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  The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) has rescued a 25-year-old woman allegedly locked in a room for years by her father in Jigawa State. Spokesman of the Jigawa State NSCDC Command, CSC Adamu Shehu, confirmed this to DAILY POST on Wednesday. He said this followed a complaint lodged at the NSCDC State Command Headquarters by one human rights activist that a girl of about 25 years named Ummi was locked up in a room within the house for several years without being allowed to come out by her father. CSC Shehu said the NSCDC operatives rushed to the house and rescued the girl, who was looking emaciated, unkempt, and depressed. He explained that the room in which she was living served as her toilet, where she urinates, and her food was served on a bare floor.

Nigeria’s U-20 team are through to the quarter-finals of the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. The Flying Eagles stunned Argentina 2-0 on Wednesday night to win their Round of 16 clash. Ibrahim Muhammad scored the first goal for Ladan Bosso’s men in the 61st minute. Deep into stoppage time, Rilwanu Sarki headed into the net, to seal the huge win for Nigeria. They will now play either Korea Republic or Ecuador for a place in the semi-final of the tournament.  

  Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Talks between the Federal Government and organised labour over the removal of fuel subsidy ended in a deadlock on Wednesday as they failed to reach a consensus following the hike in petrol pump prices to over N700 from N195 per litre by oil marketers. 2. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has confirmed it adjusted pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit, known better as petrol across the country. In a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Garba Deen Muhammad, the national oil company explained that the adjusted pump price was in line with “current market realities”. 3. Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has taken over the baton of leadership from Kebbi Governor, Senator Atiku Bagudu as the new Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum. It was gathered that Uzodinma was elected via consensus during a strategic meeting of the PGF on Wednesday. 4. Governor Ol

  Sevilla head coach, Jose Luis Mendilibar has admitted that scoring quickly after halftime was key to their Europa League final triumph over Jose Mourinho’s AS Roma at the Puskas Arena football stadium in Budapest, Hungary, on Wednesday night. Sevilla head coach, Jose Luis Mendilibar has admitted that scoring quickly after halftime was key to their Europa League final triumph over Jose Mourinho’s AS Roma at the Puskas Arena football stadium in Budapest, Hungary, on Wednesday night. Gonzalo Montiel scored the decisive penalty in the shootout for Sevilla against Roma after the match ended in a 1-1 at the end of extra-time. Paulo Dybala had put Roma ahead in the first half before Sevilla drew level against the Serie A side after the break via Gianluca Mancini’s own goal. Speaking at his post-match press conference after the game, Mendilibar said, “When they scored against us, you think that it will be very difficult to score against them. The equaliser came quickly in the second half and

  … Nigeria is important to Africa, World, says Chinese President XI Jinping By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja Chinese President XI Jinping has pledged increased economic cooperation with Nigeria, saying the country is important to Africa and the world. The Chinese president spoke through his Special Envoy, Peng Qinghua, Vice Chairperson, Standing Committee of National People’s Congress, People’s Republic of China who met with President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja on Wednesday. Qinghua said the two countries at present had good bilateral relations and economic cooperation, noting that Chinese companies were doing well in Nigeria in railways, roads, hydropower and free trade zones. While commending President Tinubu’s plan to lead Nigeria to a new era of economic development and prosperity, the Chinese envoy, however, said there were areas where Nigeria could benefit from China. He called on the two countries to share ideas and align strategies, urging President Tinubu to also crea

  The Upper Shariah Court of Appeal No. 1 sitting in Bauchi metropolis, has issued a bench warrant against the Dutsen-Tanshi Jumma’at Mosque Imam, Dr Idris Abdul’aziz, following his failure to appear before the court. Dr Abdul’aziz is standing trial before the court for alleged incitement of public disturbance and blasphemy, following a petition against him to the Police alleging that the Islamic cleric in one of his last Ramadan Tafsir sessions made blasphemous comments against Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and some notable Dariqa clerics. In his ruling, the presiding judge of the court, Hussaini Turaki, held that the Imam, who was earlier released on bail, be coerced to appear before him during the next sitting of the court on Monday, June 5, 2023. He added that the failure of Dr Abdul’aziz to honour the court’s summon served on him amounted to contempt. However, counsel to the Islamic cleric, Barrister Sadiq Abubakar Ilelah, blamed an undisclosed ailment as being the main reason Dr Abdul’

