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Former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates has chalked up his friendship with late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as a “huge mistake.” The New York Times reported that Gates began a friendship with the disgraced financier in 2011, which was three years after Epstein pleaded guilty to procuring a child for prostitution and soliciting a prostitute. (Epstein was sentenced to 18 months behind bars but was ultimately released in 2010 after completing the end of his sentence on home confinement.) Bill’s relationship with Epstein came under new scrutiny when the financier died by suicide at age 66 in August 2019 following…
The people of South-East region has been urged to ignore the Monday sit-at-home declared by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. The youth wing of apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, gave the directive in a statement on Sunday, describing sit-at-home as a non-profitable venture. DAILY POST recalls that as part of the ongoing controversy involving Onitsha Main Market traders and Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State, IPOB spokesman, Emma Powerful declared a sit-at-home across the South-East tomorrow, Monday, February 2. However, Ohanaeze youths in a press release issued on Sunday by its National President, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike,…
Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has pledged that he will not impose candidates on communities during the 2027 general elections, insisting that people have the right to choose their representatives. The governor made the pledge while receiving executive members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, from Birnin Kebbi Local Government Area at the Government House, Birnin Kebbi. “I will never impose any candidate on any community. You have the mandate to decide who represents you,” Idris said, urging party members to support candidates with proven records of service. He said his administration had implemented about 80 per cent of its…
The Benue State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two serving police sergeants in connection with a suspected armed robbery operation, leading to the recovery of a stolen vehicle and weapons. Police sources disclosed that operatives of the command’s surveillance patrol team acted on credible intelligence to intercept a red Toyota Corolla (2010 model) with Registration Number NEG-35-AE, which had earlier been snatched at gunpoint in Akwanga and was heading towards Keffi. It was gathered that the suspects allegedly breached a police checkpoint at Angwan Lambu, prompting security operatives to give chase. They were eventually stopped and arrested at…
Award-winning filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan, has revealed that there has been a tense phone call with actress and producer Funke Akindele. The conversation came after controversy over Afolayan’s remarks on film promotion strategies in Nollywood. In an interview with Arise News on Sunday, Afolayan said Akindele called him personally after his comments, which seemed to suggest he had dismissed colleagues who promote their movies through dance-driven campaigns. “She called, and she said, ‘I know you don’t like me, but don’t mention my name in your interviews,’ she was yelling, and she dropped the phone after that,” Afolayan said. He insisted that…
The venue for the Katsina United’s matchday 24 encounter against Abia Warriors has been changed, DAILY POST reports. The match which was billed to be staged at the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium in Katsina will now hold at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano. The venue was moved due to the unavailability of the ground. Katsina United will be aiming to return to winning ways after their three-game winless run. It would be recalled that Katsina United thrashed Abia Warriors 5-1 in the same fixture last season. Bello Lukman netted a brace, while Mubarak Said, Abdulbari Nura and Ahmed Abdultaofik were…
The traditional ruler of Iwoye-Ketu in Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State, Oba Isaac Oyero, has decried the lack of adequate security presence in the community, saying it has made it difficult to check criminal activities around the border town and its environs. Oyero also condemned the recent attack on operatives of the Ogun 1 Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service at Akokoro, one of the villages under Iwoye-Ketu, during which two officers were injured, noting that the incident further highlighted the insecurity challenges in the area. The monarch disclosed this in a statement signed by his Senior…
The Zamfara State Police Command has arrested 21 illegal miners in Zurmi and Maradun Local Government Areas of the state. In a statement issued to newsmen on Sunday, the spokesperson for the command, DSP Yazid Abubakar, said the illegal miners were arrested Saturday in a joint operation comprising officers of the Anti-Illegal Mining Unit, Tactical Unit, and Bomb Disposal Unit of the command. Abubakar said other participants in the joint operation included personnel of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps and the Federal Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development, Gusau Area Office. He said, “On January 31, 2026, at…
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress in Lagos State, Olalekan Anjolaiya, has condemned the alleged attack on new members of the party who recently defected from the Labour Party in the state. PUNCH Online reports that the News Agency of Nigeria reported that unidentified hoodlums on Saturday disrupted a defection ceremony organised to formally welcome the former LP members into the ADC in Alimosho Local Government Area of the state. The hoodlums, reportedly numbering over 100, stormed the first venue of the event at the LP office in the Idimu area of the state and sent members, including officials,…
Nigerian high jumper Temitope Adeshina equalled the national record after clearing 1.97m to win the women’s high jump at the Razorback Invitational on Friday. Adeshina’s winning height secured first place ahead of Ghana’s Rose Yeboah, who finished second with a best clearance of 1.94m, in a strong field. The 1.97m clearance matches Adeshina’s personal best and the Nigerian national record, marking the third time she has reached the height in competition. She first cleared 1.97m at the NCAA Championships in June 2024, before equalling the mark again at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships last season to qualify for the 2025…
