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Prince Emmanuel Kanu, younger brother of Nnamdi Kanu, has warned that those persecuting and mocking the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, would soon face reckoning. In a post on his Facebook page on Monday, Prince Emmanuel addressed those who he said are behind the conviction and sentencing of the IPOB leader. Prince Emmanuel was also responding to persons who have been mocking Kanu on the social media after he was sentenced to life imprisonment by Justice James Omotosho of the Abuja Federal High Court. Kanu is currently serving the sentence at the Sokoto Prison. The younger Kanu…

Nigeria qualified for the quarter-finals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, thanks to a 4-0 hammering of Mozambique on Monday night. This is the first time they are winning their first four fixtures at the tournament in history. The Super Eagles won all their Group C fixtures and again proved their superiority over the Mambas in Fez. Ademola Lookman opened the scoring, before setting up Victor Osimhen doubled Nigeria’s lead before the break. Osimhen got his brace almost immediately after being set up by Lookman again. The fourth goal came after Akor Adams lashed in a powerful effort from…

The leader of the Hausa community, also known as Sarkin Hausawa of Ibadanland, Alhaji Ali Ɗahiru Zungeru is dead. DAILY POST gathered that Zungeru died Monday evening. Our correspondent reports that Zungeru was turbaned few months ago. He succeeded his elder brother, Ahmadu Dahiru Zungeru. DAILY POST gathered that their father, Alhaji Dahiru Zungeru was one time the Sarkin Hausawa of Ibadanland. A source within the Hausa community in Sabo area of Ibadan confirmed the death of the Sarkin Hausawa to DAILY POST. The source who asked not to be named, noted that the deceased would be buried on Tuesday…

Galatasaray star Victor Osimhen is edging closer to breaking Rashidi Yekini’s long-standing record as Nigeria’s all-time top scorer. This comes after he netted a brace in Nigeria’s 4-0 victory over Mozambique in the Round of 16 at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Morocco on Monday night. Entering the match with 32 international goals, the 27-year-old attacker added to his tally during the match in Morocco, bringing his total to 34 goals, just three shy of Yekini’s record of 37. Here’s Nigeria’s all-time top scorers: 37 goals – Rashidi Yekini34 goals – Victor Osimhen23 goals – Segun Odegbami21…

Manchester United legend, Rio Ferdinand, has reacted to Ruben Amorim’s sack as the club’s manager. Man United had earlier on Monday announced the sacking of Amorim as the Red Devils’ manager. The Premier League club name ex-player Darren Fletcher as caretaker manager, replacing the Portuguese. Reacting, Ferdinand said on Rio the Ferdinand Presents, “When you look at Amorim’s record in black and white, I’m not surprised, and it sounds weird when I say that,” Ferdinand said. “His record is worst than any manager Manchester United have had post-Alex Ferguson. I saw his last two press conferences, and I felt something…

Mozambique will be without key duo, Nené and Edmilson, in their Round of 16 clash with the Super Eagles. Nené and Edmilson are still recovering from muscle and knee injuries, respectively. Right-back Calila has however been declared fit for the encounter. Similarly, Guima, Witi, and Gildo are now in perfect condition to face the Super Eagles after recovering from illness. The encounter will take place at the Complexe Sportif de Fès. Kick-off is 8:00 pm Nigerian time.

President Bola Tinubu has forwarded letters to the Senate seeking confirmation of 21 nominees for the boards of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC. This was disclosed by the Special Adviser to the President Information & Strategy Bayo Onanuga on Tuesday. In the first letter, Senator Magnus Abe was nominated to serve as chairman of the NUPRC board. Abe, a two-term senator representing Rivers South East, is a former NNPC board member and currently chairs the National Agency of the Great Green Wall. Other nominees for the NUPRC board…

Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, have recorded a major breakthrough in the fight against criminality with the recovery of a large cache of arms and ammunition in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State. According to a statement on the official X account of the Nigerian Army, the success followed an intelligence-driven operation carried out on January 4, 2026, after security forces received credible information on the movement of an associate linked to a notorious criminal kingpin, identified as John Ngata. Acting on the intelligence, OPWS troops deployed from Zaki-Biam mounted a snap checkpoint along…

Suspected bandits invaded Ehwakya in Ugom community, Maro Ward, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing one person and abducting many others. According to the chairman of Ugom community, Ishaya Onnusim, “At the time of releasing this statement, one youth, Saminu Linus Emmanuel, has been confirmed dead by gunshot. Our people were kidnapped in sizable numbers yet to be fully identified; victims include the young, the elderly, and mostly our vulnerable women, who are now in the custody of the attackers.” He explained that before leaving the community, the bandits also ensured that all available valuable items were looted.…

Victoria Plzen striker, Rafiu Durosinmi is on the verge of sealing a move to Serie A strugglers Pisa, DAILY POST reports. According to Sky Sport Italia, Pisa have agreed a deal worth €9m plus a further €2m in performance-related add-ons with Viktoria Plzen for the Nigerian. Durosinmi has been in impressive form for Plzen this season. The 23-year-old has registered 13 goals in 32 appearances across all competitions for Martin Hyský’s side. The forward has also been linked with the likes of West Ham United, Benfica and VfB Stuttgart. He moved to Plzen from another Czech club, Karvina in 2023.