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Former Minister of Transportation and a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Rotimi Amaechi has said his supporters have been directed not to engage in social media fights ahead of the ADC, presidential ticket contest. Speaking in Lagos at the ADC Progressive Movement meeting, Amaechi opened up on why he is often attacked by the Obidents and Atiku supporters, “My supporters don’t engage in fights on social media, My people don’t fight, have you seen any Amaechi person fighting on social media? it is between Atiku people and Obi people and Obi people abusing me we will never reply,…

A young woman abducted in Kasuwan Magani, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, has regained her freedom after spending about five months in captivity. The victim was later confirmed pregnant following a medical examination. A former media aide to the late Kaduna State Governor, Patrick Yakowa, Mr Reuben Buhari, disclosed this in a post shared on his verified Facebook page. According to him, the victim was among four persons kidnapped when armed men invaded a residence where she had been caring for her critically ill mother. He explained that the attackers whisked the victims into the bush, where they…

Popular Nigerian streamer, Carter Efe, has defeated controversial singer, Portable in a highly anticipated celebrity boxing match. Carter Efe defeated Portable on Friday in a boxing match held at the Balmoral Hall, Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos to win the N50 million prize. The streamer won the fight after the third round. Following his victory, Carter Efe is now holding the title of Nigeria’s “Celebrity Boxing King.” DAILY POST recalls that Portable had previously defeated singer, Speed Darlington in April 2025 and actor Charles Okocha in December 2023. Watch video

Kwara United midfielder, Johnmark Aule will miss the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, matchday 36 fixture against Niger Tornadoes. The Harmony Boys confirmed Aule’s absence is a precautionary measure to avoid injury. He is expected to return for Kwara United’s remaining league matches. Aule has six goals in 26 appearances for the Harmony Boys this season. Kwara United will face Niger Tornadoes at Bako Kontagora Stadium in Minna on Sunday. Meanwhile, midfielder Hafeez Musa has returned from injury, and is available for the match. Kwara United lost 2-1 to Niger Tornadoes in the same fixture last season. Kwara United are…

Five federal lawmakers representing Osun State on the platform of the All Progressives Congress have commended President Bola Tinubu for approving Federal road projects worth N700 billion in the state, while also warning against what they described as misinformation regarding the projects’ origin and execution. The lawmakers, comprising Senator Francis Fadahunsi (Osun East), Senator Olubiyi Fadeyi (Osun Central), Oluwole Oke (Oriade/Obokun Federal Constituency), Taofeek Ajilesoro (Ife Federal Constituency) and Olusanya Omirin (Ijesa Federal Constituency), made their position known in a statement issued in Osogbo on Saturday. They said the interventions were secured through legislative engagements and presidential approval, and urged…

The Gombe State Police Command has dismissed reports circulating on social media claiming that the house of Mr. Nafiu Bala was set ablaze in the state, describing the information as false and misleading. In a press statement issued on Thursday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, said the command had not recorded any such incident anywhere in Gombe State. Our correspondent reports that Bala is a factional chairman of opposition African Democratic Congress. A viral post on X had suggested that an angry mob set the country home of Bala on fire. “The command confirms that the…

When the newly appointed Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, was first elevated to Minister of State for Finance from his previous position as the chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, some of us could bet that his ultimate destination, under the current administration, would be the office he took over from Wale Edun last week. Aside from repeated calls for coordination of fiscal and monetary policies by many analysts, the signs were clear that Oyedele’s first elevation, after a “good job” in his previous tax reform role, was for…

A lawyer and former federal lawmaker, Kayode Oladele, has said opposition parties, particularly the Peoples Democratic Party and the African Democratic Congress, stand no chance in the 2027 governorship race in Ogun State, citing weak leadership choices, fading structures, and the growing strength of the ruling party. In a statement made available to journalists on Thursday, Oladele said the PDP weakened its own position by planning to re-present its 2023 governorship candidate, Ladi Adebutu, for the 2027 governorship race, arguing that the decision raises doubts about the competence and capacity required to govern a complex and economically strategic state. He…

Equity Group Holdings, Kenya’s most profitable lender, has officially signalled a major southward expansion, setting its sights on bank acquisitions in Angola, Zambia, and Mozambique. The move, announced Wednesday via Kenya Wall Street following record-breaking financial results, marks a strategic pivot to anchor the bank’s operations along the continent’s vital mineral and trade corridors. Chief Executive James Mwangi revealed that the expansion is specifically designed to leverage the Lobito Transport Corridor, a US-backed trade route connecting the Atlantic coast of Angola to the mineral-rich regions of the DRC and Zambia. For Equity, the logic behind the new frontier is rooted…

Katsina State, on Wednesday, recorded a new case of Lassa fever, bringing the total of reported cases to three, with two deaths in the state recently. A Consultant in Infectious Diseases at the Federal Teaching Hospital Katsina, Mohammed Abubakar, confirmed this in an interview with our Correspondent in Katsina. Abubakar said, “As I’m talking to you now, in Katsina State, three cases have been confirmed. Two died. One was from Kafur, the other one was from Funtua. “The third case is currently with us here in this isolation centre. As we’re having this interview, she’s recuperating well.” He said the…