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The African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Kebbi State has accused the Federal Government, led by President Bola Tinubu, of allegedly targeting former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, in an attempt to dissuade him from pursuing his governorship ambition in the state. The allegation was contained in a statement released on Sunday and co-signed by the Kebbi State Chairman of the party, Sufiyanu Bala, and Alhaji Shehu Aliyu Sambawa. The ADC contended that the federal government is employing judicial measures to intimidate opposition figures at both the federal and state levels. The party asserted that…

The naira appreciated at the official foreign exchange market on Monday ahead of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s, CBN Monetary Policy Committee, MPC, interest rate decision. CBN data showed that the naira gained slightly to N1,380.10 per dollar on Monday from N1,380.18 per dollar recorded last Friday. This means that at the official foreign exchange market, the naira strengthened marginally by N0.08 on Monday. Meanwhile, at the black market, the naira remained unchanged at N1,425 per dollar on Monday, the same rate recorded at the close of trading last Friday. Despite the mixed sentiment across the official and parallel foreign…

The Ekiti State Police Command has recorded another major breakthrough in its fight against crime with the arrest of one suspected motorcycle thief, two suspected receivers of stolen property, and the recovery of seven motorcycles believed to have been stolen. The arrest was made on Saturday, July 18, 2026, by operatives of the Command’s Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU). According to a statement from the Command, at about 2:00 p.m., VCRU operatives on stop-and-search duty along Ilawe Road, Ado-Ekiti, acted on credible intelligence that a suspect had stolen a red Bajaj motorcycle around Olaoluwa Muslim Grammar School and was fleeing…

Russia and North Korea have criticised the United States and its allies for the expansion of “provocative military activities” around the Korean Peninsula. The exercises have been the main cause of “the deteriorating security situation” in Northeast Asia and beyond, according to Moscow and Pyongyang. Both sides agreed on the position on Monday during meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and the visiting DPRK Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui. Lavrov and Choe Son-hui held a third round of strategic dialogue, which focused on bilateral issues and the implementation of agreements Putin and Kim Jong-un reached in June 2024. They re-commited…

Rivers United technical adviser Finidi George says the club’s target is to win the 2026/27 Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, title. DAILY POST recalls that the Pride of Rivers finished as runners-up last season. Finidi said he is confident in the recruitment carried out by the club ahead of the new season. “If you look at every department, it’s quite better than last season. We are very optimistic about doing better than last season,” Finidi told AIT Online. “I always say that second place isn’t bad for a team like Rivers United. We should always aspire for the title, so…

Nollywood actress Biola Adebayo has finally spoken amid the ongoing reconciliation rumours involving her and her husband, Oluseyi. This came a year after she attributed the crash of her marriage to irreconcilable differences. However, a viral report claiming that the actress has reunited with Oluseyi surfaced online over the weekend. Sharing their alleged new photo, a user, @fatitellgistblog, who claimed that the actress had returned to her vomit, vowed never to interfere in a husband-and-wife dispute again. She wrote on Instagram: “Anything that involves husband and wife, I will never put mouth or analyze again. Mo ti kogbon! Na united…

African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has called for the immediate arrest, investigation and sack of the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, over Mary Habila’s death in his residence. Sowore made this call while speaking with journalists on Monday, insisting that nemesis is catching up with Umahi. He alleged that five engineers disappeared under Umahi’s watch with nothing done about it, claiming that when was pressurized to provided the remains of those engineers, the bones provided for medical test proved otherwise. “You can commit crimes and get away with it at some point, yes, but you will never get…

Northern Nigeria was not built merely by politicians seeking office. It was shaped by leaders who understood power as a sacred responsibility, public service as a moral obligation and leadership as a platform for advancing the collective welfare of the people. From Sultan Sir Abubakar III of Sokoto to Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna of Sokoto, and Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Nigeria’s first Prime Minister, the North once produced leaders whose authority rested not only on their positions but also on their restraint, discipline, humility and commitment to institution-building. These founding leaders were not perfect. They operated within the limitations…

The Northern Christian Association (NCA) has challenged the Federal Government to explain what it described as a glaring disparity in the allocation of about N8.05 billion for church and mosque projects in the 2026 Appropriation Bill. According to the NCA, the imbalance raises serious concerns about equity, fairness, and equal treatment of all Nigerians irrespective of their religious affiliation. In a statement issued by its chairman, Rev. Joseph John Hayab, on Monday, the association said it was not opposed to government support for religious projects, but stressed that such interventions must be guided by constitutional principles of justice, transparency, and equal…

The self-acclaimed Director-General of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, PFIPC, Prince Adeyemi Adeniyi, has made a shocking revelation about how the fake agency found its way into the federal budget. In a recorded interview with social media activist, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, Adeyemi disclosed that he was no longer involved when the N1.3 billion allocation eventually appeared in the appropriation document. The recorded video was said to have been released shortly after his arrest over allegations of forgery, impersonation and conspiracy linked to the operation of the agency. Adeyemi pointed out that he visited the…