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A United Kingdom High Court of Appeal has upheld earlier rulings against blogger Maureen Badejo, ordering her to pay £100,000 in damages to the founder of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, Daniel Olukoya and his wife, Folashade, after losing a defamation suit. In April 2021, the Queen’s Bench Division of a UK high court of justice ordered Ms Badejo to pay the sum of £65,000 to the general overseer and £35,000 to his wife as damages over defamatory publications. The court also directed her to publicly retract the defamatory statements and publish a summary of the judgment on…

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has approved fresh appointments and promotions, noting the move is part of efforts to strengthen governance and enhance service delivery across key sectors of the state. The approvals were disclosed in a statement released on Wednesday by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa. According to the statement, Abdulkadir Balarabe Kankarofi (Alhajiji) has been appointed Special Adviser on Humanitarian Affairs in the Office of the Executive Governor. He previously served as the Senior Special Assistant on Protocol I to the governor. Also appointed is Hajia Aisha Tamburawa, who will now serve as Special Adviser…

Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Nyesom Wike, says Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, knows exactly what to do if he does not want impeachment. Olayinka said this on Wednesday in an interview on ‘The Morning Brief’, a programme on Channels Television monitored by DAILY POST. He was speaking about the ongoing political tension in Rivers where the State Assembly initiated impeachment proceedings against Governor Fubara. He said, “It is not Wike who is behind Fubara’s impeachment move but the House of Assembly. “If Fubara doesn’t want the impeachment, he knows what to…

The Nigerian Army has rescued a kidnapped man in Taraba State following sustained search-and-rescue operations. This was disclosed by commander of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 3, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), Brig.-Gen. Kingsley Chidiebere Uwa. Uwa, in a statement issued on Wednesday in Jalingo, urged members of the public to continue supporting the ongoing military operations by providing timely and credible information to security agencies. According to the statement, troops deployed to Dogon-Gawa in Takum Local Government Area rescued the victim on Jan. 27, 2026, after intensive and aggressive operations within the brigade’s area of responsibility. “Troops conducting ongoing search-and-rescue operations…

Power Dynamos head coach Oswald Mutapa believes his side can still turn around their CAF Champions League campaign, DAILY POST reports. The Zambian side currently occupy bottom spot in Group A with just one point from three games. They were held to a 0-0 draw by Nigerian club, Rivers United in their last game at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium last weekend. Power Dynamos will face same opponent in a matchday four encounter at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo on Sunday. Mutapa said it is important for his team to beat Finidi George’s side. “What we need to do is…

From Tunde Oyekola Ilorin Kwara State has recorded at least two foreign investments worth $35m, in what underscored Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s drive for industrialisation and economic growth in the state. A statement by Rafiu Ajakaye, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, on Wednesday, said that Sun Qing Rong, team lead of the ER-KANG Company Limited, noted that the firm has since concluded and flagged off its $20m lithium factory, aligning with the government’s policy to grow value addition and local manufacturing capacity. He said the firm has more than 300 employees, mostly Kwarans, and that the plants process lithium into…

The Oyo State Police Command on Wednesday arrested two suspected armed robbers in Ibadan, the state capital. The Command Police Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, disclosed this in a statement in Ibadan. Ayanlade added that two dismissed Nigerian Army officers, David Okhaie and Balogun Afolabi, were also arrested for falsely parading themselves as an Army Captain. He explained that the arrest followed credible intelligence and an intense manhunt, which culminated in a well-coordinated, intelligence-led operation carried out within the Ibadan metropolis. Ayanlade, therefore, invited members of the public who might have lost their vehicles to armed robbery or theft and…

Emirates Airline and Air Peace have activated a bilateral interline agreement aimed at expanding air connectivity between Africa, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. The partnership, which builds on an existing relationship between the two carriers, will allow passengers to travel on a single ticket across select routes operated by both airlines, with baggage checked through to their final destinations. In a statement made available to journalists by Air Peace on Monday, the airlines said the agreement would improve travel convenience and open up more destinations to customers across West and Central Africa. Under the latest arrangement, Emirates…

Derek Chisora has urged Moses Itauma to avoid stepping into the ring with one man in particular. Itauma is viewed as one of the brightest talents in the entire sport, blasting through all comers to date to earn an unbeaten 13-0 record, 11 of those victories coming by knockout. His last outing saw him claim a first round knockout win over Dillian Whyte, and he’ll return in March to take on Jermaine Franklin, with the bout having been postponed from its original January date due to an Itauma injury. A win over Franklin could propel the 21-year-old towards world honours,…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has clarified that candidates currently enrolled in tertiary institutions can register for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry, but must disclose their matriculation status, warning that failure to do so could result in the forfeiture of both admissions. In a statement on Wednesday, signed by the Board’s Public Communication Adviser, Dr Fabian Benjamin, said some “self-styled education advocates” had misrepresented the Board’s directives, causing confusion among candidates and parents. “The attention of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has been drawn to a misleading and unfortunate distortion of a portion of…