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The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, has appealed to the Emir of Zazzau, Amb. Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, CFR, to use his exalted platform to counsel political parties, candidates and their supporters on the imperative of non-violent, issue-based campaigns ahead of the 2027 general elections. The INEC chairman made the appeal on Sunday during a courtesy visit to the Emir’s palace in Zaria, Kaduna State, as part of the Commission’s nationwide Zonal Readiness Assessment and Interactive Staff Engagement for the 2027 general elections. “Elections must never be treated as do-or-die affairs, but as a peaceful celebration…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has reduced petrol pump prices at its filling stations. A market survey by DAILY POST on Sunday showed that NNPCL retail outlets in Gwarimpa, Kubwa and other parts of Abuja and its environs had adjusted their petrol prices to N1,405 per litre from N1,430 per litre. However, NNPCL retail outlets along Kubwa Expressway, Air Junction, and Wuse Zones 4 and 5 retained their petrol price at N1,395 per litre. This means that petrol prices at NNPCL retail outlets vary by N10 per litre across different locations. Recommended DAILY POST reports that MRS, Ranoil,…

The Police Service Commission has announced the timetable for its 2026 promotion examinations for senior police officers from Assistant Superintendent of Police to Superintendent of Police. The promotion examinations are scheduled for Monday, September 28, to Wednesday, September 30, 2026. According to the timetable released by the Commission on its X handle on Sunday, the first examination, for officers seeking promotion from Superintendent of Police to Chief Superintendent of Police, will be held on Monday, September 28. Accreditation for the first day is scheduled for 8:00 am to 10:50 am., while the examination will take place from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Recommended On Tuesday,…

Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic announced his resignation on ​Sunday, seven months before his tenure was originally scheduled to expire. 56-year-old Vucic ended his second and final five-year term amid campaigning for the October ​25 snap parliamentary vote to elect 250 members of​ the National Assembly. His departure sets the stage for early presidential elections and allows him to ​be appointed Prime Minister if the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) retains majority control of government. “I have faithfully served you ​and my fatherland, Serbia. I am proud of what we ​have done together,” he told supporters at the Presidency building in Belgrade. Recommended…

Six governorship candidates of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in the North-East have rejected the appointment of former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, to lead the party’s activities in the region. The candidates, in a joint statement addressed to the NDC national leadership and its National Leader, Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, said they would not recognise Lawal in the position. Their opposition comes days after Lawal joined the NDC and was assigned a leadership role overseeing the party’s activities and campaigns in the North-East. The six candidates said the decision to appoint Lawal was taken without…

Christian leaders in Niger State have estimated the Christian population of the state at 3.42 million, representing 45.7 per cent of the projected population, while citing insecurity and displacement as factors that have altered the distribution of Christian communities. The leaders, under the Christians Statistics Committee and Nigeria Christian Youths in Politics, made the position known at a press conference in Minna on Sunday. The Chairman of the committee, Deacon Marcus Salka, who addressed journalists alongside other executives, including the secretary, said the group was seeking to correct what it described as inaccurate projections of the Christian population, particularly those circulating…

The Kano State Government has suspended all Durbar processions and horse-riding activities within the Kano metropolis until further notice. The directive followed an emergency meeting of the State Security Council held at the Government House, Kano, where members reviewed the security situation surrounding the planned activities. In a statement issued on Sunday by the Director-General, Media and Publicity, Government House, Kano, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the government said the decision was taken as a precautionary measure to prevent possible clashes, protect lives and property, and maintain public order. The government said security assessments indicated significant mobilisation of supporters in connection with the…

The FCT Police Command has uncovered a link between a woman and two workers at a guest house in Gwarimpa, Abuja, and the disposal of a man’s body later found beneath Katampe Bridge. The Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Sanusi, disclosed this on Saturday during a briefing at the command’s headquarters in Abuja. The deceased was found along the Kubwa Expressway, near Katampe, on August 26, days after his family had reported him missing. According to Sanusi, the discovery generated speculation that the man may have been a victim of kidnapping or “one-chance” robbery. Recommended He said detectives, however, began tracing the circumstances…

Two chieftains of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Sokoto State, Abubakar Attajiri and Aminu Gidan-Kanawa, have defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC, ahead of the 2027 general elections. Attajiri, the ADC state deputy youth leader, and Gidan-Kanawa joined the APC alongside their supporters on Saturday. They were received at the APC state secretariat in Sokoto by the party’s state chairman, Haruna Adiya, alongside other party leaders. Adiya welcomed the defectors and assured them of equal treatment with other party members. Recommended The two former ADC chieftains said their decision to join the APC was influenced by what they described…

Operatives of the Ibara Custodial Centre in Abeokuta on Saturday intercepted a woman, Shobowale Balikis, while attempting to smuggle alcohol disguised in a bottled-water pack to an inmate. The suspect was arrested at about 3:50 pm after officers detected ethanol concealed as drinking water during a routine search. Confirming the incident to DAILY POST, the Public Relations Officer, PRO, of the Command, Odukoya Olayinka, said the swift action of correctional officers ensured that the illicit substance was detected before it could reach the inmate population. Olayinka disclosed that the suspect had since been handed over to the Nigerian Police for further investigation…