Popular afrobeats star, David Adeleke popularly known as Davido has celebrated the national award conferred on him by the federal government.  The singer took to his Twitter handle to recognize the honour.  Davido said, “Honored to hear the news that I have been conferred with an OON (Officer of the Order of Nigeria) by The Federal Government of Nigeria. “I am grateful for this recognition and honour. It has always been my mission to use my platform to showcase our country - the passion, the resilience, the joy the culture and of course the struggles of our people. I do not take any of this for granted. We have one Nigeria and we will continue to do whatever we must to make it better!” “Thank you all for being on this journey with me. So help us God.” Credit: Twitter // davido

  Flying Eagles head coach, Ladan Bosso has warned hosts Argentina that his side are no pushovers ahead of their Round of 16 clash on Wednesday.  Both teams will file out for a place in the quarter-finals after qualifying from their respective groups to ensure a meeting. While Argentina are unbeaten in the competition, Bosso’s side lost their final group game 2-0 to five-time champions, Brazil.  The loss saw the West Africans drop from first to third position in Group D, making it out as best losers.  Managed by former Liverpool and Barcelona midfielder, Javier Mascherano, Argentina are the favourites going into the clash. To Bosso, that would not matter as he insists his side will take the game to the Argentines. “This is the World Cup and it is wrong to under-rate any team. We won two of our three matches and had the same number of points in our group as Brazil and Italy. We are no pushovers in this campaign,” he told thenff.com. “It is going to be an interesting game. We want the qu

  The newly inaugurated governor also nullified all the appointments made by the former governor into the state civil service and other ministries, departments and agencies after March 19, 2023. Governor Ahmad Aliyu of Sokoto State has suspended 14 monarchs recently coronated by the former Governor, Aminu Tambuwal. The newly inaugurated governor also nullified all the appointments made by the former governor into the state civil service and other ministries, departments and agencies after March 19, 2023. Aliyu also nullified the renaming of some tertiary institutions, their relocations and other appointments related to their governing councils and revoked all land allocations made by the former governor. The announcement read, “His Excellency the Executive Governor of Sokoto State, Alh. Dr. Ahmad Aliyu, FCNA has directed as follows:- “That all recent appointments into the State Civil Service made by the out-going Government after 19h March 2023 are hereby nullified with immediate effec

  Three persons were on Tuesday crushed to death by a reckless driver at Agbeloba area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement (TRACE) Corps, Babatunde Akinbiyi said the driver of the Ford Mondeo car, coming from Quarry Road, lost control, ran over the roundabout at the Agbeloba junction and rammed into two motorcycle riders discharging passengers. He added that the car, later rammed into a container shop used for betting. Akinbiyi said, “Okada riders and a female passenger were killed instantly, due to the impact of the collision. He noted that “the driver escaped among the crowd who came as sympathisers to the scene.” Akinbiyi said the victims’ bodies were taken away by family members, who identified them. While commiserating with the families of the victims, Akinbiyi warned motorists to avoid excessive speed, particularly while driving within or around major towns. Source: Vanguard Newspaper 

A Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a father, Suleiman Usman, to life imprisonment for defiling his eight-year-old daughter.   Justice Rahman Oshodi sentenced Usman to life imprisonment after he was found guilty as charged by the Lagos State government. The state government had arraigned Usman on a two-count charge bordering on defilement of his two daughters of eight years and five years at their residence at 2, Bale Street, Onisewo area of Apapa, Lagos State. He pleaded not guilty to the two count charge when he was arraigned. Usman was first arraigned before Justice Sybil Nwaka on October 2019 before the judge was elevated to the Court of Appeal and the casefile was reassigned to Justice Oshodi’s court where he was re-arraigned.   During the trial, the prosecution called four witnesses among which were the first survivor, the eight-year-old girl, the Investigative Police Officer, IPO, the defendant’s wife (the mother of the survivors), and the med

