So, if the Labour Party wants to fill a candidate now, it will be a Southerner. If we are going to the field, where will the candidate come from and all those decisions? She also dismissed speculations that Governor Otti might defect from the Labour Party following the exit of the party’s former presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Let’s bury the hatchets, let’s come together. If truly you are a lover of the Labour Party, this is the time for you to come and join us.
In Nigeria, electoral farce is an open secret. With uncommon candour, Tambuwal stated that election results in Nigeria are far from the people’s preference at the polls. “The system is compromised through INEC, the courts, and the politicians because the politicians try to find corners to cut. Before the introduction of technology, politicians engaged in ballot snatching, ballot stuffing, results alteration, violence, and killings during the manual era. While technology enhances election outcomes in other countries, the human element has not allowed it to sanitise Nigeria’s elections.
In October 2025 alone, the US posted a $162m trade surplus with Nigeria, exporting $532m worth of goods while importing $369m. Between September and October, US imports from Nigeria declined by $171m, or 31.7 per cent, while US exports to Nigeria fell by $124m, or 18.9 per cent. In October 2024, the US recorded a $103m trade deficit with Nigeria, exporting $295m and importing $398m. In October 2025, Nigeria alone accounted for roughly 15.6 per cent of US exports to Africa and 12.8 per cent of US imports from the region. “The bigger challenge for Nigeria’s trade relationship with the US is Washington’s visa policy.
The Trump administration faced intensifying pressure Sunday over its mass immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, after federal agents shot dead a second US citizen, and graphic cell phone footage again contradicted officials’ immediate description of the incident. The Trump administration quickly claimed that Pretti had intended to harm the federal agents, as it did after Good’s death, pointing to a pistol it said was discovered on him. The Trump administration controversially excluded local investigators from a probe into Good’s killing. Thousands of federal immigration agents have been deployed to heavily Democratic Minneapolis for weeks, after conservative media reported on alleged fraud by Somali immigrants — racially tinged accusations that Trump has repeatedly amplified. Late Saturday, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration not to destroy or alter any evidence from the Pretti killing.
The Oyo State Police Command has intercepted a truck conveying materials suspected to be explosive devices during a stop-and-search operation in Saki. He added that the Commissioner of Police, CP Femi Haruna, immediately ordered a “comprehensive investigation into the matter” upon being briefed on the development. Specialised personnel from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit and the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Unit were deployed to secure the items for safekeeping and forensic examination. The driver of the truck has been taken into custody and is “cooperating fully with investigators as efforts continue to unravel all circumstances surrounding the incident,” Olayinka added. Similarly, the Kano State Police Command recently intercepted suspected explosive materials and illicit drugs in two separate operations within the metropolitan local government areas of the state.
President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Monday, for a state visit to the Republic of Türkiye. It also reciprocates an earlier state visit to Nigeria by the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, from October 19 to 20, 2021. During President Tinubu’s visit, both countries will engage in strategic political and diplomatic discussions on shared values in finance, communication, trade and investment. The visit will also feature a business forum bringing together investors from both countries to explore areas of interest. Tinubu is expected to return to the country at the conclusion of the visit.
Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Yusuf, will on Monday, formally register as a member of the All Progressives Congress, following his resignation from the New Nigeria Peoples Party last Friday. According to the statement, the governor’s decision to return to the APC was informed by prevailing realities of governance, national cohesion and development. “Rejoining the APC will further strengthen cooperation with the Federal Government, accelerate infrastructural development, enhance security coordination and improve service delivery across Kano State,” the statement said. The statement also disclosed that Yusuf is expected to officially flag off the APC electronic registration exercise in Kano on the same day. PUNCH Online had reported that a source said that the governor would be received into the APC on Saturday.
Senegal were crowned champions after edging hosts Morocco 1-0 in a tense final, with Pape Gueye’s extra-time winner settling the contest. Senegal had anticipated the disruption after watching Morocco’s semi-final against Nigeria, where Nwabali was repeatedly denied his towels. “We had already seen in the previous match how they enjoyed taking the towels from the Nigerian goalkeeper (Nwabali),” Diouf told BeInSports. “A Moroccan player ran after me trying to grab it, and then the ball boys and some officials also got involved. It was surreal.”In the end, Mendy stayed focused, saving a penalty in the last minute of regular time, and Senegal went on to win their second AFCON title.
