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The Police Command in Anambra State says it has detained a masquerade allegedly involved in unprovoked violent attacks on residents of Awgbu Community in Orumba North Local Government Area of the state. In a statement issued in Awka and made available to reporters on Wednesday, the command’s spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed that the incident happened on Monday. “The Anambra Police Command wishes to inform the public, especially the people of Anambra and other concerned persons, that it has taken into custody the masquerade involved in the unprovoked and violent attacks on innocent citizens. “The act led to a breach of…

A knight of the Catholic Church, identified as Sir James Louise AKA Ebube Anaedo, has renounced Christianity after the church failed to acknowledge the efforts of the late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah in building Our Lady of Assumption Cathedral. The very mighty and colourful edifice of a cathedral was on Tuesday inaugurated for use, an event that attracted lots of personalities. The edifice was first started by the late Senator, who volunteered to build the cathedral for the church, and had worked on the project to about 85 percent completion, before a new Bishop, Dr Jonas-Benson Okoye, was posted to Nnewi…

Dr Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Zamfara State, has written to the National Chairman of the party making an appeal against what he described as the exclusion of some people or groups from joining the party. He said that members of the “Wamban Shinkafi Democratic Front” across the 14 local Government Areas, LGA, and 147 wards across Zamfara State have been denied membership of APC via the e-registration. In his letter dated January 14 and addressed to the APC National Secretariat, Shinkafi said the exclusion was contrary to the provision of the Article…

The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says its operatives arrested no fewer than 462 suspected drug traffickers and seized a total of 207, 595.54 kilograms of illicit drugs in 2025. DAILY POST reports that Dr Mitchell Ofoyeju, the State Commander of the agency, disclosed this in Benin City, on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, while presenting the scorecard of the Command for the outgoing year. Ofoyeju gave the gender breakdown of the arrested suspects as 309 males and 153 females. He also gave statistics of the arrested suspects according to their states of origin, including…

Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Young Game has drawn attention to the often-ignored hurdles confronting African diaspora artists seeking recognition within the Afrobeats industry, despite their growing contributions to the genre’s global success. Young Game, born Sunday Paul Bassey and a native of Ndi Okpo Ihechiowa, Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia State, is currently based in Italy. He is part of a rising generation of African creatives abroad who proudly project their culture beyond the continent but struggle to gain equal visibility with artists operating from Nigeria. According to the singer, physical distance from Nigeria’s music ecosystem remains a major disadvantage.…

Super Falcons players have sent a message of support to Super Eagles as they prepare to face Morocco in tonight’s AFCON semi-final tie. In a video posted on the Super Falcons’ X account on Wednesday, the female national team players, starting from captain Rasheedat Ajibade, sent different messages of good luck and support to Eric Chelle’s side against the Atlas Lions. “Let’s go, @NGSuperEagles! We’re right behind you all the way,” Super Falcons posted alongside the video. The Super Eagles had defeated Algeria 2-0 in the quarter-final stage. Morocco, on the other hand, won 2-0 against the Indomitable Lions of…

The Federal Government of Nigeria and International Fund for Agricultural Development Assisted Value Chain Development Programme, has launched a three-week training programme for 20 youth farmers in Kogi State. The training was organised by Kogi VCDP in collaboration with the Nigeria-Korean Institute of Vocational and Advanced Technology. It aims to equip participants with skills in fabricating and maintaining agricultural equipment, focusing on cassava and rice value chains. At the flag-off ceremony on Wednesday at NKFI Lokoja, the State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Hon. Timothy Ojomah, congratulated participants on being selected for the training. He emphasised that they represent…

No fewer than seventeen tricycles and two petrol tankers were destroyed following two separate fire outbreaks at filling stations in Kano State on Tuesday. The Public Relations Officer, Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi, confirmed the incident in a statement on Wednesday. Abdullahi said the first incident happened at AA Ayagi filling station, Kanye village, along Gwarzo road in Kabo LGA of the state, around 8:45 pm. He stated, “Our control room received a distress call at about 20:45 hours from one of our staff,  Muhammad Wada Abdulsalam, reporting an outbreak of fire at AA AYAGI Filling Station, Gwarzo Road.…

The Independent National Electoral Commission has published and presented the revised Register of Voters for the Federal Capital Territory ahead of the February 21, 2026, Area Council Election, with the total number of registered voters rising to 1,680,315. This was contained in a statement released by the  INEC Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Mrs Victoria Eta-Messi, on Wednesday. Eta-Messi, who stated that the presentation took place in Abuja, during a stakeholders’ meeting with political parties, where the Resident Electoral Commissioner for the FCT, Malam Aminu Idris, described the exercise as a critical constitutional requirement in the Commission’s preparations for…

The Omi Eko Project has appointed Dr Segun Alabi as its Head of Communications and Media to drive public engagement for the €410m water transport initiative in Lagos. In a statement announcing the appointment, Special Adviser on Blue Economy to the Lagos State Governor and Project Coordinator Oluwadamilola Emmanuel expressed confidence in Alabi’s ability to strengthen the project’s communications framework. Emmanuel said Alabi brings “extensive experience across communications, media relations, and public affairs” and will lead the development and execution of communication strategies, manage media engagement, and promote the project’s sustainability objectives. He described Alabi as “a highly accomplished corporate…