October 2025 – Page 206

2027 Presidency: No Automatic Ticket For Jonathan In PDP, Group Insists

02.10.2025

The Gbenga Hashim Solidarity Movement (GHSM) has declared that former President Goodluck Jonathan will not enjoy a “free ride” to the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2027. Reacting to remarks credited to the founding National Secretary of the party, Prof. Jerry Gana, suggesting Jonathan’s possible comeback on the PDP platform, GHSM...

Wale Tinubu bags Africa Energy lifetime achievement award

02.10.2025

The Group Chief Executive, Oando Plc, Wale Tinubu CON, has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at Africa Energy Week 2025, in recognition of his commitment to building Oando into one of Africa’s foremost integrated energy companies. The award is presented annually to industry leaders whose careers have demonstrated extraordinary vision, resilience and a lasting...

Nigeria At 65: Adamu Congratulates Yusuf, Pledges Support For Housing Programme

02.10.2025

The Commissioner for Housing Development in Kano State, Arc Yakubu Adamu, has congratulated Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and the entire citizens of the state on the occasion of Nigeria’s 65th Independence anniversary. The Commissioner extended his felicitations in a goodwill message to the people of Kano, according to a statement signed by Adamu Abdullahi, Director...

IPMAN Urges Dangote To Support Unions For Petroleum Industry Stability

02.10.2025

The National President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Chief Kolawole Adewoyin, has called on billionaire industrialist, Aliko Dangote, to cooperate fully with the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), and other key stakeholders in the petroleum sector...

2027: Jandor Declares Intention To Run For Lagos Gov’ship In APC

02.10.2025

The Lagos State gubernatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has declared his intention to run for the 2027 governorship election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). This was as he declared his full support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s...

Reform: Ogbonnaya Onu Poly Abolishes Sale Of Handouts, Statement Of Results

02.10.2025

In less than two years at the saddle, the far-reaching reforms introduced by the Management of Ogbonnaya Onu Polytechnic Aba, is yielding positive results for both the staff and students. The management team led by the Rector, Dr Christopher Okoro, has taken radical decisions that pulled the hitherto obscure polytechnic from the backwaters to the...

Alaafin Seeks Unity, Warns Against Ethnic Divisions

02.10.2025

The Alaafin of Oyo Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade yesterday called on politicians to rise above ethnic and sectional sentiments but be more pragmatic in finding solutions to the country’s many problems. According to him, national growth and development depend largely on the good sense of justice, moral worth and responsibility; conscientiousness, devotion to duty, selflessness,...

2027: I’ll Accept Defeat If Young Aspirant Wins ADC Tickets

02.10.2025

Former Vice-President and Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has declared that he will step down from the 2027 presidential race if a young aspirant defeats him to clinch the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ticket. Atiku, who spoke on BBC Hausa on Wednesday, October 1, said he would support and mentor...

Plateau Men Take Lead In Campaign Against Gender-Based Violence

02.10.2025

Men from diverse backgrounds across Plateau State have stepped forward to confront gender-based violence as the Male Feminist Nigeria (MFN) Project officially launched in Pankshin on Tuesday. The initiative, led by the Kozaki Transformation and Development Foundation, brought together traditional rulers, religious leaders, transport workers, barbers, academics, and grassroots groups in a rare coalition united...

WAD: Women Seek Return Of Lagos Safe Abortion Law

02.10.2025

The Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC) Africa Tuesday appealed to the Lagos State Government to reinstate its suspended Safe Termination of Pregnancy (STOP) guidelines. Founding Director Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that reinstating the guidelines would help reduce maternal deaths caused by unsafe procedures. NAN reports that...