The Football Association has charged Chelsea with 74 alleged breaches of its rules relating to payments to agents between 2009 and 2022. According to the FA, the charges primarily concern transactions between the 2010/11 and 2015/16 seasons. The Premier League club has been given until September 19 to respond. Chelsea, then owned by Russian oligarch…
Former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Obong Victor Attah, has faulted Nigeria’s political structure, insisting that the country cannot achieve peace or stability without a constitution genuinely made by its people. Attah made the remarks on Thursday during an interview on Arise Television, where he spoke on national politics and controversies surrounding a possible state of…
A banker, Mr. Tunde Odebunmi, has petitioned Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, over alleged extortion by suspected illegal tax collectors operating along the Ife–Ibadan Expressway in Egbeda Local Government Area of the state. In the petition, made available to DAILY POST on Thursday, Odebunmi urged the governor to urgently intervene and stop the activities of…
As political activities intensify ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Nigeria Police Force have warned political parties and their supporters against embarking on premature campaigns in violation of the Electoral Act. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Wednesday decried the “disturbing trend” of subtle campaigns across the…
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has declared a five-day nationwide warning strike beginning Friday, September 12, 2025, to press home its demands. The development was confirmed in a statement on Thursday by the General Secretary of the Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration, Agbor Affiong. According to the statement, the decision…
President Bola Tinubu has directed a Federal Executive Council (FEC) committee to fast-track measures aimed at reducing food prices across the country. The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja during a capacity-building workshop for Senate correspondents. Abdullahi said the directive focuses on guaranteeing…
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday arraigned two senior commanders of the proscribed terrorist group, Ansaru, before the Federal High Court in Abuja. The suspects, identified as Mahmud Usman (also known as Abu Bara’a Abbas/Mukhtar) and his deputy, Mahmud Al-Nigeri (also called Malam Mamuda), are facing a 32-count terrorism charge filed by the…
The Bauchi State Government says it has uncovered more than 100 ghost workers in the state’s health sector and vowed to punish those involved in line with civil service rules. The Executive Chairman of the Bauchi State Hospital Management Board, Mr. Sambo Alkali, disclosed this at a press conference in Bauchi on Thursday. He said…
The Kebbi State Commissioner of Police, CP Bello M. Sani, on Thursday decorated 37 newly promoted officers with their new ranks of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP). The ceremony, which took place at the State Police Headquarters in Birnin Kebbi, elevated the officers from the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) to DSP as…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 65-year-old man, Chibuike Azubike, for allegedly parading himself as the “Obi of Lagos.” He was apprehended alongside three alleged accomplices while attempting to stage an unlawful unveiling ceremony. The arrest comes against the backdrop of growing ethnic tension, particularly among youths on various social media platforms,…
