July 2025
Baba-Ahmed suggests what can make, break coalition
The vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Yusuf Datti Ahmed, has suggested that the coalition against the government of President Bola Tinubu might not endure until the end. The billionaire businessman wondered what would become of the coalition if figures like Peter Obi or Chibuike Amaechi failed to secure the […]
Court finds Senator Natasha guilty of contempt, fines her N5m
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, found the suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, guilty of contempt. The court, in a ruling delivered by Justice Binta Nyako, noted that the embattled lawmaker went against its order by publishing a satirical apology to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. It held that […]
They beheaded my son before my eyes, licked his blood – Mother narrates
The escalating gang violence in Kano State is spiraling out of control, with ordinary residents now becoming victims in the cycle of revenge killings among thugs. Last weekend, a clash between rival gangs in Kurna Mayanka, Yan Yashi, and Tudun Fulani led to the deaths of four people. Among them was Usman Hamidan, who was […]
Kano Court sentences TikToker Tsulange to one year in prison
A Magistrate’s Court in Kano State has sentenced popular TikToker, Umar Hashim, also known as Tsulange, to one year in prison for public misconduct. The ruling was delivered by Magistrate Hadiza Muhammad Hassan at the Gyadi Gyadi Court, following charges filed by the Kano State Censorship Board. Hashim was arrested in June 2025 after filming […]
CAF increases WAFCON 2024 prize money to $1m
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has announced new prize money for the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, DAILY POST reports. The winner of the WAFCON 2024 finals will be rewarded with $1 million, according to Africa’s football governing body. The second- and third-placed teams will receive $500,000 and $350,000 respectively. CAF stated that […]
ADC: Old wolves in new agbada – Charly Boy rubbishes coalition to unseat Tinubu
Popular singer and activist, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa, known by his stage name, Charly Boy has rubbished the alignment of opposition leaders to form coalition to unseat President Tinubu in 2027. DAILY POST reports that a coalition of political heavyweights from the Peoples Democratic Party, Labour Party, Social Democratic Party and aggrieved members of the ruling […]
2027: Buhari’s loyalists move to stop Tinubu’s re-election bid
As Nigeria inches toward the 2027 general elections, President Bola Tinubu is facing growing resistance from within his own political family. This is just as key allies of former President Muhammadu Buhari, once united under the All Progressives Congress, APC, banner, are now aligning with opposition forces to stop Tinubu’s second-term ambition, DAILY POST has […]
TCN counters AEDC, denies responsibility for Abuja power outage
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has denied responsibility for the power outage in several parts of Abuja. Its denial counters claims by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), that blamed the outage in areas such as Dilic Hotel, Prime Plaza, Exclusive Stores, Gilmore, Takwa Crescent, and Former Zartech in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) […]
Fuel price reduction: NMDPRA announces date for petrol pricing summit
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority has announced July 23 and 24, 2025, as the dates for premium motor pricing summing. Francis Ogaree, the Executive Director of Hydrocarbon Processing Plants, Installation, and Transportation Infrastructure at the NMDPRA, disclosed this in his remarks at the end of the just concluded Nigeria Oil and Gas […]
2027: INEC doing everything to stop opposition against APC — Amaechi
An erstwhile Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of doing everything to frustrate the efforts of opposition political parties to form a force against the ruling All Progressives Congress in the 2027 general elections. Amaechi made this allegation on Thursday, when he featured on ‘Politics Today’, a programme […]