Today’s Headlines: ‘If you steal from Americans, you will be jailed’ — Trump warns fraudsters, Why Tinubu may win 2027 election – The Economist; ‘Forecast isn’t verdict,’ ADC reacts

US President Donald Trump has called on Congress to introduce mandatory prison sentences for people convicted of defrauding Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, while proposing personal financial liability for state and local politicians who knowingly fail to stop fraud.

Trump made the call in a video posted on Truth Social on Saturday, saying the proposed legislation would eliminate probation as an option for people convicted of stealing from federal benefit programmes.

“Today, I’m calling on Congress to pass legislation to address fraud in Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security programs,” Trump said.

The Economist has predicted that despite the economic woes besetting Nigeria and the people’s discontent, President Bola Tinubu may still win the forthcoming 2027 election.

However, reacting, the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Presidential Campaign Council rejected The Economist’s report, noting that “A forecast is not a verdict.”

Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communication of the ADC Presidential Campaign Council, made the party’s stand known in an article titled “No forecast can overrule the people: Nigerians will vote out Tinubu and elect Atiku”.

He said: “These factors matter. But they are not the same as public consent, and none can tell us how Nigerians will vote in January. A forecast is not a verdict.

𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗲𝗰𝗼-𝗹𝘂𝘅𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗮𝗴𝗼𝘀

A new hospitality and lifestyle destination in Lagos, Port Solis, has been unveiled with an integrated r enewable energy and electric mobility system aimed at promoting sustainable living and reducing dependence on petrol and diesel.

The facility, a project of Revocube Technologies and its subsidiaries Revocube Spaces and Revocube Energies Limited, combines hospitality, wellness, entertainment, co-working, renewable energy and electric vehicle charging infrastructure within one commercial environment.

Speaking at the official unveiling, the Group Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of the company, Olanrewaju Ogunkunle, said the project was conceived as a practical demonstration of how technology, energy, mobility and hospitality could work together to improve everyday living.

Fullback Bright Osayi-Samuel has withdrawn from Nigeria’s friendly against Russia, adding to the squad problems facing head coach Éric Chelle in Nizhny Novgorod, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.

He is the third player to leave the Super Eagles’ travelling party ahead of the Tuesday, October 6 fixture. No reason has been given for his withdrawal.

Osayi-Samuel featured in the 3-0 defeat to Guinea-Bissau in Bissau on September 29, a result that left Nigeria second in Group L with three points. Mama Balde scored the hosts’ second goal in the 66th minute, beating the fullback on the day.

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