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The countdown to the 2026 World Cup is now a matter of days. On Thursday, one of the three hosts, Mexico will take on South Africa in the opening game of the tournament. Yes, for the first time in its history, the competition will be hosted across three nations – Mexico, US and Canada. “I think it’ll be more fun than people expect,” Clinton McDubus, a top football analyst and podcaster, tells DAILY POST. “Once the tournament begins, the football will take centre stage and things will take off from there. “I believe we will see a few surprises but ultimately,…

The Borno State Police Command has announced plans to enforce the monthly environmental sanitation exercise scheduled for Saturday as part of efforts to curb the spread of cholera following reported outbreaks in parts of Maiduguri and its environs. The command said the sanitation exercise would hold from 7 am to 10 am on Saturday, June 6, 2026. In a statement issued on Friday by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Nahum Kenneth Daso, on behalf of the state Commissioner of Police, Naziru Abdulmajid, the command said the directive was aimed at promoting environmental hygiene and preventing the further spread of…

The candidate of the African Action Congress for Ondo West Constituency II in the 2027 Ondo State House of Assembly election, Akinsulere Akinshola, has pledged to provide transparent and accountable leadership if elected. Akinshola, in a statement issued by his Campaign Media Office on Friday, expressed appreciation to party members and supporters for electing him as the AAC candidate for the forthcoming election. He said, “I want to use this medium to express gratitude to party members and supporters for the confidence reposed in me by electing me as the candidate to represent the party in the forthcoming general election…

African champion Christianah Ogunsanya secured Nigeria’s first medal at the ongoing World Wrestling Ranking Series in Mongolia after claiming bronze in the women’s competition on Friday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Ogunsanya finished on the podium after defeating Mongolia’s Bayanmunkh 6-6 on technical criteria in the bronze medal bout, handing Team Nigeria its first medal of the tournament. The multiple-time African champion had opened her campaign impressively with a dominant 10-0 superiority victory over Mongolia’s Tsovoo Gankhuyag before suffering a 10-0 defeat to Japan’s Kiyooka M in her next bout. Nigeria narrowly missed another medal as Commonwealth champion Mercy Genesis lost…

Kim Zolciak’s estranged husband, Kroy Biermann, allegedly dated a model who appears to have been in close proximity with the couple’s children. According to court documents obtained by Us Weekly on Thursday, June 4, Biermann, 40, invited the woman on a family trip to Florida earlier this year. “Over Spring Break 2026, [redacted] was invited to Panama City Beach with KJ. His dad planned to take his children, plus Kroy and I discussed, via text, the sleeping arrangement and additional logistics of the trip,” a letter written from the mother of a girlfriend of one of Zolciak, 48, and Biermann’s…

As Nigeria heads into another election cycle, support groups are aligning behind preferred candidates. The Christian Youth Movement for Tinubu-Shettima describes itself as a socio-political organisation mobilising Christian youths across the country in support of the president’s re-election bid. PREMIUM TIMES spoke with its leader, Adeleke Emmanuel. Below is an excerpt from the interview: PT: Your organisation is called the Christian Youth Movement for Tinubu-Shettima. Why that name, and are you open only to Christian members? We chose the name because of the unique circumstances of the 2023 electoral cycle, when the country was sharply divided along religious lines over…

The Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) has directed all its branches nationwide to conclude church programmes by 8:00 p.m. and suspend vigils and overnight meetings until further notice, citing rising security concerns across the country. According to PUNCH, the directive was contained in an internal memo dated 5 June 2026 and signed by the church’s Director of Administration at the international headquarters in Lagos, Temitope A. Olawale. The church said the decision was taken in the interest of the safety and well-being of members amid prevailing security challenges in the country. What changed? Under the new directive, all…

The National Sports Commission (NSC) has appointed Lekan Fatodu as President of the Nigeria Aquatics Federation. Mr Fatodu, who currently serves as Director General of the Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), will oversee the federation responsible for the development of swimming, diving, water polo, artistic swimming and other aquatic sports across the country. Friday’s appointment, approved by the leadership of the NSC, comes at a critical period for aquatic sports in Nigeria, as members of the sports community push for stronger institutional structures, improved athlete development pathways, enhanced technical capacity and greater competitiveness at continental and global levels. Announcing the…

A Senatorial aspirant for Edo South on the platform of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, Ehiozuwa Agbonayinwa, has pinpointed what he refers to as the issue facing the NDC. Agbonayinwa has been vocal regarding his purported exclusion from receiving the party’s ticket for the senatorial district, which he asserted he secured following the NDC primary elections held on May 29. The former member of the House of Representatives is among the dissatisfied members of the party who are displeased with how the party’s leadership has managed the candidate selection process. DAILY POST reports that the NDC has not yet disclosed…

With a few days remaining to commence the 2026 FIFA World Cup tournament, Spain winger, Lamine Yamal is the world’s most valuable footballer. According to the CIES Football Observatory’s latest ranking, the Barcelona star has an estimated transfer value of €358 million ($416m). The 18-year-old tops the list ahead of Manchester City’s Erling Haaland and Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe. Haaland is valued at €227 million ($256m), while Mbappe’s value is €166 million ($192m). The three players are at the top of the list in first, second and third positions, respectively. In fourth position is Bayern Munich winger Michael Oliseh, who…