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Opposition Titans Unite Under ADC to Challenge Tinubu in 2027

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In a stunning political realignment, Nigeria’s major opposition figures have joined forces under the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the 2027 presidential elections. The new coalition aims to present a unified front against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), signaling a major shift in the nation’s political landscape. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar , Peter Obi of the Labour Party, Rotimi Amaechi , Abubakar Malami , Kabiru Gaya , and Rabiu Kwankwaso are among the political heavyweights who have formally declared allegiance to the ADC. In a press conference on Tuesday, the group emphasized that the move is a response to Nigeria’s worsening economy, insecurity, and governance challenges under the APC-led administration. To strengthen their political machinery, the coalition appointed Senator David Mark as Pro Tem National Chairman , while Rauf Aregbesola , former Osun State governor, was named Pro Tem Secretary . Both men are...
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Nigeria Labour Congress Demands Immediate Withdrawal Of Soldiers, Others Amid Siege On Headquarters In Abuja

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On Wednesday night, SaharaReporters let the cat out of the bag that a huge group of equipped security faculty, accepted to be from the Division of State Administrations, raged Work House, effectively entering and scouring a few stories, and taking books and documents. The authority of the Nigeria Labour Congress has requested the prompt withdrawal of fighters and other furnished security staff from association's central command in Abuja. On Wednesday night, SaharaReporters let the cat out of the bag that a huge group of furnished security staff, accepted to be from the Division of State Administrations, raged Work House, effectively entering and scouring a few stories, and seizing books and records. As per sources, the specialists guaranteed the held onto materials were utilized to fuel and sort out the continuous #EndBadGovernance fights. Accordingly, the NLC gave an assertion denouncing the strike, endorsed by Confidant Benson Upah, Head of Media and Public Relations. The NLC enc...
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Tinubu's Directive On Food Importation Ignored By Nigerian Customs, Status Quo On Import Duties Maintained –Importers

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The official mandate intended to control taking off costs of food, unrefined substances, and assembling inputs, and furthermore covered horticultural creation inputs like composts and pesticides, drugs, poultry feed, flour, and grains. In spite of President Bola Tinubu's June declaration suspending import obligations and taxes on fundamental food things for a considerable length of time, Nigerian merchants guarantee they are as yet being compelled to pay these charges. The official mandate intended to control taking off costs of food, unrefined substances, and assembling inputs, and furthermore covered horticultural creation inputs like composts and pesticides, drugs, poultry feed, flour, and grains. Be that as it may, merchants say the suspension has not been carried out, going against the Chief Request labeled "Expansion Decrease and Value Security (Financial Strategy Measures, And so on) Hand, 2024," which was given under the President's established powers. Likewis...
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#EndBadGovernanceInNigeria: Protests resume in Lagos Monday, say organisers

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Coordinators of the 'End hunger' protest in Lagos have said they will unite at the Gani Fawehinmi Opportunity Park, Ojota, on Monday, to proceed with their exhibit. This is as per a Sunday proclamation endorsed by Hassan Taiwo, Ayoyinka Oni and Adegboyega Adeniji, for the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria Sorting out Panel, Gani Fawehinmi Park, Ojota, Lagos State. They said they had tuned in with laser focus to President Bola Tinubu's transmission on Sunday and "think of it as rather appalling" that it took President Tinubu three days of dissent to address the country. Tinubu confirmed in the nationwide broadcast on Sunday morning that his organization was prepared to pay attention to and address the worries of dissidents, certifying that he had heard their calls "plainly." “I hereby enjoin protesters and the organisers to suspend any further protest and create room for dialogue, which I have always acceded to at the slightest opportunity,” the president said. ...
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Nigerian Family Faces Deportation From Canada Over Fake Admission Letter

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Nigerian understudy Lola Akinlade has been requested to leave Canada by Migration, Exiles and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) because of a deceitful acknowledgment letter used to get her review visa and work license. Akinlade, who graduated with a recognition in Friendly Administrations from Nova Scotia Junior college in 2019, uncovered her troubling experience to CBC News. She was uninformed that the acknowledgment letter, gave by a specialist to the College of Regina in 2016, was phony until IRCC reached her only weeks before her graduation from the new establishment. While accepting her certificate, Akinlade encountered a blend of happiness and nervousness after understanding that she had accidentally depended on a fake report to get her review grant. "I was crushed. That was the start of my injury," she said. In her meeting with CBC News, Akinlade argued, "When the IRCC reached me, I mentioned them to rethink my case, contending that I was a casualty of a 'maverick spe...
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Nigeria’s exclusive breastfeeding rate increases to 34%

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As World Breastfeeding Week on Thursday started, the Unified Countries Youngsters' Asset, UNICEF, and the World Health Organisation, WHO, yesterday detailed that Nigeria's breastfeeding rate has increased to 34 percent. The United Nations Organisations additionally made sense of that over the most recent 12 years, the quantity of newborn children under a half year old enough who are solely breastfed in Nigeria has expanded by more than 10%. With the current year's subject labeled "Closing the gap: Breastfeeding support for all," UNICEF and WHO are underscoring the need to improve breastfeeding support as a basic activity for decreasing wellbeing disparity and safeguarding the freedoms of moms and children to make due and flourish. As per them, 34% of newborn children in Nigeria benefit from a solid beginning throughout everyday life, meaning countless infants whose lives have been saved by breastfeeding. They noticed that while the huge jump carries the country ne...
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Peter Obi Recounts How Onyeka Onwenu Passed Away

