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Witnesses scheduled to appear before the United States Congress on Wednesday have warned that Nigeria could face deeper religious tensions if ongoing violence and insecurity are not addressed, describing the country as a significant flashpoint in the global religious freedom debate. The concerns are contained in written testimonies released ahead of a joint hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Subcommittee on Africa and Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. The session, titled “Defending Religious Freedom Around the World,” is set to examine threats to freedom of belief in several regions. Among the witnesses expected to testify are former US Ambassador-at-Large…

Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought, Dr Sam Amadi, has frowned at the idea of state governors defecting to the ruling party to align with the centre. Fielding questions in an interview on Arise Television monitored by DAILY POST on Tuesday, Amadi said such an act defies the logic of state creation. He said: “The idea of having a state is being able to harness your resources and development. “We have not got economics right in terms of development. So now that everybody is going to the centre, are we going back to centralizing? “So basically,…

The Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), Lagos, has arraigned an employee of an investment company, Bello Saheed Samuel, before the Federal High Court in Lagos over an alleged insider fraud involving about N90 million. Samuel was charged with conspiracy and money laundering following investigations into the disappearance of company funds, which police said were fraudulently diverted for personal use. According to investigators, the suspect worked in the finance department of the firm and allegedly took advantage of his position to gain unauthorised access to company funds over a period of time. The alleged fraud came to light after the company…

Barcelona forward, Marcus Rashford has ruled out any possibility of returning to Manchester United in the summer. This comes after it was reported last week that Manchester United caretaker manager Michael Carrick wants Rashford back to Old Trafford should he get the manager’s job permanently at the end of the season. But according to the Daily Mirror, Rashford has “no intention” to return to Man United at the end of the season. The England international believes his future lies away from the Red Devils and has informed Barcelona of his desire to stay put at the Catalan club. Rashford is…

Three ruling houses of Mobalufon in Ogun State — Oludipe, Olumurende (Demuren), and Olumukaiye (Ilumoka) — have cautioned against interference by non-indigenes in the succession matters of the Moguniseja stool. In a statement dated January 26, 2026, and signed by Dr. Kunle Taiwo on behalf of the ruling houses, the community reaffirmed their support for Omoba Oyebowale Ilumoka as the Moguniseja-designate. The indigenes warned that matters of succession are strictly the preserve of Mobalufon indigenes, describing recent attempts by outsiders to intervene as “improper, misleading, and unacceptable.” The statement emphasised that Ilumoka, grandson of the late Moguniseja Joseph Ilumoka, was…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and a civil society group, the Eagle Crime Awareness and Prevention Initiative, have vowed to intensify the seizure of assets linked to drug trafficking and properties used to harbour drug dealers across Lagos State. This was contained in a statement by the founder and president of ECAPI, Sam Adams, on Tuesday and obtained by PUNCH Metro. According to him, the vow was made on Saturday during a massive anti-drug advocacy campaign organised by the Lagos State Strategic Command of the NDLEA in collaboration with ECAPI, as the agencies took their sensitisation drive to major…

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has stated that Nigeria achieved a major investment breakthrough in 2025 with the signing of 28 new field development plans, valued at $18.2bn, which carry an estimated production potential of 1.4 billion barrels of oil. Lokpobiri disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja while delivering his ministerial address at the opening ceremony of the 9th Nigeria International Energy Summit 2026, saying Nigeria had emerged as Africa’s leading destination for oil and gas investments, with four of the seven major Final Investment Decisions announced across the continent between 2024 and 2025 taken…

According to reports in Turkey, Lionel Messi has been linked with a surprise move to Galatasaray, a switch that could see him line up alongside Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen at the Turkish giants, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner is currently enjoying a break from competitive football, with the new Major League Soccer season scheduled to begin on February 21. As the 2026 World Cup approaches, the Inter Miami star is said to be considering a temporary move away from MLS in order to maintain peak fitness ahead of the tournament. Renowned Turkish football commentator Levent Tüzemen…

Stablecoin-fueled dusting attacks are now estimated to make up 11% of all Ethereum transactions and 26% of active addresses on an average day, after the Fusaka upgrade made transactions cheaper, according to Coin Metrics. Ethereum is now seeing more than 2 million average daily transactions, spiking to almost 2.9 million in mid-January, along with 1.4 million daily active addresses — a 60% increase over prior averages.The Fusaka upgrade in December made using the network cheaper and easier by improving onchain data handling, reducing the cost of posting information from layer-2 networks back to Ethereum.Digging through the dust on EthereumCoin Metrics said…

Anne Hathaway knows exactly what she wants to see fans wear while watching The Devil Wears Prada 2. Hathaway, 43, hopes people will ditch their normal movie theater outfits for something a bit more elevated when they go to see the highly anticipated sequel. “I’m hoping everybody dresses up and goes to the movies,” she told Vogue on Sunday, February 1. Hathaway, who is reviving her part as Andrea “Andy” Sachs in the fashion-forward movie, added, “I hope people remember how much fun they had wearing hot pink and going to see Barbie. I’m hoping that everybody puts on their…