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Plateau IDPs Commend First Lady’s Relief Aid, Urge Enhanced Security for Safe Return Home
Victims of recent armed attacks in Plateau State are expressing their heartfelt appreciation to Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the First Lady, for her generous donation of N500 million aimed at aiding their recovery.
Leaders of 7,000 residents displaced by recent attacks in the Daffo district of Bokkos Local Government Area on Sunday described the donation as unprecedented.
“We are very delighted with the efforts of the First Lady,” said Mr. Danlami Asado, the Deputy Chairman of the Daffo Mangai Community Development Association. “She did something we have never seen before,” said Asado in Daffo during a meeting of community members aimed at ensuring the community’s allocation gets to the right beneficiaries.
“We pray for good health and open doors for more of such interventions,” said Asado to reporters, calling for the deployment of security forces to enable the displaced villagers return to their homes.
“Our roads are not safe, we can’t access our homes and farms. Just today, a young lady was attacked on her way to the town,” he said.
“Even four days ago, two people were killed and three others injured in another attack in this village. We need more security deployments to enable us return to our homes and cultivate our farms. As I speak to you, there are thousands of our people that have been displaced since 2018 and cannot return to their homes in places like Wereng, Hottom and Mandung. Even to access our farms sometimes we have to be accompanied by securities otherwise you will not return,” he noted.
While the meeting was ongoing at midday in the town, a young schoolgirl walking from a nearby village to the town was brutally attacked and injured on the head.
“He first ordered me to stop and said your own has finished today I must kill you and started to race toward me with a big stick in his hand,” said Miss Uhoman Moses who identified the attacker a Fulani herder.
“There was no one there but me and him so I started running as he chased me down the road. When he caught up with me, he hit me on the head and I fell to the ground. He tried to hit me again and I blocked it with my hand and the stick fell far from him. I quickly got up and started screaming and running and then he ran into the bushes,” Miss Moses recalled.
The senior student of the Government Secondary School Daffo was the latest victim of such attacks in the community credited to Fulani herders.
Just on last Tuesday while the First Lady Senator Tinubu was having a meeting with the Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang at the Government House in Jos where she presented a draft cheque of N500million as donation to victims of previous attacks, two people were killed and three others injured in an evening attack in Daffo town.
One of the injured victims, Mr. Mawiyau Emmanuel whose son was killed in the attack told our correspondent that eight armed Fulani militants opened fire on some residents at 7:30pm, and laid ambush for him and his son as they attempted to respond. Both Emmanuel and his son were members of a local vigilante unit. They were racing to rescue one of their colleagues who was killed in the initial shooting, he said.
“We didn’t know they had taken over the roads until they opened fire on us killing my son and injuring me on the neck and hand,” he said.
Leader of the local vigilante group, Mafwalal Abafaras appealed to government to equip and motivate volunteers to complement the conventional securities in safeguarding communities.
A former Chairman of Aare Latosa Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Oyo State, Hon. Adekunle Oladeji, has dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Oladeji, who left the APC, has joined the Allied Peoples Movement (APM).
DAILY POST gathered that Oladeji served as chairman of the LCDA during the tenure of the immediate past governor of the state, Senator Abiola Ajimobi.
The LCDA is one of the LCDAs under Ibadan North Local Government Area.
Our correspondent gathered that Oladeji’s father, Alhaji B.A.O. Oladeji, served as Oyo South Senatorial District Chairman of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), one of the political parties that merged to form the APC between 2014 and 2015.
His father remains a major stakeholder in the APC in the state.
DAILY POST gathered that while the father remains a key figure in the APC, the son has moved to the APM.
It was learnt that the younger Oladeji has publicly declared his support for the APM governorship candidate, Mr. Bimbo Adekanmbi, and Governor Seyi Makinde, who is the party’s presidential candidate.
Oladeji, when contacted, confirmed the development to DAILY POST on Saturday.
Speaking, he noted that he had dumped the APC and joined the APM ahead of the 2027 elections.
In a short message sent to DAILY POST, Oladeji said the news of his defection to the APM was true.
“Yes. It is confirmed,” he said.
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Historic Wheelchair Basketball Debut Ends In Heartbreak As Scotland Crush Nigeria, But Commonwealth Games Dream Lives On
Team Nigeria’s historic debut in wheelchair basketball at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games began with a tough lesson on Saturday as the women’s team suffered a 16-1 defeat to host nation Scotland in a Pool B encounter at SEC Hall 4.
Playing before a lively home crowd, the Scots produced a dominant display, combining clinical finishing, quick ball movement and disciplined defending to overwhelm the Nigerian side from the opening whistle.
Scotland seized control of the contest early, dictating possession and setting the tempo with relentless attacking play. Nigeria struggled to break through the hosts’ well-organised defence, while Scotland capitalised on almost every scoring opportunity to gradually extend their advantage.
Despite the one-sided scoreline, the Nigerian players refused to give up, battling until the final buzzer in what was their first taste of Commonwealth Games wheelchair basketball.
The defeat was a disappointing result for Team Nigeria, particularly after the country’s encouraging performances in other events, where the delegation has already secured three gold and three silver medals, all from para powerlifting, while the women’s 3×3 basketball team also opened its campaign with victory over the Cayman Islands.
However, beyond the result lies a story of history and progress.
The Glasgow Games mark the first time Nigeria has qualified a wheelchair basketball team for the Commonwealth Games, making the country’s participation a landmark achievement for the sport. Reaching the Games is the culmination of years of development and growing investment in para sports, placing Nigeria among the Commonwealth’s elite wheelchair basketball nations for the very first time.
Although Scotland proved too strong on the day, the defeat does not end Nigeria’s campaign.
The wheelchair basketball competition is being played in a round-robin group format, meaning every team is guaranteed additional Pool B matches before the knockout and classification stages. Nigeria therefore remains in contention and still has opportunities to improve its standing and fight for a place in the latter rounds.
For the coaching crew, the immediate challenge will be to analyse the shortcomings exposed by the hosts, rebuild confidence and prepare the players for the crucial fixtures ahead.
The experience gained against one of the tournament favourites could prove invaluable as the Nigerians continue their historic journey on the Commonwealth stage.
Sports247, reporting from Glasgow, observed that there was no sense of resignation in the Nigerian camp after the final whistle. Coaches and officials quickly rallied around the players, reminding them that this tournament is about far more than one result. As Nigeria’s first-ever wheelchair basketball team to qualify for the Commonwealth Games, they have already etched their names into the country’s sporting history.
With more Pool B matches still to come, Team Nigeria now has the chance to transform the disappointment of its opening defeat into renewed determination. Every remaining game offers another opportunity to chase a first Commonwealth Games victory, build valuable international experience and inspire the next generation of wheelchair basketball players across Nigeria.
Sports247 Medal Watch – Team Nigeria
🥇 Gold: 3
🥈 Silver: 3
🥉 Bronze: 0
Total: 6
Medal Winners
🥇 Esther Nworgu – Women’s Lightweight Para Powerlifting (Commonwealth Games Record)
🥇 Folashade Oluwafemiayo – Women’s Heavyweight Para Powerlifting (World Record)
🥇 Riluwan Idris – Men’s Heavyweight Para Powerlifting
🥈 Roland Ezuruike – Men’s Lightweight Para Powerlifting
🥈 Esther Oyema – Women’s Lightweight Para Powerlifting
🥈 Rita Ferdinand – Women’s Heavyweight Para Powerlifting (World Record)
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