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A democracy is deepened when citizens are not only voters but participants, and when leaders are not only winners of elections but genuine representatives of the people. It deepens when institutions are open to scrutiny, when public office is tied to service, when excluded voices are brought into the centre, and when the distance between state and society narrows. Nigeria’s democracy has survived. The harder question is whether it is deepening. Since 1999, the country has sustained civil rule longer than at any other period in its post-independence history. Elections have been held. Governments have come and gone. Political parties…
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has revealed why he abandoned the idea of owning luxury homes abroad. The 69-year-old billionaire made this explanation during a recent podcast with Nicolai Tangen, chief executive officer of Norges Bank Investment Management. Speaking about his discipline, Mr Dangote said that hotels offer a simpler lifestyle, allowing him to focus entirely on business growth rather than maintaining expensive foreign properties. The President of the Dangote Group disclosed that he sold his high-end properties in the United States and the United Kingdom after deciding to concentrate fully on industrial investments in Nigeria, a decision he described…
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has said that no individual can do anything in isolation. Tinubu said this on Thursday at the African CEO Forum in Rwanda. The president was responding to a question on how he manages the partnership between America and France regarding security. According to him, United States President Donald Trump, despite his boldness, is in China talking about Taiwan. Tinubu stressed the need to pursue pragmatic collaboration and partnership, which he said is necessary to enhance the security of the lives and property of the Nigerian people. “Security challenges will always be there. Those are things you cannot do…
The lawmaker representing Sokoto South Senatorial District in the 2027 general elections, Aminu Tambuwal, has withdrawn from the race. In his place, the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Faruk Yabo, has been endorsed as a consensus candidate by the African Democratic Congress, ADC. DAILY POST recalls that Tambuwal was a presidential aspirant under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 general elections but stepped down for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Similarly, Manir Muhammad Dan’iya, the former Deputy Governor under Tambuwal during his tenure as Sokoto State Governor, has emerged as the ADC consensus governorship…
Some gunmen have invaded Ahoro-Esinele community in Oriire local government area in Oyo State, DAILY POST reports. DAILY POST gathered that the gunmen stormed the community between 8.am and 9.am and kidnapped an unspecified number of students of a secondary school within the community, Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele. A source close to the community also disclosed that the kidnappers also abducted the school principal, identified as Mrs Rachael Alamu and shot a teacher. The source also added that the suspects drove the principal away in her car and later escaped into a forest reserve that borders the community. Speaking to our correspondent, the source said, “An…
Benfica manager, Jose Mourinho has shared his thoughts about the ongoing feud between Real Madrid head coach Alvaro Arbeloa and Kylian Mbappe. Mbappe publicly questioned Arbeloa’s team selection after he was dropped for the title-deciding clash with Barcelona. The Frenchman also claimed he had been demoted to fourth-choice striker at the Bernabeu. Arbeloa fired back, saying Mbappe had “misunderstood” his comments, responding that the Frenchman’s assertions were not true. When asked about the reports, Mourinho said: “It hurts. Because, as you rightly say, he (Arbeloa) is a friend. “One of those who gave everything for me when I was his…
The Police Command in Rivers has dismissed five inspectors attached to the Department of Operations over alleged involvement in armed robbery, kidnapping, extortion and conspiracy. The Force Public Relations Officer, Deputy Commissioner of Police Anthony Placid, disclosed this in a statement released in Port Harcourt on Friday by the command’s spokesperson, ASP Blessing Agabe. Placid said that the officers were involved in a pattern of criminal activities between September 2025 and January 2026 across the state. The force spokesman listed the dismissed officers as John Okoi, Eyibo Asuquo, Udo Ndipmong, Bright Nwachukwu and Anele Ikechukwu According to him, the case…
Bayern Munich on Friday pledged to do everything they could to give injury-hit star Alphonso Davies a chance to be fit to play for Canada at the World Cup. The club’s sporting director, Max Eberl, said that the Bundesliga champions were cooperating with Canada Soccer with an eye not only to the World Cup but also on the players’ long-term fitness. “Our hope is that we can all work together to do what’s best for Phonzy,” Eberl told a press conference before Bayern’s final Bundesliga game of the season against Cologne. Canada play all three of their group games at…
Major South Korean financial conglomerate Hana Financial is buying a stake in Dunamu, the operator of the crypto exchange Upbit, in its latest venture into the digital assets sector, amid a broader trend of traditional financial institutions wading into the digital assets market.In a regulatory filing on Friday, Hana Financial announced it is buying more than 2.2 million shares in Dunamu, or roughly 6.55% of the company, from investment firm Kakao Investment, worth over 1.003 trillion Korean won ($668 million).Hana Financial’s 6.55% stake from Kakao makes it the fourth-largest Dunamu shareholder. South Korean outlet The Chosun Daily reported last September…
Ryan Lochte is clapping back at harsh critics who are claiming that he looks “unrecognizable.” The Olympic champion, 41, hit back at “clowns” over the insults in a video posted by his girlfriend Molly Gillihan, 37, via Instagram on Thursday, May 14. “My phone is blowing up with everyone saying that nobody recognizes you,” Gillihan told Lochte in the clip. “Baby, they say that you don’t look the same at all,” she continued, adding that some people went as far as accusing the swimmer of catfishing them. Related: Ryan Lochte Explains Why Team USA Swimmers Can’t Leave Olympic Village Harry…
