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Governor Uba Sani has promised that his administration, in collaboration with other security agencies, will ensure the safe return of all those who were abducted in Kurmin Wali village on Sunday. The governor made this pledge on Wednesday when he led a large delegation of senior government officials and heads of security agencies to commiserate with the people of Kurmin Wali. Mr Sani vowed that he would not rest on his oars until the abductees were returned home safely. ‘’In the last two days, we have been collaborating with the relevant security agencies, both the military, the DSS, the police,…
Fresh from continental duty and still carrying the physical and emotional weight of the Africa Cup of Nations 2025, Victor Osimhen has wasted no time refocusing his ambition. The Super Eagles and Galatasaray striker has made it clear that the mission now is singular: beat Manchester City and keep their UEFA Champions League hopes alive. Osimhen was speaking after Galatasaray’s tense 1–1 draw with Atletico Madrid, a result that leaves the Turkish champions needing a statement performance in their final group-stage game. From AFCON Bronze to European pressure The 27-year-old only recently returned from AFCON 2025, where he played a…
Traders affected by the fire outbreak that razed a commercial storey building at Computer Village in Ikeja Local Government Area of Lagos State have appealed to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for financial assistance to cushion the impact of their losses. DAILY POST reports that goods valued at several millions of naira were destroyed in the inferno, which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday at Somoye Street, Ikeja. The affected building housed dealers in computers and accessories, a major hub of commercial activity in the area. The fire, which broke out shortly after midnight, completely gutted the upper floor of the…
The Executive Director of Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre, Clement Nwankwo, has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, must give notice of at least 360 days before elections. Nwankwo said this on Wednesday while fielding questions in an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’ monitored by DAILY POST. He said that the National Assembly cannot continue to delay the passage of the Electoral Bill, adding that time is running out, and it needs to be prioritised. “We need time for preparation for the election. We need certain things in the electoral laws and legal framework both the international…
The Southern Kaduna Christian Leaders Association (SKCLA) has strongly condemned the recent kidnapping of 177 persons from Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Its Chairman, Apostle Dr Emmanuel Nuhu Kure, in a statement on Thursday and made available to DAILY POST described the incident as heart-rending, alarming, and unacceptable, noting that it marks the first time in the history of the region that members of three different Christian denominations were abducted in a single day during church services. The Association lamented that the Kajuru incident adds to the growing list of unresolved abductions across Southern Kaduna, particularly in Kauru,…
Mother of Anu, the 12-year-old girl at the centre of an ongoing paternity controversy involving Afrobeats star, Davido, has accused the Adeleke family of intimidation, manipulation, and abuse of power, while firmly denying claims that additional DNA tests were conducted in 2020. In a strongly worded statement late Wednesday, she alleged that her own sister, Titilayo Labinjoh, had been in contact with Dr. Adedeji Adeleke since the COVID-19 pandemic, a development she said came as a shock to her family. “To my shock, my own sister Titi Labinjoh reportedly has been talking to Dr. Deji Adeleke since the pandemic. About…
Former Arsenal and Manchester United stars, Theo Walcott and Wayne Rooney, have said that Leandro Trossard has proven them wrong this season. Trossard put in a great performance again, helping Arsenal beat Inter 3-1 in the Champions League. A goal from Gabriel Jesus helped the Gunners keep their perfect record in the Champions League with a tough win at the San Siro, which also ensured Mikel Arteta’s team finishes in the top two of the group stage. Trossard is keeping up his good performance after some uncertainty about his future at Arsenal earlier in the summer. Walcott said that Trossard’s…
Notable happenings in security, social and sports sectors dominate headlines shaping Nigeria this Thursday morning. Kidnappers have demanded a deposit of N28.9m for 17 motorcycles they allegedly lost during recent military operations as a condition for the release of 166 residents kidnapped from a Kaduna State community. The Federal Government is moving to fast-track the trial of 5,000 terror suspects to address the significant backlog of terrorism-related cases in the country. The controversial paternity dispute involving Davido took a new turn on Wednesday when his father, Dr. Deji Adeleke, publicly revealed that DNA tests confirmed the Afrobeats star is not…
The Awka Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association has condemned the alleged assault on a lawyer, Charles Ifeanyi, by operatives of the Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra Brigade, otherwise known as “OCHA Brigade”, calling on the Anambra State Government and relevant agencies to probe the incident. PUNCH Metro learnt on Wednesday that the lawyer was allegedly assaulted by the men of the OCHA Brigade on Monday. The OCHA Brigade is a state-run enforcement agency in Anambra tasked with ensuring environmental sustainability, enforcing government policies on cleanliness, order, and discipline, and improving the overall health of the state. Its activities include…
Today, I will talk about a rupture in the world order, the end of a pleasant fiction and the beginning of a harsh reality, where geopolitics, where the large, main power, geopolitics, is submitted to no limits, no constraints. On the other hand, I would like to tell you that the other countries, especially intermediate powers like Canada, are not powerless. They have the capacity to build a new order that encompasses our values, such as respect for human rights, sustainable development, solidarity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the various states. The power of the less powerful starts with honesty.…
