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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced that it will inaugurate its screening and appeal committees on Monday, July 14, 2025, ahead of the upcoming legislative bye-elections. This was contained in a statement shared on the APC official X handle on Saturday. According to the update, the inauguration of committee chairmen and secretaries will take place at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja by 9 a.m. After the inauguration, the screening exercise will be held at Amor Hotel, Katampe, opposite Aso Radio, starting from 10 a.m. APC also released the full list of screening and appeal committees for the House…
Bauchi State Government has assured Wikki Tourists will be stronger and more competitive in the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, next season. Wikki Tourists gained promotion to the NPFL after finishing top of Group A in the NNL Super 8 playoffs The state commissioner for Youth and Sports, Alhaji Adamu Babayo Gabarin stated that the Bauchi Elephants is fully back to where it belong. DAILY POST recalls that Wikki Tourists were relegated to the second tier league in 2023. “This team has all it takes to compete and remain at the top level of Nigerian football League from the coaching…
Crown FC head coach, Ayodeji Ayeni has commended his players for their performance in the Nigeria National League, NNL, Super 8 playoffs. The Ajilete Warriors missed out on a promotion ticket after the defeat to Warri Wolves FC in their final group game. Crown recorded one point from the three matches in the competition. Ayeni admitted that the qualification for the playoff tournament was tough. “We started the season with a purpose; which was to qualify for the super 8 and we came here for the ticket to the premier league but that wasn’t achieved,” Ayeni told Oyo State News.…
Williams Wonah has left Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, side Rangers Wonah’s contract e with the former NPFL champions expired at the end of the 2024-25 season. The winger is reported to be on the radar of the nine-time NPFL champions, Enyimba. According to reports, t Stanley Eguma’s side have held talks with the winger’s representatives. Wonah managed only eight appearances for Rangers last season. The 20-year-old will be expected to make an impact at his next destination.
Chelsea midfielder, Enzo Fernandez, has cried out over what he described as the dangerous temperature in the United States of America where the FIFA Club World Cup is taking place. He said it was dangerous to play in the high temperatures in Chelsea’s 2-0 win over Fluminense in the semifinals. The Argentine midfielder spoke on Friday in a press conference ahead of the game, insisting the conditions were very tough to play in. “The heat is incredible,” he said. “The other day, I got a bit dizzy during a play and had to go down to the ground. “Playing in…
Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, under the Lagos State Police Command have successfully rescued an elderly woman who attempted to take her own life by jumping into the lagoon from Carter Bridge. The incident occurred at approximately 12:20 p.m. on Friday, during a routine patrol by RRS officers, according to a statement posted on the squad’s official X (formerly Twitter) handle, @rrsLagos767. The officers were able to intervene just in time, preventing what could have been a tragic outcome. The woman was immediately taken to the RRS Headquarters, where she was received by the Commander of the Squad,…
A Benin-based pastor, simply identified as Okehielem Simeon, has been remanded in a Correctional Custodial Centre for allegedly raping and impregnating one Mrs. Isoken Vivian Aigbedo, a housewife. DAILY POST reports that the 38-year-old pastor, popularly known as Ebube Wonder, is the General Overseer of Ebube Wonders Synagogue Prayers Ministry, a.k.a. “Healing and Deliverance Mountain.” The married woman, Mrs. Isoken Vivian Aigbedo, is a member of the church located in the Uholor community on Upper Ekenwa Road in the Ovia North East Local Government Area of the state. He was remanded in the correctional centre for an initial period of…
The troops of 37 Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Demonstration Battalion intercepted and arrested three suspected gunrunners along Kauya–Old Afaka–Sabon Birni Road area in Igabi LGA of Kaduna State. The suspects: Yakubu Jibril, 45; Abubakar Yahaya, 45; and Isiya Sani, 30, driving a black Golf 4 car with registration number Abuja YAB 385 K7, were arrested with a large cache of arms and ammunition suspected to be meant for criminals in the bush. Items recovered include: AK-47 rifles, live rounds, 54 rounds of 5.56 x 45mm (NATO) ammunition, 17 magazines, four GSM handsets, one magazine carrier, one machete, some charms, one…
Popular Nigerian comedian, Francis Agoda, better known as I Go Die, has criticised Nigerian politicians for recycling manipulative tactics as the 2027 presidential election approaches. In a post he shared on Instagram, the comedian warned Nigerians to be cautious of politicians who fake humility in a bid to gain sympathy and votes from Nigerians. I Go Die expressed frustration about Nigerians’ repeated gullibility, highlighting how politicians often pretend to be humble during campaigns, only to disappear after winning elections. The comedian cited historical figures like Obafemi Awolowo, comparing their legacy with modern politicians who still rely on outdated and insincere…
Garba Shehu, a former aide to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has opened up on the perception that his principal helped Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, against his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate Bola Tinubu in the 2023 election. Shehu said that, against such belief, Buhari supported and worked for the emergence of Tinubu in the election. It could be recalled that during the polls, Buhari encouraged almost all the party’s candidates, numbering about 25 of them, to purchase the nomination form. There were rumours that he wanted former President Goodluck Jonathan to succeed him.…