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The Osun State Government has dismissed allegations of an annual N13.7 billion payroll fraud, describing the claims by Sally Tibbot Consulting Limited as misleading and driven by an attempt to compel the state to accept what it called an inflated audit report. In a statement issued on Friday by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, the government said a re-verification exercise conducted after receiving the consultant’s report uncovered major discrepancies in the figures presented as ghost workers and retirees. The statement came in response to a press briefing held earlier on Friday by the audit firm in…

Encomiums and goodwill messages have continued to pour in for the Ogun State Deputy Governor, Engr. Noimot Salako-Oyedele, as she recently marked her 60th birthday. Leading the list of eminent well-wishers is President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who described the Deputy Governor as a consummate professional whose contributions to governance have been marked by creativity, discipline, and hard work. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu commended Engr. Salako-Oyedele’s resilience and steadfastness, noting her exemplary stewardship since assuming office in 2019. He also praised her commitment to the progressive ideals of…

Werder Bremen have confirmed Victor Boniface will undergo surgery on his injured knee on Saturday (today), DAILY POST reports. The Nigeria international will also miss the remainder of the 2025/26 season. Boniface is on loan at Werder Bremen from another Bundesliga club, Bayer Leverkusen. The loan agreement between Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen will, however, remain in effect until the end of the season. The 25-year-old has been sidelined since last December. He has made 11 league appearances for Bremen, registering two assists.

The people of Ibeno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State have staged a solidarity rally to demonstrate their support for the Federal Government’s Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway project passing through their territory. They also hailed the state governor, Umo Eno, for standing by what they described as the truth on the disputed oil-rich Stubbs Creek Forest Reserve. The residents on Saturday clad in white attire, the people defied the scorching sun and walked around major streets in Ibeno, chanting solidarity songs before converging at the Ibeno Local Government Secretariat. They also displayed placards bearing various inscriptions in support of the…

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested three armed robbers terrorising residents of Yola, the state capital. In a statement issued on Saturday, the command’s spokesman, SP Suleiman Nguroje, said the arrests were carried out in collaboration with community members. “The Adamawa State Police Command, in collaboration with members of the community who keyed into the Command’s Community Policing Initiative, has arrested three suspected Shilla Boys for involvement in armed robbery, housebreaking, and theft,” he stated. The suspects—Auwal Inusa (19), Huzaifa Ahmed (19), and Lukman Abdullahi (19)—are all residents of Nassarawo Ward, Yola North Local Government Area. According to the…

In June 2013, the lens through which US citizens looked at their government was dramatically changed; it was now a PRISM. PRISM was the program that enabled the National Security Agency (NSA), with some help from the FBI, to obtain unthinkable quantities of data from tech giants like Google, Facebook and Microsoft, among others.Despite previous statements that the NSA did not collect data “directly” from tech companies, American whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed that they did, and that it was just one portion of a larger picture showing that the US was in the mass surveillance game.With the veil lifted, change…

Matthew McConaughey is sharing another bizarre “wet dream” anecdote with his fans. In his Lyrics of Livin’ newsletter published on Friday, January 9, McConaughey, 56, explained how a saucy dream in 2001 led to him being involved in a WWE-style wrestling fight in a small African village. In the newsletter McConaughey recalled sleeping at a hotel in Dublin, Ireland in July 2001 when he had the dream. “I had a wet dream,” he wrote. “I was floating downstream on my back in the Amazon River, wrapped up by anacondas and pythons, surrounded by crocodiles, piranhas, and a few freshwater sharks.…

Nigeria’s U20 Women’s National Team, the Falconets, have resumed camping in Abuja ahead of their forthcoming FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup qualifying fixture against their Senegalese counterparts. The team opened camp on Saturday, 4 January at the Westpoint Hotel, marking the start of an intensive preparation programme. A total of 17 players are currently in camp, with additional invited players expected to arrive in the coming days to complete the roster. Training activities have commenced in earnest, focusing on team cohesion, tactical organisation, and physical conditioning, as the technical crew works to ensure optimal readiness. Head Coach, Moses Aduku, confirmed…

Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has pulled out a throwback video of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara kneeling down before Wike. The video was captured in 2023 when the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC declared the governor winner of the state governorship election. Lere apparently shared the video on his Facebook page to justify his recent action that triggered backlash. Recall that the Arise TV Morning Show crew had dragged the FCT Minister’s media aide after he knelt down to serve his master at an event. One of the show hosts,…

Former Plateau State Governor,  Sen Jonah David Jang, has declared that despite Governor Caleb Mutfwang’s defection to the All Progressives Congress, APC, he still remains a Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governor until the APC gives him their own mandate in 2027 if they so wish. The former governor and senator who is fondly called Dara and one of the few remaining stalwarts in the PDP in the state, while addressing the party stakeholders during a press conference in Jos on Friday, said Mutfwang still holds the mandate of the PDP given to him by the people of the state and…