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Falcons Battle Portugal Today in Pre-WAFCON Friendly

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Nigeria’s Super Falcons will lock horns with Portugal today in an international friendly match aimed at boosting preparations for the upcoming 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualifiers. The high-profile encounter is part of the team’s training tour in Europe as they gear up for a tough qualification campaign. The friendly fixture serves as a crucial test for the Falcons, who are looking to sharpen their tactics, improve team chemistry, and evaluate player performances ahead of the continental showdown. Facing a strong European side like Portugal provides an excellent opportunity for Coach Randy Waldrum and his technical crew to assess the team’s strengths and identify areas needing improvement. Portugal, ranked 21st in the world by FIFA, are known for their tactical discipline and pace, making them ideal opponents to test the Falcons’ resilience and tactical setup. Nigeria, Africa’s most successful women’s football team, will rely on their blend of experienced stars lik...
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"Banditry: Hunters Urge Federal Government Support for Physical and Spiritual Battle"

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Amid escalating insecurity nationwide, hunters and farmers have urged the Federal Government to officially authorize them to help drive out bandits, Boko Haram insurgents, and other criminal elements taking refuge in forests. The appeal comes from groups such as the Nigerian Forest Security Service, the Professional Hunters Association of Nigeria, the Agbekoya Farmers’ Society of Nigeria, and the Oodua Peoples. The Oodua Peoples Congress has declared that it possesses the spiritual fortitude, expertise, and forest-based experience required to tackle terrorism. Their assertion comes amid a renewed wave of terror attacks across the country, with Plateau and Benue states bearing the brunt. Last week, at least 51 people were killed by gunmen in Zikke and Kakpa communities in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State—just two weeks after deadly clashes erupted in the region that left many people dead. Before last week’s assault, armed attackers had killed at least 52 people and forced ...
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Over 150 Students Share One Classroom In Oyo School As Infrastructure Crumbles

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That situation at Community Secondary School, Awotan-Orisun is deeply troubling. Overcrowding more than 150 students in one classroom is not only unsafe, it severely hinders effective learning. The lack of basic infrastructure — like plastered walls, windows, and doors — creates an environment that's physically and mentally unfit for education. This kind of condition not only affects students’ academic performance but also puts them at risk of health issues and accidents, especially if the building is near collapse. It's a clear call for urgent intervention from local authorities, the Ministry of Education, and possibly NGOs focused on education and youth welfare. According to the civic tech platform Monitng, the school’s infrastructure is in a critical state, with classrooms reportedly “crumbling, unplastered, unsanitary, missing windows and doors, and dangerously close to collapse.” Despite significant allocations to Oyo State’s education budget, hazardous learning condition...
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Police rescue newborn baby, arrest traffickers in Akwa Ibom

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The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has rescued a two-day-old baby from suspected traffickers who allegedly attempted to sell the child for ₦800,000. According to a statement released on Easter Monday, 21st of April 2025, in Uyo, Police Public Relations Officer, Timfon John, revealed that the suspects — one man and two women — were intercepted by operatives of the command while traveling along the Nsit Atai-Oron Road with the infant. John stated that the newborn has been handed over to the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare in Uyo for proper care  and custody, pending the conclusion of the investigation. John stated, “In its ongoing efforts to safeguard lives and property, the Akwa Ibom State Police Command has uncovered a suspected child trafficking syndicate. “While patrolling the Nsit Atai-Oron Road, officers from the command stopped a Mazda vehicle with registration number YAB 454 AA. “The vehicle, driven by a man identified as Bethel Anyanwu, also had two female pas...
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Boy who stood before Obi’s convoy demands N100m after release

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A teenager Alabi Quadri, who was released on Thursday after spending three months in custody due to allegations of armed robbery brought against him by the Lagos State Police Command, is now seeking N100 million in compensation from the police. Quadri captured public attention when he boldly stood in front of the convoy of Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party Presidential candidate, during Obi's visit to Lagos earlier that year. His troubles began when individuals in his community, specifically in the Amukoko area, allegedly demanded a portion of the money he was said to have received from Obi during their encounter. In a statement issued shortly after Quadri's release, his lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, shared details of his client’s ordeal, including how he was abducted by these individuals while returning from work and subsequently handed over to the police. Effiong recounted that the police brought Quadri to court under accusations of armed robbery, where they requested a remand orde...
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Lagos building collapse: ‘I almost ate there’, man recounts narrow escape.

