A member of Ogun APC campaign council media and communications team, Bolaji Adeniji, has said that the omission of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Hon. Ladi Adebutu, from the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) final list of candidates for the February 6, 2027 governorship election may be a consequence of procedural failure within his own party. Adeniji, who reacted on Sunday, to the controversy surrounding Adebutu’s absence from the list, argued that the development should be examined primarily from the perspective of compliance with the Electoral Act rather than the political accusations being directed at INEC and the…
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President Bola Tinubu has hailed the World Bank’s latest Nigeria Development Update, describing it as proof that his administration’s economic reforms are paying off with a stabilizing the economy and reducing poverty. In its October 2026 report, called ‘Beyond the Federal Purse: How Higher Revenues Reshaped State Priorities’, the World Bank noted that Nigeria’s poverty rate has held steady for the first time since 2019, with GDP growth rising to 4.2% in the first half of 2026 despite global shocks. In a statement released by Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, “the report showed that the reforms were delivering results and putting…
Former Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has debunked a circulating video suggesting he urged Nigerians to reject the All Progressives Congress (APC). He described the claim as misleading and deliberately distorted. In a statement released in October 2026, Adelabu’s media team clarified that the footage originated from a 2022 interview, back when he contested the Oyo State governorship under the Accord Party. According to them, the clip was taken out of context to misrepresent his stance and sow discord between him, President Bola Tinubu, and APC leadership. The statement emphasized that Adelabu has remained loyal to the APC and the…
A former governor of Cross Rivers state and presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Donald Duke, has predicted that President Bola Tinubu will win re-election in 2027 if leading opposition candidates remain divided. Speaking on Channels Television’s Morning Brief on Wednesday, Duke said “If Atiku Abubakar of the Africa Democratic Congress (ADC) and Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), split opposition vote between themselves, there could be a repeat the outcome of the 2023 presidential election and give Tinubu an advantage”. Duke said the opposition would struggle to defeat the ruling party if…
Members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, numbering about twenty and a civilian, abducted in Imo State, have regained their freedom The rescue operation was carried out in a joint intelligence-led operation involving the military, Department of State Services, DSS, police and other security agencies. The victims were reportedly abducted while travelling through the state, prompting security agencies to launch an operation to locate and rescue them. The rescued victims are currently receiving medical attention at a DSS facility, according to security sources, while efforts are ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding the abduction and apprehend any remaining suspects.…
AKURE 32 persons have lost their lives as a ATR-42 military plane travelling from Benin crashed into a swamp opposite the Naval Base at Igbokoda area of Ondo State. The aircraft, which crashed in the early hours of yesterday, had on board airmen, soldiers and their family members. Sources disclosed that some of the family members include children who were returning to school, and other family members who had visited their bread-winners serving in Edo and Delta states. According to sources, the turbo-prop aircraft was on a logistics mission to Lagos for NAF operations and afforded families, particularly of military…
The presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has said Nigerians will enjoy uninterrupted electricity across within three years of his administration if elected the president in the 2027 general election. He promised to dismantle the existing national electricity grid and replace it with regional grids Sowore, speaking on Channels Television on Thursday, said Nigeria requires more than 60,000 megawatts of electricity to restore the economy to a productive level, adding that he had developed a plan to achieve uninterrupted power supply within three years. “I will give you that in less than three years and I mean…
ABUJA A former Senator from Kogi West, Dino Melaye, has warned the Federal Government over a plot to arrest or interrogate the presidential candidate African Democratic Congress, ADC, and former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, over a corruption petition currently before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Melaye, in a video posted on his X account on Friday, warned that any attempt to use the petition to target Atiku would trigger mobilisation by the ADC and its supporters. He said the warning was necessary to remind the government that political power ultimately belongs to the people, insisting that those in government…
Former Los Angeles gang member Duane “Keffe D” Davis has been found guilty of the 1996 murder of American rapper Tupac Shakur by a Las Vegas court. The 63-year-old was convicted of first-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon after a jury deliberated for only a few hours. He faces a possible life sentence without parole and has indicated that he will appeal. Prosecutors accused Davis, a former leader of the South Side Compton Crips, of organising the shooting after his nephew was involved in a confrontation with members of Shakur’s entourage at a Las Vegas casino. Shakur…
The Federal Government says Nigeria remains on track to achieve its $1 trillion economy target by 2030, following a 4.43 per cent real GDP growth recorded in the second quarter of 2026. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, said the Q2 growth surpassed the 4.23 per cent recorded in the same period of 2025 and the 3.89 per cent achieved in Q1 2026. According to Oyedele, the latest figures raised real GDP growth in the first half of 2026 to 4.16 per cent, compared with 3.68 per cent during the corresponding period of 2025. He…