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Co-hosts Canada have become the first team to make it into the Round of 16 at the 2026 World Cup. This follows a 1-0 win over South Africa on Sunday evening. It was a very tight affair in Houston as both teams failed to score for 90 minutes of the encounter. But in the first minute of stoppage time, the ball fell at the feet of Stephen Eustaquio. The Canada captain controlled the ball with his chest, before catching a half-volley sweetly into the far corner. Jesse Marsch’s side who will play Morocco or the Netherlands in Houston in six days’ time.

The vice presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, Rabiu Kwankwaso on Sunday met with the National Leader of the party, Seriake Dickson over the recent court ruling on the party’s registration by the Independent National Electoral Commission. DAILY POST recalls that the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi State, on Friday vacated its December 10, 2025 judgment which compelled the electoral body to register the NDC as a political party. In the ruling delivered in suit No. FHC/LKJ/CS/49/2025, Justice Isah Dashen held that the earlier judgment was delivered without hearing all necessary parties, making the proceedings constitutionally defective.…

Nigerian defender Kingsley Ehizibue is on his way out of Serie A club Udinese, DAILY POST reports. Udinese have offered the versatile full-back a new two-year contract. However, according to Tuttomercato, both parties have  failed to reach agreement on the terms of the new deal. Ehizibue’s current contract will expire in three days with little progress in the renewal talks. The 30-year-old want a massive pay rise which has has been one of the  stumbling blocks in the  renewal deal. Ehizibue joined Udinese from Bundesliga side FC Köln in the summer of 2022.

A United States lawmaker, Nancy Mace, has proposed a bill to ban immigration from three African countries over security concerns. The countries, which the lawmaker tagged as “Third World Hellholes,” are Somalia, Sudan and South Sudan. The proposal was disclosed in a statement posted on her official website on Wednesday. She said the bill is aimed at protecting American communities from what she described as the security risks associated with the three countries. “Today, Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC) announced her plans to introduce legislation to ban immigration from Somalia, Sudan, and South Sudan, protecting American communities from the instability and security…

A total of 60 newly qualified medical doctors of the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, AAU, have been inducted into the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, MDCN. The medical doctors are those who qualified in the 2021/2022 session. The Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, MDCN, Professor Fatima Kyari, inducted the new medical doctors during an oath-taking ceremony, held at the university’s main Campus, Ekpoma in Esan West Local Government Area of the Edo State. Speaking at the ceremony, Kyari urged the graduates to uphold the highest standards of professionalism, ethics and compassionate service…

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has secured a clean sweep in the Gombe State local government elections, winning all 24 chairmanship positions and the 240 councillorship seats contested across the state. Chairman of the Gombe State Independent Electoral Commission, GOSIEC, Abdullahi Garba, announced the outcome after the collation of results, declaring the APC victorious in every local government area and ward. “From the results received across the state, the APC emerged victorious in all the 24 local government chairmanship elections and won all 240 councillorship seats,” Garba said. He described the exercise as a landmark election, noting that it was…

A female teacher has reportedly been beaten to death in Ugbamaka, Okpo District of Olamaboro Local Government Area of Kogi State after disciplining a student. The development was disclosed in a post on X by security and counter-insurgency expert in Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama. According to reports, the incident occurred after the teacher took disciplinary action against the student. The student’s father allegedly confronted her over the punishment, and the altercation reportedly turned violent, resulting in her death. The incident has sparked outrage among residents and education stakeholders, with many expressing concern over the safety of teachers and the…

Panic gripped residents of Hadejia town in Jigawa State on Saturday evening following a fire outbreak at a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) retail outlet along Katagum Road, which destroyed three shops, two vehicles and a motorcycle.The incident occurred when a gas delivery truck arrived at the outlet to offload supplies, eyewitnesses said. According to accounts gathered at the scene, the fire was allegedly triggered by the preparation of tofu known as (awara) near the gas facility. Witnesses said an open flame came into contact with the gas, resulting in an explosion that quickly escalated into a major fire outbreak. The…

Former England captain, John Terry, has identified France as his top pick to win the World Cup, although he acknowledges being ‘really impressed’ by Argentina. Didier Deschamps’ team topped Group I with decisive victories against Senegal, Iraq, and Norway, and they are set to face Sweden in the round of 32. Meanwhile, England also secured the top position in Group L, achieving a 2-0 victory over Panama on Saturday night, and Thomas Tuchel’s squad will encounter DR Congo in their opening match of the knockout stage. Argentina has also advanced to the round of 32, with Lionel Messi netting a…

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has lifted relaxed the dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed on 10 local government areas bordering the Old Oyo National Park. A statement by the State Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade, on Saturday said the lifting of the curfew followed  intensified security operations to rescue pupils and teachers abducted in Oriire Local Government Area. The government instructed residents of the affected local government areas to resume their normal activities, assuring them that security agencies would continue operations aimed at tackling the kidnapping crisis. “The government is closely monitoring the security situation, and efforts are ongoing to bring the…