Operatives of the Kabba Area Command of the Kogi State Police Command have intercepted 339 wraps of substances suspected to be Indian hemp and…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed over a staggering ₦837.4 million recovered from alleged fraud and diversion of public funds to the Katsina State Government, in what officials described as a major breakthrough in the fight against corruption. The funds were officially presented to the Katsina State Government at the EFCC Kano […]
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Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman Abdulrazaq, has endorsed Ambassador Abdulfatai Yahaya Seriki as his preferred successor for the 2027 governorship election.
This was disclosed in a statement he personally signed and issued on Tuesday.
Governor Abdulrazaq said, “Following extensive consultations with party structures and leadership, I am pleased to endorse Ambassador Abdulfatai Yahaya Seriki (MFR) as my preferred successor under the platform of our party, the All Progressives Congress, APC.
“Young, pro-people, astute, and broad-minded, Amb. Yahaya Seriki has been a great political mobiliser with profound investments in and extensive goodwill among the people of Kwara State. I have no doubt about his capacity and that his choice is appropriate for the people of our state at this time.
“While this does not in any way preclude all other aspirants from contesting in the primaries, I urge members and leaders to affirm the choice of Seriki as our candidate for cohesion, unity, and continuous success of the party as we hold our gubernatorial primaries on Thursday, May 21, 2026.
“The choice of Amb. Yahaya Seriki is neither a disapproval of any of our eminently qualified aspirants nor a whimsical attempt to delegitimise the noble aspirations of our people. But in a race involving some 16 great minds for one office, only one person can take the shot at a time.
“Finally, I acknowledge and commend the statesmanship of our aspirants, all of whom have shown discipline and impressive capacity to build on the undeniable achievements of our administration over the last seven years for the good of the people of Kwara State,” he stated.
Seriki, who is from Kwara Central, will contest the APC governorship ticket against 15 other aspirants in the party’s primaries scheduled for Thursday.
Governor AbdulRazaq picks preferred APC governorship candidate
The Taminu Turaki-led Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has highlighted the main reasons it settled for former president Goodluck Jonathan as its sole presidential candidate in next year’s general elections.
Speaking during an interview on Trust TV, Tuesday, a stalwart of the party, Umar Sani, attributed their choice to the nostalgia Nigerians have for Jonathan.
Sani said the PDP had to look at the interests of the voters across the country before arriving at the decision.
According to him, Jonathan carved a niche for himself when he was the president from 2010 to 2015.
“We have to look at the interests of our voters all over the country and look at how we can penetrate those voters and be able to get them to support us.
“One of the interests is to have one term as a president, and it will appeal to a certain category of voters. It is, of course, in our interest to project that.
“Nevertheless, the most important reason why we brought Jonathan is because of the nostalgia that Nigerians have for him.
“If you meet an ordinary man in the street and he was there during Jonathan’s period. He will tell you that a bag of rice was sold for N7,500 or N8,000. And also, these are some of the allures that people remember him for,” he said.
2027: PDP reveals why it chose Jonathan as sole presidential candidate
Some members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Okitipupa/ Irele federal constituency in Ondo State have called for the release of the primary election results in the federal constituency.
DAILY POST reports that the APC primary election for the House of Representatives seat in the federal constituency was conducted on Saturday but the results are yet to be released.
The APC group, identified as Aseyori, during the protest, called for the release of the authentic results of the election.
Director General of the group, Dr Olusegun Ayodele, explained that the integrity of any electoral process depends on whether official outcomes accurately reflect the actual votes cast.
He warned that credibility must not be compromised.
Ayodele also noted that due process and transparency must be allowed to prevail.
He added that any attempt to tamper with the results of the election will undermine democratic processes in the federal constituency.
He said, any deviation from the actual votes cast would undermine trust in the party’s internal democratic process.
“The integrity of any electoral process depends on whether official outcomes accurately reflect the actual votes cast, credibility must not be compromised.
