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The African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has fired back at the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, over Wike’s recent remark on Atiku not getting 10% of votes in the next year’s general elections. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, the former Vice President said the electorate in Rivers State is intelligent enough to decide the outcome of elections in the state. He stated that no individual, regardless of influence or access to federal power, can dictate how an entire state will vote. This medium reports that…

The Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the presidential ambition of Governor Seyi Makinde as dead on arrival. The APC made this declaration in a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare. The statement was made available to DAILY POST on Sunday. This online medium gathered that Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State had on Saturday emerged as the presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) ahead of the 2027 general elections. Our correspondent reports that the APM flag was presented to the governor at an event in Ibadan, the state capital. The APC, in its reaction,…

President Bola Tinubu has given approval for the recruitment of 1,000 forest guards in Oyo State. This is to intensify efforts to free abducted pupils and teachers from three schools in Oriire Local Government Area. Tinubu has also directed a specialised security unit with advanced rescue capabilities. According to a statement signed and released on Sunday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, a high-powered Federal Government delegation conveyed the presidential directives to community leaders and lawmakers during a visit to Esiele and Yawota communities in Oriire LGA on Sunday, May 31, 2026. The…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that Rivers State has no choice but to continue supporting President Bola Tinubu, citing what he described as unprecedented federal appointments and developmental projects enjoyed by the state under the current administration. Wike made the declaration on Saturday in Port Harcourt during a luncheon organised by the Rainbow Coalition in honour of candidates participating in the forthcoming Governorship, National Assembly and State Assembly elections in Rivers State. The former Rivers State governor urged residents to compare the benefits the state had received under previous administrations with what it had…

Arne Slot is to leave Liverpool with immediate effect, according to reports. The Reds manager, who has been under intense pressure after an underwhelming 2025-26 campaign, will depart the club, with Andoni Iraola having been tipped as his replacement. Slot to leave Liverpool According to Fabrizio Romano, Liverpool have made the decision to part company with Slot after a turbulent 2025-26 campaign that saw the Merseysiders narrowly secure their place in the Champions League after finishing a disappointing fifth place in the Premier League table. Reds go backwards despite significant investment Many were predicting Liverpool would go on to retain…

Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has criticised the reported proposal of a N100,000 minimum wage by state governors, arguing that the amount is insufficient to meet the needs of Nigerian workers. The remarks were contained in a statement posted on Sowore’s official page. According to the statement, Sowore maintained that the proposed wage falls short of the cost of living in the country and would be inadequate for workers facing rising expenses. “Just hours after we proposed a living wage for Nigerian workers, the governors have reportedly responded with their own proposal of a ₦100,000 minimum wage. These governors know…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Tanimu Turaki, has issued a certificate of return recognizing former President Goodluck Jonathan as the party’s 2027 presidential candidate. This is as the party also explained why it changed the venue of the planned national convention scheduled to ratify Jonathan as its candidate. A statement on Saturday by the PDP which was signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, said the management of the event centre sheduled to be used for the convention, called to cancel the booking, citing an invitation and a threat from the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, that their certificate of occupancy would be revoked…

The federal government borrowed N1.54 trillion more than it had projected for the first nine months of 2025, yet left 82 per cent of its capital budget unspent — a fiscal paradox that analysts said raises serious questions about how Nigeria’s growing debt stock is being deployed. Official data from the 2025 third-quarter budget implementation report, released by the Budget Office of the Federation, show that actual borrowings reached N11.89 trillion between January and September 2025, surpassing the N10.34 trillion projected for the same three-quarter window by N1.54 trillion, or 14.91 per cent. Against this backdrop, total capital expenditure stood…

As the abduction of teachers and students from Community High School, Ahoro-Esinle, L.A. Basic School, and Baptist Basic School, Yawota in Oriire Local Government Area enters its third week, a group known as the Oyo State Teachers Action Group has announced plans to shut down schools across the state. According to a flyer obtained by STAR POTTER, the group also revealed that solidarity rallies would be held in major cities across Oyo State. The planned action has received the backing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Oyo State wing. In a statement signed by the union’s secretary, Comrade Salami…

Ghana’s parliament on Friday ‌approved a new bill that criminalizes the promotion of LGBTQ activity in the country. The Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, ​2025, passed by a voice vote after the Constitutional and Legal Affairs ​Committee unanimously recommended its adoption, first deputy speaker Bernard Ahiafor said. The ⁠bill was introduced last year shortly after President John Dramani Mahama took office. Lawmakers ​from Mahama’s political party, the National Democratic Congress, had been urged by religious ​leaders and other supporters of the bill to vote on it, and Mahama will now face pressure to sign. The bill passed an…