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target=_blank>2027: Tinubu endorses Hamzat as Lagos APC guber candidate
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday endorsed Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, as the governorship candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 election. The endorsement followed a high-level meeting with the party’s Governance Advisory Council (GAC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Speaking with journalists after the meeting, Hamzat said the
target=_blank>Mudryk handed four-year ban for anti-doping violation
Chelsea winger, Mykhailo Mudryk, has received a four-year ban from the English Football Association for failing a drug test in 2024. The Ukrainian has been serving a provisional suspension since December 2024 for testing positive to meldonium, a banned substance, while on international duty with Ukraine. Mudryk has however appealed the decision at the Court
target=_blank>Goalkeeper suspended 13 matches for sensational punch
The Spanish Football Federation handed Real Zaragoza goalkeeper Esteban Andrada a 13-match ban for violent conduct during a recent league match. The Argentina goalkeeper punched a rival player after receiving his marching order for accumulating two yellow cards during the derby match with CD Huesca in the Spanish second division on Sunday night. The ban
target=_blank>Deepening Cooperation to Jointly Promote West Africa’s Development, Writing a New Chapter in China-ECOWAS Relations
By H.E. Yu Dunhai On April 28, 2026, the China-aid ECOWAS Headquarters Building was officially handed over. This magnificent modern building, known as the “Eye of West Africa,” is the second international organization office facility built by China in Africa after the African Union Conference Center and Office Complex. As Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria and
target=_blank>Nigeria records highest global sickle cell burden – VC
The Vice-Chancellor, Yakubu Gowon University, Prof. Hakeem Fawehinmi, says Nigeria bears the highest global burden of Sickle Cell Disease, with about 150,000 children born annually with the condition nationwide. Fawehinmi spoke at the Patient-Centred Sickle Cell Disease Management in Sub-Saharan Africa (PACTS) Consortium meeting, organised under CESRTA on Wednesday in Abuja, highlighting urgent national health
target=_blank>FIFA introduces group stage yellow card amnesty six weeks to 2026 World Cup
World football governing body FIFA has announced an update to its yellow card rule with the 2026 World Cup less than two months away. The Zurich-based organization revealed that yellow cards accumulated at the group stage of the competition will no longer lead to a one-game suspension in the knockout phase, handing amnesty to players
target=_blank>Bank officials testify against Alleged coup plotters
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday granted an application by the Federal Government to shield the name and identity of its witness from the Nigerian Army in the ongoing trial of the six suspected coup plotters. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik granted the application after taking arguments from counsel for the prosecution, Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN,
target=_blank>Tinubu sacks NMDPRA boss after 4 months
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sacked Mr Saidu Mohammed, the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). This was announced in a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, Presidential spokesman, on Wednesday. Onanuga, who announced Mr Rabiu Abdullahi Umar to replace him, said the sack of Saidu Mohammed was in “the
target=_blank>Atiku: Bloodshed has reached intolerable levels under Tinubu
Atiku: Bloodshed has reached intolerable levels under TinubuFormer Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has expressed deep outrage over recent remarks by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu suggesting that insecurity will not force him out of office, describing such a posture as both troubling and disconnected from the painful reality confronting millions of Nigerians. Atiku, in a statement
target=_blank>PHOTOS: Tinubu hosts Hamzat at Aso Rock
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu formally endorsed the Lagos All Progressives Congress (APC) consensus governorship candidate, Obafemi Hamzat, on Wednesday. The president endorsed Hamzat at a meeting with members of the Lagos Governance Advisory Council, led by Prince Tajudeen Oluyole Olusi and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday. Sanwo-Olu, had on Monday announced Hamzat, as his preferred
target=_blank>Sisi Alagbo breaks silence on leaked tape
Social media personality, Eniola Fagbemi, popularly known as Sisi Alagbo, has issued a public apology after her private video surfaced online. The Oyo-based herbal vendor addressed the situation in a Facebook post on Wednesday, admitting fault and expressing regret over the incident. “I own my mistakes, and I apologise with all sincerity for the video
