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Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security agencies and the Tinubu administration against militarising the Osun governorship election or deploying state institutions for partisan advantage. Read more: https://dailytrust.com/osun-dont-turn-election-into-war-atiku-tells-fg/

Dozens of protesters on Monday staged a peaceful demonstration at the National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI), Vom, Plateau State, demanding the reversal of the appointment of Prof. Abdullahi Ahmed as provost of the Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology. Read more: https://dailytrust.com/again-protest-at-veterinary-institute-over-prof-ahmeds-appointment

BREAKING: Airstrike hits bandits moving from Zamfara to Kebbi Troops of the Nigerian Army’s COAS Intervention Battalion 3 under 8 Division, personnel of the Mobile Police Force and the Air Component of Joint Task Force Operation FANSAN YAMMA are currently engaged in a fierce battle with a large group of armed bandits along the Zamfara-Kebbi border. Read more on: https://dailytrust.com/breaking-airstrike-hits-bandits-moving-from-zamfara-to-kebbi/

NERC dissolves Kaduna DisCo board over N456.5bn debt, operational failures The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has dissolved the board of directors of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Plc., KAEDC, over the company’s cumulative market obligations of N456.5 billion and what the regulator described as prolonged financial, operational and regulatory failures. The commission also appointed an interim board of special directors and directed the commencement of a transparent process for the selection of a new core investor for the electricity distribution company. https://dailynigerian.com/nerc-dissolves-kaduna-disco-board-over-n456-5bn-debt-operational-failures/

Operatives of the Nigerian police attached to the Special Tactical Squad–Force Intelligence Department (STS-FID) have gunned down a suspected bandit kingpin, Ojiogu Elumah Martin, also known as “Acid”. Read more: https://dailytrust.com/police-gun-down-bandit-kingpin-linked-to-killing-of-imo-monarch/

Former Plateau State Governor, Jonah David Jang, has explained why the crisis in the state has persisted for years, describing efforts by successive administrations to address the situation as ineffective. Read more: https://dailytrust.com/why-plateau-crisis-persists-jang/

Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has described the latest Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Household Expectations Survey as a damning verdict on President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies, saying an economy in which citizens are abandoning plans to buy homes, cars and basic household assets cannot credibly be advertised as one on the path to prosperity. Read more: https://dailytrust.com/stop-governing-nigeria-through-powerpoint-economics-atiku-tells-tinubu

The father of Lionel Messi has passed away after prolonged illness. Read more: https://dailytrust.com/messis-father-dies-after-prolonged-illness

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has debunked rumours it has joined calls for Gianni Infantino to step down as FIFA President. Read more: https://dailytrust.com/nff-denies-endorsing-call-for-infantinos-exit

Suspected kidnappers have abducted two farmers in Parubber Community, Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, demanding a ransom of N100 million for their release. Read more: https://dailytrust.com/ondo-gunmen-kidnap-farmers-demand-n100m-ransom

Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Kogi East senatorial district have endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Kogi State governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo for re-election in 2027, while calling for a negotiated and peaceful framework for power rotation among the state’s three senatorial districts. Read more: https://dailytrust.com/2027-kogi-east-apc-stakeholders-back-tinubu-ododo/

The Sultan of Sokoto and president-general of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), His Eminence Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, has unveiled the EasyZakat app, a digital platform designed to promote transparent and accountable collection and distribution of Zakat in Nigeria. Read more: https://dailytrust.com/sultan-unveils-easyzakat-app-to-enhance-transparency/

Every day, thousands of heavy-duty trucks transporting goods between Lagos and northern Nigeria travel along the Bida–Lapai road in Niger State, one of the country’s most strategic economic corridors. Read more: https://dailytrust.com/bida-lapai-the-70km-road-where-motorists-spend-days/

Several people were feared killed on Thursday when armed men reportedly attacked three communities in Kupa Kingdom — Abugi, Kuchinda and Mikugi — in Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State in an alleged reprisal attack. Read more: https://dailytrust.com/gunmen-invade-kogi-communities-kill-residents/

The Kano State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has distanced itself from Danbilki Kwamanda, declaring that he is not a registered member of the party. Read more: https://dailytrust.com/kano-apc-disowns-danbilki-kwamanda-over-anti-party-threats/

A retired officer of the Department of State Service (DSS), Nwaogu Ihechimere Ezeakolam, has been remanded in the Kuje Custodial Centre for allegedly associating himself with the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB). Read more: https://dailytrust.com/ex-dss-officer-remanded-over-alleged-link-to-ipob/

Security operatives in Sokoto State have foiled two separate bandit attacks in Shagari and Rabah local government areas, forcing the attackers to abandon a total of 452 rustled domestic animals after gun battles with a joint security team. Read more: https://dailytrust.com/bandits-flee-abandon-452-rustled-animals-after-gun-battle-with-security/

The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has revealed that Nigeria spent ₦1.16 trillion on petrol subsidies in 2021, while an additional ₦1.20 trillion was directly deducted from the federation’s crude oil sales proceeds. Read more: https://dailytrust.com/nigeria-spent-₦1-16-trn-on-fuel-subsidy-in-2021-rmafc/

Elder statesman and former Director-General and Clerk Designate to the National Assembly, Dr. Adamu Mohammed Fika, is dead. Read more: https://dailytrust.com/ex-national-assembly-dg-adamu-fika-dies-at-86/

BREAKING: Tinubu orders EFCC to lift restriction on Osun account Read more: https://dailytrust.com/breaking-tinubu-orders-efcc-to-lift-restriction-on-osun-account/