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Just two weeks after eight opposition leaders were arrested for planning a march against Chad’s governance problems, they were sentenced to eight years in prison without parole. Their Political Actors Consultation Group (GCAP) had scheduled the demonstration for 2 May. A day before their sentencing on 8 May, the Supreme Court announced that the GCAP – the country’s main political opposition coalition – had been dissolved. The jailed leaders join key opposition figure Succès Masra, head of The Transformers party, who was imprisoned for 20 years in August 2025 for ‘incitement to hatred.’ This new turn of events adds another…
Nigeria’s oil and gas sector is entering a phase where legislation alone will no longer be enough. After the passage of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), the country’s energy reform agenda is now being judged by execution: whether production can recover, whether gas can become a true industrial fuel, whether NNPC Limited can operate with commercial discipline, and whether investors can see enough regulatory certainty to commit fresh capital. It is against this backdrop that Crude Oil: Power, Turnaround and Transformation in Angola becomes relevant beyond Angola. Although not written specifically as a Nigerian policy text, the book offers useful…
Seyi Makinde has declared that the establishment of state police is long overdue. Makinde noted that state police, when operational, will help reduce the level of insecurity in the country. The governor, while speaking, appealed to the federal government under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu to, without wasting more time, expedite action on the creation of state police. Makinde noted that this would help strengthen the security architecture and curb criminality across the country. Makinde made these declarations during the state primary elections of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM. DAILY POST reports that the event was held in Ibadan, the Oyo State…
The 2027 governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Abia State, Eric Opah, has denied reports circulating on social media claiming that he promised to release IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu if elected governor of Abia State. In the report, Eric Opah was quoted as saying: “I will set Mazi Nnamdi Kanu free once I become Governor of Abia State in 2027. I said it, and I will do it. I have the capacity, don’t doubt me.” However, responding to the trending report, the Abia APC candidate described the story as false, misleading, and the handiwork of desperate people. Speaking through…
Operatives of the Ogun State Police have arrested two suspected “one-chance” robbers terrorising Obantoko and its environs and recovered a stolen mobile phone belonging to a female victim. The suspects, identified as Odunuga Kehinde and Olajide Rasak, were arrested following a distress call on Thursday reporting a robbery incident involving a female victim and her two sisters. DAILY POST learnt that the victims had boarded a Nissan Micra taxi painted in Ogun State colours from the Somorin area en route to NNPC Kuto, where they intended to connect another vehicle to Lagos after attending a wedding anniversary in the area. However, at…
Manchester United defender Dante Plunkett has been a late invitation for Jamaica’s Unity Cup final against the Super Eagles of Nigeria, DAILY POST reports. It’s the first time Plunkett’s has been invited to the Reggae Boyz. The left-back, who joined Manchester United after leaving Aston Villa in 2024 made 15 appearances across all competitions for the Red Devils U-18 side during the 2025/26 season. The 18-year-old is expected to join up with Reggae Boyz in London on Friday. Rudolph Speid’s side will face the Super Eagles in the final at the Valley on Saturday. They lost 5-4 on penalities to Éric Chelle’s…
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, says the National Assembly will accelerate support for President Bola Tinubu in strengthening security and advancing key reforms aimed at repositioning Nigeria’s economy. Akpabio stated this on Thursday after leading principal officers of the Senate on a traditional Sallah homage to President Tinubu at his Lagos residence. “He (President) can’t do it alone. The National Assembly will assist him to ensure that we improve in the area of security. But it has actually improved,” Akpabio said. He noted that current security threats were largely targeted attacks on soft locations such as schools, churches and…
The Osun State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a driver involved in a hit-and-run accident that killed two policemen along the Osogbo/Gbongan road in Oogi community. The command’s spokesperson, Abiodun Ojelabi, disclosed this while speaking with our correspondent on Thursday. He said the operatives, identified simply as Kehinde and Tobi, were travelling on a motorcycle when they were hit by a Lexus car on Wednesday in Oogi town. According to Ojelabi, the driver fled the scene immediately after the accident, abandoning the vehicle. “The two police operatives were travelling on a motorcycle when they got hit. One Lexus…
The Nigeria Democratic Congress has dismissed reports of primary election results allegedly circulating in its name, describing them as fake and misleading. In a statement issued on Thursday and signed by its National Secretary, Ikenna Enekweizu, the party said its primaries are scheduled to hold on May 29, 2026, making it “impossible and illogical” for any results or winners to have emerged. The statement follows rumours that activist, Aisha Yesufu, was defeated while vying for the NDC ticket to contest the Federal Capital Territory senatorial seat. “The Nigeria Democratic Congress wishes to inform the general public that our party primaries…
Disruptions to oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz caused by the ongoing Israeli-United States conflict with Iran has boosted Nigeria’s crude exports to India in recent weeks as the country’s refiners turned to African and Latin American for supplies. According to data from global commodities tracking firm Kpler cited by Reuters, Indian refiners increased purchases from Nigeria, Angola, Brazil and Venezuela in April and May to offset supply disruptions from the Middle East. India, the world’s third-largest oil importer and consumer, had relied heavily on crude supplies from the Middle East before the conflict escalated and shipping movements through…
