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DR Congo have now joined the list of eight other countries booted from the ongoing CAF African Nations Championship, CHAN. The eight other countries are Mauritania, Guinea, Niger Republic, Burkina Faso, Angola, the Central African Republic, Zambia and Nigeria. DR Congo became the latest team to exit CHAN after they lost 3-1 against Morocco on Sunday. The outcome of the result means, Kenya, who also defeated Zambia 1-0 on Sunday, finished top of Group A with 10 points from four games, followed by Morocco in second position with 9 points from the same number of games. DR Congo are in…

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has attributed its poor performance in Saturday’s by-elections to widespread violence, vote buying, and irregularities allegedly perpetrated under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress, APC. In a statement issued on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the party said the exercise was marred by incidents that undermined the credibility of the polls. The ADC alleged that in some states, about 300 armed thugs were arrested on election day, while several polling units were cancelled due to ballot box snatching and voter intimidation. It also cited reports of…

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated former military president, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, IBB, his 84th birthday. In a statement issued on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu described the former military head of state as a key figure in Nigeria’s socio-economic and political development. The president highlighted Babangida’s military career, noting his roles as instructor at the Nigerian Defence Academy, Commander of the 4 Reconnaissance Regiment and Armoured Corps, Director of Army Staff Duties and Plans, and later Chief of Army Staff. Tinubu recalled that Babangida’s administration was marked by major infrastructure projects, including the…

Authorities in Illinois have discovered the body of a missing Nigerian woman, Olasinmibo Abosede, popularly known as Sinmi. The remains were found on Thursday at about 1:55 p.m. in the Springbrook Prairie Forest Preserve near the intersection of 83rd Street and Chandelle Drive, according to the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County and the Naperville Police Department. Police said the deceased’s clothing matched what the 42-year-old was last seen wearing when she disappeared on July 30. She had left her home near Springbrook Golf Course for a walk and was last captured on surveillance footage at 9:20 a.m. in the…

Protesters calling for a hostage release deal and an end to the war blocked traffic on one of Jerusalem’s main highways on Sunday morning. The demonstrators marched from Hebrew University’s Givat Ram campus and occupied Begin Boulevard, a key thoroughfare in the capital. Organizers had kept the protest route secret, instructing participants only to “follow the drummers.” Within minutes of the demonstration’s start, the drummers abruptly changed direction, leading marchers toward the highway. Police declared the gathering illegal but, as of mid-morning, had not begun arresting protesters who were sitting on the road.

Major General Muhammadu Sani Sami (Rtd.), the Emir of Zuru in Kebbi State, known as Gomo II, has died in London after a short illness at the age of 81. His family announced the royal leader’s death on Sunday, referring to him as a leader who balanced a fine military career and decades of devoted service to his people.   The late Emir was born on 24th October, 1943, enlisted in the Nigerian Army on 10th December, 1962 received his training at the Mons Officer Cadet School Aldershot, United Kingdom. He was commissioned on 25th July, 1963. Sani Sami served with…

“I could hear the noise of my father and the elephant, I ran back into the village to call for help, but by the time we got back, we found him with his intestines all out, one of his legs was broken as well as bruises and cuts all over his body,” 16-year-old Musa Korede recounted soberly. Korede, the eldest child of late Musa Yahaya Kala, was with his father in the forest when the tragic incident happened on Monday, 28 of July 2025. The 49-year-old father of five was gruesomely mauled by wandering elephants in Itasin community in the…

The African Democratic Congress has claimed it won two out of three seats in the state and National Assembly bye-elections in Kaduna State. The ADC Coalition mobilisation wing, known as ‘ADC Vanguard,’ disclosed this in a terse statement on its X account Saturday. DAILY POST reports that Kaduna State conducted elections in the Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency, the Zaria Kewaye State Constituency, and the Basawa State Constituency. Reacting to the polls in a statement, ADC Vanguard said on X, “ADC Coalition Dominates Kaduna State, Securing 2 out of 3 constituencies insStunning victory.” However, official results from the state electoral commission are…

Civil Society Organisations, Senior government officials and other development partners in Akwa Ibom State have reiterated commitments to support the Ministry of Youth Development in implementing the Youth Policy and Roadmap as the state’s blueprint for inclusive youth advancement. This was part of the communique issues at the end of a two day high level stakeholders roundtable for the review and validation of the Akwa Ibom Youth policy and youth development roadmap held in Uyo. The event was organized by Clement Isong Foundation in partnership with ActionAid Nigeria and Ministry of Youth Development, Akwa Ibom State in commemoration of 2025…

The Emir of Minna, Umar Faruq Bahago, has called on communities affected by banditry in Niger State to reintegrate survivors of gender-based violence, GBV, back into society to give them a sense of belonging. The traditional ruler made the call at a one-day sensitization workshop organized by the Development Research and Projects Centre, DRPC in collaboration with the Federation of Muslim Women Associations of Nigeria, FOMWAN, and supported by the Ford Foundation in Minna. The Emir, represented by the Mubudin Minna, Abubakar Bosso Yakubu, noted that four local governments in his domain which include Paikoro, Shiroro, Munya, and Bosso have…