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The retail pump price of premium motor spirit has remained unchanged in parts of Nigeria after the Dangote Refinery resumed refined petroleum products dollar sales, crude oil prices resurge and ex-depot petrol rates rise by depot owners.  Checks by DAILY POST on Tuesday night showed that fuel prices in Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Nigerian Independent Gas Company, AA Rano, MRS, Emedab, and other filling stations have remained flat between N1155 and N1205 per litre in abuja and environs.  This means that despite N30 to N90 ex-depot price increments, depot owners’ retail pump prices have remained unchanged as at the time of…

Veteran Nollywood actress, Omotunde Ogundimu, has cried out over her battle with cervical cancer. The actress made the revelation on Tuesday during an interview with her colleague, Biola Adebayo, on the Talk to B podcast. Speaking about her secret battle with cancer since 2025, the actress, who revealed she is a single mother of three, also said she lost her husband in 2012. While alleging that she had been sidelined in Nollywood, she solicited financial help from the public and sought forgiveness from anyone she may have offended in the industry.  “I’m going through severe pain. I was diagnosed with cervical cancer.…

Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc is set to host the latest edition of its quarterly UBA Business Series, turning the spotlight on how businesses can transform everyday customer feedback into technology that answers Africa’s real needs,  Scheduled for Thursday, 16 July 2026 at 11:00 a.m. (WAT), the event, themed “Building for Africa’s Realities: Turning Consumer Feedback into Technology-Driven Solutions,” will convene founders, investors and builders to share candid insight on designing products that work in African conditions rather than solutions borrowed wholesale from elsewhere. Participants will be able to join virtually, as the session streams live across UBA’s…

Spain outclassed France 2-0 in the first semi-final of the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday night. La Roja, who are the current European champions, are now on course to add the world title. Luis de la Fuente’s men were control of the game from start to finish and went into the break with a goal advantage Lucas Digne fouled Lamine Yamal inside the area and Mikel Oyarzabal smashed home the penalty that was awarded. Pedro Porro latched onto Dani Olmo’s flick to calmly slot in the second. Spain will now wait for the winner of Wednesday’s semi-final between England and Argentina. You may…

After exhausting peaceful options, residents of Ike-Onicha in Onicha-Ukwuani, Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State, have invoked traditional deities against suspected herdsmen. The herdsmen were accused of invading their farmlands and threatening the community’s livelihood. Community Secretary, Ogbuiji Augustine Chukwuma, said repeated efforts to persuade the herders to leave failed, prompting the elders to invoke the gods of the land. The community alleged that armed herders established a camp between Ike-Onicha and Ogbagu about four weeks ago, forcing farmers, especially women, to abandon their farms for fear of kidnapping, rape, and attacks. He lamented that crops had been…

Former Chelsea midfielder, Claude Makelele, has picked France captain Kylian Mbappe as the player to win the 2026 Ballon d’Or. Makelele described Mbappe as a phenomenon, who is having an outstanding performance at the World Cup. “I hope Mbappe wins the Ballon d’Or. He didn’t win many titles at Real Madrid this season, but his performance in the World Cup was outstanding,” Makelele told Marca. “We called Ronaldo ‘the phenomenon’ for a reason, and Mbappe is the phenomenon of his generation. “The scary thing is, he has more to prove. So yes, I am convinced he is the closest we…

The Kano State High Court, presided over by Justice Suleiman Baba Na Mallam, has scheduled October 13 and 14, 2026, for the arraignment and subsequent hearing of Kamal Abdulmumini, a teacher at Alhadid Nursery and Primary School, who allegedly raped four twin sisters in his office. When proceedings resumed on Tuesday for the arraignment, the defence counsel, Barrister Nasir Abdurrahman, requested access to facilities and other relevant documents to enable him to prepare his defence.Justice Na Mallam ordered the prosecution to provide the defendant with the necessary materials related to the case. The defendant, a resident of Yar Adua Quarters,…

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Akwa Ibom State Command, has dismissed reports alleging its involvement in financial impropriety, economic sabotage and victimisation of staff who have opposing views in the command. A report had emerged on social media alleging that the state Commandant, Geraldine Abetianbe, is complicit in financial misconduct in the command and has strained the cordial working relationship with other sister security agencies in the state. Denying the claims, the command’s Public Relations Officer, SC Friday Ekerete, on Tuesday, described them as false, malicious and a figment of the writer’s imagination. On alleged financial impropriety over staff welfare scheme,…

A video showing controversial content creator and disc jockey, DJ Chicken, at the Kirikiri prison has sparked reactions from Nigerians. DAILY POST reports that the entertainer was remanded in Kirikiri prison after he allegedly made threatening remarks against President Bola Tinubu’s son, Seyi. The video clip which was recorded during a visit by some of his associates on Monday, showed DJ Chicken very quiet, calm and weak unlike his usual energetic and outspoken personality. Sharing on TikTok, one of his associates @ayomido27 captioned the video, “Very humble. See as my baby humble.” Reacting to the video which has gone viral…

The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Adewole Adebayo, on Tuesday insisted that President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima are symbols of what Prophet Muhammad warned Muslims against. Adebayo said Tinubu and Shettima are no good representation of the Islamic fold in authority. The SDP presidential candidate made the claim on Arise Television’s Morning Show, where he dismissed the Muslim-Muslim ticket ahead of the 2027 presidential election. According to Adebayo: “Even if people where looking for Muslims in authority, the president and the vice don’t symbolize that, they symbolize the opposite. “They are actually what the Prophet and…