Daily Patriot https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Nigeria cannot continue relying on borrowing: Oyedele  Nollywood actor Alex Ekubo reportedly dies at 40 Tinubu approves Nigeria’s bid to host 2026 CAF awards Another UK minister resigns, urges Starmer to step down UK minister quits, tells Starmer to step aside Court arraigns ex-SDP chair over forgery, breach of trust charges Genevieve Nnaji makes acting comeback with BBC series ‘Wahala’ NAHCON secures Saudi approval for 2026 Hajj clinics Borno govt defends reintegration of ex-terrorists, cites quranic oath as safeguard Women now majority in higher education: UNESCO  SERAP appeals ₦100m defamation judgment in DSS case Why the North settled on Obi: Kwankwaso  NNPC Ltd, NUPRC pay over ₦322bn, $116.9m into federation account Yar’adua’s death caused North-South power rotation crisis: Kwankwaso Coup trial: Islamic cleric says he warned conspirators against plot World bank nears approval of fresh $1.25bn loan for Nigeria Opposition groups insist presidency must remain in South despite Atiku’s position We got nothing, Kwankwaso reflects on Buhari support ADC presidential aspirant Hayatu-Deen consults Jonathan ahead of 2027  Homepage-Daily Patriot Kano: Ganduje, Gwarzo meet Shettima in Abuja Troops destroy suspected IPOB shrine, recover explosives in Enugu Team Nigeria heads to Ghana for African athletics championships Atiku pays ₦90m for ADC presidential nomination form EFCC declares ex-minister wanted over alleged diversion of public funds FC Barcelona to set up football academy in Bayelsa  ADC: Bala faction asks Mark-led leadership to halt sale of nomination forms FCT police arrest BBNaija Ilebaye’s father over alleged physical assault  2027: ADC chair vows to unseat Otti in Abia Obi praises Osimhen for Galatasaray title victory Tinubu arrives in Kenya for Africa-France summit 50 ISWAP terrorists killed in foiled attack on Yobe base: Army Ribadu holds high-level security talks with Vance, Rubio Dangote Refinery, others need production subsidy: TUC Southern presidency must continue until 2031: Fani-Kayode, Omokri Nigerian man, wife fined nearly $1m over illegal tree felling NLC urges South Africa trade unions to tackle xenophobia  Yusuf gets APC backing for second term guber bid in Kano Lagos–London flight delayed after Air Peace detects minor fault Fans alarmed as BBNaija star Ilebaye appears assaulted in viral livestream Drug tests now mandatory for secondary school students: FG Trump announces three-day Ukraine-Russia ceasefire We’ll hold Obi accountable if elected president: NDC aspirants  Court adjourns Jonathan’s eligibility suit till May 11 Messi calls rivalry with Ronaldo ‘beautiful’ Actor Lateef Adedimeji, wife debunk AI-generated triplets photos Jonathan will contest 2027 presidency: Coalition  Over 2m displaced by decade of North East conflict: ICRC  Hayatu-Deen picks ADC nomination forms for 2027 presidential race Court adjourns indefinitely suit challenging Mark’s ADC leadership