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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has destroyed counterfeit medicines, banned sachet alcohol, and other unsafe products valued at over N1.8 billion at the Kuje dumpsite in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The agency said the exercise was carried out as part of efforts to prevent fake, expired, and substandard products seized across Abuja and neighbouring areas from finding their way back into circulation. A statement by the agency said the destroyed items included fake drugs, expired pharmaceuticals, falsified products, fake chemicals, banned alcoholic drinks packaged in sachets and PET bottles below 200ml, as well…
The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Saliu Danladi, has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship primary election in the state. Danladi secured victory after polling over 94,000 votes to defeat 14 other aspirants in the keenly contested primary election held across the state on Friday. The state governor, Abdulrazaq, had earlier reversed his choice of Ambassador Abdulfatai Yahaya Seriki and announced the Speaker as his preferred candidate. Danladi, who hails from Kwara North, contested the APC primary against the governor’s earlier choice and other aspirants. The election was shifted from Thursday to Friday due…
The Ogun State Government has shut down Avalon Industrial Estate in Moloko-Asipa along the Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway over environmental infractions in violation of various sections of the 2020 Ogun State Waste Management Authority Law. DAILY POST gathered that the estate houses several industries, including Cherry Motors, May Mall, Hongfu Building Materials Industry, Oolala Global Trading Company, Buyang Industry Limited, Leku Industry, and Abec Kuka Foams. Speaking on the shutdown on Friday, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Waste Management, Farook Akintunde, said the companies in the estate were found guilty of dumping waste, including hazardous materials, within their immediate environment…
Pep Guardiola has claimed he is leaving Manchester City because he is “running out of energy” like Jurgen Klopp. Klopp left Liverpool in the summer of 2024, while Guardiola has announced his exit today after 10 days. He told reporters, “I share the same feeling as when Jurgen Klopp left. I am running out of energy. “I feel like I will not have the energy that is required for a game every three days, to fight for titles, being in front of the players every day. “It’s been 10 years. “This job is every three days for many, many years. Selhurst Park,…
Former Secretary to the Yobe State Government, Baba Malam Wali, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress ahead of the 2027 general elections in the state. Wali secured the APC ticket after defeating other aspirants in the party’s governorship primary election held on Friday at the Banquet Hall of the Government House in Damaturu. Announcing the result, the Chairman of the APC Governorship Primary Election Committee, Muttaqah Darma, said the exercise was conducted in line with the party’s constitution and guidelines. “I therefore declare Baba Malam Wali, having satisfied the requirements of the APC constitution and…
A magistrate court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, has ordered the arrest of the state commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Abbas Mohammed, over his failure to appear before the court in an ongoing assault case involving two NSCDC officers. The presiding judge, Chief Magistrate Adebayo Dupe, on Wednesday, directed the Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Adekimi Ojo, to arrest the NSCDC commandant and produce him before the court on the next adjourned date. The order followed an application filed by counsel to Barrister Aladodo Abdullateef Nurudeen, who allegedly suffered assault at the hands of two NSCDC…
The lawmaker representing Osun Central Senatorial in the National Assembly, Olubiyi Fadeyi, has allayed fear of implosion in the All Progressives Congress, calling on members of the party to support President Bola Tinubu in the presidential primary election. Fadeyi, who made this known in a statement obtained in Osogbo on Friday, had lost APC Senatorial primary for 2027 ticket to Mr. Adekunle Adegoke (SAN) on Monday. The defeat made him the only lawmaker, out of five elected on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party in 2023, but defected to APC in 2025, that failed to get re-election ticket on…
Maritime leaders, port authorities, shipping companies, logistics operators, and technology innovators across Africa are set to participate in the upcoming Global Aviation, Maritime and Mobility Access and Tech Summit 2026, a continental summit focused on transport integration, connectivity, and trade competitiveness. This was contained in a statement on Tuesday by the President of ELIAD/Aspire West Africa, Dr Emmanuel Bernards, obtained by The PUNCH. According to Bernards, the event, scheduled for November, has been themed ‘Powering Africa’s Connectivity: Aviation, Maritime & Mobility Innovations as Catalysts for Trade and Global Competitiveness’. Bernards explained that the summit will spotlight the role of maritime…
Austrian defender David Alaba will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season when his contract expires, Los Blancos said on Friday. The 33-year-old has been in the Spanish capital for five years after joining from Bayern Munich, but serious injury problems have stopped him from playing consistently. Alaba won 11 trophies including two Champions Leagues and two La Liga titles, playing 131 times for the club. “Real Madrid wishes to express its gratitude and all its affection to a player who has been part of a team that has marked one of the most successful periods in our…
They say that Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer. I have my doubts given the less-than-balmy weather in many parts of the US this weekend, though that doesn’t mean it’s not an appropriate time to pick up some summer essentials — including a portable speaker / smart lamp like Govee’s Table Lamp 2 Pro. Right now, it’s matching its all-time low of $134.99 ($45 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and Govee’s online storefront ahead of the holiday on May 25th.Govee currently has several color-changing table lamps in its stable, with the Lamp 2 Pro being the most capable…
