Author: News Room
If you were an internet user around the turn of the century, there’s a good chance I could play a one-second long sound of a door opening and memories would immediately come flooding back. Memories of running home from school and logging onto AOL Instant Messenger to chat with your friends or your crush. Maybe memories of how AIM changed the way your company did business. Certainly memories of your old screen name, and the angsty song lyrics you put into your away message.AIM was, for a time, the most important chat app on the internet. It also barely managed…
Cate Blanchett and Vicky Krieps felt like they got to have a three-week “sleepover” filming Father Mother Sister Brother — but portraying two estranged sisters enduring the world’s most deeply uncomfortable afternoon is what they reveled in most. In this season’s awkward holiday anthology, director Jim Jarmusch explores the inner workings of disconnected families through three distinct stories, each centered on adult children reckoning with long-standing emotional distance. For Blanchett, 56, and Krieps, 42, the film’s “Mother” chapter became an intimate study of how siblings, no matter how grown, fall back into old roles when under a parent’s eye. Set…
The Nigerian Army troops, under Operation Hadin Kai, have neutralised more than 21 terrorists in a fierce encounter in Sojiri and Kayamla villages along the Damboa–Maiduguri Road in Borno. This operation was carried out in collaboration with the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF). A credible source at Army Headquarters told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. The source said the encounter, which occurred around 12:15 a.m. on Sunday, followed credible intelligence of a large gathering of terrorists along the axis, suspected to be preparing for coordinated attacks. He said the troops immediately mobilised and made contact…
As the curtain rises on the Africa Cup of Nations 2025, the sense of anticipation across the continent is unmistakable. Twenty-four nations, shaped by history, hunger and recent form, converge on Morocco chasing Africa’s most prized football crown. From seasoned giants with continental scars to ambitious outsiders hoping to disrupt the hierarchy, AFCON 2025 promises a collision of pedigree and possibility. With Morocco and Comoros set to ignite the tournament at the Stade Prince Moulay Abdellah in Rabat, the stakes could not be higher. Qualification pathways, recent FIFA rankings, squad value, tactical depth and psychological readiness all shape the pecking…
Northern youths under the auspices of the Arewa Youth Assembly have described as “governance by ambush” the newly enacted tax reform laws signed by President Bola Tinubu. This was contained in a statement by the Speaker of the Assembly, Mohammed Salihu-Danlami, on Sunday in Kaduna. The group alleged that the version gazetted and released to the public differs from what was passed by the National Assembly. It cautioned that the controversy could have serious political consequences if not addressed. According to the group, the rejection was based on what he described as disturbing discrepancies between the laws approved by lawmakers…
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Accord Party have traded words over governance and political prospects ahead of the 2026 governorship election in the state. In a statement issued on Sunday Tajudeen Lawal, its state chairman, the APC accused Governor Ademola Adeleke and his allies of launching frivolous attacks on former governor and current Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, and the party’s governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji. Lawal, who said the criticisms were driven by the ruling party’s disadvantaged position in the political calculation of the state, added that such attacks would…
The Police Command in Anambra State on Sunday said it has arrested five male suspected fake vigilance operatives, allegedly using firearms to rob unsuspecting members of the public. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement in Awka. “In furtherance of the ongoing investigations on a case of criminal conspiracy and armed robbery, police operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad Awkuzu have arrested five suspects,” he said. Ikenga said that items recovered from the suspects includes: two pump-action guns, five live cartridges, one ash coloured shuttle bus, face masks, number plates and other incriminating…
Nollywood actress, Doris Ogala, has been arrested amid ongoing controversy with popular Lagos based pastor, Chris Okafor. Doris was arrested on Saturday nightduring a livestream with an online personality known as Aunty Adunni. The actress raised the alarm amid the livestream when the police reportedly invaded her house and made their way into her room. The interviewer, in a trending video online, asked, “The police are in your house?” The actress answered, “Yes, the police are in my house.” DAILY POST recalls that Doris Ogala had a week ago dragged Chris Okafor, who is the founder of the Grace Nation…
Arsenal winger, Bukayo Saka has disclosed the football player he idolized during his early days as a young footballer. Saka, in an interview with Sky Sports, was asked about his childhood football idol. Without any hesitation, the 24-year-old Englishman named Santos forward Neymar as his inspiration during the Brazilian’s peak at Barcelona. “I have to pick Neymar,” Saka said. “Growing up Neymar was the player I idolized the most out of all of them there is not a clip of him on YouTube I’ve not watched. “Me and my friends when we used to do education in the academy, we…
The Oore of Otun Ekiti and Paramount Ruler of Mobaland, Oba Adekunle Adeagbo, has commenced activities marking his fifth coronation anniversary with thanksgiving and prayers. A statement by the Oore Palace on Sunday said the monarch offered prayers at the Central Mosque, Otun Ekiti, during Jumat prayers on Friday, where he thanked God for the peace, unity and development the community has witnessed over the past five years. Adeagbo said, “The good health and progress in the lives of indigenes of the community under my reign in the last five years are the works of God Almighty and worthy of…