Nollywood actress, Bukola Awoyemi, has announced her separation from the father of her children and industry colleague, Damola Olatunji. The actress shared a screenshot of a letter written by her lawyers on her Instagram account on Tuesday. According to the letter, they have never been married to each other but are blessed with twins; a girl and a boy. The letter read, “We are solicitors to Ms. Bukola Awoyemi, also known as Arugba, hereinafter referred to as our client and on whose instruction we give this notice. “Please take NOTE that our client, Bukola Awoyemi and Mr. Damola Olatunji are no longer an item. They have gone their separate ways and this is without any hard feelings or ill will. They have never been married to each other but are blessed with two lovely children (twins). “They have both agreed to jointly ensure that the wellbeing and welfare of their two children is guaranteed.

 First day on the job Credit:Facebook Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu , has promised to revisit the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Tinubu, who said this in his inaugural speech in Abuja on Monday, however, said that his administration would treat both the old and the new naira notes as legal tender. He said that the policy was harshly applied by CBN, given the number of unbanked Nigerians. “Whatever merits it had in concept, the currency swap was too harshly applied by the CBN,” he said. Tinubu said that the country’s monetary policy needed thorough housecleaning. He urged the CBN to work toward a unified exchange rate. “This will direct funds away from arbitrage into meaningful investment in the plant, equipment and jobs that power the real economy. “The interest rate needs to be reduced to increase investment and consumer purchasing in ways that sustain the economy,” he said. Credit: The Nation Newspaper 

Nigeria Governor’s Forum(NGF) chairman The Executive Governor of Kwara State, H.E. Mallam Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq  has approved the reappointment of Mr. Rafiu Ajakaiye as the Chief Press Secretary (CPS). This was contained in a statement by the State Head of Service, Mrs Susan Modupe Oluwole issued today. While congratulating Ajakaiye for his reappointment, the HOS admonished him to rededicate himself to his responsibility as the Governor ‘s Spokesperson.

The formal President Of the federal Republic Of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari approved the renaming of 15 airports after some Nigerians shortly before leaving office. The approval, according to a statement from the Ministry of Aviation and signed by the Head of Press and Public Affairs, Odutayo Oluseyi, was given on Friday.   The airports include Akure International Airport named after Olumuyiwa Bernard Aliu; Benin International Airport now known as Oba Akinzua II; Dutse International Airport renamed Muhammed Nuhu Sanusi; Ebonyi International Airport Okadigbo now known as Chuba Wilberforce; and Gombe International Airport renamed Brigadier Zakari Maimalari. They also include Ibadan International Airport (Samuel Ladoke Akintola); Ilorin International Airport (General Tunde Abdullahi Idiagbon); Kaduna International Airport (Gen. Hassan Usman Katsina); and Maiduguri International Airport (President Muhammadu Buhari).   Others are Makurdi International Airport renamed after Joseph Sarwuan Tarka

Mammoth crowd during the inauguration ceremony of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP flag bearer, Abba Kabir Yusuf as Governor of Kano State has resulted in the partial collapse of the podium at the venue.   The crowd of people was said to be hanging on to the pillars of the podium, hence the collapse. The incident happened when the Governor, Yusuf was making his speech after the swearing-in. The development forced the Governor to pause the speech before he later continued.

 Tinubu sworn in as 16th President Of the federal Republic Of Nigeria 

  Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) Chairman and Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq was inaugurated for his second term on Monday, vowing to remain a responsible and responsive leader for the people of the state. The modest yet colourful inauguration lasted just 45 minutes, kicking off at exactly 8:10 a.m. following the arrival of the Governor at 8a.m. Both the Governor and Deputy Governor Kayode Alabi were accompanied by their spouses — First Lady Ambassador Mrs Olufolake AbdulRazaq and Mrs Abieyuwa Alabi — and by membes of their families and friends. Chief Judge of Kwara State Justice Abiodun Adebara administered the oath on the Deputy Governor and then the Governor, each milestone drawing cheers from the council chamber filled with royalties, security commanders, government officials, party leaders, diplomats, technocrats, Labour leaders, and private sector leaders. The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman of the Kwara State Council of Chiefs Dr. Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari led all the first