As parts of activities to commemorate the 2024 World Breastfeeding Week in the Niger State, no fewer than1,800 breast feeding mothers gathered from the 25 local government areas of Niger State to breastfeed their babies simultaneously. The event was organised by Niger State Ministry for Primary Healthcare in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Minna, the state capital. The UNICEF Chief Field Officer, Kaduna, Gerida Birukila, in her remarks, said the event titled, ‘Closing the Gap: Break the Record, Break Barriers: Breastfeeding Support for All’, was part of efforts to promote the importance of exclusive breastfeeding among…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has disclosed that 95 per cent of the youths who participated in Thursday’s 1 August, 2024 violent protests in Maiduguri, the state capital were children less than 14 years. Zulum made this disclosure in a broadcast to the people of Borno where he also declared the lifting of the 24-hour curfew imposed on the state. “Over 95 per cent of those who participated in the so-called Thursday protests were children under 14 years. Most of them do not know why they are protesting. “A six- year-old child carrying a placard is amazing; he must have been directed…
The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos Diocese, Most Reverend Adewale Martins, on Saturday, 3 August appealed to Nigerian youths to put an end to the nationwide protests to save the economy. Martins, who made the appeal in a statement signed by the Church’s Director of Social Communication, Rev. Fr. Anthony Godonu, said that the prolongation of the protests beyond day three would bear negatively on the economy. He acknowledged the poverty and hunger in the land, saying that the message had reached its desired end. The Archbishop called on the state actors to initiate measures to pacify the people with the demands…
Amid the Dangote refinery crisis, companies listed in the Nigerian Exchange Limited under the Dangote Group dropped about N1.21 trillion of their market capitalization in July 2024. The companies: Dangote Cement, Dangote Sugar Refinery, and NASCON Allied recorded a market capitalization decline in the month under review. Accordingly, the companies’ share prices declined by 10 percent, 13.6 percent, and 19.8 percent respectively in July, resulting in a market capitalization loss of N1.21 trillion during the period. The development comes as the NGX declined by 2.28 percent in July, with its market capitalization declining by N1.09 trillion during the period, from…
No fewer than 33 civilians including one soldier were killed and 63 injured in an explosion on a popular beach in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Police said Saturday, 3 August, 2024 that the incident, blamed by government on militant Islamist group Al Shabaab, occurred late on the evening of Friday, 2 August, 2024. It came as the deadliest attack in Somalia since twin car bombs detonated near a busy market intersection in October 2022, killed at least 100 people. Police spokesperson Abdifatah Aden said one soldier was killed in addition to the 32 civilians killed at the beach restaurant. Aden…
Nigeria Police Force on Saturday, 3 August, 2024 made public the incidents recorded in the nationwide protests against economic hardship in the country. The Police also dismissed a report by Amnesty International that 13 individuals have so far lost their lives in the ongoing protests, which began on 1 August, 2024. This is even as the Force said it has also arrested a total of 681 individuals alleged to have committed various criminal offenses, recovering two AK-47 rifles and assorted live ammunition from protesters. The Police warned that the ongoing protest has turned violent, and advised law abiding citizens to…
The Osun chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has claimed that it has uncovered a plot to attack its Secretariat and campaign offices in the state. The Osun PDP alleged that this plot aims to sabotage the existing peace in the state by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and has alerted local security agencies to the development. A statement from the Osun PDP Chairman, Sunday Bisi, disclosed that the plot was uncovered on the night of Thursday, 1 August, 2024. Bisi added in the statement that security agencies promptly deployed personnel to prevent the arson. “To this end, we…
Two debutants at Olympic Games: Kanyinsola Ajayi and Favour Ashe have booked their place in the men’s 100m semi-finals at the ongoing 2024 Olympic Games on Saturday, 3 August, 2024 Ajayi won Heat 5 in 10.02s, beating Olympics champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs of Italy into second position at 10.05s. Ghana’s Abdul-Rasheed Saminu came third in a time of 10.06s. Ashe finished fourth in Heat 4 behind Jamaica’s Oblique Seville, Japan’s Abdul Hakim Sani Brown and Thailand’s Thurpool Bonboon. Ashe, however, sealed his place in the semis after grabbing the last non-automatic spot. In swimming, Adaku Nwandu finished second in Heat 6…
Nigerians have been called upon to prevent the #EndBadGovernance protest from descending into chaos and bloodletting. Chief of Defence Staff Christopher Musa, who made the call while addressing newsmen on Friday, 2 August, 2024, added that the military would not stand idly by while destruction and looting is taking place. Musa commended the professionalism of the Nigerian security forces, particularly the police, while emphasising the distinction between peaceful demonstrations and criminal activities. The End Bad Governance protest happening nationwide started on Thursday has recorded death casualties while several others were injured after the second day of the protest planned for…
Gunmen on the evening of Friday, 2 August along the Kabba-Okene expressway in Kogi State kidnapped the Caretaker Committee Chairman of Kabba Bunu Local Government Area, Zacheous Dare Michael. Michael is reportedly contesting for the chairmanship of the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, in the local government ahead of the Kogi State council polls slated for October 19, 2024. Sources told Daily Post that Michael attended a meeting in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, before his abduction. The kidnappers, who were reportedly heavily armed, shot sporadically at the vehicle of the Caretaker Committee chairman before capturing him and other members of…