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The Gombe State High Court in Gombe, the state capital, has sentenced a magistrate, Mohammad Kumo, to two years and six months in prison for bribery. Delivering judgement on Wednesday, the trial judge, H.H. Kereng, however gave the convict and option of N250,000 in lieu of imprisonment. He also ordered him to pay N500,000 compensation to the victim of his crime. The judge held that the prosecution proved its case and that the gravity of the offence warranted punishment. “I hereby convict you for the offence of corruption under Section 10(a)(i)(ii) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act…

Former Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has said only the Supreme Court of Nigeria can determine the fate of Muhammadu Sanusi II in the ongoing emirship dispute, a position he said will ultimately be upheld and given effect by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf in line with the rule of law. Ganduje made the clarification while reacting to reports alleging that he had endorsed Sanusi as Emir of Kano and Chairman of the Kano State Council of Chiefs. In a statement on Wednesday by the former commissioner of information and his chief of staff, Muhammad Garba, Ganduje described the…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has taken a swipe at former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over his recent defection to the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC. Wike made the remarks on Wednesday during his monthly media briefing in Abuja, where he reviewed Obi’s political trajectory and accused him of failing to strengthen the parties he has joined. He argued that Obi’s frequent movement across political platforms suggests opportunism rather than principled leadership. “Obi was in APGA. He couldn’t build the APGA. What is good in leadership? Leadership is for you to stand up to…

The Nigerian Navy has handed over 125 bags of seized foreign parboiled rice to the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS. This was following a successful anti-smuggling operation conducted by personnel of Naval Base EPE in Lagos State. Officials of the Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, FOU, Zone ‘A’ Ikeja, led by Superintendent of Customs Chinedu Eboh, arrived at Naval Base EPE on 5 May 2026 for the formal handover of the seized items. A statement signed by Captain AA Folorunsho, Director Naval Informat said that acting on credible human intelligence on 29 April 2026 at 0300hours, personnel of Naval Base…

Malawi U-20 women’s national team head coach, Maggie Chombo, has called up foreign-based duo Faith Chinzimu, and Rose Kabzere for the clash with Nigeria’s Falconets, DAILY POST reports. The 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup second leg final qualifying round fixture is slated for the Bingu National Stadium on Saturday. Malawi lost the first leg 2-0 at the Remo Stars Stadium, Ikenne last weekend. Versatile midfielder Chinzimu is currently on the books of Swedish club BK Häcken FF. The 19-year-old was part of the BK Häcken’s side that won the 2025/26 Women’s Europa League. The other invitee, Kabzere, currently plays…

The Mandate Movement Group, a caucus within the All Progressives Congress in Alimosho Federal Constituency of Lagos State, has declared that no consensus candidate has emerged for any elective position ahead of the 2027 general elections. The group made this known in a statement issued in Alimosho and signed by the leader of the group, who is also the immediate past Publicity Secretary of the party, Abdullahi Enilolobo. The clarification came amid growing endorsements and political alignments within the constituency. Enilolobo cautioned party members and the public against interpreting endorsements by caucuses and interest groups as evidence of consensus, stressing…

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a suspected kidnapper, Adegbenro Adeola, after a dramatic chase that led to the rescue of an abducted victim in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, noting that the suspect is part of a gang that had been terrorising parts of the city. According to the statement, the incident occurred on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, when operatives on routine patrol along the Oba-Ile axis acted on intelligence about a distress situation involving a man inside a moving vehicle. The officers reportedly spotted…

Around this time last year, the rumour circulated that ex-US president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle were getting a divorce because he had had an affair with a famous actress. The news made it across blogs, and even decent news outlets had to address the rumour. Like most fake stories in search of substance, it died out. Now, imagine if Obama were a Nigerian. He would have done the Nigerian big man thing of using the police to heavily descend on a bunch of nonentities grazing the internet for stories that will become food. The Nigerian police, ever willing…

The APC in Ebonyi State is facing growing internal tension ahead of the 2027 general elections, as disagreements over the adoption of a consensus arrangement for candidate selection deepen divisions among key stakeholders. The dispute — pitting loyalists of Governor Francis Nwifuru against supporters of Works Minister David Umahi — has raised concerns about party cohesion, reports EDWARD NNACHI Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the fallout from the consensus arrangement adopted by the All Progressives Congress to select candidates in Ebonyi State is fueling a quiet but intensifying power struggle among key party figures. At the centre of the…

Electricity distribution companies improved their revenue collection and billing efficiency in February 2026 despite a sharp drop in power supply, according to the latest industry data released by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. The commission’s commercial performance fact sheet showed that total energy received by the 11 DisCos fell 17.64 per cent to N277.09bn in February from N336.43bn recorded in January. Energy bills also declined 9.66 per cent to N242.29bn, down from N268.2bn in the previous month. However, billing efficiency improved significantly to 87.44 per cent in February, up from 79.72 per cent in January, indicating that a higher proportion…