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Wedding guests and delegates of the Zenith Labour Party, ZLP, national convention clashed at an event center in Abuja on Saturday. DAILY POST reports that the confusion erupted at Chelsea Hotel, Central Business District, Abuja, on Saturday. An eyewitness, Mohammed Abbas, told DAILY POST that ZLP delegates had arrived at the hotel venue but surprisingly met an ongoing wedding reception. The development forced the delegates to stay outside as the convention is currently on hold pending when the wedding reception is concluded. Both the ZLP executives and the hotel management are yet to officially comment on the situation as of the time…

The Action Peoples Party, APP, in Osun State on Saturday affirmed its candidates for the Senate, House of Representatives, and Osun State House of Assembly ahead of the 2027 general elections. The affirmation exercise, held before the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, party members, and stakeholders, was led by Adeloye Ogunmodede and featured the endorsement of candidates who emerged through consensus across the state. In his welcome address, the Osun State Chairman of the APP, Oluseye Titus Odesola, described the gathering as a demonstration of unity, consensus, and confidence in the future of the party and the country. “Today’s gathering…

Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has released his starting XI for the Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain. Arteta has gone with Kai Havertz ahead of Viktor Gyokeres upfront. Piero Hincapie starts at left-back ahead of Riccardo Calafiori, while Cristhian Mosquera is selected at right-back. Luis Enrique has gone for his best starting XI, with Desire Doue, Ousmane Dembele and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia upfront. Achraf Hakimi recovers to take his spot along side Nuno Mendes at full-back. Arsenal starting XI: Raya, Mosquera, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie, Rice, Lewis-Skelly, Odegaard, Saka, Trossard, Havertz. Subs: Arrizabalaga, Jesus, Eze, Martinelli, Timber, Gyokeres, Norgaard, Madueke, Merino, Calafiori,…

Mr Aniefiok Assian, a pastor of the Solid Rock Kingdom Church in Akwa Ibom State, shares with CHUKWUDI AKASIKE the pain of his 23-year-old son’s abduction and his hope that he will return to him hale and hearty How did you get to know about your son’s abduction? It was on December 3, 2025, that the kidnappers called us and told us that my son, Utibeabasi, had been kidnapped. They told us that we needed to pay a N30m ransom. So, we negotiated and agreed to pay N500,000. The ransom was paid into the account of one Uzo Onuoha Enterprise…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has recorded a significant month-on-month surge in performance, with revenue climbing sharply to N4.97tn in April 2026, compared to N2.77tn posted in March. This represents an increase of about 79 per cent in monthly revenue, according to the company’s April 2026 operational and financial report released on Saturday. According to the report, profit after tax also rose substantially to N481bn in April, up from N276bn in March, a jump of approximately 74 per cent. Between January and April 2026, NNPC said it remitted a total of N3.71tn in statutory payments to the Federal Government.…

Super Eagles forward Samuel Chukwueze on Friday laid his mother, Mrs Serah Chinyere Chukwueze, to rest in Umuahia, Abia State, in a ceremony attended by Nigeria Football Federation President Ibrahim Gusau, fellow Super Eagles players and a large gathering of dignitaries from across the South East. Chukwueze lost his mother on January 29 following a brief illness, at a time when he was on duty with his then-loan club Fulham and was unable to return to Nigeria immediately. In keeping with the significance of burial rites in South East Nigeria, where a formal ceremony for a matriarch requires extensive planning,…

Another reality TV star is considering a career in politics. “I’d like to save lives for the next three to five years, with Archangel centers,” Jersey Shore’s Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino told local New Jersey news outlet News 12 on Thursday, May 28, while attending the VUE Magazine spring edition party in state’s Wall Township. “I’d like to have an Archangels center in every 50 states [sic], and after that, you know, I will introduce everybody to Governor Situation,” the reality TV star added, seemingly announcing his plans to run for office sometime in the future. When asked if he…

The former Director of Defence Information, Rabe Abubakar, and his wife have been abducted by suspected bandits in Katsina State, police and security sources have confirmed. The couple were reportedly travelling towards Katsina on Saturday when gunmen intercepted their vehicle in Matazu Local Government Area and took them away. Abubakar Aliyu, spokesperson of the Katsina State Police Command, confirmed the incident to PREMIUM TIMES on Saturday evening, saying operatives had launched a search-and-rescue operation. “What happened was that today at about 11:00, suspected armed bandits intercepted a Peugeot 406 saloon vehicle, opened fire and abducted two occupants while the driver…

A United States Congressman, Riley Moore, says Fulani militants have killed more Nigerians, especially Christians, than Boko Haram. Moore said this in a post on his verified X handle on Saturday. He was reacting to the report by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, USCIRF. DAILY POST reports that USCIRF had disclosed that no fewer than 30,000 armed Fulani militants are currently operating across Nigeria. The Commission further said armed Fulani militants are the ones worsening insecurity and religious freedom violations in several parts of the country. Reacting, the US lawmaker said, “The latest USCIRF report further details…

The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, says it has shelved presidential ticket for the 2027 general elections, stating it would rather explore alliances with other political parties if a credible and widely acceptable candidate emerges. The National Chairman of the NNPP, Bala Yusuf, made this known on Saturday at the party’s 11th National Executive Committee meeting in Abuja, where delegates ratified the outcomes of recent primaries in line with the Electoral Act 2026. Yusuf dismissed speculations of a secret pact with the African Democratic Congress, insisting it had not entered into any agreement with any political party despite growing discussions…