The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Borno State chapter, has called for the immediate rescue of 78 schoolchildren and others who have spent more than 100 days in captivity across the state. The CAN Chairman in the state, John Bakeni, made the call on Sunday during a prayer session organised to mark the association’s 50th anniversary in Maiduguri. Bakeni said the abductions and persistent insecurity had made the celebration a sober one for the association, with many residents facing the combined challenges of insecurity and economic hardship. “CAN is 50. There are lots of events and activities that have been lined up.…
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The African Democratic Congress, ADC, Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, has criticised the Presidency over President Bola Tinubu’s prolonged absence from the country. In a statement, the Director of Media and Publicity of the ADC Presidential Campaign Council, Kola Ologbondiyan, demanded full disclosure from the Presidency six days after the expiration of Tinubu’s originally announced three-week vacation. According to the ADC PCC, the Presidency owes Nigerians a clear and transparent explanation. It added that the President’s continued absence, without sufficient public information about his whereabouts or the circumstances surrounding the extension of his stay abroad, has raised questions and public concern.…
A total of 28 human skulls and bones, suspected to be those of kidnapping victims, have been recovered from two criminal hideouts in Umuaku-Isuochi and Nneato forests in Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State by operatives of the Abia State Police Command. The remains were recovered by operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit, Anti-Kidnapping Unit, Anti-Cultism Unit, Intelligence Response Squad, Isuochi Divisional Police Station and Rapid Response Squad of the command. The development was disclosed on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Abia State Police Command, DSP Maureen Chinaka. She noted that the operation was carried…
The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has called on Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, to resign over his comparison of petrol prices in Nigeria and the United Kingdom. The party said the governor’s comparison failed to take into account the wide difference in income and purchasing power between Nigerians and people living in the UK. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Abubakar Yusuf, the APM also criticised the increase in petrol prices to more than N1,500 per litre, saying Nigerians were expecting a reduction in the cost of fuel. Yusuf said the APM condemned the sharp rise in petrol prices…
Financial analyst and Professor of Accounting at Lead City University, Ibadan, Godwin Oyedokun, has detailed the implications of Nigeria’s rising debt profile, which stood at N166.79 trillion under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. DAILY POST reports that data from the Debt Management Office, DMO, showed that Nigeria’s debt rose by 90.9 percent under Tinubu’s administration, increasing by N87.4 trillion to N166.79 trillion in June 2026. This means that the country’s debt rose to N166.79 trillion by June 2026, an increase of N7.44 trillion in the second quarter, from N159.35 trillion in March 2026. The DMO said external debt rose by 28.4…
A 12-year-old girl, Miss Sopuruchi Ibe, from Ndia Chukpai Compound, Mgbaga, Ebem Ohafia, Abia State, has been confirmed dead after drowning in a flooding incident in the community. Sopuruchi, a JSS 2 student of Federal Government College, Ohafia, was reportedly swept away by heavy floodwaters following a heavy downpour on Friday. The unfortunate incident occurred at about 6:00 p.m. along Eni Njoku Road, Ebem Ohafia. Following the disappearance of the young girl, members of the community launched a search for her but could not find her. Recommended Unfortunately, her lifeless body was discovered on Saturday morning, sparking community-wide mourning. Confirming the incident, the…
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, has appealed to the Emir of Zazzau, Amb. Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, CFR, to use his exalted platform to counsel political parties, candidates and their supporters on the imperative of non-violent, issue-based campaigns ahead of the 2027 general elections. The INEC chairman made the appeal on Sunday during a courtesy visit to the Emir’s palace in Zaria, Kaduna State, as part of the Commission’s nationwide Zonal Readiness Assessment and Interactive Staff Engagement for the 2027 general elections. “Elections must never be treated as do-or-die affairs, but as a peaceful celebration…
The Police Service Commission has announced the timetable for its 2026 promotion examinations for senior police officers from Assistant Superintendent of Police to Superintendent of Police. The promotion examinations are scheduled for Monday, September 28, to Wednesday, September 30, 2026. According to the timetable released by the Commission on its X handle on Sunday, the first examination, for officers seeking promotion from Superintendent of Police to Chief Superintendent of Police, will be held on Monday, September 28. Accreditation for the first day is scheduled for 8:00 am to 10:50 am., while the examination will take place from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Recommended On Tuesday,…
Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic announced his resignation on Sunday, seven months before his tenure was originally scheduled to expire. 56-year-old Vucic ended his second and final five-year term amid campaigning for the October 25 snap parliamentary vote to elect 250 members of the National Assembly. His departure sets the stage for early presidential elections and allows him to be appointed Prime Minister if the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) retains majority control of government. “I have faithfully served you and my fatherland, Serbia. I am proud of what we have done together,” he told supporters at the Presidency building in Belgrade. Recommended…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has reduced petrol pump prices at its filling stations. A market survey by DAILY POST on Sunday showed that NNPCL retail outlets in Gwarimpa, Kubwa and other parts of Abuja and its environs had adjusted their petrol prices to N1,405 per litre from N1,430 per litre. However, NNPCL retail outlets along Kubwa Expressway, Air Junction, and Wuse Zones 4 and 5 retained their petrol price at N1,395 per litre. This means that petrol prices at NNPCL retail outlets vary by N10 per litre across different locations. Recommended DAILY POST reports that MRS, Ranoil,…