…and accountability in their operations. This is contained in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, by the ICPC Spokesperson, Mr Okor Odey. Odey quoted the Resident Anti-Corruption Commissioner (RACC) for Borno and Yobe States, Mr Linus Gubbi, as given the charge in Maiduguri, while speaking at a sensitisation lecture and int…

…nationwide. According to a statement made available to Defence Correspondents in Abuja on Sunday by the Service's spokesperson, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, this followed the successful completion of an intensive and demanding training programme designed to produce highly skilled, combat-ready and mission-oriented ope…

A mob in Maraban Jos, a community along the Kaduna-Abuja highway in Kaduna State, dragged a woman from police custody and burned her to death over allegations of child theft, police authorities said on Sunday.

…The keynote speaker and Senior Fellow at the Centre for Democracy and Development, Abuja, Professor Jibrin Ibrahim, lamented the worsening insecurity in the country. He said the way out of the problems facing the country is for the government in power to act fast. He added that the government should not fail in its res…

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA - The All Progressives Congress (APC) has congratulated Governor Biodun Oyebanji on his re-election as Governor of Ekiti State, describing his victory as "historic" and "epic." In a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the party said Oyebanji's re-e…

…as Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s group storms the party’s national headquarters in Abuja on Monday to meet with the national leadership over the crisis triggered by the alleged imposition of Speaker Yakubu Danladi Salihu as the party’s gubernatorial candidate for the 2027 general elections in the state. DAILY POST…

…still serves Nigeria through values she instilled in her son By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA —THE Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, on Sunday, expressed confidence that Nigeria will surmount its current security and economic challenges through fervent prayers, unity, and the collective commitment of its citizens. T…

By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele and his Federal Capital Territory (FCT) counterpart, Barr. Nyesom Wike have met to finetune the tax administration in the FCT. Mr. Oyedele, in a statement on Sunday, described it as a, “productive bilate…

…from Auchi III Ward, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, but is presently in Abuja, FCT. He averred that Duke was not a duly registered member of the PRP as at May 4, when the party's membership register was submitted to INEC. He said he validly purchased the party's Expression of Interest and Nomination Fo…

…in a statement by Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the first suspect was arrested by NDLEA operatives on Friday, following credible intelligence that he was selling illicit substances to young students. He said the suspect was also selling to others at his pa…

Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin, last Wednesday, adjourned proceedings in the ongoing trial of Abdulfatah

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — THE First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has urged fathers to continue their essential role in shaping the next generation. Senator Oluremi Tinubu in her message to mark the 2026 Father’s Day celebration, said fathers play critical role in the character and shaping the future of…

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday ordered the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, to restore the registration of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, and reinstate Ambassador Sukubo Sara-Igbe Sukubo and other members of its Board of Trustees. The court also directed that the interim management comm…

…and signed by the group’s Head of Legal Unit, Barrister Kalu Agu, was received at the Abuja INEC Headquarters same date. Among others, the group alleged that while President Tinubu claimed to have attended Government College Lagos in 1960 and graduated in May 1970, the Government College Lagos was established in 1974.…

…Kano International Airport, one of the country's busiest airports outside Lagos and Abuja, which supports both passenger and cargo traffic. The city hosts one of Nigeria's largest markets (Kano Kurmi Market) and serves as a key transportation node connecting northern Nigeria with neighbouring countries. 1. Kinshasa, DR…

…Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners, ALDRAP, have asked an Abuja Federal High Court to compel the House of Representatives to issue an arrest warrant against Prof. Abubakar Olanrewaju Suleiman, Director General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, NILDS, a Federal…

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA – PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has congratulated Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji on his resounding victory in Saturday's Ekiti State gubernatorial election. The President commended the people of Ekiti State for their peaceful and orderly conduct, and for reposing their trust in Governor Oyebanji.…

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced a 37-year-old man, Zakaria Garba, to death by hanging for his role in the deadly 2014 Nyanya Motor Park bomb attack that claimed several lives and left many others injured. Justice James Omotosho handed down the sentence during the recently concluded mass trial of t…

…all dropped their fuel pump price to between N1,280 and N1,300, from N1,340 per litre in Abuja and environs. This means that the aforementioned filling stations cut their fuel pump price by about N35 and N55 per litre. Meanwhile, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, retail outlets have not reduced their…

The Federal High Court in Abuja is to hear a suit filed by an aspirant, Dr Yakubu Kingsley, challenging the emergence of former Governor of Rivers, Donald Duke, as the presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) in the 2027 general elections. The case, which is coming up for hearing for the first time…

…Muslim family in Kaduna. I spent most of my life in the North, although I also lived in Abuja at different periods. I was previously a Muslim, but today I practice Ifa and serve as an Osun priestess. My exposure to different cultures from an early age shaped my worldview. Travelling to different countries, meeting peop…

…law. The National Commissioner of the NDPC, Dr. Vincent Olatunji, disclosed the plan in Abuja while marking three years since the Act was signed. President Bola Tinubu signed the Nigeria Data Protection Act into law on June 12, 2023. Olatunji said the rapid development of digital technology had made some provisions of…

…gave the warning, as he declared open the 2026 Feast of Barracuda, by the Zuma Deck Abuja. “Our 1999 Constitution vests the police exclusively in the Federal Government. That was a choice then. Today's reality is different,” Oteri said. “Nigerians are dying. Communities are under siege. The architecture we have relied…

…of the Federal Capital Territory has further reinforced this image. Under his watch, Abuja has witnessed renewed attention to infrastructure development, environmental sanitation, urban renewal, and enforcement of planning regulations. Many observers see these efforts as evidence of a leader who is determined to achiev…

…institutions. Katagum, the Wazirin Katagum, died on Saturday at Nizamiye Hospital in Abuja. In a condolence message, Governor Mohammed described the late statesman as a loyal and patriotic public servant who dedicated his life to the service of humanity with humility and decorum. The governor recalled Katagum's contrib…