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The national leader of the New Nigeria Peoples’ Party, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has said he would only consider aligning with a political party ahead of the 2027 general elections if it offers him either the presidential ticket or the vice-presidential slot. Kwankwaso made the disclosure while speaking at a Kwankwasiyya gathering at his residence in Miller Road, Kano, where he addressed ongoing political realignments ahead of the next general elections. “At the national level, we are looking for a political party to align with,” he said. “But it must be a party that will offer me either the presidential…

Operatives of the Edo State Security Corps have arrested 21-year-old ThankGod Destiny for allegedly kidnapping a four-year-old boy in the state. Deputy Corps Commander, Operations, of the ESSC, Richard Balogun, who disclosed this to newsmen in Benin on Thursday, said the suspect has been handed over to the police for further investigation and prosecution. While disclosing that the incident occurred on January 4 at Ikpoba Hill, Balogun stated that the arrest of the suspect followed an alarm raised by a commercial bus driver and a female passenger. The ESSC commander said, “On January 4, 2026, a woman went out with…

For nearly two decades, Nigeria has lived with terror like an unwanted houseguest, eating from the kitchen, sleeping in the living room, rearranging the furniture of normal life. We adjusted our schedules around kidnappings, our prayers around mass burials, our expectations around failure. Insurgency became background noise; atrocity became routine. Soldiers died quietly. Villages vanished loudly. And the nation perfected the dangerous art of pretending this was normal. This was a loud silence, an oxymoron that defined our security posture. Then something changed. General Christopher Musa assumed office as Minister of Defence, carrying not slogans but instructions. The grammar of…

The Federal Government has stated that Nigeria’s Special Economic Zones generated over $500m in export revenues and created more than 20,000 direct jobs in 2025. The SEZs contributed to the country’s efforts to drive export-led growth, industrialise and provide employment. An official document reviewing the activities and accomplishments of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment in the past year, titled ‘2025: A Defining Year for Nigeria’s Industry, Trade and Investment’, revealed the country recorded over $500m in export revenues from the SEZs, among others. The industry, trade and investment ministry noted that the boost in export earnings came…

Former Super Eagles player and 1996 Olympic gold medallist, Garba Lawal, talks about his time in the national team, ‘learning football’ in Holland and Nigeria’s chance of winning the 2025 AFCON, in this interview with ABIODUN ADEWALE You played at four editions of the AFCON from 2000 to 2006, winning a bronze and three silver medals. Looking back, which of the tournaments do you think we could have won, especially considering that our bronze medal collection is the most in the history of the tournament? When it comes to national team football and major tournaments, I think I have seen…

More than 56% of the Bitcoin network is now powered through sustainable means and is set to rise further as Bitcoin mining brings more green energy projects online, according to tech investor and ESG expert Daniel Batten.“Bitcoin mining could be the century’s most important sustainable innovation,” said Batten in a lengthy X post on Thursday.He pointed out that a lot has changed since 2021 when Bitcoin mining was powered by just 34% sustainable energy. The latest data from Batten, Willy Woo, and the Digital Assets Research Institute (DARI) shows that just a little over four years later, 56.7% of Bitcoin…

A Georgia man is accused of killing his girlfriend’s baby after he told deputies that the 6-month-old boy became “unresponsive” in his care, according to authorities. Willie George Northern Jr., of Kathleen, is charged with murder, cruelty to children and tampering with evidence in the baby’s death, the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release on Wednesday, January 7. Information on Northern’s legal representation was not immediately available. Deputies were called to an “infant not breathing” at a home in Macon the evening of Sunday, January 4, where they spoke with Northern, 24, according to the sheriff’s office.…

The political feud between Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, now FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, did not stem from ideological or governance disagreements. It arose from a broken succession pact. Mr Wike engineered Mr Fubara’s emergence, apparently to have a successor he can control, but power, once transferred, proved unwilling to remain remotely controlled. What followed was not a routine post-election disagreement but a systemic rupture. Disputes over appointments, control of political structures, and access to state resources escalated rapidly. Governance stalled. Institutions buckled. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers fractured into rival camps, and the state…

The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has asked the Nigeria Police Force to promptly arrest and prosecute persons responsible for the death of a female lawyer, Princess Chigbo Mediatrix. The lifeless body of the former Treasurer of the Abuja branch of the NBA was few days ago found along Kubwa expressway in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. The incident occurred few days after the body of a health worker with the Federal Medical Center, Jabi, was also discovered in the FCT, raising serious concerns over the rising menace of “one-chance” in the city center. In a statement issued on Thursday, the…

A political affairs analyst, Ken Okulo, has said the National Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Ajibola Basiru, was right to intervene in the Rivers political crisis. Okulo made this statement on during an interview on TVC monitored by DAILY POST. According to him, the APC national secretary was in order because the state governor, Siminalayi  Fubara, who is serving his first term in office, has the right to seek re-election. He faulted the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike,  for asking Basiru to steer clear Rivers politics, saying he is not a member of the APC. According to him, the reality…