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Ebonyi: I killed my mother for refusing to bathe me, 20-year-old boy confesses …As community banishes him The people of Ohatekwe Ukawu in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State have banished a 20-year-old man, Damian Oforbuike, for allegedly killing his mother. It was gathered that Oforbuike attacked his mother, Onyemaechi, with a machete, an incident that has thrown the community into mourning. Sources said the incident occurred over the weekend, after which the suspect fled into a nearby forest. However, youths of the community mobilised, tracked him into the forest where he was hiding, and apprehended him. He was…

Purposeful leadership and intra-party harmony and stability have been described as key elements for an enduring democratic system, which offers greater socio-economic development for a nation. A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and governorship aspirant in Adamawa State, Abdulrahman Haske, stated this on the sideline of APC Zonal Congress of the North-Eastern states which took place in Gombe on Wednesday. Haske said such intra-party stability has positioned the APC across the country as a party that has institutionalised progressive governance in all its activities at local, state and national levels, attributing the success to the purposeful leadership of…

Blessing CEO, a controversial self-acclaimed relationship expert, has started auctioning her properties to raise funds for cancer treatment. This came a few hours after she announced that she has been diagnosed with cancer. DAILY POST reports that Blessing CEO had earlier, in a video on her Instagram page, disclosed that she has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. In subsequent posts on Instagram page, Blessing CEO said she is putting her car, wigs, and her Lagos mansion up for sale to pay for chemotherapy and other medical care. Speaking in one of the videos, she said, “Hey guys, to those of…

The tension further heightened in the Board over a circulating AI-generated picture of Dr Alausa presenting a letter of reappointment said to Prof Bugaje, purported to have been granted by President Tinubu. There is growing tension at the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Kaduna State, over the purported two weeks’ extension of the tenure of the Executive Secretary, Prof Idris Bugaje which officially expired on March 14, 2026, SaharaReporters has learnt. SaharaReporters gathered from sources at the Federal Ministry of Education that the extension said to have been granted by the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa put…

Nigeria’s last successful census was conducted two decades ago, in 2006. A civic technology platform Tracka has raised concerns over the whereabouts of N129.5billion allegedly spent on Nigeria’s stalled population census, demanding explanations from the National Population Commission (NPC) over the utilisation of the funds. In a detailed report and a Freedom of Information (FOI) request letter dated March 2, and made public via its official X handle on Wednesday, the group questioned why Nigeria remains without updated demographic data despite the massive financial outlay between February 2022 and December 2023. Nigeria’s last successful census was conducted two decades…

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has affirmed the final forfeiture to the Federal Government, the sum of $13 million linked to a Lagos socialite, Ms Aisha Achimugu and her Oceangate Engineering Oil & Gas Ltd. In a judgment on Wednesday, Justice Nwite held that the foreign currency has been well established by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to be proceeds of fraud and unlawful activities. Delivering judgment in a suit instituted by Oceangate Engineering Oil & Gas Ltd to claim the fund, the judge held that the company failed woefully to establish how…

Former Labour Party Vice-Presidential candidate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has urged his former boss, Peter Obi, to return to the LP if he loses the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential ticket. Datti Baba-Ahmed made this call in an interview on Trust TV, monitored by DAILY POST. He was speaking on the the 2027 general elections and the possibility of Obi getting the ADC ticket. “I have much respect for Peter Obi. If he doesn’t get the ADC ticket, he should come back to the Labour Party please. “I will work for him and try to get him the ticket in the…

Former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, has raised the alarm over what he described as critical ammunition shortages among Nigerian troops, warning that soldiers are increasingly being overwhelmed by insurgents in parts of Borno State.Politics news Nigeria. Speaking with journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, the lawmaker cautioned that Nigeria risks losing territories in the North-East if urgent steps are not taken to strengthen military capacity, particularly in frontline communities. Ndume, who represents Borno South Senatorial District, said troops were recently forced to withdraw from Ngoshe and Pulka communities following sustained attacks by insurgents due to inadequate ammunition. “I am calling on…

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Dele Momodu, on Wednesday said the “gang” that brought late former President Muhammadu Buhari to power in 2015 are ready to help the party’s presidential candidate defeat President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Momodu identified the “gang” to include former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, ex-Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, Abubakar Malami, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and ex-Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, who are all members of the ADC. In an interview on Arise News Morning Show, Momodu identified Atiku as his preferred candidate for the ADC’s presidential ticket. Momodu…

The Director-General of the All Progressives Congress, APC, States Assembly Forum, Dagogo Fubara, has accused the party of denying them aspirant nomination forms despite meeting the requirements. Fubara made this allegation on Tuesday during a live interview programme on Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’. He said it was not his first time running for a national convention, stating that the organizers claimed that they printed limited copies of the forms. “After paying for the forms and fulfilling all the necessary requirements, we were denied the opportunity to get the aspirant nomination forms. “We all paid that money. They received the money…