TRENDING VIDEO: Gunmen attack two buses, abduct passengers on Owerri-Onitsha expressway

Many passengers are reportedly abducted after gunmen attacked two 18-seater buses on the Owerri-Onitsha expressway in the early hours of Thursday.

 

2027: Why opposition parties can’t sleep with both eyes closed – Baba-Ahmed

 

The National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, says opposition political parties cannot sleep with both eyes closed as the 2027 general elections draw closer.

 

I technically resigned from Buhari’s govt as minister – Rotimi Amaechi

 The African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential running mate, Rotimi Amaechi, has disclosed how he technically resigned from the administration of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari before the end of its tenure.

 

Ogogo’s aide: How we discovered he had cancer

Azeez Ayinde Onifade, the Nollywood star popularly known as Olu Ogogo, has recounted how cancer was discovered in the late veteran actor Taiwo ‘Ogogo‘ Hassan.

 

EU parliament calls for closer scrutiny of aid programmes in Africa

The European Union (EU) parliament has called for closer scrutiny of aid programmes in Africa to ensure they deliver measurable and sustainable benefits to people in partner countries.

 

Actor Yemi Solade calls out GTBank over ‘N18,912 service charge’ deduction

Yemi Solade, the Nollywood actor, has accused the Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) of deducting more than N18,000 from his account under the guise of a service charge.

Nigeria needs $410bn additional investment for net-zero pathway - Shettima

Vice-President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria needs about $410 billion in additional investment by 2060 to achieve its net-zero pathway.

 

2027: Tinubu Healthy, Fit to Govern Again — Sowunmi

PDP chieftain and convener of The Alternative Movement, Otunba Segun Sowunmi, has urged Nigerians to dismiss rumours about President Bola Tinubu’s health, insisting the President remains “in good health and of sound mind.”

Bandits Reportedly Abduct Travellers on Imo Highway

Armed men suspected to be bandits have allegedly kidnapped several travellers along the Owerri–Onitsha Expressway in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State.

Tanko Steps Down as Obidient Movement Coordinator, Takes New Role with Obi

Doyin Tanko has stepped aside as National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, announcing that he will now serve directly alongside Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi in a new advisory capacity.

FG launches digital postcode system to improve business, emergency services

The federal government has launched the National Digital Alphanumeric Postcode System aimed at improving location identification, service delivery and access to opportunities across Nigeria.

 

Nigeria not truly independent – Sowore

 

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, has said Nigeria cannot be considered truly independent while millions of Nigerians remain trapped in poverty, insecurity, unemployment and other hardships.

 

2027: Federal Agency Chiefs Form Coalition to Back Tinubu

A coalition of federal agency heads has been launched to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027, pledging to mobilise at least 10 million votes nationwide.

Workers Begin Nationwide 3-Day Warning Strike Over Hardship

Public sector unions under the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) have directed federal, state, and local government employees to embark on a three-day warning strike beginning midnight, October 2, 2026.

2027: If APC wins, we are retired from politics- Amaechi tells ADC leaders

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential running mate, Rotimi Amaechi, has vowed to retire from partisan politics if President Bola Tinubu’s All Progressives Congress, APC, wins the 2027 presidential election.