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Spokesman of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Comrade Emma Powerful, has insisted that the February 2, 2026 sit-at-home in the South-East, ordered by the group to show solidarity with traders in Onitsha Main Market, will hold. Powerful spoke in a statement released to newsmen on Sunday. DAILY POST reports that Onitsha Main Market was closed for a week by Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, following the traders’ non-compliance with his ban on the observance of the Monday sit-at-home in the state. The market is to be reopened on Monday, February 2 and the governor has warned that if…
Activities marking the defection of members of the Labour Party, LP, in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State to the African Democratic Congress, ADC, were violently disrupted on Saturday after unidentified hoodlums invaded the venue. The event, jointly organised by LP and ADC to publicly acknowledge the movement of party members, was first scheduled to hold at the LP secretariat in Idimu. However, chaos erupted when more than 100 suspected thugs reportedly stormed the premises, forcing party members and officials to flee. Eyewitnesses said the attackers, some armed with knives, canes and other dangerous objects, assaulted individuals they encountered…
The Niger State Police Command has confirmed that suspected armed bandits set ablaze a police station and part of a church in Agwara community in the early hours of Sunday. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, said in a statement on Sunday in Minna that the attack occurred around 3:40 am when the assailants stormed the Agwara Police Station. According to Abiodun, the tactical police team on duty engaged the attackers, but the bandits eventually overpowered the officers and reportedly used dynamite to ignite the station. DAILY POST had earlier reported that Agwara town, in Agwara Local…
Southampton midfielder, Joe Aribo is on the verge of sealing a loan move to Leicester City for the remainder of the season, DAILY POST reports. Southampton and Leicester City have agreed on the deal which is expected to be completed before Monday’s transfer deadline. Aribo, who has six months left on his contract with Southampton, has barely featured for the South Coast club this season. The Nigeria international has made just seven appearances for the Saints, all as a substitute. The 29-year-old was initially linked with a move to Turkey, but has opted to remain in England. Aribo joined Southampton…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited over its alleged failure to account for N22.3bn, $49.7m, £14.3m and €5.2m in oil revenue. This was disclosed in a statement issued by SERAP Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, on Sunday The action follows allegations contained in the 2022 audited report of the Auditor-General of the Federation, published on September 9, 2025, which documented multiple instances of unaccounted payments, abandoned contracts and irregular financial transactions by the national oil company. In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/195/2026, filed last Friday at the Federal High Court in…
The Spokesman for the House of Representatives, Mr Akintunde Rotimi, has reiterated the National Assembly’s commitment to delivering an acceptable Electoral Reform Bill capable of strengthening Nigeria’s democratic system. Rotimi, who represents Ekiti North Federal Constituency 1, said the National Assembly was currently harmonising inputs from various stakeholders to ensure the passage of a comprehensive and effective electoral reform document. The lawmaker spoke on Saturday in Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State while inaugurating three constituency projects comprising two roads at Isaba and Oke-Ayedun, and a staff quarters at Odo-Oro High School, Odo-Oro Ekiti. “These projects were executed based…
Paul Onuachu’s flawless penalty record in the Turkish Super Lig finally came to an end on Friday night as Trabzonspor were held to a 1-1 draw away to Antalyaspor, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Nigerian striker scored for the second league game in a row but also missed a late spot kick that would have completed the comeback and strengthened Trabzonspor’s push in the title race. Restored to the starting lineup after a goalscoring cameo against Kasimpasa, Onuachu once again led the line for the visitors. However, it was Antalyaspor who struck first, capitalising on a defensive lapse shortly before…
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor — formerly known as Prince Andrew — appears to kneel on all fours over an unknown woman in new photos obtained from late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s estate. On Friday, January 30, the Justice Department released more evidence from Epstein’s estate, including 100 new photographs. Mountbatten-Windsor seemingly appears in three new images alongside a fully-clothed woman whose face has been redacted. The former prince touches the woman’s stomach and waist in two shots taken at separate angles while a third picture seemingly shows him kneeling on all four while staring directly at the camera. U.S. Justice Department…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun I Area Command, Idiroko, has confirmed another violent assault on its officers by suspected smugglers along a bush path at Alapoti in Ado/Odo-Ota Local Government Area. Zakari Chado, the command’s spokesperson, confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday in Ota. Mr Chado said that the attack on its officers was coming barely one week after a similar attack by suspected drug traffickers, where two of its personnel sustained life-threatening injuries at the Akokoro area of Iwoye in Imeko-Afon Local Government Area. He explained that the incident occurred at about 6.00 p.m., on Saturday,…
Joy Omosimbo, mother, grandmother, director, leader, friend, and wife, 60 is a start that you wear so well. Still so many more years of your unique mixture of beauty and vulnerability, brashness and kindness, all covered in that sweet you like – caramel on chocolate; now that is reason to live forever with you. There is nothing that deserves systemic engagement more than the relationships that shape our lives. Humans are social animals who choose meaning above all else, whether that meaning is arrived at through detachment, which suggests objectivity, or through emotions founded in our individual experiences. In all,…