“Transparency and due process remain the only legitimate pathways to preserving trust and stability”.
APC group protests, demand release of Okitipupa/Irele federal constituency primary election results
Peaceful protesters in Enhwe Community, Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State, have said they are not in support of the blockade of Urri Road and the alleged illegal collection of levy from a businessman, Victor Wayles Egukhawhore, purportedly by the son of the traditional ruler of Enhwe Kingdom.
The protesters, including Enhwe community’s elders, women and youth, led by the Secretary of the Elders’ Council, Michael Akpakpa, also condemned in totality the act by the monarch’s son and the denial of the arrest of the King.
Their protest placards read, “Prince Larry Eduvie Efekodha is not representing Enhwe,” “Enhwe does not belong to Efekodha family,” “Prince Larry Eduvie Efekodha you are too greedy,” “Efekodha Children should let Enhwe breath,” “High Chief Victor Wayles Egukhawhore has done well for us,” and “High Chief Victor Wayles Egukhawhore is our beloved son”.
The forceful collection of development fees (popularly called deve) is specifically prohibited under the Delta State Public and Private Properties Protection Law, 2018.
Under this law, it is a crime for community leaders, youth groups, or individuals to demand or forcefully collect any levy, fee, or rates (such as 10% land sales fees) from property owners and developers.”
Speaking during the peaceful protest, Elder Michael Akpakpa stated that Enhwe community stands with High Chief Victor Wayles Egukhawhore, who has done well in the area of infrastructural development of the community.
Chief Oyibo Omare, spokesperson of the Elders Council, also said emphasised that the community has no hand in the blockade of Urri-Enhwe road by Prince Larry Eduvie Efekodha and his cohorts, that the community is not a conquered territory of the Monarch’s children.
Mr Idisi Omoyibo and Mr Ememerakpo Amata, who are land owners in Urri-Enhwe road, confirmed to newsmen that they rented the upland as a sand dump site to High Chief Victor Wayles Egukhawhore, while the stream belongs to the community, not HRM Anthony Onomuefe Efekodha, Ejuzi 11.
A statement signed by President-General of the Enhwe Clan Development Association, Dr Emmanuel Okworigho and the Secretary General, Michael Omo-Odudu, explained that the alleged arrest of HRM Anthony Efekhoda, Ovie of Enhwe kingdom, was false and malicious.
The statement also read, “The Monarch is presently incapacitated and unable to come out publicly. Taking advantage of this, his son, Mr Larry Eduvie Efekhoda, has been usurping the powers and authority of the stool.
“The person arrested by security agencies was Mr Larry Eduvie Efekhoda for this act of usurpation, collecting money from companies working in the community, wanting to be the President-General of Enhwe. His Royal Majesty remains on the throne and has not been arrested”.
They noted that Enhwe community has a duly elected and recognised President-General, Dr Emmanuel Okworigho, who emerged in accordance with the Delta State Regulation of Community Development Association Law, 2021.
The President General, Dr Emmanuel Okworigho and his executive were issued a Certificate of Recognition by the Delta State Ministry of Women Affairs, Community & Social Development, Asaba.
“The Ministry is the statutory authority for CDAs in Delta State. Any claim of an “interim President General” outside this process is illegal, null, and void”.
On the Alleged Arrest of Youth and Women Leaders, they said that the claim that the Youth Leader and Women Leader were arrested is false and misleading.
“The individuals in question are no longer the recognised youth leader and women’s leader of Enhwe Community. They were arrested alongside Mr Larry Eduvie Efekhoda for unlawfully blocking a viable community road, an act that disrupted public order. This has no connection to the legitimate leadership of the community.”
