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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of candidates for the 2027 general elections, ending months of speculation over the political future of several prominent figures.Among the notable omissions is former President Goodluck Jonathan, whose name was earlier submitted to INEC as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate by the Tanimu Turaki-led faction of the party.Also absent from the final list are Senator Ned Nwoko (Delta North), former Ogun State Governor and Ogun East Senator Gbenga Daniel, former Gombe State Governor and Gombe Central Senator Danjuma Goje, and Senator Garba Maidoki of Kebbi South.Nwoko's exclusion confirms his earlier defeat in the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primary, with former Del...

The headquarters of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, FMBN, located in Abuja has been gutted by fire.The fire was said to have started from the fourth floor of the building.Speaking to DAILY POST, a personnel of Zenith Bank domiciled in the Mortgage Bank building, Anthony Ameh, said the fire is so intense.According to him, operatives of the Federal Fire Service, who came to contain the fire have not been able to arrest the situation.“The fire is so intense. About four trucks of Fire Service are here but they are unable to quench it,” he said.At the time of filing this report, the cause of the fire incident cannot be ascertained.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtwG8lGAG1I&t=90s

Spain has deployed military personnel to its North African enclave of Ceuta after nearly 50,000 migrants crossed into the territory from Morocco within 24 hours, triggering a major humanitarian and border security crisis.Spanish authorities confirmed that at least 19 people died during the mass crossing, with many reportedly drowning while others were caught in the chaos as thousands attempted to breach the border.The deployment followed an appeal from Ceuta's local authorities for urgent reinforcements after the situation escalated on Thursday, overwhelming security personnel and reception facilities.Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was expected to visit Ceuta alongside Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska to assess the situation.According to Spain's Interior Ministry, t...

A large group of migrants were escorted by police and military personnel on Saturday, August 1,  in the Spanish enclave in North Africa towards the El Tarajal border crossing.Security forces were seen accompanying migrants toward designated border areas after hundreds entered the Spanish enclave from neighbouring Morocco in recent days, many by swimming around the Tarajal breakwater or crossing through coastal border points.Spain said on Friday it had reversed a huge rush of migrants into Ceuta, with most of the more than 50,000 people who had crossed the border by land and sea already heading back voluntarily.The Spanish government's representative in Ceuta said 57 bodies had been recovered on the Spanish side of the border and that there could be additional casualties on...

The Presidency has dismissed comments by Cardinal John Onaiyekan criticising President Bola Tinubu's administration, saying the cleric was expressing a personal and political opinion rather than speaking for Christians in Nigeria. NigerianBusiness NewsDaniel Bwala, Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, made the remarks in a post on his X account on Saturday, August 1, in response to Onaiyekan's criticism following the recent visit of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) to the President.Onaiyekan had accused the Tinubu administration of being more focused on winning by all means than addressing the country's challenges. Reacting, Bwala argued that the cardinal was speaking on behalf of the Catholic Church, not the entire Christian community. H...