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Digital payment platform OPay has threatened legal action against a 𝕏 user after a social media post claimed the fintech company would shut down its operations on September 1, 2026.The user, identified as Cute Hafserh (@Haifah_Er_Abba), reportedly shared the publication online, prompting OPay to issue a formal warning and demand its removal.Recall that the company, through its Chief Legal Counsel, Akinfolabi Moses Rokosu, accused the social media user of circulating false and misleading information that has harmed the company.OPay directed the user to delete the post, warning that it was prepared to pursue legal action.The development followed the company’s earlier clarification that it had no plan to suspend its operations on September 1, after a shutdow...

The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested four suspects over the alleged breaking and entering into the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, office in Jega Local Government Area, where six generators were stolen.The command also recovered all six generators, although one had already been dismantled into scrap parts for sale.The command’s spokesperson, SP Bashir Usman, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, adding that the arrests followed separate operations involving the theft of government property and cable vandalism.According to him, detectives were deployed after the command received a report of breaking and entering into the INEC office in Jega, leading to the arrest of four suspects and the recovery of the stolen generators.Usman said one of t...

The Vice-President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has warned that the Nigerian government and its people will no longer tolerate any form of dehumanisation of Nigerian citizens by any governmentin any part of the world. NigerianCulture MagazineThe Vice-President gave the warning while speaking to newsmen in Luanda, Angola on Monday, August 31.He stated this while reiterating Nigeria’s strong opposition to xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks against Nigerians and other African nationals in South Africa, insisting that the country will not condone mistreatment of its citizens.In his words“Those whose palm kernels were cracked by benevolent spirits should learn to be humble. We were part of the struggle for the liberation of our brothers and sisters in Southern Africa, and ...

The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),  Ola Olukoyede, says the anti-graft agency has recovered over N1.23 trillion, $684.48 million, £373,905 and €9.34 million in proceeds of crime between October 2023 and June 2026.Olukoyede made the disclosure yesterday in Abuja when he presented his three-year stewardship report at the EFCC Headquarters.According to him, the recoveries were among the major outcomes of the commission’s sustained enforcement, investigation, prosecution and asset-recovery efforts under his leadership.Olukoyede said of the N1.233 trillion recovered during the period, approximately N397.26 billion, representing 33 per cent, constituted direct recoveries for the federal government. He mentioned that the remaining N836.34 billion...

Former media aide to the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, Lauretta Onochie, has described the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar as an incoming president.Onochie made the remark while assuring that the Southeast would be industrialised and transformed if Atiku becomes Nigeria’s president.Posting on X, the former presidential aide said the Southeast has aligned with Atiku.She wrote: “In case you have been wondering why or did not even know that Ndigbo have aligned with Atiku Abubakar, this is one of the reasons.“Thank you to our people from the South East who on a daily basis, come to Abuja to strengthen their friendship and Alliance with the North.“If you get it, like the video. If you don’t get it, think about it. Still, ...

Bandits have allegedly attacked communities in Kano State for the third consecutive day, killing at least one person and abducting the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rogo Local Government Area.A source who spoke on condition of anonymity confirmed to DAILY POST that the latest attack occurred in Beli village, Rogo LGA, where gunmen reportedly invaded the community at about 1 a.m. on Tuesday, fired sporadically, shot a resident and abducted the local APC chairman, Alhaji Audu Fanka Salisu Yahaya.Yahaya was said to be a close associate of the Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, Jibril Ismail Falgore, who is a native of the local government area.A young man was also reportedly killed during the attack, while some residents were said to have su...

Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke, has approved a two-year extension of the tenure of the Vice-Chancellor of Osun State University, Professor Clement Adebooye.The extension was announced on Monday during the inauguration of the reconstituted Governing Council of the university at the Osun State Government House in Osogbo.According to a statement signed by the university’s Public Relations Officer, Ademola Adesoji, Adebooye had initially declined the offer to remain in office but later accepted the extension.Governor Adeleke said the decision was taken in the interest of the university and was aimed at strengthening its governance structure and ensuring continuity in its administrationThe governor added that the extension of the Vice-Chancellor’s tenure ...