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  By LANRE ADEWOLE.  Last Monday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu finally emptied his chest about his now late, latter-day political partner and presidential predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari. He called him a ruinous fellow, who handed him a decrepit Nigeria. Tinubu was justifying petrol subsidy removal to a band of youths herded and sheltered under the City Boy Movement umbrella by his son; Seyi and rationalizing, using a popular biblical story as an anecdote, why the policy of government helping the citizenry lift the affordability burden a bit, should never return. Recalling the Nigeria handed to him, the President alleged; “We owed money to airlines. They were almost cutting their flights to Nigeria. Our foreign reserve was nothing. We printed currencies as if there were no tomorrow” He however said he chose not to dwell on the comatose country given to him to run, deciding to embrace the responsibility and liability of his predecessor.  You may want to say at this point, wha...

Sen. Musiliu Obanikoro the DG PBAT-KOH Campaign Council at the Press Conference on Sunday. 2027: APC unveils Hamzat’s manifesto Oct. 30—Obanikoro Manifesto By Aderonke Ojediran Lagos, Oct. 25, 2026 (NAN) The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State says it will unveil the 2027 governorship election manifesto of its candidate, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, on Oct. 30. Sen. Musiliu Obanikoro, Director-General of the President Bola Tinubu-Kadri Hamzat Campaign Council, announced this at a news conference at the campaign office in Ikeja, on Sunday. Obanikoro said the manifesto launch, scheduled to hold at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts, formerly the National Arts Theatre, Iganmu, would present Hamzat’s vision and development priorities for Lagos. He said the campaign’s central message was continuity, shared progress and inclusive development, with emphasis on improving residents’ quality of life. According to him, the manifesto will address critical sectors, including ...

  By Aderonke Ojediran  A customer, Aisha Janel, has allegedly been debited N2 million in two transactions for Dangote Petroleum Refinery initial public offering (IPO) shares through FirstBank, without receiving email confirmation of successful subscriptions. The case is among complaints about unsuccessful transactions and unresolved refunds involving customers who attempted to subscribe for the refinery’s shares through the bank. Another customer Francisca Aderonke said FirstBank debited her account N267,750 following three unsuccessful attempts to purchase 170 units of the shares on Sept. 17, 2026. She said N89,250 was deducted for each attempt, adding that nearly one month after the transactions, she had received neither a refund nor an email confirming that the subscriptions had been processed. The customer said she had received no acknowledgement or further information from the bank regarding the status of the transactions. The initial public offering of Dangote Petroleum...

 Arewa and 2027 sucker theory.  By LANRE ADEWOLE  Even before President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced on Wednesday during the inauguration of his armada-esque campaign council for his reelection that he would be making just a cameo appearance on the soap box this election circle, Nigerians were already chewing on the rumour his surrogates (mostly governors), would largely be asking for votes from the electorate on his behalf.  So it is either there are leakers in his inner circle, or the decision was deliberately planted in the public space by his own to gauge public mood to it before making it official.  Playing and gaming the Nigerian public isn’t new with the presidency.  It’s like throwing bone to a salivating dog to excuse it from the meat of the matter.  At least a former presidential spokesperson, journalism elder, Alhaji Garba Shehu recently confirmed the act of “planting” reports to divert public attention from very important state matters with ...

  The Association of Nigerian Artisans and Technicians (ASNAT) has congratulated the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the successful inauguration of its 2027 Presidential Campaign Council. ASNAT, in a statement issued by its Head of New Media, Abdulkadir Salihu, described the inauguration as a significant step in the party’s preparations for the 2027 general elections. The event was held on Wednesday at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, and chaired by President Bola Tinubu, the party’s national leader. It brought together APC governors, members of the National Working Committee, serving and former lawmakers, and other prominent political figures. The association also congratulated Sen. Abdulaziz Yari, the newly appointed Director-General of the Presidential Campaign Council, describing his appointment as well deserved. It said Yari’s experience as a former governor and senator, coupled with his grassroots mobilisation skills and capacity to build bridges, would b...

    Cooperation By Aderonke Ojediran Lagos, Oct. 13, 2026 (NAN) The Lagos State Government has urged residents and community leaders to cooperate with contractors handling  Lekki-Epe Expressway rehabilitation to ensure timely completion and minimise traffic disruption. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Infrastructure, Mr Olufemi Daramola, made the appeal at a stakeholders’ engagement on the rehabilitation of damaged sections of the Eti-Osa/Lekki-Epe Expressway. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Eti-Osa/Lekki-Epe Expressway covers the Bonny Camp-Admiralty Way Junction and the Victoria Garden City axis. Daramola said the project was approaching its concluding phase, with additional improvement works planned for a section of Ajah. He said that the engagement was part of the state government’s commitment to consulting residents and other stakeholders before carrying out infrastructure projects. “Before embarking on a new project, we alw...