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Month: July 2026

NPFL: Abdulraman joins Ikorodu City on two-year contract

Ikorodu City have completed the signing of midfielder Adam Abdulraman, DAILY POST reports. Abdulraman joined the Oga Boys from Abuja-based Mahanaim FC. He put pen to paper on a two-year contract. Abdulraman becomes the club’s first arrival ahead of the 2026-27 campaign. DAILY POST recalls that Ikorodu City earlier promoted academy graduate Ikechukwu Junior to…

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Kogi announces successful rescue of kidnapped victims in Dekina

The Kogi State Government has announced the successful rescue of the four persons kidnapped during the recent attack on an unauthorized examination center in Olowa, Dekina Local Government Area of the State. The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, describing the rescue as the outcome of…

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Obi urges EFCC to focus on strategic priorities, leave Randy Peter, Mama Pee alone

By Henry Umoru, ABUJA The Presidential Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) ahead of the 2027 elections, Peter Obi, has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to focus its attention on major corruption cases and other strategic priorities rather than pursuing social media activists. Obi made the call through the Peter Obi…

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Mary Habila was like daughter to me – Umahi

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, on Thursday, described late Miss Mary Habila, a staff member who died at the minister’s residence in Uburu, Ebonyi State, as “like a daughter” to him. Read Also: Mary Habila told boyfriend she had nosebleed night before death — Umahi Habila, a nurse with the David Umahi Federal University…

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US forces board ship to ensure ‘compliance’ with Iran blockade

American forces boarded a ship in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday as part of the renewed blockade of Iran’s ports that began earlier this week, the US military said. US Marines boarded the M/T Wen Yao “to ensure full compliance with the ongoing US naval blockade,” US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a post…

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US strikes in Iran hit airport, bridges, railway station

Deadly US strikes overnight hit an airport, a railway station in the port city of Bandar Abbas and two bridges in southern Iran near the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media said Friday. “Three explosions were heard around the airport and at least one American enemy projectile hit Iranshahr airport,” in the southeast, state television…

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Tinubu presents Shettima certificate as APC Vice-Presidential candidate for 2027

President Bola Tinubu has officially presented Vice President Kashim Shettima with a certificate confirming his nomination as the All Progressives Congress (APC) vice-presidential candidate for the 2027 presidential election. The presentation followed the APC’s confirmation of Shettima as Tinubu’s running mate for the next general election. The event became public on Thursday after the President’s Special Assistant…

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UN finds looted gold, gum arabic bankrolling Sudan war

Proceeds from looted gold and gum arabic are being used by warring parties in Sudan to fund the war, the UN human rights office has verified. A new OHCHR report described gum arabic and gold sales as “a major revenue source” for the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The authors…

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AMLSN hails Senate’s passage of med lab varsity bill, urges Tinubu’s swift assent

… Says new institution will boost medical training, research, health securityBy Chioma Obinna The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria, AMLSN, on Wednesday hailed the Senate’s passage of the bill establishing the Federal University of Medical Laboratory Science and Technology, Jos, describing it as a landmark decision that could transform healthcare education, strengthen Nigeria’s…

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Anambra nonagenarian leads protest over communal land dispute

By Vincent Ujumadu A 96-year-old man, Elder Stephen Okoye, on Wednesday led hundreds of residents of Umuenu Quarters in Umuawulu, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, in a protest over what they alleged was an attempt by the state’s Deputy Governor, Dr. Onyekachukwu Ibezim, to intervene in a land dispute they said had…

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