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Former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and ex-Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, has dismissed recent reports alleging that he fled the country amid purported investigations or political developments.  In a clarification issued by his Special Assistant on Media and Public Affairs, Julius Bokoru, Sylva described the claims as “false and mischievous,” linking them to political rivals intent on tarnishing his reputation ahead of future elections. According to Bokoru, the residence of the former governor in Abuja was recently raided by individuals believed to be operatives of the Defence Headquarters, during which significant damage was done to the…

The Kano State High Court sitting on Miller Road, presided over by Justice Musa Dahiru, has remanded a man in a correctional facility over allegations that he killed his wife after she refused to prepare kuli-kuli (groundnut cake) for him. The defendant, Idris Kurma, was arraigned on a culpable homicide charge, contrary to Section 221 of the Penal Code, as indicated by the prosecution, Barrister Lamido Abba Soron Dinki. The Defendant pleaded not guilty. Barrister Lamido requested the court to grant the prosecution time to call its witnesses while Barrister Ibrahim Adakawa also asked for the complete information on the…

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has taken a swipe at the recent presidential pardon saga, describing the exercise as embarrassing and poorly handled. Featuring in an interview on Arise Television monitored by DAILY POST on Friday, Falana said the country was exposed to ridicule due to the inclusion of undeserving individuals on the list, some of whom had been recently convicted of serious offences. He stated that the pardon process was flawed from the outset as it violated constitutional provisions guiding the exercise of such powers. “It is not the first time that this exercise has been mishandled, but…

Kogi Polytechnic is investigating a group of nine individuals over alleged certificate fraud and document falsification. Rector of the Institution, Prof Salisu Ogbo, disclosed this during a press conference on Friday in Lokoja. The rector stated that five staff members of the Polytechnic have been suspended, while four students have been arrested in connection with the exposed certificate forgery and document falsification syndicate. “Only recently, the management uncovered the syndicate involving some students, non-students, and a few dishonest staff members accused of manipulating academic records in clear disregard of due process and institutional values. “We have discovered 30 forged original…

The Chamber of Industry and Commerce, IHK, Giessen-Friedberg, Germany on Thursday reaffirmed its longstanding commitment to strengthening vocational training, institutional development, and private sector cooperation with Nigeria. This follows two decades of sustained partnership between the German Chamber of Commerce and key Nigerian institutions in promoting youth skills development, entrepreneurship, and international business collaboration. Speaking at a virtual press briefing on Thursday, Dr. Matthias Leder, the Chief Executive Officer,CEO, of the chamber, said the enduring relationship has grown significantly in recent years. He noted that the engagements have deepened the mutual understanding between both nations and opened new avenues for…

Benue State Government has shut down a privately-owned mortuary in Ugbokolo, Okpokwu Local Government Area, after some community youths defied public health regulations by forcibly placing the remains of a confirmed Lassa fever patient in the facility. The Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr. Paul Ogwuche, disclosed on Thursday that he led a team comprising senior health officials and security personnel to Okpokwu and Ogbadibo LGAs to restore calm and curb possible transmission of the disease following the mortuary’s closure. According to Ogwuche, the deceased a 54-year-old woman from Ogbadibo had died at the Benue State University Teaching Hospital,…

The commander of Kano State’s anti-phone snatching task force, Inuwa Salisu, has been buried following his tragic death. He was killed in his home on Tuesday night and laid to rest on Thursday in Sharada, where family, friends, and officials gathered to pay their last respects. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf attended the funeral along with senior government officials and colleagues of the late commander, describing his death as a huge loss to the state’s security efforts. Salisu was widely praised for leading the campaign against phone snatching — a menace that had long affected residents, particularly in Kano’s busy neighborhoods.…

Properties worth millions of naira have been destroyed following a fire incident at the Ogbomoso Local Government Secretariat in Oyo State on Thursday. Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Service, Hon. Maroof Akinwande, confirmed the incident in a statement made available to DAILY POST on Thursday night. He said, “Upon arrival, we met the incinerator machine on fire, well alighted and we swiftly swung into action, the fire was curtailed and restricted from spreading to other nearby buildings and properties. “No casualty was recorded. The cause of the fire incident was yet to establish and post fire incident investigation is…

A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has reserved ruling in a suit filed by the chairmanship candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, under the Emeka Beke-led faction of the party in the August 30 local government elections. The case was instituted by Fubara Dagogo and eight others against the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC. The presiding judge, Justice Stephen Jumbo, reserved ruling until Wednesday, November 5, after hearing arguments from both parties on whether the case was statute-barred. The claimants are seeking a perpetual injunction restraining RSIEC from recognising or accepting the results of the…

Polygon Labs has announced that Polygon PoS, the premiere blockchain for payments and Real World Assets (RWA), has been selected by Flutterwave, Africa’s largest payments infrastructure that has processed over $40bn in transaction volume to date, to serve as the default blockchain network to power its new cross-border payments product. The partnership positions Polygon’s infrastructure as foundational to payment flows globally, and marks a watershed moment for real-world stablecoin adoption in emerging markets. Flutterwave will begin a phased rollout of Polygon, starting with a pilot program for select Flutterwave for Business customers in 2025. The solution will be made fully…