By Segun Adewale in Bauchi The National Chairman of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Alhaji Yusuf Mamman Dantalle, on Tuesday, 27 October, 2026, inaugurated a caretaker committee of the party in Bauchi State, with Honourable Shehu Daji appointed as Chairman. Dantalle was represented at the ceremony by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Alhaji Hamza koshe Akuyam, who inaugurated the committee on behalf of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) and National Executive Committee (NEC). The party’s leader in Bauchi State and Governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, was represented by his deputy, Auwal Jatau. The inauguration followed the dissolution…
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In a remarkable demonstration of support and confidence, the Chairman of the Lagos State Local Government Service Commission, Hon. Hakeem Adisa Bamgbola (HAB), on Tuesday, 27 October, 2026, handed over the keys to an APC-branded Hilux vehicle to the Coordinator of the Itire-Ikate Campaign Council, Hon. Pastor Gbenga Oyebode, JP (PGO). The presentation took place immediately after the inauguration of the Itire-Ikate Campaign Council and its Directorates at the Whitleys Event Centre. This gesture reflects HAB’s commitment to strengthening grassroots mobilisation, enhancing campaign coordination and equipping the council for the task ahead. His support demonstrates the value of purposeful leadership…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has reassured the people of Ijebuland that a new Awujale will emerge before May 29, 2027, while projecting a major economic transformation for Ogun East Senatorial District through emerging oil exploration activities and the proposed Gateway Deep-Sea Port. The governor gave the assurances on Tuesday at the Ogun East Senatorial District stakeholders’ meeting in Ijebu-Ode, where he engaged representatives of various interest groups on traditional affairs, governance and the economic prospects of the district. On the succession process for the revered Awujale stool, Abiodun assured the people that his administration was committed to facilitating…
Preparations for the golden jubilee celebration of Omoluorogbo Grammar School, Akure, Ondo State, have reached an advanced stage, with Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa expected to commission a completed ultra-modern administrative block and perform the groundbreaking ceremony for two new four-classroom block projects initiated by the school’s alumni. The events, scheduled for Saturday, 31 October, 2026, form part of activities marking the institution’s 50th anniversary and underscore the alumni community’s commitment to improving educational infrastructure and securing a brighter future for the school. The completed administrative block and proposed classroom projects form part of a legacy infrastructure initiative comprising four four-classroom…
The attempt by a group operating under the name National Patriotic Front for Tinubu (NPFFT) to discredit the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Bauchi State, Mohammed Abubakar, has been dismissed as a desperate political manoeuvre designed to undermine a candidate whose growing acceptability is raising concerns among his opponents. At a time when political stakeholders should be concentrating on presenting credible alternatives and mobilising support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections, the group’s demand that Abubakar relinquish his candidacy raises serious questions about the motives behind its intervention. Who is NPFFT, who leads…
Singer Laolu Gbenjo has called for an end to what he described as wickedness and manipulation surrounding the late Toluwanisings, urging those involved not to allow the situation to take a similar turn to the controversy that followed the death of singer Mohbad. Speaking during a gathering held in honour of Toluwanisings, Gbenjo passionately appealed to everyone present to put an end to actions that could further complicate the situation. He said, “And I want to beg you, in the name of God, I want to beg every one of us sitting here, on this ground, that we- wickedness that…
A Federal Government investigative panel has found that 37 suspected illegal miners who died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State died from asphyxiation, recommending N1.4 billion in compensation for affected families and survivors. The panel also recommended the summary dismissal of the Niger State NSCDC Commandant and other officers found to have been directly involved in the incident, describing the deaths as avoidable and calling for measures to prevent a recurrence. The Chairman of the 10-member independent investigative committee, Jonathan Kure, a retired Deputy Director-General of the Department of State Services,…
By Segun Adewale in Gombe Gombe State Governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic death of five children from the same family in a fatal accident involving a tricycle (NAPEP) conveying them to school and a water tanker, describing the incident as a devastating loss that has robbed the family and the state of five promising young lives. The children, all members of the Mansir Adamu family, were identified as Maryam Mansir Adamu and Usman Mansir Adamu, both Primary Five pupils of Jekadafari Primary School; Hauwau Mansir Adamu of GJSS Jekadafari; Aliyu Mansir Adamu of…
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has asked a Lagos court to send nine people linked to Western Metal Products Co. (WEMPCO) to prison. The bank alleges that they forced a court-appointed receiver out of the steel group’s Ogun State factory and the application is the latest step in UBA’s effort to recover N61.45 billion it says the industrial conglomerate owes. The committal notice was filed at the Federal High Court and published in The Nation on Tuesday (Oct. 27) under an order allowing service by newspaper. It accuses the respondents of “wilful, deliberate and orchestrated disobedience” of an April…
By Seye Oladejo Tinubu’s Political Masterstroke, an Opposition in Disarray, and the Gathering of Heavyweights The All Progressives Congress (APC) is steadily consolidating its position as the epicentre of Nigeria’s political gravity, attracting an impressive constellation of veteran statesmen, battle-tested politicians, seasoned administrators, strategic thinkers, and influential political figures from across the country. As the 2027 general elections approach, the APC increasingly resembles the legendary Galácticos of football-a star-studded assembly of exceptional talents whose combined strengths create a formidable force. This is no ordinary gathering of political heavyweights. It represents the convergence of experience, political capital, grassroots networks, institutional influence,…