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The naira depreciated against the US dollar across the foreign exchange markets on Friday, ending the week on a negative note.Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) data showed that the naira weakened to N1,329.51 per dollar on Friday, compared with N1,328.67 recorded on Thursday at the official foreign exchange market. This means that, on a day-to-day basis, the naira declined by N0.84 per dollar against the US currency at the official FX market. Similarly, at the parallel market, the naira weakened to N1,390 per dollar on Friday from N1,385 traded on Thursday. Further analysis by DAILY POST showed that on a…

President Donald Trump implored his counterpart, President Xi Jinping, to halt any Chinese assistance to Iran during their White House meeting. United States Ambassador to China David Perdue disclosed the issue raised, reiterating Washington’s position that any help Beijing gives Tehran is intolerable. The envoy said President Trump “did a great job making sure China knows this is unacceptable,” adding that Beijing had shown action on the issue. “We’ve seen movement on that already,” Perdue told Fox News. “That’s what commitment is. They assured us they aren’t doing that.” Recommended Trump and Xi met at the White House again on…

 The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Senator Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, has vowed to aggressively pursue and recover corporate taxes and revenue generated by industrial entities operating within the state but remitting their top-level executives’ taxes to Lagos State. Adeola, who currently represents Ogun West Senatorial District, made the declaration during an interactive session with journalists at the Ogun State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Secretariat in Abeokuta, as he outlined his political agenda for the 2027 governorship election. Addressing newsmen on his economic strategy on Friday, the lawmaker expressed concern…

Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, and MRS filling stations’ premium motor spirit (PMS) pump prices have remained stable at N1,395 per litre despite the drop in crude oil prices. A market survey by DAILY POST on Friday showed that fuel pump prices in Abuja and its environs across NNPCL and MRS outlets stood at N1,395 per litre. This comes despite a drop in Dangote Refinery’s gantry petrol price by N25 per litre to N1,325 from N1,350 per litre, and a decline in Brent and West Texas Intermediate crude oil prices to $104 and $92 per barrel, respectively, at the…

A public affairs analyst and civil society advocate, Victor Kala, has urged the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate for Ekiti South Federal Constituency I, Engr. Toyin Zachaeuous, to stop dragging President Bola Ahmed Tinubu into the alleged corruption probe against him and allow the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, to continue its investigation without interference ahead of the 2027 general election. Kala disclosed this during a briefing in Abuja on Friday. He stressed that the APC candidate should allow the independent probe against him to take its full course without fear or favour. According to him,…

Amnesty International Nigeria has called on the Nigerian authorities to immediately declare an emergency at the 115-year-old Kurmawa Maximum Prison in Kano following the reported deaths of at least six inmates within a week from a suspected cholera outbreak. In a statement posted on its official Facebook account on Friday, Amnesty said several other inmates were receiving treatment, warning that the number of deaths could be higher as the disease continues to spread among prisoners, most of whom are awaiting trial. “Immediate hospital transfers must be done for critically ill prisoners,” Amnesty International Nigeria said. It warned that failure to intervene…

Pope Leo XIV has warned about the risks of artificial intelligence, saying people must not lose their humanity as technology continues to advance. The Pope gave the warning during his four-day visit to France. He spoke to French government and Catholic officials at the Élysée Palace in Paris after meeting President Emmanuel Macron. He cautioned against “losing our humanity amid a paradise of machines.” He stressed the need to protect human values and dignity as artificial intelligence becomes more influential. Recommended The Pope’s visit is expected to attract large crowds across France. More than 500,000 people are expected to attend…

The United States Drug Enforcement Administration, DEA, has defended its decision to withhold specific investigative records related to an ongoing probe involving Nigerian President Bola Tinubu. In a court filing on September 23, 2026, the US government said it hid parts of the files to protect its sources and investigative methods. The case, filed under the Freedom of Information Act before a Washington DC court, involves sensitive details linked to law enforcement. The case was filed by American activist Aaron Greenspan. He requested old records from US agencies on investigations linked to Tinubu and others. Recommended The latest filing was…

Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has said the presidential candidates of the African democratic Congress, ADC, and Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi are free to campaign in his state. Otti spoke in an interview with Arise Television aired on Friday. Speaking on his relationship with Obi, the governor said: “Absolutely, anybody that wants to campaign in my state is allowed. Peter Obi and I are not fighting, there is nobody that I’m fighting so if he wants to campaign in my state he would be allowed. “Any other person – even Atiku – if he wants…

Nasarawa State Police Command says it has disrupted an alleged kidnapping plot in Obi Local Government Area and arrested four suspects accused of planning to abduct and subsequently kill their intended victim after collecting ransom. The suspects, Yahaya Musa, Likita Adamu, Riga Abdullahi and Saidu Alhaji Gari, all from Adudu District, were arrested by operatives of the State Intelligence Department (SID), Lafia, following what the command described as credible intelligence. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday. According to Nansel, the suspects allegedly targeted Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, also known as Alhaji…