Daily News Titbits

 Former Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State has said President Bola Tinubu will be at best place third in the 2027 presidential elections. Speaking on Sunday Politics, a Channels Television programme, el-Rufai said there are chances that the election would not end on first ballot, but Tinubu would not stand a chance in the runoff.

 The All Progressives Congress, APC, has won 20 of the 23 local government areas in Saturday’s Chairmanship and Councillorship elections. The ruling party in the State, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on the other hand won only three LGAs in the poll conducted by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission.

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 A former Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, is dead. He was said to have passed away at Cedar Crest Hospital, Abuja, in the early hours of Sunday.

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A boat accident has left at least 15 people dead and three others missing in Gummi Local Government Area of Zamfara State, after a group of villagers attempted to flee their communities amid a bandit attack. The tragic incident occurred as residents from Danmaga, Tungar Maigunya, Nasarawar Kifi tried to cross a river using a single canoe in a desperate bid to escape advancing gunmen.

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 Residents of Kasuwan-Garba town in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State at weekend lynched and set a woman ablaze over an alleged blasphemous remark against Prophet Muhammad. The woman, identified as Amaye, a food vendor, was said to have made the alleged blasphemous remarks at her restaurant after a customer jokingly expressed interest in marrying her, citing the tradition of the Prophet.

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 Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has warned that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP risks serious setbacks in its 2027 presidential strategy if it opts for former President Goodluck Jonathan or ex-Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, as its standard-bearer. But PDP in a swift reaction, rejected Keyamo’s advice, saying he could not decide its candidate.

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 Pandemonium broke out, on Sunday, at the Iyana-Isolo axis of the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, Lagos, when a diesel-laden tanker exploded in a terrifying multiple crash, leaving three persons badly injured and the busy highway in total lockdown. Eyewitnesses described the incident, which occurred around 1pm., as a scene from “hellfire on earth”.

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 The House of Representatives on Sunday denied an alleged plot against the Speaker, Abbas Tajudeen, over delays in constituency project funding, describing the claims as misleading and based on informal conversations taken out of context. In a statement on Sunday by its spokesman, Akin Rotimi Jr., the House faulted a media report which suggested a showdown against the Speaker.

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Lagos State Police Command has announced restrictions on the ongoing Egungun festival, limiting all related activities to designated outing points and specific celebration venues. The directive, according to the police, aims to safeguard lives and property while respecting the rights of all religious and cultural groups within the state.

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 Dangote Group on Sunday announced the death of Big Brother Naija’s season 7 Phyna’s sister, Ruth Otabar, who was injured in a road accident involving one of its trucks in Auchi. It was disclosed in a statement signed by Dangote’s management on Sunday via X, expressing their grief for the deceased.

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Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, has stated that even though the current economic policies of President Bola Tinubu’s administration have brought tough times to Nigerians and their businesses, yet they are necessary and welcomed.
Chairman of MAN in Cross River and Akwa Ibom States, Dr. Adoga Inalegwu, stated this in Calabar over the weekend after a familiarization visit to member companies in Calabar.

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