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The Jigawa State House of Assembly has suspended the Speaker of Auyo Legislative Council, Haruna Maigari, over alleged anti-party activities that officials say threaten All Progressives Congress unity at the grassroots. The decision was taken during plenary on Tuesday at the Assembly complex in Dutse, the state capital, as the party continues to deal with the fallout from recent primaries. The PUNCH correspondent gathered that the action comes amid a wave of suspensions across Jigawa APC following the recently conducted primary election. Several special advisers and special assistants have already been suspended statewide over alleged anti-party activities from state level…
Iran’s World Cup squad will arrive early on Sunday in Mexico where they will be based for the duration of the global football tournament, a team statement said Wednesday. “The Iran national football team will depart Antalya for Tijuana at 15:20 (1220 GMT) on Saturday, June 6, and is scheduled to arrive in Mexico at 1:30 am (0730 GMT) on Sunday, June 7,” it said. The Iran players, who have been at a training camp in the southern Turkish resort of Antalya since May 18, are still waiting for their US visas. The 2026 World Cup, which is being jointly…
The Kogi State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest in Lokoja to condemn the increasing cases of schoolchildren abductions and attacks on educational institutions across the country. The protest, organised in line with a directive from the national leadership of the union, was aimed at drawing attention to growing insecurity in schools, including the recent abduction of teachers and pupils in Oyo state and the kidnapping of 48 schoolchildren in Borno State. Addressing members during the protest, the state chairman of the union, Comrade Abayomi Ayoola, expressed concern over the recurring attacks on…
In the face of widespread backlash to the AI data center buildout throughout the US, Google is touting its efforts to minimize the environmental impact by actually increasing water for local communities.The company laid out five commitments around water use in a new blog post published Wednesday, including a goal to replenish more water than it uses at its data centers by 2030. Google also said it will invest in local water infrastructure, identify alternative water sources to power its facilities, and be transparent about its water use overall.“We’re just one of dozens of players in the space,” Google’s global…
Bitcoin prices have dropped 7% on the day, breaking key support to a nine-week low after the US and Iran launched fresh strikes as talks over a possible ceasefire have stalled. Bitcoin (BTC) fell to $65,385 on Coinbase in early trading on Wednesday, its lowest level since late March, according to TradingView.The slump follows the largest daily fall since Feb. 5 as BTC shed more than $4,500 on Tuesday. According to CoinGlass data, around 277,000 traders have been liquidated over the past 24 hours, with total liquidations of around $1.83 billion. More than 90% of them were long positions, primarily in Bitcoin…
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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) welfare flight has airlifted a total of 332 military personnel in and out of the North-east theatre as part of routine troop rotation and welfare support. This is contained in an operational report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Abuja on Wednesday. The report said the first welfare flight for June conveyed 174 personnel into the Operation Hadin Kai theatre, while 158 personnel were airlifted out. It added that the movement, conducted using a chartered ValueJet aircraft, was completed without incident. According to the military, the welfare flight remains a critical…
No fewer than 350 golfers are to battle for laurels in Uyo, Akwa Ibom, as the 2026 edition of Ibom Open Golf Tournament gets underway. Usenobong Akpabio, the Organising Committee Chairman, said in Uyo on Tuesday that the tournament would hold between 4 June and 7 June. Mr Akpabio said that the tournament provided a platform for participants to seek greater achievements in golfing. He said that the tournament promised to be unique, saying, “one of our sponsors, Uganda Air, has promised a business class return ticket for winners”. The chairman said that the tournament had attracted more participation because…
Report reaching DAILY POST from Ogbomoso in Oyo State indicates that some gunmen have attacked an immigration office in the ancient city. DAILY POST gathered that the attack took place on Tuesday night at about 10 pm. It was learnt that the officers on duty were dispossessed of their guns. A reliable source within Ogbomoso, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, confirmed the incident to DAILY POST. However, efforts made to get a reaction from the Public Relations Officer of the State Police command proved abortive as of the time of filing this report on Wednesday.
Lawyers under the umbrella of Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners, ALDRAP, have described the announcement of Kingsley Chinda’s move from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, during plenary at the House of Representatives on Tuesday as a “belated defection” that justifies their call for his disqualification from contesting the governorship election in Rivers States in 2027. ALDRAP, whose members include constituents of the lawmaker who represents Obio/Akpor Federal Constituency of Rivers State, made the assertion in a statement released shortly after Chinda’s defection and resignation was announced at the National Assembly on Tuesday.…
