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Former boxing heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury, has predicted that Jake Paul will take Anthony Joshua all the way in their bout next week. Joshua and Paul will fight next Friday in Miami. The controversial contest is billed for eight three-minute rounds, with the fighters wearing 10oz gloves. “I think it will go the distance,” Fury told OOOsch TV. “I think it will be a move around and a points job, absolutely. “I understand people’s concerns but they have to start believing in Jake. “They don’t believe because they can’t get their head around how he beat those guys.”

The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, says President Bola Tinubu has delivered significantly for Rivers State and the South-South region. Keyamo on Friday spoke during the flag-off of the 7km Ipo Town–Airport Bypass and the commissioning of the Ikwerre Road–Igwuruta–Airport Road Corridor reconstructed by the Rivers State Government. Flagging off the bypass, the minister thanked President Tinubu for what he described as the President’s numerous contributions to the people of Rivers State, adding that Tinubu has made it possible for all South-South states to align with the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. He noted that Rivers State, traditionally, has never…

The Kwara State Police Command, has confirmed an armed robbery incident that occurred around 11:30 hours on Friday along the Post Office-Murtala Mohammed road, Ilorin. It was gathered that the driver of a Sienna vehicle was attacked by armed men, leaving the him with a gunshot injury on his palm and an undisclosed amount of money carted away. A statement by the spokesperson of the command, SP Adetoun Ejire Adeyemi, in Ilorin on Friday said the injured driver is currently receiving medical treatment.‎‎The Commissioner of Police, Kwara State Command, Adekimi Ojo, has ordered discreet investigations into the incident and has…

The Peace Corps of Nigeria, PCN, has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, of acting in bad faith in the arraignment of its National Commandant, Dr Dickson Akoh, and the Director of Finance, Mrs Omolola Aminat Ahmed, at the FCT High Court on December 11. The Corps said that the arraignment of its two bosses on contractual transaction was unlawful, illegal and uncalled for. In a statement on Friday in Abuja by its  Media Consultant, Comrade Peterhot Apeh, Peace Corps said it was wrong of the EFCC to have criminalized a simple civil contract transaction between Peace Corps of…

Victor Boniface has been ruled out of Werder Bremen’s final home game of the year against VfB Stuttgart due to injury, DAILY POST reports. Boniface, according to Bremen head coach Horst Steffen, is currently battling a knee injury. Steffen declared that he is not certain the Nigeria international will play again for the club this year. “It happened in a challenge, knee to knee, and it really hurt,” Steffen told the club’s official website. “Unfortunately, the recovery hasn’t been as quick as we’d hoped. I can’t yet say whether he’ll be available for us again this year.” Boniface joined the…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Borno State has announced that it will withdraw from the state’s local government elections scheduled for Saturday, December 13. The party cited a lack of confidence in the electoral commission and the high costs of expression of interest and nomination forms as reasons for its decision. In a statement on Friday, PDP’s state Publicity Secretary, Amos Adziba, said the decision was made during a recent State Executive Committee, SEC, meeting in Maiduguri. The statement Titled “Why We’re Boycotting Borno LG Polls,” accused the Borno State Independent Electoral Commission, BOSIEC, of failing to give opposition…

The 14th edition of the Bridge of Faith Foundation Football Tournament came to a nail-biting end on November 28, 2025, with Kenneth Dike Memorial Secondary School Awka in Anambraa state emerging as the champion. The tournament, which kicked off on October 14, saw 14 schools from across the region participate in a fierce competition for the coveted trophy. In the highly anticipated final match, Kenneth Dike faced off against Community Secondary School Umuokpu at the Federal technical college Awka football pitch. The match was a closely contested one, with Umuokpu taking the lead in the first half through Nwude…

The commencement of compensation payments to affected landowners and farmers in Akamkpa and Odukpani LGAs of Cross River State by the Federal Government for the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway has triggered anger and rising tension among indigenes and ancestral landowners. In the Okoyong axis of Odukpani LGA, community members allege that non-indigenes have infiltrated and hijacked the official compensation list. President of the Association of Concerned Indigenes of Okoyong Community, and Chairman of the Eyo Ekpo Family Lands Committee, Christ Ambassador Effiong Ekpo Ekpo, warned that the development poses a serious threat to peace and stability. According to him, aboriginal landowners…

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has labelled the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, the ‘greatest threat’ to Nigerian democracy. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Bolaji Abdullahi, made this statement on Friday during an interview on Arise Television, monitored by DAILY POST. “APC today represents the greatest threat to Nigerian democracy. You can see it in what they are doing a couple of days back. Some people came aboard and they say they are challenging this or that. “They’re asking INEC to deregister ADC on some funny grounds. But we know where that is coming from. The individuals involved…

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has appointed Emmanuel Meribole as the acting Secretary to the Abia State Government. The appointment is coming a few days after the former SSG, Professor Kenneth Kalu proceeded on Leave of Absence. The appointment of the new SSG was made known on Friday morning by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ukoha Njoku Ukoha. The statement said that Emmanuel Meribole, who currently serves as the Special Adviser to the Governor on Projects, will assume the duty as  acting Secretary to the State Government (SSG) with effect from January 1, 2026. The statement further said:…