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The President of Singapore, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, has invited President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to visit the country as Nigeria and Singapore move to strengthen bilateral ties and expand areas of cooperation. Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, disclosed this in a statement issued by the Nigerian Mission House in New York. According to Ibrahim, Singapore’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Burhan Gafoor, presented the invitation in a letter from President Shanmugaratnam during a visit to the Nigerian Permanent Mission House. Ibrahim, who received the letter, expressed appreciation to the Singaporean government for the invitation and assured…

Real Madrid striker, Kylian Mbappe has responded to Barcelona winger, Lamine Yamal’s comments on the 2026 Ballon d’Or. Yamal recently claimed that he and Mbappe are currently the two best players in the world who should compete for the Ballon d’Or. The Spain international also insisted that he deserves the prize more than the France captain. When asked about Yamal’s comments, Mbappe described the 19-year-old as an extremely talented player and wished him all the best. Recommended The France captain told Jose Felix Diaz, editorial director of AS, ahead of Real Madrid’s clash with Atletico Madrid on Sunday: “I think he is…

Manchester City have become the last team to qualify for the last 16 of the Carabao Cup. This follows their 5-0 thrashing of Norwich on Thursday evening. Enzo Maresca’s men went two goals up in the first half, thanks to strikes from Floyd Samba and Rayan Cherki. Allan, Samba and Ryan McAidoo completed the rout after the break. Recommended City will now face Brighton who eliminated Manchester United. FULL FIXTURES: Fleetwood vs Arsenal Man City vs Brighton Everton vs Newcastle Sunderland vs Brentford Liverpool vs Chelsea Bradford City vs Peterborough Fulham vs Crystal Palace Bournemouth vs Aston Villa You may…

The African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore has vowed to scrap the office of the First Lady if he becomes president in 2027. Sowore explained that the Nigerian constitution does not give room for the office of the First Lady. Featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Tonight on Thursday, Sowore said being elected president wouldn’t change his marriage, but his wife would not take on an official role as First Lady. He said: “The Nigerian Constitution does not include a position called First Lady. Becoming president won’t end my marriage, but I won’t take on the role of First…

The gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia State, Dr Kelechi Anosike, has alleged that directors in the state’s civil service use tricycles, popularly known as Keke NAPEP, to work over the terrible welfare conditions for workers under Governor Alex Otti’s administration. Anosike made this disclosure to journalists on Thursday in Abuja. He said Abia workers are living in penury and are overwhelmed by rising living costs under Otti’s government. According to him, Otti’s administration has not been able to meet the minimum wage payment for all Abia workers despite receiving huge monthly allocations from the Federation…

The naira depreciated against the dollar at the official foreign exchange market for the third consecutive time. Central Bank of Nigeria data showed that the naira further weakened to N1,331.28 against the dollar on Thursday from N1,329.86 traded on Wednesday. This means that, on a day-to-day basis, the naira dropped by N1.42 against the dollar at the official FX market. Similarly, at the black market, the naira depreciated by N2 to N1,392 per dollar on Thursday from N1,390 traded on Wednesday. Recommended This development comes as the country’s foreign reserves stood at $54.67 billion as of September 16, 2026. Recall…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Ondo State has intensified engagement with critical stakeholders ahead of the 2027 general elections. DAILY POST gathered that the focus of the engagement is on strengthening collaboration for a peaceful, credible and inclusive electoral process. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in the state, Dr Mutiu Olaleke Agboke, led the engagement on Thursday during meetings held at the INEC Local Government Offices in Akure South and Akure North councils. Agboke said the Commission was committed to working closely with stakeholders to ensure that preparations for the 2027 elections were effectively coordinated across the state.…

The Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria, Dennis Guwor, has confirmed that the body is ready to engage the leadership of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, and leadership of the National Assembly over the transmission of the Constitution Review resolutions. Reacting to the announcement by the Clerk of the National Assembly that the Sixth Alteration Bill, including the State Police Bill, has been transmitted to State Assemblies, Guwor said Speakers have taken note of the development. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Nkem Nwaeke, Guwor said State Assemblies are still expecting the…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Idris Gana Mohammed over an alleged N6.85 million fraud after he was accused of collecting money for a Toyota Camry and failing to deliver the vehicle. Mohammed was arraigned by the EFCC Abuja Zonal Directorate on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, before Justice A.M. Abdullahi of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Maitama. The commission charged him with one count of criminal misappropriation and obtaining money by false pretence. According to the EFCC, Mohammed received N6.85 million from Ampatech Nigeria Limited between June 10 and 13, 2026, as payment for…

Ogun State Water Corporation, OGSWC,has disclosed that a major crackdown is underway to address illegalities perpetrated by some individuals who engage in illegal water connections, meter bypasses as well as unauthorised service lines. This was made known by the Special Adviser on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Water Resources, Damilola Otubanjo, at her office in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta on Thursday. Otunanjo noted that several households routinely engaged unaccredited plumbers to bypass meters, often to avoid vending centres and consume unmetered water. She said that such actions had disrupted the smooth running of the Corporation as commensurate revenue that should be accruable for…