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An early morning fire has gutted a rice farm operated by AgbuCity Farms, located along the river bank in Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State, The rice farm reportedly belongs to a Benue State All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain, Dr Tiza Timothy Tarnongo. Over 200 hectares of farm land was destroyed in the inferno causing an estimated loss of about N5 billion. The cause of the fire which occurred in the early hours of Sunday is yet to be ascertained. Sources said the fire broke out at about 10 am on Sunday and spread rapidly across the expansive…

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have arrived Rabat for their semi-final encounter against the Atlas Lions of Morocco, DAILY POST reports. The players and their officials drove in from Fès around 5.05pm local time. The road trip from Fès to the Moroccan capital lasted two hours, 30 minutes. Eric Chelle’s and his boys are lodged at the magnificent Rihab Hotel. They will hold their first training session in Rabat later tonight at the Complexe Mohammed VI . The session will be behind closed doors.

The Rivers State Police Command has launched an investigation into the death of a family of six, including both parents, who allegedly died after inhaling fumes from a generator set in Ogale community, Eleme Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the generator ran throughout the night and into Sunday morning before neighbours raised the alarm. A source in the community, who pleaded anonymity, said the family had been preparing to return to Port Harcourt after the holidays before the tragedy occurred. The source said, “They were found dead in various positions. It is a very unfortunate…

The Kano State Police Command has arrested a notorious drug dealer and five suspected thugs at Jaoji Quarters in Kano metropolis. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Haruna, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Monday. “The Kano State Police Command has made another significant breakthrough in its efforts to combat drug trafficking and other related crimes in the state. “In an operation conducted by police officers attached to Jaoji Police Division Kano, a suspected drug dealer, Hafizu Ali, 25 years old, of Jaoji Quarters Kano, and five suspected thugs were arrested. Various illicit substances and dangerous weapons were recovered,”…

A former Governor of Ekiti State, Olusegun Oni, has formally defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress as he registered with the party at his Ifaki Ekiti country home. The Coordinator of the APC e-registration exercise in Ekiti State, Adesola Adedayo, who made the disclosure in Ado Ekiti on Monday, hailed Oni for the defection and officially participating in the ongoing APC e-registration exercise. Adedayo, who is the state Commissioner for Youth Development, said that former Governor Oni’s registration with the APC on Sunday marked a major boost for the party’s registration programme in Ekiti’s progressive family. Oni, who was…

The Super Eagles have returned to their Africa Cup of Nations base in Fez to begin preparations for their semi-final clash against Morocco, following their quarter-final victory in Marrakesh over Algeria, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. In a brief statement from the team’s media officer, Promise Efoghe, on Sunday, he said the squad was back to base in the ancient Moroccan city, adding that they held a recovery session at the Saardienne football complex in Fez as they began tactical preparations. The update was accompanied by a video showing the players alighting from their aircraft on arrival. There are no fresh…

Shipping is expected to start for all three Pokémon sets on February 27th, 2026.A set that is only for the most die-hard Pokémon fans and Lego collectors is the Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise diorama featuring the three Pokémon in their final evolutions. It’s a 6,838-piece behemoth that includes articulated and posable versions of the three Pokémon plus an elaborate display stand with beach, jungle, and volcano biomes matching their character types.Lego’s brick-built version of Pikachu includes articulated limbs and ears so you can pose it on its own or in a battle stance when attached to a display stand featuring…

World Liberty Financial, a decentralized finance project linked to the family of US President Donald Trump, has entered the cryptocurrency lending market, highlighting renewed interest in onchain credit as regulatory clarity improves.The new product, called World Liberty Markets, launched on Monday and allows users to borrow and lend digital assets, according to a Bloomberg report. The platform is built around USD1, World Liberty’s US dollar–backed stablecoin, alongside its governance token, WLFI.Users can post collateral, including Ether (ETH), a tokenized version of Bitcoin (BTC) and major stablecoins such as USD Coin (USDC) and Tether (USDT). The platform is designed to support…

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The Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, has accused the US President, Donald Trump, of making statements that fuel the “bloody protest” ongoing in Iran. Mr Araghchi told Foreign Diplomats in Tehran, the state capital, on Monday, that the protests in the country have grown violent to give the US an excuse to intervene militarily in the country. According to him, the protest, now brought under control, turned intensely violent over the weekend after Mr Trump threatened to take military action against the country. He claimed “terrorists” ⁠have taken over the protest to target protesters and security forces, in order to…