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The Social Democratic Party, SDP, former presidential candidate, Adewole Adebayo, has said President Bola Tinubu’s early error was the removal of fuel subsidy. Adebayo explained that Tinubu made such an error because he does not understand economics. Tinubu had announced the removal of fuel subsidy during his presidential inauguration at the Eagles Square in Abuja in 2023. However, Adebayo said, “Fuel subsidy is one of the early errors Tinubu made; he doesn’t understand economics. “First and foremost, there was no subsidy to remove; what he was doing basically was fuel price increase because he didn’t have the fuel in the…
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and private security operatives attached to the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, branch in Awka, Anambra State, were involved in an altercation at the Weather Head Estate in Awka, causing pandemonium among residents. Sources said the private security operatives led by the Chief Security Officer, CSO, of the CBN in Awka, confronted men of the NSCDC, who were in the estate on legitimate duty to rescue a missing child. DAILY POST gathered that the operatives of the NSCDC were at the estate after a petition to them over a four-year-old child…
Senegalese-American singer, Akon has relished working with the late pop star Michael Jackson. Speaking in a recent episode of the We Need To Talk podcast, Akon described his collaboration with Jackson as the “proudest moment” of his career. The ‘Oh Africa’ crooner further stated that he is “a child” compared to Michael Jackson. “My photo with Michael Jackson is my most proudest photo. I was already a full blown celebrity at the point the photo was taken. But I am a child compared to this man (Michael Jackson). “I was so happy because I grew up looking up to him.…
Arsenal’s squad are set to receive significant financial rewards after winning the Premier League title for the first time in over 20 years. According to The Times, players will earn around £6,000 per appearance, along with additional payments from a bonus pool built up across the season through league and cup success. Some players could take home close to £250,000 in total bonuses, depending on appearances, with regular starters set to earn the most. David Raya and Martin Zubimendi are expected to be among the highest earners, while Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Magalhães, and William Saliba could also receive around £192,000…
The Yoruba Council of Elders, a pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, has strongly condemned the coordinated abduction of pupils, students and teachers from Baptist Nursery and Primary School, Yawota; Community Grammar School, Esinele; and L.A. Primary School in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State on Friday, May 15, 2026. The socio-cultural organisation made the condemnation on Thursday in a statement issued and signed by its Secretary-General, Chief Oladipo Oyewole. The group described the attack on innocent children and their teachers as not just a crime against Oyo State, but also an assault on the conscience of Nigeria, the future of the…
The kidnapped Vice Chairman of Ilejemeje Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Mrs Grace Ogunleye, has regained her freedom from her abductors. The Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti State Command, Sunday Abutu, who made the disclosure in a statement in Ado Ekiti on Thursday, said that the council official was rescued unhurt. Sources, who said that Ogunleye was kidnapped on Wednesday along the Ipere–Iludun Ekiti Road, stated that her vehicle was later found abandoned while her whereabouts remained unknown, just as her mobile phone had also been switched off. The police spokesperson’s statement reads, “One Mrs Ogunleye Grace, the Vice…
It is another sad day in Nigeria. Another dark day. His only sin was that he woke up and went to work, something he had been doing for years. If he had known what that fateful day had in stock for him, he would have stayed in bed. But he did not. He had no way of knowing that the monster we thought lived only in the forests of the north had finally built a hut in the South-West. Michael Oyedokun, a schoolteacher, left his house in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State to go to work. He did…
The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party in the 2023 election, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has dismissed claims that he is working for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Speaking during an interview with Global TV on Wednesday night, the former Kano State Governor described the allegation as false and misleading, while Kwankwaso stated this while reacting to comments made by Sanusi Bature, spokesperson for Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf, who alleged in an interview on Arise News that the former NNPP leader was indirectly supporting Tinubu’s second-term ambition. Rejecting the claim, Kwankwaso said…
The price of Brent crude dropped to $105 per barrel on Wednesday amid ongoing peace talks aimed at de-escalating tensions in the Middle East. According to data from Oilprice.com, Brent fell by $6, down from $111 on Tuesday, while WTI eased to $98 from $105 the previous day. The decline came after US President Donald Trump said that negotiations with Iran were in the final stages, though investors remain wary about the outcome of the peace talks as disruption to Middle Eastern supply continues. According to Reuters, Trump said negotiations with Iran were in the final stages but warned of…
Austin Eguavoen, Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation, has said that the Super Eagles must remain focused to successfully navigate a tricky, difficult Group L in the qualifiers for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Nigeria was drawn alongside co-hosts Tanzania, Madagascar and Guinea-Bissau during Tuesday’s draw held at the Egyptian Football Association headquarters in Cairo. The 48 participating teams were drawn into 12 groups of four teams each, with the top two teams from every group qualifying for the tournament scheduled from June 19 to July 17, 2027. Speaking with NAN…
