Former presidential aide Laolu Akande has criticised the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar’s reported position on power returning to the North, describing the argument as an insult to Nigerians from the region.Akande, a former Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity in the Office of the Vice President, made the remarks while speaking on Symfoni TV on Friday.Speaking on the readiness and viability of presidential candidates ahead of the coming election, Akande argued that the country must maintain the principle of rotational presidency to promote a sense of belonging among its various regions.“Atiku is…
Author: StudNG
The Algerian side overturned a two-goal deficit from the first leg to secure a 3-2 aggregate victory and progress to the group stage.Rangers began the encounter on a determined note, with goalkeeper Destiny Abuchi producing a series of important saves to frustrate the hosts in the first half.MC Alger eventually broke the deadlock two minutes before the hour mark through Chahreddine Boukholda, raising hopes of a comeback.Abuchi appeared to have kept Rangers in control of the tie when he saved Mohamed Bangoura’s penalty in the 70th minute, preserving the visitors’ aggregate advantage.However, Bangoura redeemed himself six minutes from time with…
Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the naira weakened significantly to N1,361.84 per dollar on Friday, from N1,344.40 recorded on Thursday.This means that, on a day-to-day basis, the naira depreciated by N17.44 against the dollar.Similarly, at the parallel market, the naira weakened to N1,385 per dollar on Friday, from N1,377 recorded the previous day.In summary, at the close of trading on Friday, the naira depreciated across both the official and parallel foreign exchange markets.The development came despite the continued rise in the country’s foreign reserves, which stood at $55.16 billion on Thursday, according to CBN data.DAILY…
Bashir Ahmad, a former aide to late President Muhammadu Buhari, has backed President Bola Tinubu over the reported cancellation of French President Emmanuel Macron’s planned visit to Nigeria ahead of the 2027 presidential election.Ahmad described Tinubu’s reported concern that Macron’s visit could trigger allegations of foreign interference in Nigeria’s electoral process as the right decision.He made the remark in a post on X on Friday.“Mr Tinubu also reportedly expressed concern that Mr Macron’s visit, about three months before the Nigerian presidential election, could invite accusations of foreign influence. That’s a right step,” Ahmad wrote.RecommendedThe remark followed a Premium Times report…
The defending champions lost 3-1 to Akeem Busari’s side in their last group game at the ongoing 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup on Friday.Oluwakemi Adegbuyi, Olibube Umejiaku, and Kanyinsola Yusuf were on target for the Flamingos in the thrilling contest.Jong Hyang scored North Korea’s only goal of the game from the penalty spot.North Korea topped Group B, with the Flamingos finishing second. Both teams ended the group stage with six points each, but the Asian side secured the top spot thanks to a superior goal difference.Yun-nam said her players couldn’t cope with the strength of the West Africans.”Playing against…
US First Lady Melania Trump says she has helped secure a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the southern Ukrainian city of Oleshky, which has been under Russian occupation since February 2022.The White House announced the development on Friday, October 23, 2026. A senior Ukrainian official told Reuters that the ceasefire would be put in place soon, while a Kremlin spokesman said the Russian military was working to coordinate the timing.The announcement comes as US President Donald Trump’s administration intensifies diplomatic efforts to end the war, putting greater pressure on Ukraine while making several concessions to Russia.In a statement released…
A former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, has admitted that there is hardship in Nigeria, but citizens should support President Bola Tinubu in his drive to lay a solid foundation.Suswam urged Nigerian youths to support Tinubu in his push to alleviate the current hardship being experienced in the country.Speaking during the PBAT Door-to-Door rally in Makurdi, the Benue State capital on Friday, Suswam urged Nigerian youths to vote massively for Tinubu in 2027.According to Suswam: “Come next January, you will vote massively for this man so that he can consolidate on these policies for your own future. Don’t listen…
The Ogun State Police Command has arraigned seven men before the Ilaro Magistrate Court over alleged unlawful possession of firearms, abduction of Amotekun operatives and stealing of a locally made single barrel gun valued at N150,000.The defendants are Dosunmu Amos, 34, Abisekun Seun, 22, Ojo Olanrewaju, 32, Joseph Aremu, 33, Alao Ileyemi, 30, Akeem Ege, 45, and Elijah Eriwole, 32.They were arraigned before Chief Magistrate I, Ilaro, presided over by Mrs F.A. Ojelade on Friday, on a six-count charge bordering on conspiracy, unlawful possession of firearms, abduction, stealing and conduct likely to cause breach of peace.According to the charge sheet…
The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has said Igbos never agreed to produce Nigeria’s President for just four years with the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi.Umahi made the remark in an interview with Arise Television aired on Friday, where he said Obi should have consulted him and other political stakeholders in the South-East before making such a comment.Umahi noted that Obi should have consulted because his future, that of Ebonyi State, and the entire South-East is involved.He said: “Igbos should be president and it’s four years while others are doing eight years. Who in South-East reached that…
The presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, in the 2027 general election, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, are expected to arrive in Jos, Plateau State today, Friday, October 23, 2026, for a scheduled Middle Belt town hall meeting.According to the organizers, the event will see Obi and Kwankwaso engaging with youths and party faithful across the state and other parts of the Middle Belt as well as highlighting their plans for the zone if elected next year.Organised by The Middle Belt Youth Council, The Big-Tent, The Obidient Movement and The Kwankwasiyya Movement, the…