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Natalie Portman is disappointed by the lack of women directors recognized at this year’s Oscars. Hamnet filmmaker Chloé Zhao is the sole woman to make the cut in the Best Director field at the 98th Academy Awards, for which the nominations were revealed on Thursday, January 22. In an interview with Variety at the Sundance Film Festival, where she debuted her new movie, The Gallerist, on Saturday, January 24, Portman said, “So many of the best films I saw this year were made by women.” “You just see the barriers at every level because so many were not recognized at…
T.Y. Baridam, a traditional ruler in Bangha Kingdom in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State, was injured on Sunday when gunmen opened fire at his vehicle. He was returning from an engagement in another community in the local government area. The gunmen ambushed Mr Baridam’s SUV and tried to stop it, but the driver sped off, Punch newspaper reported on Monday. The hoodlums then opened fire, injuring the traditional ruler in his thigh. The driver also sustained gunshot wounds. Mr Baridam is receiving medical treatment at an undisclosed hospital in Rivers. This newspaper gathered that this is the second…
Mustapha Kwankwaso, the eldest son of former Kano State Governor and leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has resigned as a commissioner in Kano State. Until his resignation on Monday, the younger Kwankwaso served as the Commissioner for Youth and Sport Development. He expressed gratitude to Governor Abba Yusuf for the opportunity to serve the state. He commended the governor’s leadership and offered prayers for the continued prosperity and development of Kano State. “It is with a heavy heart that I announce my resignation as Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of Youth and Sports Development and Member of…
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has rejected claims by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) that the federal government “upgraded” the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) in 2014. NMA, in a statement released on Monday in response to the joint ultimatum issued by the TUC and NLC on 23 January, described the claims as false and misleading. Signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mannir Bature, the association clarified in the statement that what occurred was not an upgrade but a “correction of a long-standing error” in the application of CONMESS. In their joint statement, the…
Rivers United head coach Finidi George adopted a reflective but resolute tone after his side were held to a goalless draw by Zambia’s Power Dynamos in their CAF Champions League Group A Matchday 3 encounter in Ndola. The stalemate at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium extended Rivers United’s wait for a first win in the group, yet it also secured a valuable away point in a tightly balanced section that includes Moroccan heavyweights RS Berkane. For Finidi, however, the result carried a sense of unfinished business. A group where margins are ruthless Rivers United arrived in Ndola still haunted by their…
The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has urged youths to shun all forms of anti-social behavior, reiterating that they remain pivotal to the economic growth, social transformation and democratic stability of the state. The Governor stated this at the formal opening and swearing-in ceremony of the 2026 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Batch A, Stream 1, at the Gateway International Stadium, Sagamu. He explained that his administration, since assumption of office, had deliberately expanded youth-focused investments to position the state as a preferred destination for innovation, enterprise, creativity and decent employment. The Governor noted that the current administration had intensified…
Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has officially rejoined the All Progressives Congress, APC, after quitting the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP. This is coming barely three days after he resigned from the NNPP, citing protracted internal crises and legal disputes, which he said have weakened the party’s cohesion nationwide. DAILY POST had reported that the governor was set to rejoin the APC on Monday, after resigning from the NNPP last Friday. Earlier, the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Jibril Ismail Falgore, his Deputy, Muhammad Butu- Butu, the Majority Leader, Lawan Hussain, and 19 other lawmakers officially defected…
Police operatives from the Force Intelligence Department’s Special Tactical Squad, FID‑STS, in Niger State have arrested three young men allegedly linked to a kidnapping and armed‑robbery network that has been terrorising communities around Beji, Maikunkele and surrounding areas. Acting on a tip‑off, officers on 16 January 2026 took into custody Mamman Bello (18), Ibrahim Adamu (20) and Umar Abubakar (25). The command through its Public Relations Officer SP Wasiu Abiodun said Bello and Adamu were captured in Ilorin, Kwara State, after intelligence showed that suspected kidnappers from Beji and Maikunkele had relocated to Ndanaku forest in Patigi and were regrouping under…
El-kanemi Warriors technical adviser, Kabiru Dogo says his side will keep pushing hard to move up the table in the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, DAILY POST reports. The Maiduguri club defeated Ikorodu City 1-0 in a matchday 22 fixture on Sunday. Muktar Ismail netted the winning goal one minute from time. El-kanemi Warriors moved to ninth position on the league table with 31 points following the win. Dogo said they won’t relent in their bid to finish the season in respectable position. “We will keep fighting for the top. As you can see, the boys are playing as expected,…
The Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, has officially rejoined the All Progressives Congress. Yusuf defected to the ruling party on Monday at the Coronation Hall of the Kano Government House. He was made received into the party by former National Chairman of the APC and ex-Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje; the Deputy President of the Senate; the Senator representing Kano South, Senator Barau Jibrin; the Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Yusuf Ata; and other party leaders. The governor said his return to the APC was anchored on the need to work more closely with the Federal…
