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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has taken a swipe at former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over his recent defection to the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC. Wike made the remarks on Wednesday during his monthly media briefing in Abuja, where he reviewed Obi’s political trajectory and accused him of failing to strengthen the parties he has joined. He argued that Obi’s frequent movement across political platforms suggests opportunism rather than principled leadership. “Obi was in APGA. He couldn’t build the APGA. What is good in leadership? Leadership is for you to stand up to…

The Nigerian Navy has handed over 125 bags of seized foreign parboiled rice to the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS. This was following a successful anti-smuggling operation conducted by personnel of Naval Base EPE in Lagos State. Officials of the Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, FOU, Zone ‘A’ Ikeja, led by Superintendent of Customs Chinedu Eboh, arrived at Naval Base EPE on 5 May 2026 for the formal handover of the seized items. A statement signed by Captain AA Folorunsho, Director Naval Informat said that acting on credible human intelligence on 29 April 2026 at 0300hours, personnel of Naval Base…

Malawi U-20 women’s national team head coach, Maggie Chombo, has called up foreign-based duo Faith Chinzimu, and Rose Kabzere for the clash with Nigeria’s Falconets, DAILY POST reports. The 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup second leg final qualifying round fixture is slated for the Bingu National Stadium on Saturday. Malawi lost the first leg 2-0 at the Remo Stars Stadium, Ikenne last weekend. Versatile midfielder Chinzimu is currently on the books of Swedish club BK Häcken FF. The 19-year-old was part of the BK Häcken’s side that won the 2025/26 Women’s Europa League. The other invitee, Kabzere, currently plays…

The Mandate Movement Group, a caucus within the All Progressives Congress in Alimosho Federal Constituency of Lagos State, has declared that no consensus candidate has emerged for any elective position ahead of the 2027 general elections. The group made this known in a statement issued in Alimosho and signed by the leader of the group, who is also the immediate past Publicity Secretary of the party, Abdullahi Enilolobo. The clarification came amid growing endorsements and political alignments within the constituency. Enilolobo cautioned party members and the public against interpreting endorsements by caucuses and interest groups as evidence of consensus, stressing…

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a suspected kidnapper, Adegbenro Adeola, after a dramatic chase that led to the rescue of an abducted victim in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, noting that the suspect is part of a gang that had been terrorising parts of the city. According to the statement, the incident occurred on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, when operatives on routine patrol along the Oba-Ile axis acted on intelligence about a distress situation involving a man inside a moving vehicle. The officers reportedly spotted…

Around this time last year, the rumour circulated that ex-US president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle were getting a divorce because he had had an affair with a famous actress. The news made it across blogs, and even decent news outlets had to address the rumour. Like most fake stories in search of substance, it died out. Now, imagine if Obama were a Nigerian. He would have done the Nigerian big man thing of using the police to heavily descend on a bunch of nonentities grazing the internet for stories that will become food. The Nigerian police, ever willing…

The APC in Ebonyi State is facing growing internal tension ahead of the 2027 general elections, as disagreements over the adoption of a consensus arrangement for candidate selection deepen divisions among key stakeholders. The dispute — pitting loyalists of Governor Francis Nwifuru against supporters of Works Minister David Umahi — has raised concerns about party cohesion, reports EDWARD NNACHI Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the fallout from the consensus arrangement adopted by the All Progressives Congress to select candidates in Ebonyi State is fueling a quiet but intensifying power struggle among key party figures. At the centre of the…

Electricity distribution companies improved their revenue collection and billing efficiency in February 2026 despite a sharp drop in power supply, according to the latest industry data released by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. The commission’s commercial performance fact sheet showed that total energy received by the 11 DisCos fell 17.64 per cent to N277.09bn in February from N336.43bn recorded in January. Energy bills also declined 9.66 per cent to N242.29bn, down from N268.2bn in the previous month. However, billing efficiency improved significantly to 87.44 per cent in February, up from 79.72 per cent in January, indicating that a higher proportion…

Paul Onuachu’s lead at the top of the Süper Lig scorers’ chart has been cut to just two goals after failing to score in his last three matches, with Eldor Shomurodov closing in, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Onuachu has led the chart for much of the campaign despite spending several weeks with Nigeria at the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. Upon his return, he scored in eight consecutive league games to strengthen his position, but his momentum has slowed due to a minor injury. He missed the Week 29 trip to Alanyaspor and has since drawn blanks against İstanbul…

A former member of the House of Representatives, Ibrahim Olarewaju, who resigned recently as Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters to seek the APC ticket for Ido/Osi, Moba, Ilejemeje Federal Constituency in Ekiti State, reflects on his experience working at the Presidential Villa, his assessment of the Bola Tinubu administration, the debate over Nigeria’s democratic direction, and his return to grassroots politics ahead of future ambitions, in this interview with ABIODUN NEJO You resigned your appointment as SSA to the President recently. What did you miss about leaving the office? I miss the camaraderie in the…