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... First Lady promises prosperity as APC leaders rally support for Tinubu, Shettima in Nasarawa Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has assured supporters that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s promise to move the country “From Reforms to Prosperity” will be fulfilled if he secures re-election in 2027. She gave the assurance on Saturday at the North-Central Grassroots Mobilisation Network’s endorsement and grand rally for the re-election of President Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima in Lafia, Nasarawa State. The rally attracted APC leaders, governors and party faithful from across the North-Central geopolitical zone, including the party’s National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, and Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma. Mrs Tinubu said the President’s economic reforms were beginning to stabilise the economy, attract investors and create opportunities for development, while urging Nigerians to remain supportive of his administration. According to her, the President’s I...

... One injured, five vehicles damaged as security operatives break up airport clash involving party supporters Tension gripped Enugu on Saturday as an alleged shooting outside the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) secretariat left one man injured and five vehicles damaged, while joint police and military operatives moved in to disperse party members involved in a separate clash at Akanu Ibiam International Airport. The Enugu State Police Command in a statement issued on Sunday by its spokesperson, SP Daniel Ndukwe, said the shooting occurred at about 2:30 p.m. on October 10, when unidentified armed hoodlums allegedly opened fire in front of the NDC secretariat. A man repairing a vehicle parked along the road reportedly sustained a suspected gunshot injury, while the windscreens of five parked vehicles were damaged in the incident. Police operatives, responding to a distress call, rushed to the scene, restored order and evacuated the injured man to hospital. He is receiving treatment a...

The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old suspected armed robber in Asaba and recovered an AK-47 rifle, two locally made guns and three rounds of live ammunition during an intelligence-led operation. The suspect, identified as Sunday Nimel, was arrested on October 7, 2026, at about 10:30 p.m. by operatives of the CP Special Assignment Team (CP-SAT), Ughelli, working in collaboration with local vigilantes. According to a statement issued on Saturday by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, the suspect is alleged to be a member of an armed robbery syndicate linked to several residential robbery operations in Asaba and its environs. The police said information obtained during interrogation led operatives to a hideout near Okpanam City Gate, where they recovered one AK-47 rifle, two locally made cut-to-size guns and three rounds of live ammunition. The command said investigations were ongoing. The Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Sam...

A 34-year-old man has been sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for robbery after snatching an iPhone XR valued at ₦240,000 from a woman in Enugu. The convict, Ejike Nnam, was also sentenced to three years for conspiracy, with both sentences to run concurrently. According to a police statement issued on Saturday by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Daniel Ndukwe, the incident occurred at about 8 p.m. on October 8, 2026, along Bisalla Road, Enugu. Nnam, who reportedly resides in an uncompleted building at Nkpokiti, Enugu, allegedly committed the offence alongside an accomplice who remains at large. The police said he was arrested and arraigned before the Enugu North Magistrate Court the following day, where he pleaded guilty and was convicted. In a separate case, another suspect, 29-year-old Richard Chukwuma, was arraigned and remanded at the Enugu Correctional Centre over alleged shoplifting at a supermarket in the state. Chukwuma was arrested at about 6:50 p.m. on October 7 after allege...

Governors of Nigeria’s 36 states have committed to declaring a nutrition emergency and establishing a National Nutrition Intervention Fund to accelerate the implementation of the Nutrition 774 Initiative across the country. The commitments were announced by Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, on Friday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, while presenting the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) Addis Ababa Commitment on Nutrition at the Nigeria Country Session. According to a statement issued by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, the announcement followed a three-day Nigeria-Ethiopia Nutrition Leadership Exchange, during which the Nigerian delegation, led by Vice President Kashim Shettima, studied Ethiopia’s experience in tackling malnutrition, particularly through its Seqota Declaration. The session, themed “From Lessons to Commitment: Accelerating Implementation of the Nutrition 774 Initiative,” also featured commitm...

The Mosque Guidance and Development Lagos Initiative (MGDLI) has unveiled a three-day anniversary programme aimed at promoting effective mosque management, good governance, proper documentation, environmental hygiene and the welfare of worshippers. The programme, scheduled for October 30 to November 1, 2026, will take place at the Lagos State Old Secretariat Mosque Hall, Ayinke Hall, Shamsi Adisa Thomas Central Mosque, Oba Akinjobi Way, Ikeja GRA, Lagos. The organisation made this known in a press release signed by the Chairman of MGDLI, Alhaji Musoddiq Adele Sanni; Secretary, Alhaji AbdulMumuni Bello; Chairman of the Anniversary Planning Committee, Alhaji Hakeem Bello; and Secretary of the Anniversary Planning Committee, Hajia Idayat Aloba. With the theme, “Building Better Mosques: Documentation, Good Governance and Hygienic Environment,” the anniversary will bring together Islamic scholars, mosque administrators, community leaders, health professionals and other stakeholders to discu...

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has challenged opposition parties criticising the Federal Government’s 30-day petrol discount to present alternative measures for easing Nigerians’ economic hardship. In a statement on Friday, the party’s spokesman, Mogaji Seye Oladejo, defended the initiative, which is being implemented through Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) retail outlets, with priority given to public transport operators. Oladejo accused the opposition of politicising the intervention, arguing that temporary relief measures should be assessed on their potential benefits, implementation and impact rather than dismissed for partisan reasons. He acknowledged concerns about the sustainability of the discount, particularly what would happen after the 30-day period, but maintained that its limited duration did not invalidate the relief it could provide. The Lagos APC spokesman said the government should clearly communicate its exit stra...