By Oluwole Solanke PhD, FCIB “Not every enemy arrives with a weapon; some arrive with a smile, a compliment, a promise, or a familiar face.” Life teaches us many lessons, but one of the most difficult is learning that danger does not always announce itself. We often imagine an enemy as someone who openly dislikes us, speaks against us, or deliberately works against our progress. Such an enemy may actually be easier to recognize. The greater danger can come from the unsuspecting enemy, the person, habit, attitude, decision, or circumstance we never considered a threat. Sometimes, the person sitting closest…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday, 14 October, 2026 inaugurated the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), declaring that the party is ready and united to renew its covenant with Nigerians ahead of the 2027 presidential election. At the ceremony at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja, President Tinubu charged council members and party leaders to demonstrate unity, commitment, and dedication as they prepare for the campaign, while keeping the administration’s governance priorities firmly on track. The President expressed confidence in the PCC and the party’s ability to work together toward its objectives, stressing that unity, discipline,…
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, has charged members of the party’s Presidential Campaign Council to unite national and grassroots structures, communicate the achievements of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration and mobilise Nigerians for his re-election in 2027. Speaking at the inauguration of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Professor Yilwatda described the assignment as a collective responsibility requiring effective coordination, discipline, strategic communication and sustained engagement with Nigerians. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Information and Strategy, Abimbola Tooki, he said the party’s campaign must be anchored on the…
Abuja Investments Company Limited (AICL) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Abuja Properties Development Company (APDC) in advancing affordable housing, sustainable real estate development and inclusive community growth as the subsidiary marks its 20th anniversary. The Group Managing Director, AICL and Chief Host of the anniversary celebration, Ambassador Maureen Tamuno stated this while addressing stakeholders at the symposium themed “From Foundation to Landmark: Building Communities and Enriching Lives. Ambassador Tamuno,described APDC’s journey as an integral part of AICL’s story, noting that the company had originated as the property division of the then Abuja Investments and Property Development Company before operating…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has opposed the bail application filed by Jimi Lawal, second defendant in the alleged financial misconduct case involving former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, before the Federal High Court in Kaduna presided over by Justice Hauwa’u Buhari Justice Buhariadjourned the hearing of Lawal’s bail application to Friday, October 16, 2026, while the substantive case was adjourned to December 8. ICPC prosecution counsel, Ibrahim Mukhtar, disclosed this after the proceedings, saying the commission had filed a counter-affidavit opposing the application. “We have already filed a counter-affidavit to it. So, we are opposing…
The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, on Wednesday,14 October, 2026 boasted that no political party in Nigeria could match the party’s structure, citing over 261,000 party executive members and the support of 31 Governors. Yilwatda disclosed this while speaking at the inauguration of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu/APC Presidential Campaign Council at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. President Bola Tinubu, Vice-President Kashim Shettima, First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, APC Governors and other party chieftains attended the event. Also present were: the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike; Osun State Governor, Ademola…
The Federal Government of Nigeria on Wednesday, 14 October, 2026 announced that the country has been elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2027-2029 term after securing 172 of 181 votes in a secret ballot conducted by the UN General Assembly on October 13 2026, reports thegazelenews.com. Nigerian government, which announced the result in an official statement released on Wednesday, and signed by the Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oluwafemi Adeniyi, in Abuja, added that Nigeria was elected alongside 14 other countries and will serve a three-year term beginning on 1 January 2027 and ending…
It was a shock but mixed with celebrations among mourners in Guatemala after 15-year-old girl in Guatemala named Yuleidy Ixcotoyac reportedly regained consciousness inside a coffin during her funeral after her family believed she had died. It was gathered that Ixcotoyac, reportedly collapsed while being driven to a medical centre by her father, Abraham Ixcotoyac, an evangelical pastor. As reported by The Sun on Tuesday, 13 October, 2026, her father stopped the vehicle and checked her pulse and breathing but believed she was dead after he could neither detect a pulse nor observe signs of breathing. “I saw that she…
Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, on Tuesday, 13 October, 2026 called on African governments and the private sector to increase investment in digital infrastructure, local innovation and technology development to accelerate the continent’s digital transformation. Hamzat, who stated through a statement from the state government official ’X handle on Wednesday, 14 October, 2026, made the call on Tuesday, at the fifth edition of TeXcellence, held at the Landmark Event Centre, Lagos, where he said Africa’s challenge was no longer a lack of innovation but the inability to scale successful ideas into sustainable solutions capable of reaching millions of…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, on Wednesday, 14 October, 2026 slammed the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, of hypocrisy over his comments on the state of the country, citing the liquidation of Nigeria Airways and the unpaid entitlements of its former workers. Keyamo, who stated through a post on his X handle on Wednesday, said that the administration in which Atiku served as vice-president liquidated the national carrier in September 2004, leaving thousands of workers jobless and without their pensions and gratuities. “Your Excellency, Atiku Abubakar, this is hypocrisy at its peak!…