10 Mar, 2026
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We switch off ACs, fridges, light – APC chieftain, Joe Igbokwe laments electricity tariff

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Joe Igbokwe, has lamented the high cost of electricity in Nigeria, particularly those on the Band A category. DAILY POST recalls that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission in April 2024 approved a 300 per cent increase in the electricity tariff for Band A. Following the enforcement on April […]

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Your second term not certain – Primate Ayodele warns Akpabio, Akwa Ibom, Delta, Zamfara govs

Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Sunday warned some Nigerian governors about their second-term ambition, stating that their return to office isn’t certain. Primate Ayodele mentioned some of the states to include Akwa Ibom, Delta, Enugu, Cross River, Ondo, Kaduna, and Zamfara. In a statement by his spokesman, Oluwatosin Osho, Primate […]

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Tinubu acting like president of Lagos, not Nigeria – Yakasai

Former Kano State gubernatorial candidate and political analyst, Salihu Tanko Yakasai, also known as Dawisu, has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of disproportionately concentrating federal infrastructure projects in Lagos State while neglecting other parts of the country. In a post on his verified Facebook page, Dawisu questioned the “overwhelming allocation” of federal resources to Lagos, […]

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Troops rescue abducted lecturer in Taraba

Troops of 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Sector 3, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), in collaboration with operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), have successfully rescued Engineer Joshua Saleh, a lecturer at the Taraba State University. Lieutenant Umar Muhammad, Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army, in a statement said the lecturer […]

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North benefitting from this govt – Gbajabiamila on why Tinubu must be reelected

The Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, has urged northern political leaders to support his principal’s re-election bid ahead of the 2027 election. Gbajabiamila made the appeal at the 2025 Dialogue Session of the Northern Caucus of the National Forum of Former Legislators in Abuja. Speaking at the event, the former lawmaker […]

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Reopening Akwa Ibom, Cross River oil wells dispute legally baseless – Ex-AGF

Former Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Michael Aondoakaa, SAN, says International Court of Justice, ICJ, and Nigerian Supreme Court rulings on the Akwa Ibom–Cross River oil boundary dispute have been fully implemented. Speaking on ARISE News’ Morning Show, Aondoakaa stressed that any attempt to reopen the matter is legally baseless […]

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Six years after abduction: Amnesty tasks Tinubu to intervene for Dadiyata

Amnesty International has tasked President Bola Tinubu to “take interest in the case of Abubakar Idris popularly known as Dadiyata over his unresolved disappearance, six years after he was abducted by unknown persons in Kaduna. At a press conference in Kaduna on Saturday, Isa Sanusi, Country Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, described the case as […]