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The Osun State Government has announced a suspension of all further dealings with the state chapter of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN. The announcement follows a leadership crisis and ongoing controversy within the youth body. The decision was made public on Sunday in Osogbo through a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi. According to the statement, “The government expressed concern over what it described as deepening leadership feuds and controversies relating to the management of allocated resources within the state NYCN. “As a result, the government has ordered a formal review of…
Former media aide to the late ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad, has disclosed that the All Progressives Congress, APC, needs a political heavyweight like the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike. Ahmad described Wike as very bold, strategic, and unapologetically decisive. He made the remark in reaction to Wike’s comment that only President Bola Tinubu can sack him. Speaking in Obi-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State on Sunday, Wike said Tinubu can sack him when he no longer has anything to offer. The Minister, who was reacting to calls by critics that he should be sacked,…
Properties worth millions of naira have been destroyed by a fire that ravaged a lounge in one of the hotels in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The incident occurred at Ilaji Farm and Resort in the Akanran area of Ibadan. The fire broke out on Sunday morning. DAILY POST gathered that the fire affected a three-bedroom flat used as a lounge within the hotel premises. The Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Service, Hon. Maroof Akinwande, confirmed the incident. Akinwande noted that the operation was carried out with the support of personnel from the Federal Fire Service. He disclosed that…
Super Eagles captain Wilfred Ndidi and Ryan Alebiosu still have a chance of featuring for Nigeria at the ongoing 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, DAILY POST reports. Ndidi sustained a hamstring injury in Nigeria’s quarter-final victory over the Desert Foxes of Algeria on Saturday. The midfielder is already ruled out of the Super Eagles’ semi-final showdown with hosts Morocco due to suspension. However, Ndidi will be available for the third-place match or the final. According to the team’s media officer, Promise Efoghe, the Besiktas star is already walking freely, an indication that the injury is not serious. Alebiosu has also…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has disclosed that the agency arrested hundreds of suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo boys, within the last two months through sting operations. Olukoyede made this known while speaking during an interview on Sunday Politics, a programme aired on Channels Television. According to him, the arrests were carried out discreetly as part of reforms aimed at improving the professionalism of the commission’s operations. “We have, as I just told you now, in the last two months, carried out hundreds of arrests of Yahoo boys on sting operations,” he…
The Edo State Police Command has arrested a woman, Martina Dachung, for allegedly selling her baby for ₦1.4 million in Uromi, Edo Central Senatorial District of the state. The command’s spokesperson, Eno Ikoedem, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday as part of the command’s weekly operations. She said the case was reported by one Ebhomien Matthew Asibor to the Uromi Division, leading to the arrest of two other persons connected to the transaction. The statement read, “On January 8, 2026, one Ebhomien Matthew Asibor ‘m’ of Uromi alerted the command after learning that a mother was allegedly involved in…
January 11, 2026 10:12 pm Barcelona’s players celebrate after winning the Spanish Super Cup final football match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid at the King Abdullah Stadium in Jeddah on January 11, 2026. (Photo by Fadel SENNA / AFP) Barcelona retained the Spanish Super Cup with a thrilling 3-2 win over Real Madrid in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Raphinha struck twice for the Catalans with Robert Lewandowski also on target as they beat Xabi Alonso’s team for a record-extending 16th triumph, despite Frenkie de Jong’s late red card. More details later… AFP All rights reserved. This material, and other digital…
The price of Ether (ETH), the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum layer-1 blockchain network, bottomed out in April 2025, and its price action mirrors the 2019 cycle, according to market analyst Michaël Van De Poppe.A surge in stablecoins, tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), which are traditional or physical assets represented as tokens on a blockchain, and developer activity on the Ethereum network are reasons to be bullish on Ethereum’s price, Van De Poppe said.“The stablecoin supply on Ethereum has seen an increase of more than 65% in 2025. It’s doubled since the peak in 2021,” he wrote in a Sunday X…
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President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Abu Dhabi to attend the prestigious 2026 Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW). The president’s aircraft touched down at Zayed International Airport at approximately 11 30 p.m. local time. President Tinubu was received by Shakhboot Al Nahyan, minister of state in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. President Tinubu is visiting the UAE at the official invitation of the President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed Al Nahyan. The summit is a premier annual event, serving as a global forum for world leaders, industry experts, and civil society organisations. Participants will address critical issues regarding energy…
