A 19-years old man named Sunday Moses has been found dead in Afio village, Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State. Moses was discovered lifeless, hanging from a tree in a secluded rocky area of the village. DAILY POST learnt that the secondary school graduate had allegedly informed his 47 years old brother that he was going to find a spot with better network reception to make a phone call. Confirming the incident to DAILY POST on Thursday, 13 February, 2025, the Ogun State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, said the deceased was found dead by his brother,…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
An appraisal of the reforms being undertaken by the Federal Government to reposition the country has earned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu a vote of confidence. The six Governors in the South West part of Nigeria gave the President a pat on the back, noting that the country had returned to the path of economic stability as a result of the outcome of the economic reforms. This is part of the 11-point communique issued after the South West Governors’ Forum met in Lagos on Thursday. The meeting, presided over by the Forum’s chairman, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, was held at the State…
A 14-year-old survivor of sex trafficking in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State has revealed that she slept with at least 10 to 12 men daily while in the camp. The survivor (name withheld), a native of Akwa Ibom State, was trafficked into Ogun State on 29 January, 2024. It was gathered that the Ogun State Amotekun Corps, at about 6:15 am on Wednesday, 12 February, 2025 raided the sex trafficking camp in Ifo local government area of the state, leading to the arrest 15 suspects and their boss identified as Idem Joy. The victims, between the age of…
The world football governing body, FIFA has suspended one of their employees, Jack Edward Coles, after he was arrested on charges of underage sex while on a work trip in Miami. According to the Miami Herald, Coles was detained at a hotel near FIFA’s offices in the Coral Gables neighborhood on Friday, 7 February, 2025 by federal agents from Homeland Security Investigations The 39-year-old Briton is alleged to have met a 14-year-old boy through a dating app last October. Coles allegedly tried to meet with the teenager again last week. The boy reportedly lied to the FIFA staffer he was 16…
Barely 24 hours after Nigeria’s telecommunications giant, MTN, commenced implementation of a 200 percent tariff hike for the 15G data bundle alongside other data plans, it has quickly reversed the decision, saying it was a mistake. thegazellenews.com reports. The company disclosed this in a statement through its official X account on Thursday, 13 February, 2025. On Tuesday,12 February, 2025 MTN MTN commenced implementation of a 200 percent tariff hike for the 15G data bundle alongside other data plans. The hike had contravened the 50 percent telecom tariff hike approved by the Nigerian Communications Commission. Meanwhile, in an update on Thursday, 13 February, 2025, the firm…
The Senate and House of Representatives have passed the N54.9 trillion 2025 Appropriation Bill presented by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. At the House of Representatives, the bill was passed after a clause-by-clause consideration by the Committee of the Whole on Thursday, 13 February, 2025 It was presented earlier by the Chairman, House Committee on Appropriations, Rep. Kabir Abubakar Bichi, at the plenary and later considered by the Committee of the Whole for passage. The budget was passed after the House reverted to plenary and a voice vote put by the Speaker, Abbas Tajuddeen. The passed budget reads, “A Bill for…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has reduced the petrol pump price from N960 to N945 per litre at its retail stations.The price adjustment, which took effect on Thursday, 13 February, 2025 followed instructions from the company to its retail outlets.The change in price was confirmed at an NNPC filling station in Ejigbo.“Yes, this morning (Thursday), we received instructions from the head office to reduce the price from N960 to N945. You can already see the level of patronage and the long queues,” a petrol attendant at the station disclosed.However, not all consumers are optimistic about the price reduction. As reported…
The Central Banks of Nigeria (CBN) has directed banks across the country to ensure they have enough cash for customers’ withdrawals from their Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), thegazellenews.com reports. The directive was issued to the banks by the apex banks on Thursday, February 13, 2025, in a ‘Question and Answer’ explainer released in its recent review of ATM withdrawal fees. The CBN also warned the banks against pegging ATM withdrawals below N20,000 per transaction, especially when the customer have enough funds and asking for higher amounts. “Any bank that compels a customer with sufficient funds in their account to withdraw…
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has dismissed rumours making the round that he intends to contest in Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election. In a post on his X (formerly Twitter) handle on Thursday, 13 February, 2025, Adesina explained that his recent comments during an Arise TV interview were misinterpreted. “A segment of my recent interview has been both misinterpreted and misrepresented in several Nigerian media outlets, For clarity and for the record, I did not say that I am running for the office of President of Nigeria,” he said During the interview on Monday, 10 February,…
The President of the Centre for Human and Socio-economic Rights (CHSR), Comrade Alex Omotehinse has said that the Lagos State House of Assembly must be allowed to exercise its freedom in conducting its legislative duties, reports thegazellenews.com Thus, according to Omotehinse, the choice of Rt Honourable Mojisola Lasbat Meranda by the lawmakers after the removal of Mudashiru Obasa, must be allowed to stay because the process followed the dictates of democratic principles. The group thus stated that it will be an act of treachery and insensitivity for Obasa to return as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly. Omotehinse,…