May 23, 2025
Coalition: Atiku, Peter Obi, El-Rufai, others in talks – Atiku’s spokesman
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and other political heavyweights like Peter Obi, and a former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai are in talks over plans to float a coalition ahead of the 2027 election. Atiku’s spokesman, Paul Ibe, disclosed this on Thursday while answering questions on Channels Television’s Politics Today. Ibe also confirmed speculations of a […]
Peter Obi can’t lead Nigeria - LP factional chairman, Okafor
Labour Party, LP, factional National Chairmen, Callistus Okafor, has declared that the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, cannot lead Nigeria. Okafor made this declaration on Thursday as he announced his exit from the party. He cited unresolved leadership tussles and disappointment with Peter Obi. Addressing a press conference in Abuja, […]
El-Rufai’s son, Bello abandons father, SDP, backs Tinubu for second term
Mohammed Bello El-Rufai, son of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has declared support for President Bola Tinubu’s second-term bid, ignoring his father’s recent move to the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Bello, a member of the House of Representatives for Kaduna North, was at the APC National Summit in Abuja, where Tinubu was endorsed as […]
‘If a senator defects, he loses his seat’ — Akpabio’s old post resurfaces as defections rock Senate
A past statement credited to Senate President Godswill Akpabio has resurfaced online amid a wave of defections currently rocking the Nigerian Senate. The statement, believed to be from November 2016 when Akpabio was a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), declared that any senator who defects from the party on whose platform they […]
Suspect arrested with counterfeit 40,000 CFA at Minna Haji camp
Niger State Police Command has arrested a 27-year-old man named Nda Baba Mohammed for being in possession of suspected counterfeit West African CFA currency to the tune of 40,000. According to the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, the arrest was made on May 18, 2025, at the Hajj Camp in Tudun-Fulani, Minna, […]
Transfer: Osimhen in talks over Saudi Arabia move
Victor Osimhen is in talks over a move to Saudi club, Al-Hilal this summer, DAILY POST reports. Osimhen, who is spending the 2024/25 season on loan at Galatasaray from Napoli, is expected to leave the latter on a permanent transfer at the end of the season. The 26-year-old has a €75m release clause in his […]
Court remands man over reckless waste disposal on Alapere Bridge in Lagos
A joint enforcement team, comprising officials of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) and the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC/KAI), has arrested Mr Ogunbadejo Olawale, a resident of No. 25 Ajiboye Street, Alapere, Ketu, who was caught in a viral video dumping waste on the Alapere Link Bridge, Ketu. He has been remanded at […]
Court remands man over reckless waste disposal on Alapere Bridge in Lagos
A joint enforcement team, comprising officials of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) and the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC/KAI), has arrested Mr Ogunbadejo Olawale, a resident of No. 25 Ajiboye Street, Alapere, Ketu, who was caught in a viral video dumping waste on the Alapere Link Bridge, Ketu. He has been remanded at […]
Petrol marketers may lose N25/litre on Dangote Refinery’s fresh fuel price drop – IPMAN
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, has said its members may lose between N20 and N25 per litre, amounting to billions of naira, amid Dangote Refinery’s latest premium motor spirit price cut announcement. The spokesperson of IPMAN, Chinedu Ukadike, disclosed this in an exclusive interview with DAILY POST. He was reacting to Dangote […]
South-East: Sit-at-home order losing grip – NSA Ribadu
National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu has stated that the ‘sit-at-home’ order enforced in the South-East by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, is fast losing its grip. This was as he said the security conditions in the region are showing marked improvements. Ribadu said this at the All Progressives Congress, APC, National Summit in Abuja […]