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The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has announced the date for the draw ceremony of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. Morocco’s capital, Rabat will host the draw on Thursday, 15 January, 2026. 16 teams will participate in the competition for the first time. Hosts Morocco and defending champions Nigeria are among the teams that will participate in the tournament. The other qualified teams are, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia. The WAFCON 2026 finals will run from 17 March to 3 April, 2026.

A four-bedroom flat owned by a retired staff member of the Health Services Management Board in Jalingo, Mr Ayuba Ali Dangana, has been completely destroyed by fire in the ATC area of Jalingo, Taraba State. The inferno, which reportedly started in the early hours of Wednesday, completely razed the building, with all household items destroyed beyond recognition. Speaking to DAILY POST, the victim said the fire broke out while he was in his room checking some files. He could not immediately determine the source of the flame. According to Dangana, the intensity of the fire made it impossible to salvage…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has raised the alarm over planned campaigns of calumny by politicians and vested-interest groups targeting the agency and its Chairman, Ola Olukoyede. In a statement released on Wednesday, the Commission alleged that a network of politicians, academics, self-styled civil society activists, and some Nigerian fugitives abroad have been recruited to orchestrate media attacks aimed at undermining the EFCC’s credibility. According to the statement, the attacks are intended to intimidate the agency and discourage investigations into opposition politicians, particularly as the country heads toward the 2027 general elections. “Their objective is to befuddle the…

US forces are attempting to board the Russian-flagged Marinera oil tanker in the North Atlantic Sea. Fox News reports that the development comes after Russia was reported to have sent a submarine and other naval assets to escort the tanker. According to the report, the Russian vessel has spent more than two weeks attempting to slip past US enforcement efforts targeting sanctioned oil shipments near Venezuela. DAILY POST reported that the US military under the directive of President Donald Trump captured Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro along his wife. The development came a few months after the US government doubled the…

Former Kaduna Central senator, Shehu Sani, has reacted to the visa bond the United States imposed on Nigeria. In a statement posted on his verified X handle on Wednesday, Sani said Nigerians brought the visa bond imposition on themselves. The United States on Tuesday introduced a new round of travel restrictions, which target Nigerian travellers, including the requirement to post visa bonds of up to $15,000. The development further complicates US entry rules and are intended to ensure compliance with visa conditions. The measure is coming one week after partial US travel restrictions on Nigeria took effect. Reacting, the former…

The Federal Government has clarified the reasons it has been unable to meet certain demands that have prompted threats of industrial action by the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD. This position was outlined on Tuesday by the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Salako, in a statement issued by the Ministry’s Director of Information and Public Relations, Mr Alaba Balogun. Salako said the government has shown commitment to improving the welfare of health workers through recent reforms, including the upward review of professional allowances estimated at about ₦90 billion annually. He noted that the revised…

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, Emeka Bekee has said that Governor Siminalyi Fubara will certainly run for second term as governor under the APC. Bekee made this known on Wednesday while fielding questions on Arise Television’s Morning Show programme. The statement comes amid power rivalry between the FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and Fubara. However, the APC chieftain hinted that All the governors who recently defected to the party might have automatic tickets for second term. He said: “Well, I don’t know the negotiation they have up there. I can tell you clearly, APC is…

US President Donald Trump has cautioned Republican lawmakers that failure to secure victory in the 2026 midterm elections could result in another attempt to impeach him. Trump issued the warning on Tuesday while addressing members at a House Republican retreat held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. “You have to win the midterms, because if we don’t, they’ll find a reason to impeach me. I’ll get impeached,” the president told the audience. Trump, who was impeached twice during his first term, was acquitted by the Senate on both occasions. His first impeachment in 2019 stemmed from allegations of abuse…

Stephen Warnock has described former Chelsea manager, Enzo Maresca as volatile following rumours he might be replacing Ruben Amorim at Manchester United. He said the Italian is an unnecessary risk. Maresca recently left Chelsea, and now his name is being considered as a possible replacement for Amorim at United. Maresca had a good 18-month period at Stamford Bridge, where he helped the team win the Conference League and the Club World Cup. During his time there, he also managed to get the team to fourth place in the league during his only full season with the club. Like Amorim, Maresca…

Troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army, Sector 1 Operation Fansan Yamma, foiled an armed robbery on the Abuja–Kaduna highway, preventing harm to commuters. A source at the division told the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, the incident occurred about 2.00 p.m. on Tuesday, after troops received a distress call at Nasarawan Doka. “The troops immediately mobilised, engaged the criminals and neutralised the threat,” the source said. He said one suspect, Kabiru Zayyanu, was arrested with a gunshot wound to the leg and evacuated to Doka General Hospital for first aid. “Other members of the gang fled the scene,” he said,…