The community, however demand that Mr Akpobome Paul Emiyede and his group immediately retract these false statements and publish an unreserved apology in the same media outlets within 48 hours. Failure to comply will compel us to pursue civil and criminal action for defamation, impersonation, and conduct likely to cause a breach of peace under the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
We do not support roadblocks, illegal levies by our monarch’s son- Delta community protests
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Assembly Primaries Appeal Committee for Delta State, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ujam, on Tuesday disclosed that the committee has received five petitions arising from the party’s recently concluded National Assembly primaries in the state. Ujam, who spoke with journalists at the APC secretariat in Asaba, said the committee was […]
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Members of the Jetties and Petroleum Tank Farms Owners of Nigeria have asked the Nigerian government to cancel the petrol import licenses recently granted to marketers.
The Executive Secretary of the group, Mr Olayiwola Temitope, disclosed in a statement on Tuesday.
The group dissociated itself from the proposed suit to be filed by the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria, DAPPMAN, challenging Dangote Refinery’s suit against the recent petrol import licenses granted to marketers by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority.
According to JETFON, the licenses are Nigeria’s economy and anti-industrial growth.
They argued that continuously granting import permits undercuts domestic production and devalues massive local investments like the Dangote Refinery.
The Association further asserted that absolute reliance on local refining capacity is the ultimate path to true economic independence and energy security.
“Relying on foreign refined products leaves the local economy vulnerable to external supply chain shocks, international logistics disruptions, and continuous foreign exchange pressures that weaken the naira.”
“By prioritising local refineries, Nigeria can build a self-sustaining and secure domestic fuel supply ecosystem,” the statement read in part.
Recall that Dangote Refinery had dragged the Nigerian government to court for granting fresh petrol import licenses contrary to its own ‘Nigeria first policy.’
DAPPMAN, unconcerned about the dangers of importation to the Nigerian economy, had kicked against the Dangote Refinery.
Dangote Refinery: Cancel fresh petrol import licenses now — Tank Farm Owners to Nigerian govt
The nation’s capital on Tuesday hosted a major political mobilisation as thousands of supporters under the platform of the Tinubu Mega Group (TMG) converged on Abuja for what organisers described as a National Unity Rally in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his prospective re-election bid ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The rally […]
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The Nigerian Navy has reported the discovery of a suspected staging camp, along with the recovery of ammunition and materials for making explosives, in the creek areas of Rivers and Bayelsa.
According to the Navy, this suspected staging camp is believed to be connected to hostile activities occurring within the Rivers and Bayelsa creek corridor, which has seen increased surveillance and patrols recently.
A statement issued by Abiodun Folorunsho, the Naval Director of Information, indicated that the discovery was made by personnel from the Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS SOROH, who were deployed in the Soku area.
He said the operation was prompted by the suspicious movements of individuals aboard a high-powered speedboat, which caught the attention of naval personnel engaged in routine security operations in the waterways.
Folorunsho noted that the boat, equipped with a 200-horsepower engine, was first seen transporting six individuals dressed in unverified uniforms as it travelled from Sangama Community towards the Russia Community Creek, which borders the Olowaseri area of Bayelsa State.
He further explained that the individuals were later seen disembarking three of their companions in a manner deemed suspicious before the boat retreated into the nearby creeks.
He added, “The unusual movement pattern necessitated the deployment of a patrol team to further investigate the suspicious activity.”
The statement continued, “Subsequent exploration of the location resulted in the identification of a suspected hideout and staging camp hidden within the creek. During this operation, naval personnel recovered 50 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition concealed within a water container, along with other items believed to support hostile and illegal activities in the region.
“Other materials retrieved from the site included old vehicle batteries, various electrical wires, and containers filled with unidentified foul-smelling substances adorned with red straps. Preliminary evaluations suggest that some of the recovered items may be linked to efforts to create improvised explosive devices or to facilitate acts of pipeline vandalism and sabotage in the area.
“The site and associated materials were subsequently destroyed to prevent further criminal use, while the recovered ammunition and selected items remain in custody for further investigation.”
Nigerian Navy uncovers ammunition, explosive-making materials in Rivers-Bayelsa creek