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Presidential aide Daniel Bwala has said that his former principal and ex-Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, may not have been destined to become President of Nigeria. “There is my former principal who believes that he is going to win,” Bwala said on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Monday, dismissing the chances of Atiku and other opposition coalition leaders such as Peter Obi and Rotimi Amaechi to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027. “In all honesty, I have expressed my opinion that it may never have been destined by God to be a president in Nigeria because he has done everything…

Manchester United manager Rúben Amorim has instructed five players to stay away from the Carrington training base as the club begins its pre-season preparations. According to The Telegraph (UK), the players affected are Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho, Jadon Sancho, Antony, and Tyrell Malacia. Amorim has informed the players not to report alongside the rest of the squad, as they are expected to secure moves away from Old Trafford. Most of the players concerned spent last season out on loan. Antony, Sancho, and Malacia were sent on season-long loans to Real Betis, Chelsea, and PSV respectively, while Rashford joined Aston Villa…

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has stated that, despite persistent criticisms over its performance, it has recorded notable achievements in health, education, and infrastructure across the Niger Delta region over the past 25 years. NDDC, a federal government agency established in 2000, was created to facilitate the rapid, even, and sustainable development of the Niger Delta region. In an interview with DAILY POST as the commission marks its 25th anniversary, NDDC Executive Director of Finance and Administration, Boma Iyaye, who also chairs the commission’s 25th anniversary planning committee, acknowledged that significant challenges, including infrastructural deficits and inadequate funding still…

Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State has directed the chairmen of the 17 Local Government Councils to collaborate with traditional rulers to take proactive measures against the growing menace of drug abuse across the state. Speaking in Damaturu on Tuesday while addressing the council chairmen and traditional leaders at a forum focused on strengthening the primary healthcare system, Governor Buni expressed deep concern over the rise of drug abuse, particularly in some northern states. “We must act now and proactively, to save our youth and the future of the state from the dangers posed by drug abuse currently threatening…

Daniel Bwala, one of the spokespersons for President Bola Tinubu, stated on Monday that Mr Peter Obi has effectively conceded his presidential ambition to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. He further claimed that Obi has been relegated to a secondary role and now finds himself contending for the vice-presidential ticket with former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi. Bwala made the remarks while responding to questions on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television. Atiku, Obi, and Amaechi are all affiliated with the recently launched coalition platform, the African Democratic Congress, ADC. According to Bwala, Obi has been positioned to assume…

Veteran journalist and former presidential candidate, Dele Momodu, has stated that the All Progressives Congress, APC-led government is afraid of Atiku Abubakar and the emerging opposition coalition. Momodu argued that the ongoing campaign of calumny against Atiku is a clear sign that APC feels threatened by the former Vice President. He made the remarks while appearing on Politics Today, a current affairs programme on Channels Television, on Monday. According to Momodu: “The moment you see people waving a campaign of calumny against Atiku you know that they feel threatened by him. “Even my brother, Bwala, listened to him a few…

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC has reiterated that one of its core mandates is to tackle insecurity in the Niger Delta region. Chief Samuel Ogbuku, Managing Director of NDDC, made this known on Monday in Asaba during a press briefing to mark the commission’s 25th anniversary. He explained that one of NDDC’s strategies is the illumination of communities, particularly through the installation of solar-powered street lights, to deter criminal activities. According to him, “the Commission is installing electricity in the communities, especially solar lights to brighten the areas to frustrate criminals from carrying out deadly activities.” He added that…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has raised concerns over the increasing disregard for legislative summons by government officials and institutions, Akpabio spoke through Senator Abdul Ningi at the National Conference on Public Accounts and Fiscal Governance, jointly organised by the Public Accounts Committees (PACs) of the Senate and House of Representatives, where he urged PACs to assert their constitutional mandates under sections 80, 81, and 88 of the 1999 Constitution. “The PACs possess the authority to summon any official to account for public expenditure. Any refusal to appear is an affront to democratic principles and a violation of the rule of…

Following the torrential rainfall in various parts of Ondo State in the last few days, some bridges and roads in the state have been washed off. The situation affected residents who as a result are unable to access farms, markets and workplaces. The torrential rain, which has been falling for the past week, caused devastating floods in Uso community in the Owo Local Council Area as well as communities in Akoko South West, Ilaje, Ese Odo, and Okitipupa local councils. With the development also affecting many houses and livelihoods as well as property worth millions of naira, residents of the…

A civil society group, the Coalition for the Defence of Nigeria’s Democracy (CDND), has called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, over recent public remarks which it described as “inciting, dangerous, and indistinguishable from the separatist rhetoric of Nnamdi Kanu”. Amaechi, who recently defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), made the controversial comments on Thursday during the launch of the 2025 Nigeria Social Cohesion Survey Report by the Africa Polling Institute in Abuja. In a statement issued in Abuja and signed by its National President, Dr…