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The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested a newly married woman over the alleged poisoning of her husband in Gauza village, Jahun Local Government Area. In a statement issued on Saturday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Shiisu Lawan Adam, the command said the incident occurred on January 23, 2026, at about 5 pm. According to the police, “the Jigawa State Police Command recorded a tragic incident involving the death of a newly wedded man who allegedly died after consuming a poisoned meal prepared by his wife.” The statement said preliminary findings showed that the man ate lunch at…
Ryan Alebiosu has reflected on his experience with Nigeria at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, DAILY POST reports. The Blackburn Rovers defender was a surprise inclusion in Eric Chelle’s squad for the competition. It was the first time Alebiosu will be involved with Nigeria at the international level. The right-back made his Super Eagles bow in their last group game against the Cranes of Uganda. Alebiosu sustained an injury in the game, and was unable to play for the remainder of the competition. The 25-year-old said it was a remarkable experience for him in Morocco. “It’s been a great…
The Federal Government has said the World Bank–assisted Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity–Governance (HOPE-GOV) programme is designed to drive lasting reforms in budgeting and expenditure management across the country’s primary healthcare and basic education sectors. The National Coordinator of the HOPE-GOV Programme, Assad Hassan, said the initiative focuses on institutional reforms rather than direct cash disbursement, with incentives strictly linked to measurable results achieved by implementing agencies, including state governments. Hassan spoke in Abuja on Friday during an implementation coordination visit by the National Programme Coordination Unit of HOPE-GOV to the Ministerial Oversight Committee Secretariat of the Basic…
The Ondo State Governor, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has reiterated his call for the unity of members of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state. To this end, the governor urged members of the House of Representatives from the state to view the overall development, peace, and stability of Ondo as a collective responsibility requiring the commitment of all. Aiyedatiwa, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Ebenezer Adeniyan, on Saturday, said he held a dinner with the nine federal lawmakers in Akure on Friday evening. According to the statement, the meeting focused on collaborations towards the development…
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 113, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, please send hot cocoa to my freezing-cold house, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)This week, I’ve been reading about private garbage collectors and vintage watches and My Favorite Murder, watching The Running Man (which was not great) and Sinners (which was extremely great), giving my Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses another whirl, nostalgia-tripping my way through The Format’s new album, sitting in the audience for the first Star Search on Netflix,…
The proposed restrictions on stablecoin yields under the US CLARITY Act risk driving capital out of regulated markets and into offshore, opaque financial structures.Colin Butler, head of markets at Mega Matrix, said banning compliant stablecoins from offering yield would not protect the US financial system, but instead sideline regulated institutions while accelerating capital migration beyond US oversight. “There’s always going to be demand for yield,” Butler told Cointelegraph, adding that if compliant stablecoins can’t offer it, capital will simply move “offshore or into synthetic structures that sit outside the regulatory perimeter.”Under the recently enacted GENIUS Act, payment stablecoins such as…
Eminem’s daughter Hailie Jade McClintock is addressing the idea that “boy moms” are “toxic” after the Beckham family feud continues to make waves. In the Friday, January 23 episode of her podcast, “Just a Little Shady,” Hailie weighed in on “boy mom rhetoric” after recapping how Brooklyn Beckham took aim at his family – with a particular emphasis on his mom Victoria – in a scathing Instagram post. “I don’t know. I kind of can see both sides in this, but I think people just really do believe that boy moms are toxic,” Hailie, 30, said after recapping the details…
The police command in Akwa Ibom State has said it arrested three masqueraders in the state for alleged involvement in violent and disorderly conduct under the guise of masquerade activities. The police spokesperson in Akwa Ibom, Timfon John, said in a statement on Saturday in Uyo that operatives arrested the masqueraders on Friday in Etinan Local Government Area of the state. “On Friday, 23 January 2026, at about 1645 hours, the Command received a distress call from an anonymous source reporting a serious breach of public peace and violent activities by masquerades at Mbioto II Village, Etinan LGA. “Upon receipt…
A former Commissioner for Health in Oyo State, Dr Kayode Afolabi has disclosed that Nigeria needs more trained mid-level manpower to tackle the health challenges facing majority of people at the rural communities. Afolabi tasked the federal, state and local governments to engage more trained manpower to contribute to healthcare services delivery, especially at community level. Dr Afolabi, who doubles as the Provost of Premier College of Health Technology, Ibadan made the call while speaking at the maiden convocation ceremony of the institution on Friday, noting that the contributions of mid-level health professionals cannot be ignored, especially at the community…
The factional NNPP Chairman in Kano, Senator Masaud Jibrin Eldoguwa, has expressed sadness over the sudden resignation of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano from his party. “I feel bad losing one of the proactive governor of my party. Certainly, we in NNPP will be missing him greatly”, he said while speaking exclusively with DAILY POST in Kano. Senator Masaud, however said Nigerians and all those expressing all sorts of negative opinions on the matter have to understand that joining a political party is a personal action to whoever wishes to do so, so also when withdrawing. “Therefore, for Abba,…
