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A 75-year-old man in Saki in Oyo State has been rescued from a well. DAILY POST reports that the man whose name has not been revealed was rescued by men of the Oyo State Fire Service on Monday evening. He has been handed over to men of Nigeria Police Force, Saki Divisional Headquarters. Chairman of Oyo State Fire Service, Hon Maroof Akinwande confirmed the incident. Akinwande in a statement made available to DAILY POST Tuesday evening said, “Upon arrival, it was a man of about 75 years trapped in a well when he wanted to recover a fetcher from the water well. “The victim…
The Warriors of Zimbabwe have replaced three players in their squad for the Unity Cup, DAILY POST reports. The trio of Tinotenda Kadewere, Divine Lunga, and Bill Antonio pulled out from the squad due to different reasons. Kadewere is nursing an injury, while Lunga’s club, Mamelodi Sundowns will face Morocco’s AS FAR in the second leg of the CAF Champions League final this weekend. Antonio asked to be excused from the squad due to personal commitments. They have been replaced by Washington Navaya, Prosper Padera, and Isheanesu Mauchi. Zimbabwe will face the Super Eagles in the semi-final of the Unity Cup…
Primaries of the All Progressives Congress held across several states on Wednesday produced a mix of returning and new candidates through consensus and direct primary elections, amid protests and allegations of irregularities in some areas. In Kaduna State, the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Dahiru Liman; Deputy Speaker, Magaji Danjuma; and Majority Leader, Munira Tanimu, secured APC tickets for the 2027 state assembly elections through consensus affirmation exercises held across the state. The lawmakers emerged unopposed during separate primary exercises conducted in their constituencies. Liman was unanimously affirmed as the APC candidate for Makera State Constituency during the…
No fewer than 20 workers narrowly escaped death after a two-storey building under construction collapsed in Umuoji, Idemili North Local Government Area, Anambra State. The incident caused panic among residents and passers-by. It was gathered that the workers at the site narrowly escaped death on Monday evening when the structure began caving in after loud cracking sounds were heard from the walls. When our correspondent visited the scene on Wednesday, it was observed that the building, reportedly intended to serve as a hotel, had tilted dangerously to different sides after partially collapsing. A resident living near the building, who identified…
In a time of growing angst in our nation, one of the heartwarming developments is in the fact that other African nations increasingly look to Nigeria’s climate governance structure as a model. This is largely driven by Nigeria’s Climate Change Act of 2021, signed by former President Muhammadu Buhari, which formally established the National Council on Climate Change to streamline fragmented climate policies into coherent national development. Unlike many African countries whose climate goals exist merely as policy documents, Nigeria’s legally binding Climate Change mandates the mainstreaming of climate actions into national budgets and economic planning. Now, the President Bola…
A former Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Faisal Shuaib, has emerged as the winner of the All Progressives Congress Nasarawa West Senatorial zone’s primary election conducted by the party on May 18, 2026, in the state. The Returning Officer of the APC National Assembly Primary Elections committee for Nasarawa State, Musa Guri, made the declaration on Wednesday in the Keffi Local Government Area of the state. He noted that the primaries were peacefully conducted and transparently observed in all the local government areas, which included Keffi, Toto, Nasarawa, Kokona and Karu, adding…
KBL Insurance Limited has paid over N5bn in claims across multiple insurance categories within the last 16 months, reinforcing its standing as a dependable and customer-focused underwriting institution. The firm disclosed in a statement on Wednesday that it paid claims totalling N3,662,293,189.41 during the 2025 financial year, while an additional N1,337,886,316.70 was settled between January and April 2026. The cumulative payout reflects KBL’s strong financial footing, operational resilience, and unwavering commitment to meeting obligations with efficiency and professionalism. The settlements, spanning diverse classes of insurance business, further demonstrate the company’s responsiveness in providing timely financial relief to policyholders during periods…
May 20, 2026 7:28 pm Serbias Novak Djokovic celebrates his victory over USAs Zachary Svajda at the conclusion of their men’s singles second round tennis match on day four of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, on August 27, 2025. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) Tosin Oyediran Tosin Oyediran is a journalist at Punch Newspapers with over eight years of professional experience in reporting and storytelling. He is known for conducting incisive interviews and producing compelling human-angle stories that bring clarity and depth to the news. Tosin…
Coinbase launched USDF with Flipcash, a Solana-based stablecoin backed 1:1 by Circle’s USD Coin, as the crypto exchange expands its infrastructure business for companies issuing branded digital currencies.According to Wednesday’s announcement, USDF is designed to serve as the settlement asset for currencies created on Flipcash, a platform where users can launch fixed-supply digital currencies priced and transacted in the stablecoin. Flipcash said the token is intended to function as the primary dollar asset within its app.In December, Coinbase launched its white-label stablecoin issuance service for companies seeking branded digital dollar products without managing their own reserve, custody or settlement infrastructure.…
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