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Tinubu’s policies contributed to my mother’s death – Rotimi Amaechi says
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Tinubu’s policies contributed to my mother’s death – Rotimi Amaechi says

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, has blamed the Tinubu administration's economic policies for the death of his mum. Amaechi's mother, Madam Mary Amaechi, passed away in July at the age of 89. In a chat with Channels Television on Friday night, October 2, Amaechi said the removal of subsidy amongst othe policies have brought untold hardship on Nigerians, including him.  According to him, many people, including his mum, have passed on. ‘’Where are the funds that supposed to be from the outcome of the fuel subsidy removal? Where  are they? The essence of removing the subsidy according to the president is to better the lives of Nigerians. I want to feel it. Everybody wants to feel it. Nobody hates Tinu...
Sen. Yari urged Northerners to allow Tinubu complete his eight-year tenure
Politics

Sen. Yari urged Northerners to allow Tinubu complete his eight-year tenure

The Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Abdul’Aziz Abubakar Yari, has appealed to northerners to allow President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to complete his eight-year tenure as a way of respecting the established principle of rotational presidency in Nigeria. Yari, who spoke to journalists at the Kano Government House after holding a closed-door meeting with Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf on Saturday, said the only viable option now was for the North to be gentlemanly in the arrangement and allow Tinubu to complete his eight-year tenure. The former Zamfara State governor said the North should understand and respect the political arrangement that brought the presidency to the South in 2023, arguing that the presidency had been held by a northerner for ...
Piers Morgan slams Portugal for giving Ronaldo’s iconic No.7 shirt to Leão
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Piers Morgan slams Portugal for giving Ronaldo’s iconic No.7 shirt to Leão

British broadcaster, Piers Morgan has strongly condemned the Portuguese Football Federation's decision to reassign Cristiano Ronaldo’s iconic number seven shirt to winger Rafael Leão for their upcoming UEFA Nations League fixtures against Denmark and Norway.   The reallocation follows Ronaldo’s abrupt exit from the national team camp after being left as an unused substitute by head coach Jorge Jesus during Sunday’s match against Norway. Expressing his outrage on X, Morgan labeled the federation's handling of the all-time top scorer as "disgusting" and "shameful":   “Disgusting, if true. After everything @Cristiano has done for Portugal, why the hell are they treating him like this? Yesterday was his father’s birthday, and he played for his country the da...
JUST IN: Court to deliver judgment in suit against Yahaya Bello’s senatorial candidacy Nov 19
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JUST IN: Court to deliver judgment in suit against Yahaya Bello’s senatorial candidacy Nov 19

Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed November 19 for judgment in a suit challenging the emergence of former Governor Yahaya Bello as the senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for Kogi Central. The judge fixed the date on Monday after lawyers in the suit adopted their final brief of arguments. A senatorial aspirant of the APC in Kogi Central, Momoh Yusuf Obaro, had dragged the APC, Yahaya Bello and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, before the court claiming to be lawful winner of the May 18 primary election conducted by the party. He prayed the court to declare him the candidate of the APC and that his name be forwarded to the electoral body as such. The aspirant also requested the court to compel INEC...
If I’m still single at 35, I will never get married – Nigerian woman says
Life Style

If I’m still single at 35, I will never get married – Nigerian woman says

A Nigerian lady, Salihu Oyiza has stated that if she's still single at the age of 35, she will never get married. “Once I turn 35 and I’m not married, I’m never getting married again. I’m saving this here so you people won’t say ‘na because I no see man make me die single’. Ma’salaam,” she wrote in a Facebook post on Monday, September 28, 2026.  https://youtu.be/QmACxtD_MIU?si=jvdQVVJScSPIoMxl
Tinubu can rule Nigeria from anywhere. He is hale and hearty – Presidency insists
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Tinubu can rule Nigeria from anywhere. He is hale and hearty – Presidency insists

The Presidency has insisted that President Bola Tinubu can govern Nigeria from anywhere in the world.  In a statement issued on Sunday, September 27, by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the Presidency clarified that the President does not need to be physically present in Abuja to perform his executive duties, assuring the public that President Tinubu is hale and hearty. The response comes amid growing public scrutiny and criticism from opposition figures regarding the President’s extended stay abroad after exhausting his official three-week leave. Addressing the concerns, Onanuga stated: “Nigeria’s President is hale and hearty. He has been on a working vacation, which he is perfectly entitled to. “In this digital age, he does not need to ...
Fake drink producer nabbed in Akwa Ibom
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Fake drink producer nabbed in Akwa Ibom

Men of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have arrested a 40-year-old man, Ubong Ntiense, over the alleged production and distribution of adulterated alcoholic beverages and recovered five cartons of suspected fake dry gin in Ikot Ekpene. In a statement released, the command's spokesperosn, DSP Timfon John, said the suspect was arrested on September 26, 2026, at about 1:45 pm by operatives of the command during a stop-and-search operation along Aba Road. John stated that the suspect was intercepted while allegedly conveying the products to Essien Udim Local Government Area for delivery. The statement reads “The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has intensified its ongoing crackdown on the production, distribution and circulation of counterfeit and adulterated alcoholic beverages ...
Tinubu unveils $7bn Ogun deep seaport, special economic zone investment package
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Tinubu unveils $7bn Ogun deep seaport, special economic zone investment package

President Bola Tinubu has unveiled an investment package of more than $7 billion for the development of the Ogun State Blue Marine Special Economic Zone and the Gateway Deep Seaport, describing the projects as a major step towards strengthening Nigeria’s maritime economy and attracting foreign investment. In a statement by his Spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday, the President spoke in Paris, France, during the signing of Memoranda of Understanding between the Ogun State Government and DP World, a global ports and logistics operator, for the development of the projects. Tinubu assured domestic and foreign investors that the Federal Government would continue to provide regulatory clarity, policy stability and a predictable business environment to support long-term investments in Nige...
Lagos leads as states, FCT generate N5.15tn IGR in 2025
Business

Lagos leads as states, FCT generate N5.15tn IGR in 2025

The 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, generated N5.15tn in Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, in 2025, representing a 40.93 per cent increase from the N3.65tn recorded in the previous year. The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, disclosed this in its 2025 Internally Generated Revenue Report released on Thursday. Lagos State topped the revenue table with N1.77tn, followed by Rivers State with N428.42bn and Enugu State with N406.77bn. The FCT ranked fourth with N356.34bn, while Ogun State occupied the fifth position with N252.36bn. Delta State generated N202.49bn, Edo N132.21bn, Oyo N103.25bn, Kano N102.26bn and Akwa Ibom N100.80bn. At the bottom of the table were Ebonyi and Yobe states, which generated N17.18bn and N16.01bn, respectively. ...
Atiku appoints Okwudiri Akobundu as Director-General of ADC Campaign Council
Politics

Atiku appoints Okwudiri Akobundu as Director-General of ADC Campaign Council

The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has appointed Senator Augustine Okwudiri Akobundu as Director-General of the party’s Presidential Campaign Council ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement, Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communication of the ADC Presidential Campaign Council, said on Thursday that Akobundu’s responsibilities would include coordinating the party’s campaign structures across the country. Akobundu, a retired Colonel of the Nigerian Army, former Minister of State for Defence and serving senator representing Abia Central Senatorial District, is expected to coordinate the political and operational activities of the campaign. According to the statement, the campaign council will be chaired by Kashim Ibr...
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