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The Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, has said an interim government which would halt the inauguration of Bola Tinubu would not work under President Muhammadu Buhari. Lalong stated this on Thursday after meeting with Buhari at Aso Rock. His comment came barely 24 hours after the All Progressives Congress, APC and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, challenged the Department of State Services, DSS, to apprehend plotters of a possible interim national government. The Independent… Read the full article here

Famous Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has reportedly lost his first son, Kambilichukwu Edochie. According to Vanguard, Yul’s first son died after he was rushed to the hospital when he fell unconscious. According to the report, a sister to Yul’s wife, May who was at the scene, revealed that the boy read throughout the night preparing for his exam before the incident occurred. DAILY POST is unable to confirm the development as of the time of filing this report. Read the full article here

Former France international, Patrice Evra, has picked Kylian Mbappe as the right player to captain France ahead of Antoine Griezmann. Evra said this while backing manager Didier Deschamps’ decision to hand Mbappe the captain’s armband for France ahead of Griezmann. The Manchester United legend claimed that Mbappe is very intelligent, while Griezmann is not a leader despite having 118 caps for Les Bleus. “He [Mbappe] is chosen, that is how it is and it will not change. Afterwards,… Read the full article here

Senegalese singer-songwriter Baaba Maal releases his first album in seven years, “Being,” on March 31st. “I’m so happy to be able share some piece of music with people and I was looking for that. But I did take my time to make the songs to become reality and to record them like we did, from Senegal to London to New York to – everywhere,” Maal told The Associated Press in a recent interview in London. “After all these years playing music,… Read the full article here

Denmark-based leading digital sports media group, Better Collective, has announced a content and commercial media partnership with PUNCH Nigeria Limited, publishers of Nigeria’s most widely read and digital titles. The significance of the deal is in the fact it is the first of Better Collective’s global partnerships in Africa. According to a statement issued in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Thursday, Better Collective described its partnership with PUNCH as its… Read the full article here

The Federal Government has filed charges against First Bank of Nigeria Limited, its managing director and three others over allegations bordering on forgery. The charge sheet, marked CR/266/2023 before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, also includes two lawyers, Muftau Ande and Dibiaezue Chuks, as well as the Utako Branch Manager of First Bank, Abuja. In the charge sheet filed by the Federal Ministry of Justice, the five defendants were accused,… Read the full article here

The Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria has pledged to join the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in the fight against drug abuse in the country. According to a statement from the association, its chairman, Vicky Haastrup, made the pledge when she hosted the Commander, Apapa Special Area Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Udotong Noah.  She assured the NDLEA boss of the association’s support in the fight against the importation… Read the full article here

Christopher Eubanks can climb high in the ATP rankings if he finds consistency on the back of an outstanding Miami Open run, says Daniil Medvedev, while the Russian believes his last-eight opponent showed any player in the top 300 can go deep in a big tournament. Eubanks broke into the top 100 for the first time by coming through qualifying to reach a maiden ATP 1000 quarter-final on home soil, where he lost 6-3 7-5 to fourth seed Medvedev.The 26-year-old earned main-draw wins over Denis… Read the full article here

E3 has been canceled. Gaming’s big summer show was set to return in person in Los Angeles for the first time since 2019, but it’s been called off after huge gaming companies like Nintendo, Microsoft, and Ubisoft all said they wouldn’t be participating in the event.E3 2023 was scheduled for June 13th through 16th with a mix of industry-focused days and days that would be open to the public. But in the lead-up to June, there had been some worrying signs that things might be rocky for… Read the full article here

Finland has cleared the last significant hurdle in its bid to join Nato after Turkey’s parliament approved the Nordic country’s accession to the western military alliance. The General Assembly, controlled by a coalition led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development party, voted just before midnight on Thursday to ratify the move, making Turkey the last of the 30 Nato countries to back Finland’s membership. Neighbouring Sweden is still waiting for both… Read the full article here