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The Osun State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest in Osogbo over the abduction of teachers and students in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The Osun NUT called for urgent measures to improve security in schools across the country. The teachers marched through major streets carrying placards with inscriptions such as “Government Should Act Now”, “Free Our Teachers and Students Now” and “Our Teachers and Students Must Be Free Now”, while condemning the incident and demanding the safe return of the victims. The demonstration drew participation from teachers across the state, who…

Six members of the House of Representatives from Oyo State have dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the Allied Peoples Movement, APM. The lawmakers are believed to be loyal to Governor Seyi Makinde, who has emerged the presidential candidate of the APM following his defection to the party. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, who presided over the session at the resumption of plenary following the Sallah break on Tuesday, read 13 letters announcing the change of parties by lawmakers. The members of the Oyo House of Representatives caucus who defected to the APM on Tuesday include Anthony Adebayo,…

A High Court sitting in Asaba, Delta State, has ordered the remand of a dismissed Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP, Usman Nuhu, and four others at the Ogwashi-Uku Correctional Centre over the extrajudicial killing of 28-year-old Oghenemene Ogidi in Effurun, Delta State. The defendants appeared before the court on Monday in connection with the April 26, 2026, shooting of Ogidi, popularly known as OG Millan, an incident that sparked widespread public outrage after a video of the killing circulated on social media. DAILY POST reports that the officers are facing proceedings under Charge No. DTHC/ASB/CR/M/66/2026 before Justice Marshall Onome Umukoro. The presiding…

Wikki Tourists technical adviser Evans Ogenyi has commended his players for the victory over Bayelsa United in the President Federation Cup Round 32 clash. The Bauchi Elephants defeated Bayelsa United 3-1 at the Lafia City Stadium on Monday to reach the Round of 16. Ogenyi hailed the players for playing to instructions in the game. “I thank God for this victory and commend my players for playing according to instructions,” Ogenyi told the club’s media. “Before the match, I challenged them to play the game of their lives, and they did exactly that, God Crowned our efforts with victory.” The Bauchi club…

Many public and private schools in Osun State on Tuesday abruptly shut down operations as rumour of bandits of invasion spread through communities in the state. Some public and private schools in Ila, Odo Otin, Boripe, Osogbo and Olorunda local government areas, shut down before 11am following the rumour. At Sasa Area, Oke Baale, Osogbo, many parents stormed public primary school in the area to pick their kids as the rumour spread. Also in Eweta Area, a community located in Ikirun, off/Ikirun Inisa Road, many parents rushed to schools to pick their children before closing time. Investigations by the PUNCH…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kano State Command, has dismissed five volunteer personnel from service for unethical conduct, unprofessionalism, and gross indiscipline. The affected personnel are Yakubu Mubarak Yusuf, Isma’il Muhd, Adamu Auwalu, Abdulrazaq Suleiman, and Ahmad Sarki. The Public Relations Officer of the NSCDC state command, Ibrahim Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. According to the statement, the State Commandant of the Corps, Commandant Mohammed Agalama, approved the dismissal following due consideration of the personnel’s misconduct, which was found to be contrary to the Corps’ values, ethics, and operational standards. “The State Commandant of the…

At least 39 people have died, while about 4,204 cases of cholera have been recorded across seven local government areas of Borno State. The Incident Manager, Public Health Emergency Operations Centre, Dr. Jacob Thlizer, gave the update on Tuesday during a sensitisation meeting on preventive measures and curative management of acute watery diarrhoea for 27 local government areas and stakeholders in Maiduguri. He said in the last 24 hours, 274 new cases were recorded across 36 wards in seven local government areas of the state. Giving the breakdown, Thlizer said, “New suspected cases in the last 24 hours are 274,…

Benfica are in advanced talks to appoint Marco Silva as their new head coach, with negotiations over a potential agreement understood to be progressing significantly. Silva, who is currently in charge of Fulham, is nearing the end of his contract at Craven Cottage, which expires this month. While Fulham have offered him a renewal, the Portuguese coach has yet to accept, leaving his future uncertain. According to BBC Sport on Tuesday, discussions between Silva and Benfica have intensified in recent days, with both parties reportedly close to reaching an agreement over a return to Portuguese football for the 48-year-old. Benfica…

According to every product demo from the last four years, planning a trip is a killer use case for AI. Just tell it where you’re going, they all promise, and your chatbot / agent / other buzzword will exhaustively search travel options, read up on all the fun things to do, check all the local hotspots, and offer you a fully fledged itinerary. So far, I’ve found this to work only in the most generic ways: If you want to do the six most obvious things in any city on planet Earth, AI has you covered, but that’s about as…

Bitcoin (BTC) sellers took control during the European trading session on Tuesday as the BTC/USD pair slipped below the $70,000 mark for the first time since April.Analysts said that Bitcoin has entered another distribution phase due to high selling pressure and investors realizing losses.Key takeaways:Bitcoin sees renewed distribution as short-term holders sell at a loss and exchange inflows continue to rise.Crypto market sentiment fell back into “extreme fear,” while spot Bitcoin ETFs saw 11 straight days of outflows.Whale activity surged to its highest level since April, signaling possible accumulation despite broader market weakness.Bitcoin holders are capitulatingThe Short-Term Holder SOPR (STH-SOPR)…