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The Imo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has screened 107 aspirants poised to contest the party’s primary election for the 27 seats in the State House of Assembly ahead of the forthcoming general elections. The disclosure was made by the Chairperson of the State Screening Committee (SSC), Judith Inamoto, at the party’s secretariat on Okigwe Road, Owerri, after the completion of the exercise. “I, together with other members of the committee, are here on a national assignment. We were sent here to screen the aspirants for the House of Assembly in the state,” Inamoto said. She added…
The Edo State Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika, has raised the alarm over the high cases of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, SGBV, across the state. DAILY POST reports that the commissioner raised the alarm during a press conference on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Benin City. Agbonika said that in the last two months, the command has arrested over 23 suspects linked to rape, defilement and other SGBV-related offences in the state. “This trend is painful, unacceptable and deeply concerning. Violence is never a solution to any disagreement or desire. Rather, it destroys lives, families and communities,” he said. He…
Former Real Madrid goalkeeper, Iker Casillas, has said he is not in support of Jose Mourinho’s return to the club. The LaLiga giants are in negotiations to release Mourinho from his Benfica contract. In a post on X on Tuesday, Casillas insisted that the 63-year-old is not the best man to lead Los Blancos forward. He wrote: “I have no problem with Mourinho. He seems like a great professional to me. “I don’t want him at @realmadrid. “I think other coaches would be better equipped to coach at the club of my life. Personal opinion. Nothing more.”
Parents under the aegis of Agege Parents Forum in Lagos State have raised concerns over the huge number of out-of-school children in the community, calling on the government to establish more technical schools to engage youths who are unable to continue conventional education. The appeal was made on Tuesday during the Annual General Meeting of the Agege Parents Forum held at the Agege Stadium. The United Nations Children’s Fund estimates that 18.3 million Nigerian children are out of school, comprising 10.2 million at the primary level and 8.1 million at the junior secondary level. Speaking at the event, the Zonal…
Although the next general election is still some time away, Nigeria’s political class has already slipped fully into campaign mode. Across ministries, government houses, and legislative chambers, governance increasingly appears to be taking a back seat as political office holders focus more on securing re-election tickets or positioning themselves for higher offices. In Abuja, hotels, guest houses, and political meeting points are once again filled with governors, lawmakers, commissioners, political aides, and party loyalists lobbying influential leaders, negotiating alliances, and seeking endorsements ahead of party primaries. Some of these politicians have practically relocated to the nation’s capital, where party headquarters…
Dangote Industries Limited is partnering with the Niger State Government to accelerate industrialisation, attract investment, and expand economic opportunities in the state. According to a statement by the Group Chief Branding and Communication Officer, Anthony Chiejina, the company is collaborating with the state government on several economic initiatives. The statement stated that apart from sponsoring the annual trade fair, Dangote Rice Limited had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the state government for the supply of paddy rice over the next 10 years. “According to the MoU, Dangote Rice Limited has committed to a guaranteed off-take of 1 million metric…
Nigeria defender Emmanuel Fernandez has apologised to Rangers supporters after a 3-1 defeat to Celtic at Celtic Park on Sunday effectively ended the club’s Scottish Premiership title hopes with two matches remaining, while also accepting personal blame for aspects of the campaign that fell short. “First and foremost, I apologise to the fans. We know that we should have done better in the last three games. We feel sorry for the fans,” Fernandez told the Daily Record. The 24-year-old, who joined Rangers from Peterborough United last summer, was unflinching in his self-assessment, refusing to point fingers at teammates while acknowledging…
Abass Mimiko, the Zenith Labour Party candidate in the last governorship election in Ondo State and younger brother of former Ondo State governor, Olusegun Mimiko, speaks with PETER DADA on Ondo politics, state of the nation, democracy, and the future of the ZLP Since the 2024 governorship election in Ondo State, the Zenith Labour Party appears to have gone quiet. What is responsible for this? The Zenith Labour Party is very much alive and active. We remain vibrant, with structures across all 18 local government areas and wards in Ondo State. However, we deliberately became less vocal after the election,…
Google is announcing a new line of laptops coming in the fall called Googlebooks. Details are sparse for now, as the tease is just a small part of various Android announcements during Google’s Android Show. But we do know this is a major new initiative in the laptop space for Google, seemingly designed to succeed Chromebooks with something more capable: a platform running a long-rumored new operating system based on a fusion of Android and ChromeOS.That operating system, through various leaks, has been referred to as Aluminium OS. Google isn’t announcing the OS’s real name or giving many details about…
The government of Bermuda announced that it will begin moving payment and financial-services activities to the Stellar network as part of its plans to be a “fully on-chain national economy.”Speaking at the Bermuda Digital Finance Forum on Tuesday, Premier David Burt said that the island nation’s government, after risk assessments, could accept and invest in digital assets. In addition, Stellar announced that Bermuda would move certain financial services onto its network in response to high transaction fees.”The lack of mobile money applications and reliance on legacy payments infrastructure has left Bermudians paying high payment processing fees and hindered additional economic…
