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• Olawepo-Hashim gets S’West backing as PDP zoning splits party• Keyamo warns PDP against fielding Jonathan, Obi in 2027 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has described the party as a pillar of Nigeria’s democracy as it marks its 27th anniversary. In a statement, yesterday, by the Forum’s Chairman and Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, through its Director-General, Dr Emmanuel Agbo, the governors noted that the party’s tradition of rotating leadership between the North and South had been instrumental in promoting national unity and inclusiveness. They stressed that the road ahead is just as crucial as the progress…

The Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP) has appealed to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to include town planning in its scholarship programmes and sponsorship to address the acute shortage of professional planners in the country. In a letter to NDDC Chairman, Chiedu Ebie, NITP President, Dr Chime Ogbonna, said Nigeria has fewer than 6,000 registered planners, equivalent to one planner for over 40,000 people. In the Niger Delta, the ratio is worse, with one planner for about 58,000 residents. “By comparison, the United Kingdom has one planner for every 3,000 people, Australia one for 2,000, and the United…

PFN group says Christians should produce next gov Vice Chairman, Southwest of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kamorudeen Ajisafe, has slammed the Federal Government over the continued withholding of the local government allocations meant for councils in Osun State, describing the development as an offence against humanity. Ajisafe also opined that President Bola Tinubu had not reciprocated the good gesture extended to him by Governor Ademola Adeleke, adding that the Federal Government was depriving Osun people of their fundamental rights to funds and welfare because of politics. Reacting to the funds’ seizure in a chat with journalists yesterday, the PDP chieftain stressed…

Super Eagles and Bayer 04 Leverkusen striker could be set to stay at the Bay Arena as Erik Ten Hag faces bleak future in Germany, Soccernet.ng reports. The 24-year-old has endured a difficult summer. After a failed move to Al-Nassr in the January transfer window, Boniface failed another medical last week, denying him a potential AC Milan move. The former Union Saint-Gilloise forward is yet to play a game for Die Werkself this season. Soccernet.ng earlier reported that Boniface has been demoted by the Leverkusen coach, Erik Ten Hag. Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs. FC Augsburg Victor Boniface. [Photo Credit/ Imago]Get…

Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has called on the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, to immediately commence the process of dethroning Oba Joseph Oloyede, the Apetu of Ipetumodu, following his conviction and sentencing by a United States court for COVID-19 relief fraud. It recalled that on August 26, 2025, Justice Christopher Boyko of the Northern District of Ohio, United States, sentenced Oba Oloyede to five years’ imprisonment for his role in a multimillion-dollar fraud involving COVID-19 relief funds.  HEDA said the court also ordered him to repay approximately $4.4 million to victims of the fraudulent scheme.  The monarch had earlier…

Major Japanese companies are continuing to buy Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins with their balance sheets, with the mobile gaming firm Gumi poised to spend 2.5 billion yen ($17 million) on XRP purchases.Per an official Gumi release and a report from the Japanese media outlet CoinPost, the Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed firm’s board of directors has signed off on the move.The firm said it aims to complete the purchase before the end of February next year. Gumi’s largest shareholder is SBI Holdings.Gumi: XRP and BTC Are ‘Two Pillars’ of Our Financial StrategySBI is a long-term partner of the XRP issuer Ripple, and…

• APC wins 20 councils, PDP secures three amid voter apathy• Election ‘travesty of democracy’, says ex-VP, urges rejection• Analyst: Fubara beaten to subjection, must tread carefully• Ebogidi: Council chairmen will work with Fubara for governance Despite a peaceful August 30 council election in Rivers State, political tensions remain, as FCT Minister Nyesom Wike tightened control of grassroots structures, leaving suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara weakened, isolated, and forced to navigate survival amid an unresolved power struggle. Meanwhile, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the conduct of the poll, describing it as “an awful absurdity and a travesty to the…

Sodiq Ojuroungbe The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, in partnership with the World Health Organisation Regional Office for Africa, has launched a new continental strategy aimed at eliminating cholera outbreaks and drastically reducing related deaths across the continent by the year 2030. The ambitious plan, titled the ‘ency Continental Cholera EmergPreparedness and Response Plan for 2025–2026’, was formally announced on Friday via the official LinkedIn page of the Africa CDC. It seeks to reduce cholera deaths by 90 per cent and achieve the complete elimination of the disease in at least 20 African countries within the next five…

Former Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has accused the state government of sponsoring the shootout during his meeting with defectors from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) into the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in his home state. He also dismissed the insinuation that he was not a member of the ADC, stressing that he, alongside the former Anambra State governor, Mr Peter Obi, obtained a waiver to remain in their original political parties pending the conclusion of by-elections in their respective states. The former governor made the assertions while appearing on the Channels Television programme,…

No right-thinking northerner will vote for Tinubu in 2027, Lamido reiteratesThe Federal Government has disclosed that the North-West region of the country is the largest beneficiary of capital projects under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, with approvals valued at N5.97 trillion, representing over 40 per cent of total allocations. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, who stated this in a statement, yesterday, said insinuations of lopsided development by the administration were unfounded. “From verifiable data, the actual distribution of projects shows the North-West as the biggest beneficiary, with N5.97 trillion worth of projects, followed by the South-South with N2.41…