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Sympathisers have crowdfunded over N25 million for Haruna Bashir, a widower who lost his entire family in a tragic incident last Saturday. Mr Bashir’s wife and six children were murdered at their residence in the Dorayi Charanchi Quarters of the Kano metropolis. ​The five-day fundraising campaign was spearheaded by Abba Hikima, a Kano-based legal practitioner. The initiative was launched following widespread public appeals for a structured way to assist Bashir. ​Mr Hikima initially drew attention to the family’s plight through a social media post, urging the government and affluent individuals to support the bereaved father, whom he described as being…

Governor Uba Sani has disclosed that the water production of Kaduna State has increased from 8% to over 30% in the last two and half years, as a result of a comprehensive overhaul of infrastructure. The Governor who made this known when the management of the National Water Resources Institute(NWRI) paid him a courtesy call, pledged a 100% coverage across Kaduna State by late 2026. He lamented that ‘’for over a decade, our water sector suffered from systemic neglect.’’ ‘’When this administration assumed office, we encountered a sector in deep distress—treatment plants were dormant, distribution networks had been severely compromised…

The founder of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Dr. Boniface Aniebonam, has clarified that Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, did not resign from the party According to him, the governor only resigned from the Kwankwasiya Movement led by Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. Reacting to reports of the governor’s resignation, Aniebonam said the letter was not addressed to the authentic National Working Committee, NWC, of the NNPP, nor to the recognised state or ward leadership of the party. Instead, he said it was sent to a member of the Kwankwasiya Movement in Diso-Chiranchi Ward, Gwale Local Government Area. “The NNPP NWC…

The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested a newly married woman over the alleged poisoning of her husband in Gauza village, Jahun Local Government Area. In a statement issued on Saturday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Shiisu Lawan Adam, the command said the incident occurred on January 23, 2026, at about 5 pm. According to the police, “the Jigawa State Police Command recorded a tragic incident involving the death of a newly wedded man who allegedly died after consuming a poisoned meal prepared by his wife.” The statement said preliminary findings showed that the man ate lunch at…

Ryan Alebiosu has reflected on his experience with Nigeria at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, DAILY POST reports. The Blackburn Rovers defender was a surprise inclusion in Eric Chelle’s squad for the competition. It was the first time Alebiosu will be involved with Nigeria at the international level. The right-back made his Super Eagles bow in their last group game against the Cranes of Uganda. Alebiosu sustained an injury in the game, and was unable to play for the remainder of the competition. The 25-year-old said it was a remarkable experience for him in Morocco. “It’s been a great…

The Federal Government has said the World Bank–assisted Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity–Governance (HOPE-GOV) programme is designed to drive lasting reforms in budgeting and expenditure management across the country’s primary healthcare and basic education sectors. The National Coordinator of the HOPE-GOV Programme, Assad Hassan, said the initiative focuses on institutional reforms rather than direct cash disbursement, with incentives strictly linked to measurable results achieved by implementing agencies, including state governments. Hassan spoke in Abuja on Friday during an implementation coordination visit by the National Programme Coordination Unit of HOPE-GOV to the Ministerial Oversight Committee Secretariat of the Basic…

The Ondo State Governor, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has reiterated his call for the unity of members of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state. To this end, the governor urged members of the House of Representatives from the state to view the overall development, peace, and stability of Ondo as a collective responsibility requiring the commitment of all. Aiyedatiwa, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Ebenezer Adeniyan, on Saturday, said he held a dinner with the nine federal lawmakers in Akure on Friday evening. According to the statement, the meeting focused on collaborations towards the development…

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 113, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, please send hot cocoa to my freezing-cold house, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)This week, I’ve been reading about private garbage collectors and vintage watches and My Favorite Murder, watching The Running Man (which was not great) and Sinners (which was extremely great), giving my Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses another whirl, nostalgia-tripping my way through The Format’s new album, sitting in the audience for the first Star Search on Netflix,…

The proposed restrictions on stablecoin yields under the US CLARITY Act risk driving capital out of regulated markets and into offshore, opaque financial structures.Colin Butler, head of markets at Mega Matrix, said banning compliant stablecoins from offering yield would not protect the US financial system, but instead sideline regulated institutions while accelerating capital migration beyond US oversight. “There’s always going to be demand for yield,” Butler told Cointelegraph, adding that if compliant stablecoins can’t offer it, capital will simply move “offshore or into synthetic structures that sit outside the regulatory perimeter.”Under the recently enacted GENIUS Act, payment stablecoins such as…

Eminem’s daughter Hailie Jade McClintock is addressing the idea that “boy moms” are “toxic” after the Beckham family feud continues to make waves. In the Friday, January 23 episode of her podcast, “Just a Little Shady,” Hailie weighed in on “boy mom rhetoric” after recapping how Brooklyn Beckham took aim at his family – with a particular emphasis on his mom Victoria – in a scathing Instagram post. “I don’t know. I kind of can see both sides in this, but I think people just really do believe that boy moms are toxic,” Hailie, 30, said after recapping the details…