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Month: February 2026

Three suspects arraigned for assaulting fire fighters in Ibadan

Three persons have been arraigned at Ejioku Magistrate Court, on Monday, over alleged assault on some fire fighters in Ibadan. The suspects were arraigned at a Magistrate court headed by Marcus Omolara. DAILY POST had reported that some hoodlums attacked fire fighters at the Oki area of Ibadan. On Tuesday, three of the hoodlums were…

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Ramadan, Lent: Live peacefully, tolerate one another – PDP guber aspirant to Muslims, Christians

A Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, gubernatorial aspirant in Oyo State, Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has advised both the Muslims and Christians to leave peacefully and tolerate each other. Oguntoyinbo gave the advice while felicitating with both the Muslims and Christians on the commencement of this year’s Ramadan fast and Lent. The PDP chieftain in a statement…

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Lagos police apprehend woman over alleged rent, rice fraud schemes

The Police Command in Lagos State on Wednesday confirmed that it apprehended a 31-year-old woman over alleged rental and commodity fraud amounting to about N105 million. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the suspect was accused of defrauding no fewer than 13 prospective tenants of about N35 million by posing as the owner…

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Probe into tax concessions, waivers not a witch-hunt, says Faleke

The House of Representatives has clarified that a probe into the annual losses from tax concessions and waivers was not a witch-hunt, but a move to strengthen incentive administration, protect public funds, and restore confidence in government support programmes. The Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Review of Tax and Export Incentives, Waivers…

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Nine skiers missing in California avalanche

A frantic search was underway for nine back-country skiers missing on Wednesday after an avalanche in the mountains of California, where a huge storm has dumped heavy snow. Officials said a group of 15 people were caught up in the avalanche on Castle Peak in the Tahoe area late Tuesday morning. Six skiers had been…

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FCT polls: Police deploy personnel, to restrict movement 6am-6pm

By Kingsley Omonobi Ahead of the Area Council Election of the FCT scheduled for Saturday, 21st February 2026, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has deployed personnel across the FCT as part of its comprehensive operational order for the peaceful conduct of the polls. The Police Command said, “This massive deployment has enjoyed a…

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Israeli far-right minister to push for ‘migration’ of West Bank, Gaza Palestinians

Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said he would pursue a policy of “encouraging the migration” of Palestinians from the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, Israeli media reported Wednesday. “We will eliminate the idea of an Arab terror state,” said Smotrich, speaking at an event organised by his Religious Zionism Party late on Tuesday….

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Alleged money laundering: ICPC arraigns Director from Ministry of Works

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has arraigned a Director from the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing on charges of money laundering and corruption. Mrs Adiobome Blessing Lere-Adams appeared before Honourable Justice M.S. Liman at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, 16th February 2026. The charges, filed under…

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Ribadu: El-Rufai made his biggest political mistake – Okey Ikechukwu

Political analyst, Prof. Okey Ikechukwu, has described recent statements by former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, as one of the biggest political mistakes of his career as a public officer. Speaking on The Morning Show on Arise Television on Tuesday, Ikechukwu said El-Rufai’s claims were specific and not speculative, particularly his assertion that the communication…

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Trump’s new envoy arrives in South Africa with relations frayed

A conservative media critic picked by President Donald Trump to be US ambassador to South Africa has arrived to take up his post, the US embassy said Tuesday, with bilateral relations fractured over a range of issues. Washington and Pretoria are at odds over a series of international and domestic policies, from South Africa’s genocide…

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