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The Secretary of the South-South zone of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, George Turnah, says the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, is the a national leader of the party. Turnah made this statement the ‘The Morning Brief’, a programme on Channels Television monitored by DAILY POST, on Monday. He was speaking on the internal crisis that has hit the PDP. “Wike does not lead a group. He is a national leader of the PDP, and as a member of the party, he has his own fundamental rights. One of those rights is his right of choice, and that is why it’s…
A commercial bus was gutted by fire on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos on Monday, causing traffic disruption along the busy corridor. The incident was confirmed by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), which shared a video of the burning vehicle via its official social media platforms. According to LASTMA, the fire occurred on the bridge axis inward Oworonshoki, prompting an immediate response from traffic officials to secure the area and manage vehicular movement. “A bus caught fire on the Third Mainland Bridge. Our officers are on ground managing traffic and ensuring safety,” LASTMA said in a brief…
Former Olympic goalkeeper, Joseph Dosu, has said that Stanley Nwabali overdoes things sometimes but added he is the sort of goalie the Super Eagles coach, Eric Chelle likes. He said that Nwabali is really a good goalkeeper as he stays calm under pressure and can make important saves that change the outcome of a game. People are still unsure about which goalkeeper to be the Super Eagles’ first choice. While some fans and experts like Nwabali’s bold moves, some others are worried about his decisions and think he’s too risky. Super Eagles fans have asked him to be less showy,…
Electricity has been restored to the Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa, after the diplomatic mission settled outstanding municipal service debts, the City of Tshwane announced. The power supply was disconnected on Monday by the City of Tshwane as enforcement action over unpaid utility bills owed by the Nigerian High Commission. The move was confirmed by the City’s executive mayor, Nasiphi Moya, in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, where she shared a photograph of the High Commission building and stated that the mission owed the city for utility services. “We’ve disconnected electricity at the High Commission…
A newborn baby has been found alive at a shop along Pope John Paul Seminary School Street, Umuodu Village, Okpuno, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State. It was gathered that the baby was found alive in a bag at about 9 am Sunday by a nurse. The nurse, identified as Mercy Iloanya, said she went to her shop, which is close to the shop where the baby was dropped, when she noticed the baby crying from a bag. The written note for the abandoned baby…Credit: Abia govt Iloanya said, “I immediately called the attention of a man I…
The All Progressives Congress has hit back at the African Democratic Congress, accusing the opposition party of spreading falsehoods and running a disinformation campaign in response to what it described as a “massive” and unprecedented surge in APC membership registrations nationwide. In a press statement issued in Abuja on February 2, 2026, the ruling party said the ADC was “terrified by massive All Progressives Congress (APC) membership registration in the ongoing electronic-registration exercise” and had resorted to “nonsensical allegation[s]” to undermine the process. The statement posted on X was signed by Felix Morka, CON, National Publicity Secretary of the All…
Zest Payments Limited, a fintech subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC and part of the Standard Bank Group, has partnered Huawei Cloud to strengthen Nigeria’s digital payments infrastructure and deliver stable, scalable and compliant payment services nationwide. According to a joint statement by Zest and Huawei Cloud made available to PUNCH Online on Monday, the rapid growth of Nigeria’s digital economy has made secure and reliable payment infrastructure critical to business expansion, from micro-merchants and small and medium-sized enterprises to large corporations. The statement noted that accelerating digital adoption had triggered a surge in transaction volumes and user demand on the Zest…
Eight-time Nigeria Premier Football League champions, Enugu Rangers, continued their resurgence in the 2025/26 season by climbing to third on the table following a 2–0 victory over Kano Pillars in a matchday 24 fixture, deepening their opponents’ relegation troubles, The PUNCH reports. An 11th-minute strike from Emmanuel Essien, followed by a 49th-minute own goal by Mukhtar Mohammed, secured the win for Rangers, who claimed their third victory in five matches and their 11th of the season. The side coached by Fidelis Ilechukwu have only lost once in their last 10 outings—a 2–1 away defeat to Plateau United last week. After…
Afrobeat icon Femi Kuti has hailed his late father, Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s profound impact on global music, stating that “hardly any great musician, past and present” has escaped the influence of the Afrobeat pioneer’s revolutionary sound. This comes as Fela receives a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award on Saturday, marking him as the first African artist to earn the prestigious honor from the Recording Academy. The recognition, announced during the Grammy ceremony, was accepted by Fela’s children—Femi, Yeni, and Kunle Kuti—on behalf of the family. “The honour is all ours to present a Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award to Fela…
While the summer doldrums have hit Washington, the MAGA influencers can never truly go on vacation, especially if they’ve spent their careers promising to reveal the truth about Jeffrey Epstein. Although their politicians are now in power, they’re getting stonewalled, and in the absence of juicy “Epstein files” to feed to their audiences, a new maelstrom of discontent is brewing, one that implicates much more than allegations about a pedophile’s sex trafficking ring. The complex rift around Donald Trump’s loyalists and the diehard Epstein truthers can no longer be separated from the issue of Israel, and as days pass, vocal…