Sisi Alagbo breaks silence on leaked tape
target=_blank>Borno 2027: I didn’t endorse Gubio, I only anointed him – Gov Zulum
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State has disclosed that he anointed, not appointed, his former Commissioner of Works and Housing, Engr. Mustapha Gubio, as his likely successor. In a statement on Wednesday signed by his media aide, Dauda Illiya, the governor stated that he only “anointed” Gubio during a political meeting in Abuja. The
Borno 2027: I didn’t endorse Gubio, I only anointed him – Gov Zulum
target=_blank>Oyo 2027: Adelabu, Alli pick APC guber nomination forms
Two major gubernatorial aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Oyo State, Mr Adebayo Adelabu and Barrister Sharafadeen Alli, have picked the party’s Expression of Interest and Nomination forms ahead of the 2027 general elections. DAILY POST reports that the duo picked the forms on Wednesday in Abuja. Adelabu is the
Oyo 2027: Adelabu, Alli pick APC guber nomination forms
target=_blank>Flutterwave, Activate Success International Foundation partner on youth entrepreneurship, financial inclusion across Nigeria
Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, and Activate Success International Foundation (ASIF) today announced a partnership to advance youth entrepreneurship, digital financial inclusion, and enterprise development across Nigeria. The collaboration, anchored on the 2026 edition of the Youth Entrepreneurship and Empowerment Programme (YEEP), brings together two institutions with a shared commitment to expanding economic opportunity
Flutterwave, Activate Success International Foundation partner on youth entrepreneurship, financial inclusion across Nigeria
target=_blank>Alleged treason: Court accelerates trial of six suspects arrested by army, DSS.
The prosecution opened its case on Wednesday by calling four witnesses in the accelerated trial of six men accused of plotting to overthrow the President Bola Tinubu-led government. One of the witnesses, a soldier from the Nigerian Army Corps of Military Police (NACMP), gave details of how the alleged coup plot was uncovered and what
Alleged treason: Court accelerates trial of six suspects arrested by army, DSS.
target=_blank>Ogun CP hands over rescued Gateway Polytechnic students to families, school management
The Commissioner of Police in Ogun State, CP Bode Ojajuni, on Wednesday handed over the five rescued students of Gateway Polytechnic, Saapade, to the school management and their families. DAILY POST reported that the students were abducted by armed criminals suspected to be kidnappers on Monday while returning from a restaurant in Ode, where they
Ogun CP hands over rescued Gateway Polytechnic students to families, school management
target=_blank>Effurun shooting: IGP confirms officer Usman, others sacking, prosecution
The Inspector-General of Nigeria Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has said the action taken against ASP Nuhu Usman for shooting and killing a citizen should serve as deterrent to other police officers. The IGP addressed the press on Tuesday following a tragic incident that occurred in Effurun, Delta State, leading to the death of a
Effurun shooting: IGP confirms officer Usman, others sacking, prosecution
target=_blank>2027: Tinubu has blessed my governorship ambition — Hamzat
Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, says President Bola Tinubu has blessed his governorship ambition ahead of the 2027 Lagos State election. Hamzat stated this shortly after a meeting between President Tinubu and the Governance Advisory Council, GAC, of the Lagos State All Progressives Congress at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday. Addressing newsmen Hamzat
2027: Tinubu has blessed my governorship ambition — Hamzat
target=_blank>Ex-Minister Gwarzo joins 2027 Kano North Senate race
The former Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Abdullahi Tijjani Gwarzo, has formally entered the race for the Kano North Senatorial seat ahead of the 2027 general elections under the All Progressives Congress (APC). Gwarzo announced this after purchasing his nomination form on Wednesday. According to him, he is committed to serving his
Ex-Minister Gwarzo joins 2027 Kano North Senate race
target=_blank>BREAKING: Nigerian filling stations increase petrol price after Dangote Refinery’s hike
Nigerian filling stations have increased their petrol price hours after Dangote Refinery raised its gantry petrol price. DAILY POST correspondent observed that MRS, BOVAS and other filling stations have quickly adjusted their fuel price to N1,370 and N1,365 per liter from N1,292 and N1,295 in Abuja. This means that the petroleum product marketers raised their
BREAKING: Nigerian filling stations increase petrol price after Dangote Refinery’s hike
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