi. Report from Rivers State says a major disaster was averted when Amaechi and Wike met at a cross road in Nwanja area of Elekahia road, Port Harcourt. It is unclear who ran into the other, but dissenting reports from both groups say there was a scuffle but none of the gladiators, Wike and Amaechi were hurt. A statement from Government House Port Harcourt, signed by Governor Wike’s Special Assistant on Electronic Media, Simeon Nwakaudu accused the Military Personnel and officials of the Special Anti Robbery Squad attached to the Minister of trying to assassinate the Governor. Nwakaudu alleged that the Governor’s outrider was knocked down by Amaechi’s convoy, while while other members of the Governor’s co...

A young Lawyer, Bisola Ajayi who was kidnapped last weekend has been rescued. DAILY POST gathered that Bisola was rescued by the anti-kidnapping unit of the Rivers State Police Command led by DSP Adewale. DSP Adewale, it was gathered led his men to a forest in Etche Local Government Area of the state where the kidnappers were hiding. Two suspects and an arm-dealer were arrested. The Rivers state Police Command is yet to release an official statement to the development. The twenty-five-year-old Lawyer, Bisola Ajayi, fondly called Paulette was abducted on Saturday night from her residence at the Rumukwurusi area of Obio-Akpor.    

  An official of Zazzau Emirate, Aminu Yakubu-Wambai, has resigned his traditional title. Wambai was the Wakilin Raya Kasar Zazzau, a position he held for 19 years. The development comes hours after the appointment of Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli as the new Emir of Zazzau. Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, made the announcement on Wednesday. Wambai was a permanent Zazzau Emirate Council member representing Kaduna South Local Government Area. He explained that his decision to resign was personal. His letter reads: “I write to express my gratitude to Allah for making me to be appointed to the position, as well as to say my pleasure for enabling me to serve credibility well to best of my ability and loyalty for the period of 19 years from Friday, 21 June, 2001 to date. “I am beset, humbly conscious of my enthusiasts to convey to you my resolve to resign my appointment as the 7th Wakilin Raya Kasar Zazzau, as well as a permanent Zazzau Emirate Council member representing Kad...

  Some men of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, have dispersed youths protesting against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, unit of the Force. The youths protesting at Lekki tollgate, opposite Oriental Hotels in Lagos State were calling for the scrap of SARS due to their brutality and alleged unconstitutional activities. Police officers who were on ground dispersed the protesters while seizing their placards and assaulting some of them. SARS had come under intense criticism lately due to their assault on innocent Nigerians under the guise of enforcing the law. Despite the public outcry against the activities of SARS, the Force had insisted that its unit will not be dissolved. The Force, however, said SARS would be restructured for better performance.

President Muhammadu Buhari has insisted that members of the Association of Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will get salaries. He stated this on Thursday in his annual speech to the joint session of the two Chambers of the National Assembly which is currently ongoing. In the highlight of the 2021 Appropriation budget being presented to the National Assembly, he explained that all sectors of the economy would get attention in 2021 budget allocation, but reiterated the Federal Government’s position on payment of salaries of University lecturers, saying that those lecturers who were captured in the IPPIS will continue to draw their salaries without any hitch. He advised the leadership of ASUU to understand the position of government, which he believes would remove fraud from the educational institutions. President Buhari earlier arrived the National Assembly at about 11.00am and was received by the joint session of the two legislative Chambers. Details later……   ...