Month: January 2026

A legal practitioner, Godspower Egbule, has described the court order on the impeachment process of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State as clear and flagrant disobedience of the constitution. Egbule made this known on Monday while fielding questions in an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Morning Show’ monitored by DAILY POST. He said that the Rivers […]
Fubara’s Impeachment: Court disobeyed Nigeria’s constitution – Lawyer, Egbule

President Bola Tinubu is reportedly cautious about the possible defection of Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, due to the absence of a firm commitment from the leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. This was disclosed on Monday by the Arise News Editor for Politics, Sumner Sambo, […]
Kwankwaso: Why Tinubu skeptical about Gov Yusuf move to APC – Sumner Sambo

Parents and guardians in Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State on Monday protested the alleged delisting of the area’s only Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Computer-Based Test, CBT, centre ahead of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. The peaceful protest took place at the affected centre in Gembu, the administrative headquarters of […]
Outcry in Taraba as parents, guardians protest removal of JAMB centre

Former Premier League referee, Dermot Gallagher has told DR Congolese referee Jean-Jacques Ndala to thank Senegal forward Sadio Mane after the conclusion of the AFCON final. Gallagher spoke on Sky Sports News while sharing his thoughts on the AFCON final controversy between Senegal and Morocco. Recall that Senegal players walked off the pitch after Ndala […]
AFCON: Referee Ndala told to thank Mane after Senegal’s win over Morocco

Sheikh Muhammad Bashir Saliu, the Chief Imam of Ilorin, has passed away at the age of 75. Born in 1950 in Ilorin, Kwara State, Sheikh Saliu dedicated his life to Islamic scholarship and emerged as one of the most respected religious leaders in the region. He was appointed the 12th Chief Imam of the Ilorin […]
Chief Imam of Ilorin, Muhammad Bashir Saliu is dead

Special Adviser on Media and Chief Press Secretary to Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State, Tersoo Kula, says the state has reduced terrorists’ strongholds from 13 to about 3 Local Government Areas. Kula made this known on Monday in an interview on Arise Television monitored by DAILY POST. He said the feat was achieved through […]
Benue: We’ve reduced terrorists’ strongholds – Gov’s aide Kula

A Kano State High Court on Monday remanded two men: Isma’il Adamu, 22, and Isma’il Rabiu, 24, in a correctional centre for allegedly kidnapping and stabbing a 14-year-old boy, Abdullahi Sani, to death. Adamu, who lives at Zara Quarters, Mariri and Rabilu of Maganda Quarters, Mariri, respectively, are facing a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy, […]
Kano court remands two young men for kidnapping, killing teenage victim

There is tension at the Federal Ministry of Finance in Abuja as local contractors staged a protest that blocked the Minister of State for Finance, Doris Uzoka-Anite, from entering the complex. Members of the All Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria (AICAN) had this Monday, gathered at the ministry’s gate to demand payment of debts owed […]
Shots fired as protesting contractors block Finance Minister in Abuja

Super Eagles goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali, has mocked Moroccan players and fans over their loss to Senegal in the AFCON final. Morocco lost the AFCON final 1-0, following Pape Gueye’s goal. But clips from the match showed Moroccan players and stadium officials snatching towels meant to keep Edouard Mendy’s gloves dry. They took the towels and […]
AFCON: Wipe your tears with my towels – Nigeria’s Nwabali to Moroccans after final defeat