Today’s Headlines: I’m Correcting Past Mistakes – Tinubu, Why I Took Break From Music – Kizz Daniel

ABUJA — President Bola Tinubu has asked Nigerians to give his administration more opportunity to complete what he described as the “good work” it has started, saying his government is correcting the mistakes and missed opportunities of previous administrations.

Tinubu made the appeal through the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, on Friday at a special prayer session held at the National Mosque, Abuja, as part of activities marking Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary.

The President said peace and development were gradually returning to the country, urging Nigerians not to lose hope.

According to him, Nigeria’s 66 years of independence represented a significant milestone, although the country’s journey had been characterised by both challenges and opportunities.

“This anniversary—the 66th—by all accounts signifies Nigeria has come of age,” he said.

“The person of 66 years cannot be called a child anymore. Nigeria has become mature, even though when we reflect on the journey from independence to date, we may say it was a mixed journey.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗜 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 — 𝗞𝗶𝘇𝘇 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹

Nigerian Afrobeats star Oluwatobiloba Anidugbe, better known as Kizz Daniel, has disclosed that the recent break in his music activities was due to the death of his mother earlier this year.

Daniel noted that the break was not because he was working on a new album.

The singer, also known as Vado D’Great, made the revelation on Friday in a reply to a fan on X.

The fan, @VicroyDominion1, had written, “I guess album really made you busy you had to pause for a while.”

Kizz Daniel responded, “I paused for my Mom not an album … Lost her this year , but I gotta keep moving for the rest of the family … sorry I came late this year.”

𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗮𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀

Tension gripped Kassa community in the Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State on Friday after gunmen killed three vigilantes, including the community youth leader, during a night patrol.

The killings triggered a protest by women and youths, who barricaded the Jos-Barkin Ladi-Mangu highway, demanding improved security and an end to recurring attacks in the area.

The attackers were said to have stormed the community around 1 am on Friday and opened fire on the vigilantes.

A resident, John Dung, told our correspondent that the victims were members of the local vigilante group who had been helping to secure the community.

𝗢𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗵𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗴𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 — 𝗞𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗮

Former Nigeria international Sani Kaita has described Victor Osimhen’s absence as a “huge loss” for the Super Eagles ahead of their friendly against Russia in October, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.

Osimhen will miss the encounter as he continues his recovery from injury, with Kaita acknowledging the striker’s importance while insisting Nigeria still have enough attacking quality to cope with his absence.

“Of course, Osimhen’s absence is a huge loss for our team. However, Nigeria has other high-level players who can replace him, and the coaching staff has a variety of attacking options,” Kaita told Championat.

The Super Eagles will face Russia at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium on Tuesday, October 6, in their second meeting with the Russians in 16 months. Their previous encounter in Moscow in June 2025 ended 1-1.

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