Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has assured residents that agents of President Bola Tinubu will ensure the successful implementation of the Renewed Hope mandate in Abuja. Wike gave the assurance on Monday during the flag-off of the construction of Access Roads ILS 02 and ILS 03 (Timipre Sylva Street) in Mabushi District, Abuja. The minister said the administration’s vision is to transform the capital city into a world-class metropolis, comparable to other global capitals. “We give God Almighty appreciation to be here to construct this all-important road. In terms of infrastructure, Abuja would compete with other…
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Gunmen suspected to be members of an Agatu militia have killed a community leader in Ajokpachi Odo village, Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State. Security analyst Zagazola Makama disclosed the incident in a post on his official X account on Sunday. According to Makama, about 60 armed men stormed the village at around 6:00 a.m. on Friday, firing shots into the air to scare residents. During the raid, the attackers allegedly accused the community of aiding Fulani herders in carrying out assaults along the Kogi–Benue border. The victim, identified as 65-year-old Nuhu Aduga Echoda, was shot dead in the…
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, to intervene and stop alleged palace agents from extorting Muslim traders in Ile-Ife markets under the guise of collecting levies for the Olojo Festival. MURIC made the appeal in a statement signed by its Executive Director, Professor Isiaq Akintola, and made available to journalists on Monday. The group raised concerns after reports surfaced over the weekend that individuals claiming to be palace agents were compelling Muslim traders to pay levies for the festival. According to MURIC, the traders were also subjected to harassment, with…
Suspected gunmen have killed Superintendent of Police (SP) Ayuba Micah, the Divisional Crime Officer (DCO) of ‘A’ Division, Suleja, Niger State. The attack occurred at about 3:00 a.m. on Saturday when three armed men invaded his residence in the Behind Sandoco area of Suleja. Security analyst Zagazola Makama disclosed the incident in a post on his official X account on Sunday. According to Mrs Asabe Micah, the widow of the late officer, the assailants shot her husband before fleeing with their mobile phones. SP Micah was rushed to the General Hospital in Suleja, where doctors confirmed him dead. His remains…
Unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted Mrs Patience Nasamu, wife of Pastor Samuel Nasamu of Word of God Church, Agyaragu, along with a female church member. The incident occurred on Sunday night in Agyaragu, Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Narrating the ordeal, Pastor Nasamu said his wife, who is currently nursing a three-month-old baby, was taken away alongside a church member who had come to visit the family after a service. According to him, he had stepped out to pray for another church member when his wife placed a distress call. “All I could hear was…
The leadership of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH), Ado-Ekiti, has threatened to embark on an industrial action following the assault of two doctors by students involved in an accident. Speaking with journalists in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday, the President of NARD, EKSUTH Branch, Dr Ayodeji Olatayo, condemned the attack, describing it as “barbaric and uncalled for.” He gave the state government a 24-hour ultimatum to identify and apprehend the perpetrators or risk a strike action. Dr Olatayo stressed the need for patients’ relatives and caregivers to respect health workers, warning that such violent…
A Civil Society Organisation, under the aegis of the Civil Society Coalition for the Defence of Democracy in Nigeria (CSO-CODDIN), has criticised the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, for threatening to embark on an indefinite strike if the suspended senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, is not recalled. Addressing journalists in Abuja over the weekend, the Convener of the Coalition, Olayemi Isaac, described Ajaero’s comments as an “assault on democracy” and an undue interference in the judiciary’s constitutional duty of adjudication. Isaac stressed that the matter concerning Akpoti-Uduaghan remains before a court of competent jurisdiction…
The Kano State Police Command has announced the arrest of two suspects in connection with an armed robbery and attempted murder incident that occurred at Bera Estate, Chevron, Lagos. Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, disclosed the development in a statement on Saturday He said operatives of the Command, acting on credible intelligence, apprehended the suspects on 11 September 2025 at Na’ibawa Quarters in Kano. The suspects were identified as 25-year-old Mathew Adewole of Na’ibawa Quarters, Kano, and 31-year-old Mukhtar Muhammad of Unguwa Uku Quarters, Kano. According to SP Kiyawa, Adewole confessed to attacking a resident of Bera…
The presidency has outlined major reforms introduced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration in the education sector, highlighting initiatives designed to strengthen learning and improve access for Nigerian students. Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Olusegun Dada, disclosed the reforms in a statement posted on his X account on Saturday. He explained that the measures are part of the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Agenda, aimed at repositioning education as a driver of national development. According to Dada, one of the flagship policies is the Student Loan Scheme, designed to expand access to higher education by offering financial…
Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, has called on citizens to vote out underperforming leaders if credible elections are conducted, stressing that electoral manipulation remains one of the greatest threats to democracy on the continent. Jonathan made the remarks at the 2025 edition of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF) Democracy Dialogue, held in Accra, Ghana. His comments were contained in a statement issued on Saturday by the Foundation’s Communications Officer, Wealth Dickson Ominabo. The former Nigerian leader warned that unless stakeholders across Africa come together to rethink and reform democracy, the system faces the risk of collapse. According to him, electoral…
