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Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has approved the appointment of Alhaji Aminu Atiku as the 21st Emir of Zurmi. The Secretary to the State Government, Abubakar Mohammad Nakwada, announced the appointment on Monday. According to Nakwada, the decision was based on consultations and the recommendation of the Zurmi Emirate Council’s kingmakers, in accordance with the state’s customs, traditions and applicable laws. Aminu Atiku, the Dangaladiman Zurmi, takes over the traditional institution following the death of the former Emir, Alhaji Bello Suleiman, on August 31, 2026. Recommended The new Emir is also the eldest son of the late Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who…

Big Brother Naija season 11 housemate, Tram, has won the Head of House, HoH game for week seven. Tram took over the title from Abi on Monday evening after being announced the winner of the HoH challenge. He will automatically secure immunity from this week’s eviction nominations and will also be responsible for assigning house duties. As HoH, Tram picked Flora as his loft mate.  Recommended You may like

The naira appreciated against the dollar at the official foreign exchange market on Monday, resuming the week on a positive note. Central Bank of Nigeria data showed that the naira strengthened slightly to N1,320.56 against the dollar on Monday from N1,321.22 recorded on Friday last week. This means that the naira gained N0.66 against the dollar at the official foreign exchange market. Meanwhile, at the black market, the naira remained unchanged at N1,400 per dollar on Monday, the same rate recorded at the close of trading last week. Recommended This comes as the country’s foreign reserves surged to $54.13 billion…

Falconets head coach, Moses Aduku insisted that his side failed to measure up to standard in the defeat to Spain, DAILY POST reports. Nigeria lost 2-0 to Spain in their opening fixture of the 2026 FIFA Women’s World Cup on Monday night. Marisa Garcia and Alba Cerrato were on target for the former champions in the Group F encounter. Spain dominated the game limiting Nigeria to few chances. Recommended Aduku, however, backed his team to bounce back in their next two matches. “We did not come to the party today, we did not play. But all the same we have…

Galatasaray forward, Rafael Leao, has named the three players he spoke with before deciding to join the club. Galatasaray recently signed the Portuguese international from Italian Serie A club AC Milan. Speaking ahead of Galatasaray’s UEFA Champions League match with Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday, Leao said he spoke with Victor Osimhen, Leroy Sane and Lucas Torreira before he joined the Yellow-Reds. When asked who he spoke to from the team before deciding to join Galatasaray, Leao said, as quoted by Forza Cimbom, “Leroy Sane, Victor Osimhen and Lucas Torreira. Recommended “I already knew some people from the team. I also spoke…

The Lagos State Government has advised motorists in the state to plan their movements as the Federal Government prepares to shut down the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway section of the Kara Bridge for repairs. DAILY POST reports that the Federal Ministry of Works, at the weekend, announced the commencement of repair works on the bridge. This followed the reported damage to a section of the popular and ever-busy bridge. A statement issued on Monday by the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, urged residents heading to Ibadan on Tuesday to consider an alternative route. Recommended “We advise motorists traversing the…

Suspected armed robbers have reportedly invaded the residence of the Edo State Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Kennedy Odion and made away with some valuable properties. DAILY POST reports that the Edo State Police Command disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen by its Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikoedem. Ikoedem said the incident happened on September 6, 2026, at about 3:00 am, off Winners Road, Uhie, Benin City. She said the items reportedly carted away by the hoodlums included four mobile phones, N500,000 cash, two Toyota Highlander vehicles and other valuables. Recommended She said the…

At least seven residents have lost their lives while 12 others were reportedly abducted after suspected bandits raided Tofa village in Rabah Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday, with the attackers reportedly arriving at around 1am and remaining in the community for several hours. A security source quoted by Daily Trust said the assailants fired several shots during the operation, which lasted for about four hours. The source said seven people, including two women, were killed, while an unspecified number of animals were also taken away by the attackers. Recommended Those…

Big Brother Naija Season 11 housemate, Ricky, has revealed that he dropped out of university in his final year due to stress. Speaking during a conversation in the Big Brother house, the filmmaker and writer said he chose to leave school because the pressure had become overwhelming. According to him, many people who say they cannot take their own lives often remind him of himself during that difficult period. “When they say, ‘I can’t kill myself,’ that is me. I dropped out of university in my final year because it was stressing me out. I was going to watch movies.”…

Some residents of Kano who took part in the campaign rally of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have protested the N3,000 payment they allegedly received from the party. Pouring out their frustration, some of the residents, who spoke in the Hausa language, stated that the amount was too meagre to cover their transport expenses. This development came against the backdrop of a political mobilisation by the APC in Kano, where the party inaugurated a support structure for the reelection of President Bola Tinubu in next year’s general election. In the footage, the aggrieved supporters, seen wearing APC-branded shirts, questioned the…