Former presidential aide Bashir Ahmad has urged Nigerians to view the Tinubu/Shettima ticket as a collaboration between two ethnic groups – Yoruba and Kanuri – rather than framing it as a Muslim/Muslim pairing. In a post on X on Wednesday, Ahmad called on citizens to avoid religious narratives in politics and focus on national unity.

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Former lawmaker Shehu Sani has criticized U.S. President Donald Trump for what he describes as a double standard in his foreign policy, particularly in dealings with African nations. In a statement posted on X on Wednesday, Sani highlighted Trump’s trillion-dollar deal with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, noting that the U.S. president consistently defended

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The Ondo State government, in collaboration with its investment partners, has initiated plans to establish a 500,000 barrels-per-day (bpd) refinery and a free trade zone through the creation of Sunshine Joint Venture Infrastructure Limited. The joint venture will bring together Backbone Infrastructure Limited (BINL), NEFEX Petro Line Limited, Cooldeal Limited, and the Ondo State Government,

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has suspended his planned trip to Johannesburg, South Africa, and Luanda, Angola, following renewed security concerns in Nigeria, including the abduction of schoolgirls in Kebbi State and the attack on worshippers in Eruku, Kwara State. The development was announced in a statement on Wednesday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information

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The Delta North Coalition for Equity (DNCE) has expressed concern that key appointments and decision-making processes in Delta State are being dominated by Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s political structure, leaving long-standing members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) sidelined. In a statement during an expanded strategic meeting with representatives from the nine LGAs of Delta North

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Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, on Wednesday presented a N1.368 trillion budget proposal for the 2026 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly, describing it as a strategic plan to complete key projects and accelerate development across the state. In a statement by his spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the governor explained that

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The Imo State Police Command has announced the arrest of five individuals accused of assaulting a woman, Mrs. Ndidiamaka Agu, for assisting police with an ongoing investigation in her community. Police spokesperson DSP Henry Okoye said the arrests were made on the orders of the Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, who called for immediate action

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Two people were killed and a vigilante member was injured on Tuesday during an attempted bandit attack on Eruku community in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State. DAILY POST gathered that several residents were also reportedly abducted in the violent invasion. The victims were identified as Aderemi and Tunde Asaba Ajayi, both of whom

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Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos Special Offences Court in Ikeja has convicted and sentenced two men, Hamza Zakaria and Nurudeen Ibrahim, to 26 months in prison each for their role in an N8.56 billion cyber fraud involving a new-generation bank. The court found the duo guilty of unlawfully accessing the bank’s computer systems. They

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Bandits launched a nighttime assault on Tarah community in Sabon-Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Tuesday, abducting nine residents and leaving one person injured with a gunshot wound to the arm. DAILY POST gathered that the attack is part of a disturbing pattern in northern Nigeria, where communities experience repeated cycles of killings

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