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Vice President Kashim Shettima has issued a rallying call to the North to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in the 2027 presidential election, declaring that the region has nothing to fear from a second term for the President. Shettima also urged northern leaders and citizens to unite behind the President’s re-election bid, describing the administration’s second-term agenda as a “secure, bulletproof guarantee for the region.”
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The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has said Islamic leaders will draw political leaders’ attention to the hardship facing Nigerians and press for measures to improve the welfare of ordinary citizens. He said religious leaders were aware of the concerns raised by Nigerians and would continue to urge those in authority to address the challenges confronting the country.
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. Former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Pantami has issued a three-day ultimatum to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, over what he described as the unlawful omission of his name from the final list of candidates for the 2027 governorship election in Gombe State. His lead counsel, Ahmed Raji, SAN, said Pantami was duly nominated by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, after winning the fresh primary held on September 29, 2026.
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. Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Yusuf Buratai (retd.), disclosed on Monday that the $1 billion approved by the Federal Government for defence procurement during his tenure as Army Chief was released to the Ministry of Defence and not directly to the services. Buratai said the funds, which were approved by the National Economic Council (NEC), did not pass through his hands or the accounts of the Nigerian Army, Navy or Air Force.
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Key stakeholders from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, have formed a united political front dedicated to securing President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, unveiled the alliance during a Rainbow Coalition stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja on Monday, highlighting cross-party unity.
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The US dollar traded at approximately N1,332.49 at the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, while the parallel market quoted the currency at about N1,370 for buying and N1,380 for selling, according to the latest available figures as of Monday, October 12, 2026.
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The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has defended the Federal Government’s decision to divert the Ondo section of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, saying the original route crossed terrain with pits more than 100 metres deep, which would have significantly increased construction costs. Umahi spoke in Abuja while providing an update on President Bola Tinubu’s four legacy road projects, insisting that the diversion was based on engineering considerations and the need to ensure value for public funds.
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Monday declared himself the field commander of President Bola Tinubu’s re-election campaign in the FCT, pledging to coordinate the President’s campaign in the territory and Rivers State ahead of the 2027 general elections. Wike made the declaration at a Rainbow Coalition stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja, where he unveiled a cross-party mobilisation strategy involving members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to secure Tinubu’s re-election.
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Troops of the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with personnel of the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigeria Police Force, local hunters and forest guards, have killed three suspected kidnappers and rescued an abducted victim in Edo State. The operation was conducted on Sunday at Sasaro Forest in the Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of the state.
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Armed bandits have allegedly killed an officer of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, Assistant Superintendent of Immigration I Ibrahim Usman Babagiwa, and burnt his body following an attack on a surveillance team in Woko village, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State.
The incident occurred on October 6, 2026, along the Tungan Taya-Woko axis, where Babagiwa and another officer, an Inspector of Immigration, were conducting a surveillance operation when they came under attack.
The surviving officer sustained machete injuries but managed to escape.
He is currently stable and responding to treatment, according to the Niger State Command of the NIS.
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Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged residents to adopt stronger digital-security habits to protect themselves from cybercrime, warning that criminals frequently take advantage of people’s limited knowledge of online safety.
Sanwo-Olu made the call on Monday as the state joined other parts of the world to mark the 2026 Cybersecurity Awareness Month, an initiative aimed at encouraging safer internet use, promoting good cyber hygiene and improving protection against digital threats.
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The Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has expressed displeasure over a fresh kidnapping incident in the state.
The party questioned Governor Seyi Makinde over the recent abduction of three staff members of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN).
The three staff members were kidnapped last Friday within the premises of the institute.
In a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Wasiu Sadare, the APC questioned the governor over the abduction.
Sadare said the governor should tell the people of the state what his administration was doing to rescue the victims.
He also urged Makinde to explain the measures being taken to prevent a recurrence
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