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Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has withdrawn from the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries ahead of the state’s 2027 gubernatorial election, saying his decision was taken in the interest of peace, stability and unity in the state. The withdrawal was contained in a statement emailed to PREMIUM TIMES on Wednesday and personally signed by the governor. Mr Fubara said the decision followed “deep reflection and extensive consultations” with family members, friends and political associates. “Leadership is ultimately about sacrifice. There comes a time when personal ambition must yield to the greater good of the people,” the governor stated.…
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has criticised the recent attacks on schools, teachers and students in different parts of the country, describing the incidents as barbaric and inhuman. In a statement signed by the NUT National President, Audu Amba, and Secretary-General, Clinton Ikpitibo, the union said schools, which should be safe places for learning, are now being targeted by bandits and terrorists. The union said the attacks have caused fear and emotional trauma among teachers, students, parents and local communities. The statement followed attacks on three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State on May 15, 2026.…
A chieftain of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, Rabi’u Kwankwaso, has reacted to the allegations that he was working for president Bola Tinubu. Speaking during an interview on Global Television on Wednesday, Kwankwaso said only foolish people would say that. DAILY POST recalls that Sanusi Bature, spokesman of Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf, had said that Kwankwaso was working for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election behind the scene. Reacting, Kwankwaso said, “I think only foolish people would believe that. “They have been saying it, especially when we are in the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP. Now, they will realize we are very…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has dismantled a transnational methamphetamine production syndicate involving Nigerian and Mexican nationals. The agency arrested 10 suspects, including three Mexican nationals and the alleged kingpin of the cartel. NDLEA Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd.), disclosed this at a media briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. According to Marwa, operatives of the agency’s Special Operations Unit, SOU, carried out coordinated operations in Ogun and Lagos states on May 16, 2026, leading to the discovery and shutdown of what he described as the largest clandestine methamphetamine laboratory uncovered in Nigeria. The…
Former Super Eagles captain, John Obi Mikel, has revealed that he woke up to a lot of messages from supporters of Arsenal, after they were confirmed Premier League champions on Tuesday night. Mikel Obi, who played for the Gunners’ rivals Chelsea, has admitted he was initially reluctant to congratulate them. “I woke up to my phone blowing up, the messages, unbelievable, from Arsenal fans. Why will I congratulate Arsenal for winning the Premier League, I, a Chelsea fan, no way would we congratulate Arsenal for winning the Premier League,” he said on his podcast. Mikel Obi, despite his loyalty to Chelsea, has…
The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Dr Wole Oluyede, on Wednesday intensified grassroots mobilisation for votes ahead of the June 20, 2026, election in the state. Oluyede, addressing a crowd of party supporters in Emure Ekiti, Emure Local Government Area, promised to deliver responsible and inclusive governance that would directly improve the living conditions of Ekiti residents. Thirteen political parties are participating in the governorship election billed for June 20 across the 26 local government areas of the state. At another rally in Ise Ekiti in Ise/Orun Local Government Area, Oluyede told the crowd of party supporters,…
A couple, Mathew Ugochukwu and Oluwarankami Kehinde, have been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command in the Mowe area for alleged child stealing. The suspect. Credit: Ogun police command The command’s spokesperson, Babaseyi Oluseyi, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, adding that police operatives also rescued three children from the suspects. According to the statement, the suspects are Oluwarankami Kehinde Ugochukwu and her husband, Mathew Ugochukwu. Oluseyi said the arrest followed a complaint made at the Mowe Division on Sunday by a resident of Omo Onile, Mowe. He said the complainant reported that while receiving treatment at a…
The killing of teacher Michael Oyedokun, who was beheaded by his abductors, is a sad sign, ominous as darkness falling at peak noonday. On Friday, he had been abducted along with six colleagues and 25 school children from Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele, and Baptist Nursery and Primary School in the Ogbomoso Yawota area of Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. It was bad enough that in our society, schoolteachers and educators are already an endangered species due to the embarrassingly poor remuneration that legitimises their exploitation by both public and private employers. Now, it is even a far worse…
The All Progressives Congress has cleared all 159 aspirants contesting for tickets to the Kwara State House of Assembly ahead of the 2027 general elections, in a revised screening results that overturn an earlier outcome which disqualified more than half of the contenders. The earlier screening result, which was pasted at the APC secretariat in Ilorin, had indicated that 105 out of 158 aspirants were disqualified, leaving only 53 cleared to proceed in the race. The document, titled “All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Nomination of Candidates for the 2027 General Election,” also showed that several serving lawmakers were among…