The Concerned Plateau Fulani Forum (CPFF) has vowed to take legal action against individuals, government officials, and security agencies who blame Fulani communities for violent attacks and killings in Plateau State. In a statement issued on Sunday and made available to pressmen, the group’s Coordinator, Saleh Haruna, said the frequent attribution of violence to Fulani herders amounted to ethnic profiling and was designed to demonise and marginalise them. Haruna accused government officials and security agencies of being too quick to label Fulani people as “militias” or “bandits” without carrying out proper investigations. “We are not happy with the regular tagging…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State on Friday announced that he has reconciled with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, bringing an end to the months-long political crisis that engulfed the state. The dispute between the two political leaders had escalated earlier in the year, prompting President Bola Tinubu to declare a six-month state of emergency in Rivers State. During the period, Fubara, his deputy, and members of the State House of Assembly were suspended, while a sole administrator was appointed to oversee governance. On Thursday, President Tinubu lifted the emergency rule and reinstated Fubara, paving…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has criticised the demand by the Rivers State House of Assembly for Governor Siminalayi Fubara to immediately present a new Appropriation Bill and transmit the list of commissioner nominees, describing the move as “premature” and an “unwarranted interference” in executive affairs. In a statement issued on Friday, Eze argued that the lawmakers’ “hasty” request, coming barely a day after the expiration of the six-month emergency rule, was a deliberate attempt to ignite fresh political tension in the state. “The demand by the Rivers State House of Assembly clearly…
The Action Alliance (AA) has dissociated itself from reports linking the party to a group purportedly supporting the re-election bid of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Ondo State. In a statement made available to Daily Post on Friday, the Ondo State Chairman of the party, Abdullah Olowokere, said the group known as the Progressive Network for Tinubu (PNT) has no affiliation with the Action Alliance at either state or national level. Olowokere faulted the promoters of the PNT, insisting that under the leadership of its National Chairman, Adekunle Rufai Omoaje, the Action Alliance remains an independent political party that is…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Dan Ulasi, has said that only God can determine whether the party will win the presidency in the 2027 general elections. Ulasi, who spoke on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Friday, explained that while the PDP is making conscious efforts to reorganise ahead of the next polls, its survival and success remain subject to divine will. “Well, I’ll answer that question by saying that only God will answer that your question to say whether PDP will make the presidency in 2027. Only God knows who will be alive tomorrow morning. And…
Former Senator representing Zamfara Central, Kabiru Garba Marafa, has declared that his resignation from the All Progressives Congress (APC) will translate into a loss of more than one million votes for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. The claim was contained in a statement signed by the Chairman of the Supreme Council of Senator Marafa Group and Political Leader of the Senator Marafa Support Group, Alhaji Surajo Garba Maikatako, and made available to journalists in Gusau on Friday. According to Maikatako, Marafa’s exit from the ruling party has reinvigorated his political base, as demonstrated by the outpouring…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has explained why he refrained from legally challenging the constitutionality of the six-month state of emergency imposed on the state by President Bola Tinubu, saying his decision was aimed at preserving peace and stability. In a statewide broadcast on Friday, shortly after resuming office following the lifting of the emergency rule, Fubara said he opted for cooperation rather than confrontation during the turbulent political period. “As your governor, I accepted to abide by the state of emergency declaration and chose to cooperate with Mister President and the National Assembly, guided by my conviction that…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has revealed why he chose not to legally contest the six-month state of emergency imposed on the state by President Bola Tinubu, saying his decision was guided by the need to maintain peace and stability. In a statewide broadcast on Friday, shortly after resuming office following the suspension of the emergency rule, Fubara said he opted for cooperation over confrontation during the tense political crisis. “As your governor, I accepted to abide by the state of emergency declaration and chose to cooperate with Mister President and the National Assembly, guided by my conviction that…
Former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dan Ulasi, has said that fairness and honesty within the party demand that its 2027 presidential ticket be micro-zoned to the Southeast. Ulasi made the remark on Friday while speaking on The Morning Show on Arise Television. He argued that although the PDP had already zoned the presidency to the South, equity requires that the Southeast, which remains the only southern region yet to produce a president in the current democratic dispensation, should take the slot. “The party has zoned the presidency to the South, and if there is honesty, they should…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed claims that he intends to influence appointments in Rivers State as Governor Siminalayi Fubara resumes office after six months of emergency rule. Speaking on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme, on Thursday, Wike stressed that he would not impose candidates on the governor despite speculations linking him to the political crisis that engulfed the oil-rich state earlier this year. “I cannot go and impose anything on the governor. Why would I impose anything on the governor? Assuming I go to the governor and say, ‘I want this,’ will the…