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Politician, Peter Obi, has taken to social media to mourn veteran entertainer, Onyeka Onwenu, who died on Tuesday night, July 30.  In a statement released on social media, Obi recounted how Ms Onwenu slumped at the party they were both attending in Lagos. A video shared online showed late Onyeka singing at the party and walking to a table to greet Obi. Detailing her final moments, Obi wrote; ‘’Yesterday provided a very devastating moment for me as I witnessed a tragic event that will forever be etched in my memory. I was present at the event where the iconic song star, Onyeka Onwenu, performed a couple of her songs ending up with her famous song, 'One Love Keep Us Together'. It was a beautiful performance, but little did we know it would be her final bow. Just about a few minutes after her performance, she sat down and drank some water and immediately collapsed, and was rushed to the hospital. I followed her to the hospital. I watched in pain as the doctors and medical staff fo...
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FG bans Arik air Operations

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  The Federal government through the Service of Flight and Aviation Improvement has requested that the activities of Arik Air be grounded. The minister of  Flight, Festus Keyami spread the word about this on Tuesday, July 30 through a proclamation on X. In February 2017, Arik Air was taken over by the federal government through the Resource The executives Enterprise of Nigeria (AMCON) because of the organization's gigantic obligation profile, assessed at over N300 billion. The public authority, following the takeover, promptly broke up the airline's management and delegated a recipient director. Reacting to the order of the Minister, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) which is currently managing the airline, issued a statement signed by Chief Executive Officer, Captain Roy Ilegbodu, stating that the management of the airline under receivership was dismayed by the directive to ground its operations by the Minister. “The management of Arik Air (In Receivership) is d...
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UPDATED: NCC orders immediate reactivation of all blocked lines

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The Nigerian Correspondences Commission has guided media communications administrators to quickly reestablish all hindered telephone lines due to non-linkage of Public Distinguishing proof Numbers to SIM cards. This order was revealed in an explanation on Monday by the Head of Media and Public Issues, Reuben Muoka. The telecom business controller made sense of that this order was in light of the far and wide disturbance brought about by the blockages and to focus on purchaser accommodation. Over the course of the end of the week, numerous telecom supporters couldn't get to their telephone lines subsequent to neglecting to confirm their NINs with their SIM cards, bringing about their numbers being obstructed in consistence with NIN-SIM linkage guidelines. This advancement prompted huge shock on Monday as supporters raged MTN workplaces the nation over, requesting the reactivation of their hindered telephone lines. “The consumer is our priority; therefore, considering the challenges ...
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Trump calls for FBI director to resign after he casted doubt on whether the former president was struck by bullet during ass@ssination attempt at rally

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Previous US president, Donald Trump has called for FBI Chief Christopher Wray to leave after the department boss cast uncertainty on claims Trump was struck by a projectile during the endeavor on his life at a Pennsylvania political convention notwithstanding the world seeing the assault live as it worked out. Christopher Wray was refreshing Congress about the death endeavor on Trump in Steward on Wednesday, July 24 when he offered the unstable expression. 'With respect to former President Trump, there’s some question about whether or not it’s a bullet or shrapnel that hit his ear,' Wray said. 'I don't know right now whether that bullet, in addition to causing the grazing, could have landed somewhere else.' Wray was discussing security disappointments that permitted shooter Thomas Matthew Evildoers to start shooting. Hoodlums, 20, killed fireman Corey Comperatore, 50, and harmed two others including Trump during the shooting. Trump has since offered broad records ex...
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Anambra Boutique Owner Sues NAFDAC Over Claimed Theft of Merchandise During Onitsha Drug Market Operation

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  Sophia Eberechukwu Okoye, a young entrepreneur from Anambra State, who owns a boutique in Onitsha, has taken legal action against the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). She claims that soldiers allegedly deployed by the agency looted her store during a raid at the Onitsha drug market, popularly known as Ogbo Ogwu. In a notice of legal action issued by her legal representative, Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor of I. C. Ejiofor & Co. law firm, Ms. Okoye is seeking N22 million in compensation, which she asserts is the verified value of the goods taken from her shop. Reports indicate that Ms. Okoye expressed her distress after losing goods valued at over N15 million due to the purported looting by the soldiers. Her boutique, which had opened just a few months prior, was one of many shops that were reportedly broken into and ransacked during the operation. Sources reveal that the thieves stole clothes, shoes, and other valuable items from the boutique, le...
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UN Urges Nigeria’s Private Sector to Bridge Development Funding Gap

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In a powerful call to action, the United Nations has urged Nigeria’s private sector to step up and fill the growing funding gap threatening the nation’s development goals. The plea was made by Mohamed Malick Fall, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, during a high-level dialogue on financing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) held in Lagos. With international aid shrinking and global economic pressures mounting, Fall emphasized the need for a strategic shift in how Nigeria finances its development. He stated that the country must no longer rely solely on government resources or international donor support. Instead, private investors, corporate bodies, and philanthropists must take a more proactive role in driving sustainable growth. The UN official described Nigeria as a country full of potential, rich in human and natural resources. However, he stressed that to unlock this potential, there must be a collaborative partnership between government, the private...
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"Kano girls, having been married off from an orphanage, face abandonment by their husbands and endure abuse, as they are now forced to seek assistance to survive."

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The Nassarawa orphanage home in Kano is a refuge for abandoned children, many of whom have been found on the streets, lost due to the tragic loss of their parents or left behind after accidents. For years, the Kano State Government has played a crucial role in supporting the orphanage by providing food, clothing, and education until these children reach adulthood. As they grow up, the boys often find work in government positions or venture into entrepreneurship, while the girls are generally married off to suitors interested in them. Since the orphanage’s inception, hundreds of girls have entered into marriage, but some women have shared their struggles with DAILY POST, expressing feelings of abandonment after their husbands divorced them. They often endure abuse and mistreatment, facing significant challenges in seeking help or reporting their situations. Hadiza Muhammad, 40, and Halima Muhammad, 45, are among those who have suffered through domestic abuse for over twenty years of mar...
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