Tuesday, 09 June, 2026

Month: June 2026


For Mrs Funmilayo Ojo, each passing hour adds to her pains and worries. For the first time since the abduction in Oyo State, her voice was heard by the authorities. Standing among worried relatives at Ahoro-Esiele community in Oriire local Read more…


Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said allegations by a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, that the outcome of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential primaries was rigged in his favour lack evidence, describing them as Read more…


Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, has predicted a landslide victory for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general election. Lawal made the remark while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, shortly after Read more…


Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Tuesday, calling for the immediate rescue of schoolchildren and teachers abducted in Ogbomoso amid growing concerns over insecurity in the state. The demonstrators, comprising members of Read more…


Washington has reportedly coordinated the passage of 70 cargo vessels despite Trump’s abrupt suspension of Project Freedom The US military has been covertly guiding vessels through the Strait of Hormuz in recent weeks, The New York Times reported on Sunday, Read more…


Twenty-four hours after the Tanimu Turaki-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ratified former President Goodluck Jonathan as its presidential candidate for the 2027 polls, there was still no official word from the former number one citizen on whether he had accepted or declined Read more…


An SSS insider told this newspaper that the suspects were apprehended during coordinated intelligence-led operations that led to the recovery of 15 AK-103 rifles, 15 magazines and 1,434 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition. The State Security Services (SSS) has reportedly Read more…


A faction of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, led by Nafiu Bala, has declared a businessman, Prof Chris Uba, as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections. DAILY POST reports that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar last week emerged Read more…


The Allied Independent Campaign Council (AICC), a campaign support group of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has launched an initiative to ensure massive grassroots support for its presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, in the 2027 election. AICC said there was an ongoing plan to ensure that Read more…


Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has told the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, that the electorate in Rivers State is intelligent enough to decide the outcome of elections in the state. Read more…


President Bola Tinubu has approved the recruitment of 1,000 forest guards for Oyo State, ordered the deployment of a specialised rescue unit and said he will consider requests for a military base after a high-level federal delegation visited communities in Read more…


Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has pledged to increase Nigeria’s power generation capacity to 10,000 megawatts (MW) if elected in 2027. Speaking on Saturday during the NDC’s national convention held in Abuja, Obi decried the Read more…