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Obi’s candidacy was injustice, LP betrayed me – Ex-presidential aspirant, Faduri
An erstwhile Labour Party, LP, presidential aspirant, Faduri Joseph, said the party’s leadership betrayed him, claiming that his 2023 presidential bid was sabotaged to pave the way for Mr Peter Obi. Faduri also declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election, calling for a generational shift in Nigeria’s leadership. He stated this in a…
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PDP in last-minute push to stop three senators’ defection to APC
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kebbi State is making frantic and last-minute efforts to prevent the planned defection of three serving senators to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, DAILY POST learnt. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the senators: Adamu Aliero (Kebbi Central), Yahaya Abubakar Abdullahi (Kebbi North) and Garba Maidoki (Kebbi…
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2025 JAMB UTME: Nigerians lament students’ poor performance
Nigerians have continued to lament the poor performance of students in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). This comes after JAMB on Friday released its 2025 UTME results. Reacting, some Nigerians took to their social media accounts to lament the candidates’ performance. An X user, known as Oluwaseun, decried the poor performance by students.…
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LP crisis: We will yield our platform to Otti – YPP
A chieftain of the Young Progressive Party, YPP, Bestman Eruba has said that his party will yield the party’s platform for Governor Alex Otti to use in contesting for the second term if the crises in the LP persists. According to Eruba, Otti’s leadership style and policies aligned with the objectives of the YPP and…
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Atiku, Labour Party Congratulate Pope Leo XIV
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and the Labour Party (LP) have joined Nigeria’s Catholic community to congratulate the church’s new Pope Leo XIV. Naija News reports that Atiku and the Acting National Chairman of LP, Nenadi Usman, described Pope Leo XIV as a clergyman committed to faith and compassion. In his statement, released on Friday…
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Northern Governors To Hold Crucial Meeting In Kaduna Over Escalating Killings
The Northern Governors’ Forum (NGF) will convene a significant meeting today (Saturday) in Kaduna to address the ongoing security crisis in the region. Naija News reports that the meeting was scheduled following a surge in deadly attacks that have claimed the lives of over 130 people in the past fortnight. The meeting, called by the…
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Three Kebbi senators defect to APC after meeting Tinubu in Abuja
In a major political shift, three serving senators from Kebbi State who were elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have officially defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The senators—Adamu Aliero (Kebbi Central), a former governor of the state; Yahaya Abdullahi (Kebbi North); and Garba Maidoki (Kebbi South)—announced their defection…
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Katsina: Vigilante killed as bandits flee after gun battle with police
Bandits operating in Dutsin-ma Local Government Area of Katsina State were repelled by security forces on Friday following a fierce gun duel, forcing the attackers to flee and leaving behind all stolen items. The incident was disclosed in a post on X (formerly Twitter) by a security analyst, Bakatsine on Friday night. According to Bakatsine,…
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Nigeria police rescue 25 Ivorians from kidnappers, arrest eight suspects
Operatives of the Nigeria police have rescued 25 Ivory Coast citizens from the hands of a cross-border kidnapping syndicate operating in Ogun State. This was as the police also arrested eight suspects in connection with the crime during an operation carried out in conjunction with Interpol. A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa…
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Tragedy in Ondo as LG’s grader truck crushes mother, child to death
Tragedy has struck in Ute, Ose Local Government area of Ondo State, following the killing of a mother and her child, who were crushed by a grader. The grader, which belongs to the local government, crushed the family to death while rehabilitating a road along Olujewu-Igbatoro within the local government. It was gathered that the…