History also shows that hubris of the kind presently emanating from this White House generally ends in disaster. The Iraq war was far more ambitious than the Gulf war, which had aimed merely to expel Saddam from Kuwait, not overthrow him and install a new government. But in Iraq, America’s string of easy victories ended. When he ran for president in 2016, he pretended he had opposed the war from the beginning. Trump’s strikes on Venezuela have followed a similar logic: military attacks without significant military or political resistance have fueled greater aggression.
A former Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Ola Ibrahim (retd. Speaking at the reunion of the 42nd Regular Course of the Nigerian Defence Academy on Saturday night in Abuja, the former defence chief said Nigeria’s economic potential attracts external threats, while internal divisions further compound the situation. The former defence chief urged senior officers to maintain strong bonds with their colleagues, stressing that national security cannot be handled by individuals acting alone. In his welcome remarks, President of the 42nd Regular Course, Maj.-Gen. Folusho Oyinlola, described the reunion as a moment of reflection, celebration and renewed commitment among course members. While such predictions did not materialise, the former defence chief is warning that the forces and interests behind them remain active.
A federal commissioner representing Edo, Ekiti and Ondo states at the Federal Civil Service Commission, Henry Idahagbon, has described godfatherism as a Nigerian invention that must be consciously dismantled. According to him, “I believe that the concept of godfatherism is a uniquely Nigerian invention. “But there is nothing that can be compared with the Nigerian concept of godfatherism. That is why I said it’s a unique Nigerian creation, a Nigerian invention. “So it’s something that the Nigerian political class has to consciously dismantle,” he said.
FILE PHOTO: An official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has issued a traffic advisory ahead of a mini-marathon organised in support of President Bola Tinubu and scheduled to hold on Sunday in parts of Agege, Lagos. The route will further connect Babajide Sanwo-Olu Road to Agbotikuyo, linking Old Ipaja Motor Road before terminating at Orile Agege Orile Agege Local Council Development Area. “Vehicles coming from Wemco Road can go through Ogba to Excellent Hotel, linking College Road to Iju Road, and continue their journey. Tagged ‘Run for Asiwaju 2027,’ the mini-marathon was organised by the Orile-Agege LCDA under its chairman, Mr Dipo Liadi.
The clerics spoke in reaction to the recent discovery of an illegal Goya oil production facility in Lagos by NAFDAC officials. Goya oil is widely used in churches as anointing oil for prayers, healing and spiritual protection. He disclosed that the agency uncovered a large-scale illegal factory producing fake Goya oil at Oke-Arin market in Idumota, Lagos. According to him, burnt palm oil was mixed with colouring agents and repackaged as Goya oil for unsuspecting consumers. “We discovered a factory producing fake Goya oil.
The figure underscores the scale of beer and other alcohol beverages consumption among Nigerians despite prevailing economic pressures. While Champion Breweries Plc recorded revenue of ₦21.44bn for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, up from ₦14.02bn in the same period of 2024. Overall, the combined revenue of the three companies amounted to ₦1.54tn, with Nigerian Breweries Plc accounting for the bulk of sales. The findings were in sharp contrast to the announced price increase by Nigerian Breweries Plc in February 2024, which saw beer drinkers in Nigeria paying as much as ₦1,300 for a bottle. But for several Nigerians who spoke with PUNCH Healthwise, consuming beer is one of the few affordable comforts left in Nigeria with the prevailing economic reality.
Delivering the lead judgment, Justice Uwani Aba-Aji described the failure of the Lagos State Government to act as “inexcusable”. The ruling effectively brought to an end all legal efforts to reopen the prosecution of Al-Mustapha over the murder of Kudirat Abiola. “Lagos had been the centre of the struggle for a better nation, and Mrs Kudirat Abiola was at the centre of that struggle. Falana told Sunday PUNCH, “On June 4, 1986, Mrs Kudirat Abiola was brutally killed in Lagos by gunmen. “Major Al-Mustapha was tried, found guilty of the cold-blooded murder of Mrs Abiola and sentenced to death by the Lagos State High Court.
