Aliyu Wammakko, an expert in the housing sector has explained why the Federal Government needs to cut taxes associated with cement production and consider subsidies to bring down the rising cost of building materials and housing in Nigeria. Wammakko made this disclosure in an interview with DAILY POST on Friday. His comments come amid a hike in house rents on the back of rising building material prices in Nigeria. DAILY POST reports that high rental costs have been a huge concern for the majority of Nigerians nationwide. Recommended Speaking in an interview with DAILY POST, Wammakko said the Nigerian government should…
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FIFA has clarified that they have not picked a venue to host the final of the 2030 World Cup final. The tournament will be co-hosted by Morocco, Spain and Portugal. Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu and a planned 115,000-seat stadium in Benslimane, near Casablanca, are viewed as the leading contenders. The head of Morocco’s soccer federation, Fouzi Lekjaa, reportedly claimed they had had already won the right to host the final. Recommended “The city of Benslimane will host the World Cup final. Hate it or love it, and if anyone wants to talk on top of that, let them talk,” Lekjaa said,…
The Benue State Police Command has repelled an armed bandit attack on Ayilamo community in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State. This was contained in a statement issued on Friday by the spokesman for the Benue State Police Command, DSP Orchia Aondogwu. He said a report received by the command revealed that suspected armed bandits in large numbers invaded and attacked the community at about 6:12 pm. Aondogwu said police operatives comprising PMF units, tactical teams and conventional police officers deployed to the area gallantly responded and engaged the attackers in a sustained operation that lasted for seven hours. Recommended He…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says pressure from the United States has reached a critical and dangerous level, as tensions between Washington, Israel and Tehran continue. Speaking in India ahead of the BRICS summit on Friday, Pezeshkian said Iran had faced heavy sanctions for years, but the pressure had intensified in recent months. “Iran has been subjected to heavy sanctions in recent years; this pressure has reached a critical and dangerous stage in recent months following the military aggression by the United States and Israel,” he said. “The world today is going through a period of unprecedented complexity,” he added. Recommended…
The former Director-General of the State Security Service, DSS, and pioneer Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, NIA, Albert Korubo Horsfall has died. This was disclosed by his son, Donald Horsfall, in a statement on Friday. The family described his death as the loss of a “beloved patriarch,” while highlighting his decades of service to Nigeria, Rivers State and the Niger Delta. It added that the deceased lived a fulfilled and impactful life dedicated to God, his family, community, Rivers State and Nigeria. Recommended The family said, “Chief A.K. Horsfall was an illustrious son of the Niger Delta, a distinguished…
The Emir of Zazzau and Chairman of the Kaduna State Council of Chiefs, Ambassador Ahmed Bamalli, has backed the proposed 100 per cent increase in the salaries and allowances of traditional rulers in the state. Bamalli described the proposed increment as a “welcome relief” for the traditional institution, saying the current remuneration of traditional rulers was inadequate amid the rising cost of living and declining value of the naira. The Emir spoke on Friday while addressing journalists at his palace in Zaria, Kaduna State. He disclosed that the proposed salary increase had been in the pipeline for about seven months,…
Suspected armed herdsmen have reportedly killed four Mobile Policemen and eight residents in a fresh attack on Ayilamo, Tombola Ward of Logo Local Government Area of Benue State. Ayilamo, located along the Abinsi-Tyulen-Anyii-Wukari axis, is a farming community that has come under regular attacks by armed bandits. A resident, Tyolumu Ugande, said armed bandits numbering more than 200 invaded Ayilamo from Alufu Road in Taraba State and advanced towards the community, shooting sporadically and setting houses on fire. The armed bandits, who were reportedly carrying sophisticated weapons, were confronted by a detachment of Mobile Policemen deployed to Ayilamo. Recommended Ugande…
Former Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung, on Friday charged the Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, to provide evidence that ex-Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, was behind the genocide in Southern Kaduna. Dalung said Musa should provide the evidence so that steps would be taken to declare the former governor an international criminal. While El-Rufai was governor, the southern part of Kaduna, which is a largely christian dominated area, witnessed massive killings. In a recent interview, the former Chief of Defence Staff linked the Southern Kaduna killings to El-Rufai. Recommended Faulting the minister’s claim, El-Rufai’s family had given Musa seven days…
Brighton winger, Zadok Yohanna, has been ruled out of Nigeria’s upcoming 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers due to injury, DAILY POST reports. Yohanna was also forced out of the Super Eagles’ squad for the Unity Cup in May due to a hamstring injury. The youngster is expected to be sidelined until after the international break next month following his latest injury. The 19-year-old has made two appearances across all competitions for the Seagulls this season. Recommended Nigeria will host the Barea of Madagascar in a matchday one encounter on Friday, 25 September. Eric Chelle’s men will travel to Guinea-Bissau for…
The Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication to the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, Phrank Shaibu, on Friday revealed how the former vice president save President Bola Tinubu from ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo in 2003. Shaibu disclosed that Atiku prevented Obasanjo from removing Tinubu as governor of Lagos State due to the former President’s grievance with the then Alliance for Democracy, AD. Tinubu was governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007 under the platform of the AD. Tinubu encountered crisis with Obasanjo’s administration after it stopped federal allocation to Lagos State due to the creation of 37 new local…