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A  resident   of   Lagos   recounted   how   he   evaded   being   caught   in   a   two-story   structure   that   crumbled   on   Oremeta   Street   in   the   Ojodu   Berger   neighborhood   of   Lagos   State. The   edifice,   which   accommodated   a   local   eatery,   reportedly   fell   apart   around   8   am   on   Saturday.   It   was   noted   that   this   incident   transpired   just   moments   after   some   staff   members   had   arrived. While   the   Lagos   State   Emergency   Management   Agency   indicated   that   five   individuals   had   been   saved   by   the   time   this   report   was   ...
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Anambra Boutique Owner Sues NAFDAC Over Claimed Theft of Merchandise During Onitsha Drug Market Operation

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  Sophia Eberechukwu Okoye, a young entrepreneur from Anambra State, who owns a boutique in Onitsha, has taken legal action against the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). She claims that soldiers allegedly deployed by the agency looted her store during a raid at the Onitsha drug market, popularly known as Ogbo Ogwu. In a notice of legal action issued by her legal representative, Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor of I. C. Ejiofor & Co. law firm, Ms. Okoye is seeking N22 million in compensation, which she asserts is the verified value of the goods taken from her shop. Reports indicate that Ms. Okoye expressed her distress after losing goods valued at over N15 million due to the purported looting by the soldiers. Her boutique, which had opened just a few months prior, was one of many shops that were reportedly broken into and ransacked during the operation. Sources reveal that the thieves stole clothes, shoes, and other valuable items from the boutique, le...
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"Kano girls, having been married off from an orphanage, face abandonment by their husbands and endure abuse, as they are now forced to seek assistance to survive."

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The Nassarawa orphanage home in Kano is a refuge for abandoned children, many of whom have been found on the streets, lost due to the tragic loss of their parents or left behind after accidents. For years, the Kano State Government has played a crucial role in supporting the orphanage by providing food, clothing, and education until these children reach adulthood. As they grow up, the boys often find work in government positions or venture into entrepreneurship, while the girls are generally married off to suitors interested in them. Since the orphanage’s inception, hundreds of girls have entered into marriage, but some women have shared their struggles with DAILY POST, expressing feelings of abandonment after their husbands divorced them. They often endure abuse and mistreatment, facing significant challenges in seeking help or reporting their situations. Hadiza Muhammad, 40, and Halima Muhammad, 45, are among those who have suffered through domestic abuse for over twenty years of mar...
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Benin Republic, Niger enjoy smuggled fuel as Nigerians keep vigil at petrol stations

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While numerous Nigerians are keeping vigil at filling stations to fuel their vehicles, drivers in the adjoining nations of Benin Republic and Niger are getting a charge out of fuel snuck from Nigeria, a Saturday PUNCH examination has shown. Our journalists, who visited the two nations found that the snuck petroleum was being sold by dark advertisers, whose rates were less expensive than those working in filling stations. Discoveries show that drivers frequently belittle the dark advertisers on the grounds that their rates are less expensive than the people who purchase from the filling stations. Saturday PUNCH accumulated the higher worth of cefas (CFA) to naira made the Nigerian snuck fuel alluring to residents of the two nations. Nigeria is seeing the fifth significant fuel emergency since President Bola Tinubu accepted office on May 29, 2023, following his expulsion of the fuel appropriation. The evacuation prompted a sharp ascent in fuel costs, causing alarm purchasing, far and wid...
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