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A governance advocacy organisation, Northern Coalition for Accountability and Public Trust (NCAPT), has faulted claims by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) that the sum of ₦26.9 billion is missing from the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF). SERAP recently asked President Bola Tinubu to order an urgent investigation into the alleged missing or diverted ₦26.9 billion from the USPF. The group urged the President to direct the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, and the Secretary of the USPF, Yomi Arowosafe, to “account for and explain the whereabouts of the alleged missing or diverted ₦26.9…

The Taminu Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has amended the timetable ahead of the party primary election. This contained in a statement jointly signed by the fractional National Publicity Secretary, ini Ememobong, and National Organising Secretary, Theophilus Dakas Shan, on Wednesday. The statement said the amendment became necessary due to appeals from stakeholders and aspirants across the country. “In response to the appeals from stakeholders and aspirants across the country, the Interim National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has amended the earlier published timetable for activities culminating in the nomination of candidates activities as follows: “End…

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two suspected armed robbers and  recovered three stolen vehicles in the Ota area of the state. The suspects, 48-year-old Mohammed  Usman popularly known as ‘Mandela’, and Abiodun Ogunojukan alias ‘Ilasa’, aged 38,  are said to be members of a criminal syndicate involved in armed robbery and vehicle snatching within Ogun State and beyond. DAILY POST learnt that the cars – a Toyota Corolla, one Toyota Venza allegedly stolen at gunpoint on 26th April 2026 at Ilese-Awo, Abeokuta, and one Honda Crosstour – were snatched during an armed robbery operations. A statement signed by the Police Public…

Nigeria’s Falconets have been placed in Pot 2 ahead of the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup draw, DAILY POST reports. The event is scheduled to hold at the EC1 Cultural Centre on Friday. The Falconets are among the four African countries that will participate in the biennial competition. Ghana women’s national under-20 football team, Tanzania women’s national under-20 football team, and Benin women’s national under-20 football team are the other African representatives. Moses Aduku’s side booked a spot at Poland 2026 after edging past the Young Scorchers of Malawi 3-2 on aggregate. United States women’s national under-20 soccer team,…

President Bola Tinubu and Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame have agreed to deepen bilateral relations between Nigeria and Rwanda, including the revival of the Joint Permanent Ministerial Commission and new steps to strengthen cooperation in trade, consular affairs and continental integration. The agreement was reached in Kigali when Tinubu, who arrived in Rwanda for the Africa CEO Forum, met Kagame at the Urugwiro Presidential Villa, according to a Wednesday statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. The statement said both leaders “resolved to activate mechanisms to deepen bilateral relations” and stressed the importance…

A male suspect simply identified as Goodnews who allegedly defiled a 16- year-old girl in Rupokwu community in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State last week has escaped from Police custody. The case was being investigated by the Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department in Port Harcourt. It was gathered the suspect escaped when the scene of the crime was visited as part of investigation procedures. Recall that the suspect was earlier arrested by operatives of Special Area Rumudomaya and transfered to the State CID, Port Harcourt last week . Father of the alleged defilement victim, Mr Prince told newsmen…

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday dismissed a suit seeking to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission to register the All Democratic Alliance as a political party. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a judgment, held that the suit filed by promoters of the association was incompetent and unsupported by credible evidence. The plaintiffs, led by Umar Ardo, in suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/2788/2025, had sued INEC alongside Chief Akin Ricketts and Aminu Ahmed, seeking an order compelling the electoral body to register ADA as a political party. They also urged the court to declare the association deemed registered under Section 75(4)…

Manchester City’s second string eased past Crystal Palace 3-0 on Wednesday to climb just two points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal with two games remaining of a captivating title race. Pep Guardiola made six changes from the side that beat Brentford 3-0 at the weekend, with Erling Haaland and Jeremy Doku among those on the bench, while Palace boss Oliver Glasner also made tweaks. First-half goals from Antoine Semenyo and Omar Marmoush put City in control at a damp Etihad, and a late strike from Savinho added gloss to the scoreline. The tide appeared to have turned in City’s favour…

Microsoft Edge is adding a new feature that will allow its Copilot AI chatbot to gather information from all of your open tabs. When you start a conversation with Copilot, you can ask the chatbot questions about what’s in your tabs, compare the products you’re looking at, summarize your open articles, and more.In its announcement, Microsoft says you can “select which experiences you want or leave off the ones you don’t.” The company is retiring Copilot Mode as well, which could similarly draw information from your tabs but offered some agentic features, like the ability to book a reservation on…

Monthly trading volume on the Polymarket prediction market fell by about 8.9% in April, the first decline in month-to-month activity since August as rivals like Kalshi increased their market share.Polymarket and its US-based trading application collectively generated more than $10.2 billion in volume in April, compared to more than $11.2 billion in March, according to data from Dune Analytics.However, rival Kalshi’s April trading volume surged by about 13%, climbing to about $14.8 billion, Dune data shows. The total monthly trading volume for prediction markets also increased to about $29.8 billion in April from about $26.5 billion in March, an increase of…