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A gun battle in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State has resulted in the deaths of five suspected Boko Haram terrorists and three members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF). The incident was disclosed in a post shared on X on Saturday by security analyst Zagazola Makama. According to the post, the clash occurred at about 2:30 pm along the Ngoshe–Pulka Road, when armed men ambushed CJTF members and hunters who were on a routine patrol in the area. During the exchange of gunfire, five of the attackers were killed. However, three CJTF members, Yunusa Ali Ananicha, Adamu…
Kano Pillars have completed the signing of William Yikat and Luis Dadong, DAILY POST reports. Yikat and Dadong joined the Sai Masu Gida from Czech Republic side MFR Karvina and NPFL club, Wikki Tourists, respectively. Both players penned a short-term deal with Mohammed Babaganaru’s side. Dadong has netted twice for Wikki Tourists before making the switch, while Yikat will be making his first appearance in the NPFL. Kano Pillars will be hoping the duo hit the ground running at the club so as to help improve their position in the NPFL table. The Sai Masu Gida currently occupy 19th position…
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has pledged to achieve 100 per cent water supply coverage across the state by late 2026, saying his administration has raised water production from eight per cent to over 30 per cent in two and a half years. The governor made the pledge when the management of the National Water Resources Institute paid him a courtesy visit at Government House, Kaduna on Saturday. Sani attributed the improvement in water production to what he described as a comprehensive overhaul of the state’s water infrastructure, following years of neglect and decay in the sector. He lamented that…
Founder of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Dr. Boniface Aniebonam, has said that Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State did not resign from the party but from the Kwankwasiya Movement, led by Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso. Aniebonam made the clarification on Saturday in a swift reaction to the governor’s reported resignation from the NNPP, which was widely circulated in the media. In a statement, he argued that the resignation letter from the governor was not addressed to the authentic NNPP National Working Committee (NWC) led by Dr. Major Agbo, nor to the state chairman or ward secretary, but to a member…
Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Bimbo Ademoye, has raised alarm over a copyright claim placed on her YouTube movie Where Love Lives, which she said has led to the demonetisation of the movie on the platform. Ademoye alleged that an individual identified as Emmanuel Davies falsely claimed ownership of a song used in the film, despite her assertion that she holds full rights to the soundtrack. The actress further claimed that the same individual uploaded the song to Spotify and other streaming platforms, listing himself as the composer. Where Love Lives, released in December 2025, has recorded over 18 million views…
If that all sounds familiar, it’s because Gemini already offered the option to hook into your Workspace apps. But it required more work on the user’s part — I always found I needed to explicitly ask it to check something in my email or on my calendar if I wanted it to use those as sources. Now, if the prompt seems like it merits a trip to your inbox to look for an email about a concert ticket, it will do so of its own accord. That’s kind of huge. If you have to be specific with every single prompt…
The next stop in the Yellowstone universe is a spinoff starring Luke Grimes’ character, Kayce Dutton. Yellowstone, which premiered in 2018, introduced viewers to the fictional Dutton family, who own the largest ranch in Montana. After finding success on Paramount, creator Taylor Sheridan grew the Yellowstone world with prequels 1883 and 1923. CBS ordered Marshals, the upcoming show following Kayce as he leaves the Yellowstone ranch to join the U.S. Marshals, after Yellowstone concluded in December 2024. “Cowboys dont say goodbye, they say see you later,” Grimes wrote via Instagram when the exciting news was announced. Related: A Guide to…
Sympathisers have crowdfunded over N25 million for Haruna Bashir, a widower who lost his entire family in a tragic incident last Saturday. Mr Bashir’s wife and six children were murdered at their residence in the Dorayi Charanchi Quarters of the Kano metropolis. The five-day fundraising campaign was spearheaded by Abba Hikima, a Kano-based legal practitioner. The initiative was launched following widespread public appeals for a structured way to assist Bashir. Mr Hikima initially drew attention to the family’s plight through a social media post, urging the government and affluent individuals to support the bereaved father, whom he described as being…
Governor Uba Sani has disclosed that the water production of Kaduna State has increased from 8% to over 30% in the last two and half years, as a result of a comprehensive overhaul of infrastructure. The Governor who made this known when the management of the National Water Resources Institute(NWRI) paid him a courtesy call, pledged a 100% coverage across Kaduna State by late 2026. He lamented that ‘’for over a decade, our water sector suffered from systemic neglect.’’ ‘’When this administration assumed office, we encountered a sector in deep distress—treatment plants were dormant, distribution networks had been severely compromised…
The founder of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Dr. Boniface Aniebonam, has clarified that Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, did not resign from the party According to him, the governor only resigned from the Kwankwasiya Movement led by Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. Reacting to reports of the governor’s resignation, Aniebonam said the letter was not addressed to the authentic National Working Committee, NWC, of the NNPP, nor to the recognised state or ward leadership of the party. Instead, he said it was sent to a member of the Kwankwasiya Movement in Diso-Chiranchi Ward, Gwale Local Government Area. “The NNPP NWC…
