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A Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, operative, identified as Mr Baba Ibeji, has been seriously injured after he was struck by a speeding containerised truck along the Offin Canal axis inward Eko Bridge, Lagos. The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday at Oja Junction while the victim was carrying out routine refuse evacuation duties. According to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), preliminary investigations revealed that the articulated truck, which was heavily loaded, was travelling at excessive speed when it reportedly suffered a brake failure while descending the CMS Bridge toward Offin Canal. The mechanical failure caused…

The Sokoto State Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has lifted the suspension on the management team of Nigeria National League, NNL, side Sokoto United. The decision was announced in a statement issued by the Ministry and signed by the Director of Administration, Aminu Fada. According to the letter, the earlier suspension imposed on the club’s management has been lifted with immediate effect. DAILY POST recalls that the state government earlier suspended the club management for a three-month period. Sokoto United currently occupy seventh position in the Conference C table. They will lock horns with the Mighty Jets in their…

The death toll from a landslide in Indonesia has climbed to 74, authorities said Friday, extending the search for missing people and bodies nearly two weeks since it began. Heavy rain triggered the landslide that tore through a mountain village in Java’s West Bandung region on January 24, burying dozens of homes and displacing hundreds. Thousands of rescuers, supported by police, military and volunteers, have been digging through mud and debris manually and using heavy equipment. The local search and rescue agency said 74 victims had been identified. “There are still a number of residents on the missing persons list…

The Ogun State Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has successfully repatriated a 13-year-old girl from Burkina Faso, after she was trafficked for sexual exploitation. The victim, a tailoring apprentice, was reportedly taken to the Francophone country last year by her 26-year-old divorced employer, Omotola Adedibu. In Burkina Faso, the teenager was allegedly forced to have sexual relations with multiple men daily to repay a debt of 1.3 million CFA francs owed to a woman identified as Madam Sweet. The Ogun State NAPTIP Commander, Abosede Jimoh, disclosed this on Thursday while addressing journalists at…

The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has summoned the chairmen of the six Area Councils of the Federal Capital Territory over alleged financial breaches running into over N100bn, following an indictment by the Auditor-General for the FCT. The affected councils are Abuja Municipal Area Council, Bwari, Gwagwalada, Kuje, Abaji and Kwali. The audit report for the year ended December 31, 2021, submitted to the Committee, revealed widespread cases of unremitted taxes and value-added tax deductions, failure to update fixed asset registers, and expenditures yet to be properly accounted for across the six councils. The report said, “The six Area…

The Smokin Hills Golf Resort, located within the vicinity of Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State, will host businessmen and professionals for the 2026 Business Network Golf Tournament on Saturday, February 21, The PUNCH reports. The tournament is sponsored by Bode Adediji Partnership and Kontinental Developers Limited, Lagos-based firms of estate surveyors and valuers, property consultants and developers. The event is aimed at bringing together a crop of businessmen and professionals, including artisans worldwide. Adediji, a renowned estate surveyor and valuer, and a great lover of the game of golf, said the tournament is “our little way to contribute to the…

He might be dead, but it sure seems like Jeffrey Epstein won.Sure, Epstein was arrested on charges of sex trafficking minors. Sure, he died in jail. (I am not going to wade into the debate about how.) But he subscribed to a racist, misogynist ideology that meant rich white men like him could do whatever they liked. And it seems he took measures to spread it.The latest tranche of Epstein documents made it obvious. Consider all the “contrarians” and “anti-woke” warriors who show up in the latest dump: Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Larry Summers, Steve Bannon, and of course, Donald…

The global non-fungible token (NFT) sector fell below $1.5 billion in total market capitalization, returning to levels last seen before the sector’s rapid expansion in 2021. The retracement unfolded alongside a broader crypto market downturn over the past two weeks, CoinGecko data shows. On Jan. 23, total crypto market capitalization stood at about $3.1 trillion, before falling to $2.2 trillion on Friday.Major assets like Bitcoin (BTC) slid from around $89,000 to about $65,000, while Ether (ETH) fell from $3,000 to near $1,800 throughout the same time frame. Bitcoin and Ethereum are the top two networks for NFTs in terms of 30-day…

It was a family affair for Kelly and Matthew Stafford and their four daughters at the NFL Honors. The couple were seen walking hand in hand with their children at the prestigious sporting awards night, held at  the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco on Thursday, February 6. The NFL’s official X account shared footage of the family, captioning the sweet post, “The whole Stafford family is here 🥹” Kelly, 36, wore a classy black gown with her blonde hair slicked back for the occasion while husband Matthew, 37, suited up for the event where he won the Associated…

Four boys and four girls have been selected from Nigeria to take part in the LALIGA Experience in Madrid after the conclusion of the LALIGA EA NEXT Gen Draft Nigeria, a grassroots football project designed to discover and empower young talents. The selected players emerged from a pool of 168 boys and girls who participated in the Nigerian phase of the programme, held in Lagos The global initiative is spanning five countries — Nigeria, Morocco, Mexico, China and Japan. From these countries, only eight players per nation, four boys and four girls, will travel to Spain in May to train,…