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Nottingham Forest have announced the signing of Super Falcons striker Joy Omewa, DAILY POST reports. Omewa, who joined Forest from Danish outfit Fortuna Hjørring signed a contract until the end of the 2025/26 season. The 23-year-old spent three years with Fortuna Hjørring, scoring 52 goals in 85 league appearances. The striker won  the Danish Women’s Cup twice and Kvindeligaen league title in 2024/25. Omewa  has represented Nigeria at the U-17 and U-20 level. She has made two appearances for Nigeria at the senior level.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will be in China from January 28 to 31, barely two weeks after the state visit of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. Starmer’s trip, the first British leader’s visit to China in eight years, followed an official invitation sent by the Premier of the State Council, Li Qiang. During previous conversations, including at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, President Xi Jinping and PM Starmer discussed steering China-UK relations on a track toward development.​At a briefing on Tuesday, the Chinese government said the international landscape is “witnessing turbulence and transformation,” and requires realignments and stronger…

President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday described the Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration as the most Christian-friendly government since the creation of Nigeria. Speaking at a public function to formally receive Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang into the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Jos Polo Ground, Akpabio said the President had demonstrated this commitment through both actions and deeds. A statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Jackson Udom, quoted Akpabio as saying, “Let me place on record that the Bola Tinubu-led administration is the most Christian-friendly administration since the creation of Nigeria. He has shown…

At least four communities in Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State have accused Hi-Tech’s construction company, working on the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway, of constructing an illegal access road and engaging in unauthorized sand mining outside the approved project corridor. The allegations were contained in petitions signed by the Eyo Ekpo Royal Family and forwarded to the police, State Security Service (SSS), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and other security agencies, prompting a verification visit by the police. Police officers inspected Ubambat Okoyong, Usung Esuk Okom and Esuk Okom I communities, extending to Esuk Ekom Beach, to ascertain…

Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force Operation WHIRL STROKE (OPWS) have uncovered an illegal arms manufacturing site in Agbashi, Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The discovery was made during a routine fighting and confidence-building patrol by troops deployed at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Idadu, as part of ongoing operations to curb criminal activities in the area. The suspect, 26-year-old Baba Ogar from Arusu village in Kokona Local Government Area of the State was arrested while attempting to flee. A search carried out at the site led to the recovery of six locally fabricated pistols, assorted tools believed…

A 35-year-old man has been apprehended by the Yobe State Police Command for allegedly defiling a 16-year-old girl in Babbangida town, Tarmuwa Local Government Area of the state. The Police spokesman, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, in a statement explained that the operatives of the Tarmuwa Divisional Police Headquarters arrested Aliyu Yarima of Potiskum Local Government Area following a distress report. According to him, preliminary investigations have revealed that on 16th January 2026, the suspect allegedly lured the victim and gave her a soft drink mixed with hard drugs, which rendered her unconscious. The statement further explained that he then took her…

The National Industrial Court of Nigeria, sitting in Abuja, has granted an interlocutory injunction filed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and the FCT Administration, compelling workers under the Joint Union Action Committee to suspend their ongoing strike. The claimants had dragged the Chairman of the Joint Union Action Committee, Rifkatu Iortyer, and its Secretary, Abdullahi Umar Saleh, before the court in suit number NICN/ABJ/17/2026, seeking an order restraining the defendants and their agents from embarking on any industrial action, picketing, or lockout. Delivering his ruling on Tuesday, Justice E.D. Subilim held that although the matter…

Dangote Refinery has announced a N100 per liter increase of the retail price of Premium Motor Spirit nationwide. The company disclosed this in a statement on Monday. According to the $20 billion refinery plant, its gantry price of petrol is now sold at N799 per liter, while the retail price is N839 per liter, up from N699 and N739 per liter sold since December last year. “Under the current alignment, the PMS gantry price is N799 per liter, while MRS retail outlets are selling at N839 per liter,” the company stated. The Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Petroleum Refinery, David…

The 2025 January transfer window is entering its final week, with some Nigerian players having already joined new clubs this month, while others await their fate amid transfer links before the end of the winter window in the coming days. DAILY POST takes a look at some of the Nigerian players who have joined new clubs, those who could remain with their present clubs despite transfer links and others who are keen to leave their current club. Emmanuel Dennis  Dennis recently completed a move to Danish club Brøndby, signing a contract until the summer of 2028. The Nigerian striker has…

The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has said it is open to receiving any Nigerian who wishes to join them. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Felix Morka, made this statement on Monday while responding to questions in an interview on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels Television. Morka was speaking on the APC state of affairs across the country. “We are open to receiving any Nigerian who wishes to join our party, but we don’t speculate as to who may come next, but as many that would come, we have room to welcome him to our party. “Listen,…