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At least 16 people are feared killed, with several others still missing, after armed bandits attacked Kiliya village near Bagagadi in the Dutsinma Local Government Area of Katsina State on Friday. The assault occurred shortly after residents performed the Juma’at prayers and were relaxing in the village, exchanging pleasantries in the spirit of the ongoing Sallah celebrations. A survivor who spoke with journalists described the horror of the attack. According to him, two bandits arrived on a motorcycle first. As panic spread and villagers attempted to flee, the attackers ordered them to stop before opening fire indiscriminately. “I had just…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan In Hans Christian Andersen’s immortal parable, The Emperor’s New Clothes, an entire kingdom became hostage to a lie. Courtiers, ministers, noblemen, and ordinary citizens all participated in a grand performance of collective dishonesty, pretending to admire magnificent garments that did not exist. Fear silenced truth. Vanity overwhelmed reason. No one dared confront the emperor with the obvious reality before him because honesty had become politically inconvenient. Surrounded by flatterers and insulated from reality, the emperor marched proudly through the streets naked, while the crowd applauded an illusion they knew was false. It took the innocence and…
Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has opened up on why President Bola Ahmed Tinubu kept fuel subsidy removal a secret before his swearing in. He made the revelation on Friday in Lagos when he led the NGF to pay Sallah homage at Tinubu. Shettima revealed that Tinubu kept his plans a secret because he knew that he would be persuaded to change them. Speaking during the visit, Shettima said, “You kept it a top secret, it wasn’t part of your speech, you made that decision and kept it close to your heart because you believe if you had incorporated it into your…
A Federal Capital Territory, FCT, senatorial aspirant under the platform of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, has opened up on how the primary election was allegedly manipulated by some party leaders. DAILY POST reports that the activist-turned politician contested for the FCT Senate but pulled out over alleged misconduct by officials. In a lengthy statement detailing how the primary election was conducted, Aisha alleged that the exercise was conducted in a closed room with “predetermined outcome dressed in procedural formalities”. She said after the exercise was “repeatedly postponed”, the venue was also “changed at the last minute”. Aisha alleged that…
Femi Azeez will take the place of Samuel Chukwueze in Nigeria’s squad for the international friendlies against Poland, and Portugal, DAILY POST reports. Chukwueze has been excused from both matches due to personal reasons. The 27-year-old laid his late mother to rest in Abia State, South East , Nigeria this week. Azeez impressed on his maiden appearance for the Super Eagles, scoring both goals in the 2-0 victory over the Warriors of Zimbabwe. The Super Eagles will face the Reggae Boyz of Jamaica in the final of the Unity Cup on Saturday night (today). Kick-off is 7.30pm Nigeria time. Éric Chelle’s side…
Aliyu Bin Abbas, a former political aide to ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has emerged as the presidential candidate of the Action Democratic Party for the 2027 general election. Abbas, founder of the National Youth Alliance, clinched the party’s ticket at the ADP National Convention held in Abuja in the early hours of Saturday. Atiku’s ex-aide emerges ADP presidential candidate His emergence comes amid growing political realignments ahead of the 2027 elections, with several opposition parties and emerging movements seeking to capitalise on public discontent over economic hardship, insecurity, unemployment and governance challenges confronting the country. A statement issued by his…
The Lagos State Government on Saturday commended residents of Alimosho Local Government Area for their level of compliance with the monthly environmental sanitation exercise, describing the area as one of the councils taking the initiative seriously. Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, made the observation after monitoring the exercise in the area on Saturday. PUNCH Online correspondent who also monitored the exercise in Oguntade, Shasha, Akerele, Orisunbare and other communities in the local government observed that residents had cleaned their surroundings and placed their waste at designated locations for collection, while others were seen actively participating in…
Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan, the women’s 100m hurdles world record holder, has slipped to third place in the latest global athletics rankings despite improving her points tally with strong performances at two Diamond League meetings in China, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Amusan raised her ranking points from 1,379 to 1,385 after clocking 12.41 seconds at the Shanghai Diamond League and a season’s best 12.28 seconds at the Xiamen meeting, where she finished second behind American Masai Russell. Russell’s back-to-back victories at both meetings, however, were enough to propel the Olympic champion to the top of the world rankings. The 26-year-old posted…
The Bitcoin treasury company space is becoming more divided between firms with actual financial strategies and those leaning more on promotion, according to one industry executive.“I think a lot of them don’t have the right capital structure, right. They don’t have the ability to actually deploy Bitcoin,” Sean Bill — co-founder of Bitcoin treasury company BSTR, alongside Adam Back — said during an interview with Cointelegraph published to YouTube on Tuesday.“They’re really planning on having Bitcoin do all the talking for them,” Bill said. “I do think that you have a lot of carnival barkers in this space,” Bill said.Sean…
Bringing Up Bates alum Warden Bates and Kaybrie Patterson have tied the knot. In a joint point shared via Instagram on Thursday, May 28, the couple announced they have officially married just two months after debuting their romance on social media in March. The couple announced they were engaged on May 2, while their wedding took place just days later on May 5. Patterson, 19, explained in Thursday’s post that she and Bates, 22, were compelled to bring forward their wedding, which was originally slated for September, so that her late father could attend the nuptials before he died of…
