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A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Dele Momodu, has stressed the need to rescue Nigeria from one-man dictatorship. Momodu made this call on Thursday when he appeared as a guest in an interview on ‘The Morning Brief’, a programme on Channels Television monitored by DAILY POST. He was speaking about the forthcoming 2027 general elections in Nigeria. “I’m happy that we have a few people with good conscience, who can say to hell with making cheap money in politics. “If I wanted to make money in politics, I would be with President Bola Tinubu. I will be in…
The Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS, Kano State Command, has arrested a 20-year-old man for allegedly attempting to smuggle Indian hemp in a loaf of bread into a custodial facility at the Kano High Court premises. This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday in Kano by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSC Musbahu Lawan-Kofarnasarawa. He said the suspect, who resides at Tishama Hotoro Quarters, Kano, was apprehended by officers from the Goron Dutse Custodial Centre while inmates were being escorted to court for their various hearings. According to him, the suspect was found to have concealed a substance suspected…
Afrobeats singer, Davido has lost a $50,000 bet on Nigeria to beat Morocco in the African Cup of Nations semifinal clash on Wednesday as the Super Eagles lost 4-2 on penalties to the Atlas Lions. Hours before the match, the singer posted his bet slip on social media, showing that he placed a $50,000 bet on the Super Eagles to beat Morocco. However, he lost the bet after the game ended in a goalless draw in regulation time. Meanwhile, popular Nigerian TikToker Peller has cried out after losing a $3,000 bet on Nigeria to beat Morocco in 90 minutes. “Thank…
Former media aide to late ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad, has urged the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, to retain Super Eagles coach, Eric Chelle. Ahmad said Chelle has shown a strong understanding of the Super Eagles technical dynamics. Posting on X, he noted that with Chelle, Super Eagles will dominate Africa in the near future. He wrote: “After last night’s result, which wasn’t what we all hoped for, I hope the NFF will continue with Coach Eric Chelle, as he has clearly demonstrated a strong understanding of the Super Eagles’ technical dynamics. “If he is stayed and is given the…
Popular Nigerian comedian, Bovi Ugboma, has shared a critique of the Super Eagles following their semi-final exit from the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, declaring that football remains the sole unifying force in a country divided by religion and politics. In a video posted via his Instagram page on Thursday after Nigeria’s loss to Morocco on Wednesday, Bovi, who revealed he has several friends in the national team, made a rare departure from his usual stance of non-interference in their professional affairs. “If there’s anything that unites Nigeria as a nation, it’s football. Mark my words, it’s football,” the entertainer…
The Lagos State task force has arrested 281 suspected street urchins, popularly known as Omotaku, during a renewed enforcement operation across major roads and highways in the state. The spokesperson for the agency, Raheem Gbadeyan, in a statement on Wednesday, stated that the clampdown was carried out within the last week. According to him, the operation also formed part of the agency’s ongoing clean-up exercise aimed at ridding Lagos of criminal elements who harass motorists, especially when vehicles develop mechanical faults on the road. The Chairman of the task force, CSP Adetayo Akerele, in the statement, stated that the operations…
The Nigerian Exchange Limited has officially listed an additional 3,156,869,665 ordinary shares of United Bank for Africa Plc on its Daily Official List, marking a step in strengthening the bank’s capital base and deepening liquidity in the Nigerian capital market. The listing follows the successful conclusion of UBA’s recent rights issue exercise, which offered shareholders one new ordinary share for every thirteen ordinary shares held at a price of N50.00 per share. The NGX confirmed the formal listing in a letter dated 12 January 2026, addressed to UBA and signed by Godstime Iwenkehai, Head of the Issuer Regulation Department at…
Remo Stars returned to winning ways at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne on Wednesday, edging Ikorodu City 1-0 in a fiercely contested South West derby as Shooting Stars delivered a commanding 3-0 home victory over Enyimba in Ibadan, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The start of the second leg came after a 16-day mid-season break dominated by off-pitch tensions stemming from on-field disagreements in the reverse fixture, which saw Ikorodu City claim a 1-0 victory in Lagos in late December. The defending champions had temporarily relocated to the MKO Abiola Sports Arena in Abeokuta for the first half of the…
Actor Matthew McConaughey has filed recordings of his image and voice with US patent authorities to protect them from unauthorised usage by artificial intelligence platforms, a representative said Wednesday. Several video clips and audio recordings were registered by the commercial arm of the just keep livin Foundation, a non-profit created by the Oscar-winning actor and his wife Camila, according to the United States Patent and Trademark Office database. Many artists are increasingly concerned about the uncontrolled use of their image via generative AI since the rollout of ChatGPT and other AI-powered tools. Several US states have adopted legislation that serves…
Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Perplexity, and Mistral AI have joined Google in paying the Wikimedia Foundation for access to its projects, including Wikipedia’s vast collection of articles. The Wikimedia Foundation announced the news as part of Wikipedia’s 25th anniversary on Thursday.The partnerships are part of Wikimedia Enterprise, an initiative launched in 2021 that gives large companies access to a premium version of Wikipedia’s API for a fee. Lane Becker, the Wikimedia Foundation’s senior director of earned revenue, tells The Verge that the program offers a version of Wikipedia “tuned” for commercial use and AI companies. “We take feature requests, we build…
