Today’s Headlines: 2027: We’re ‘madly in love’ with Tinubu, Eradiri replies Amaechi, Sultan of Sokoto Calls on Muslims to Prepare for Jumadal Ula Crescent Sighting

The Director of Media of the Tinubu Support Group (TSG), Bayelsa chapter, Udengs Eradiri, has fired back at the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Vice-Presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, declaring that supporters of President Bola Tinubu are “madly in love” with him and will re-elect him in 2027.

Eradiri described as reckless and irresponsible, a statement credited to Amaechi that only thieves and mad people would vote for Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.

He accused the former Rivers governor and minister of transportation of hypocrisy, alleging that Amaechi is now insulting Nigerians he had previously persuaded to vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) when Tinubu was providing leadership for the party.

The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has urged Muslims throughout Nigeria to participate in the search for the new crescent moon marking the beginning of Jumadal Ula 1448 AH.

The announcement was contained in a statement issued by Professor Sambo Wali Junaidu, Chairman of the Sultanate Council’s Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, through the Wazirin Sokoto. The directive highlights the role of moon sighting in determining the start of months and important dates in the Islamic calendar.

According to the statement, Sunday, October 11, 2026, falls on the 29th day of Rabi’us Thani 1448 AH and has been set aside for the nationwide exercise. The outcome of the crescent observation will help establish when Jumadal Ula, the fifth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, begins.

Four persons were injured when part of a two-storey building collapsed in the Old Port Harcourt Township area of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Friday night.

The building, located at No. 18 Club Road, is said to be one of the oldest in the area, having stood for more than 60 years.

An eyewitness, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the parapet of the building’s second floor broke away from the main structure and crashed onto the ground floor, where fun seekers were gathered at a bar.

He said three people, including a woman, were initially reported to have been injured when the debris fell on them, adding that no death was recorded.

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has cautioned voters against exchanging the state’s future for temporary political gratification, urging them to reject inducements from politicians and sustain the gains of good governance ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Otti stated this on Sunday while speaking as a guest at the Second Session of the Seventh Synod of the Anglican Communion, Diocese of Aba Ngwa North, held at All Saints Anglican Cathedral, Aba, on the theme, inspired by the Biblical verses contained in Acts 17:11-12, titled “Don’t Just Absorb It; Think It Through,” drawn from

The governor, who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Caleb Ajagba, urged the electorate to consider the long-term implications of their political choices rather than allowing immediate material benefits to determine their decisions at the polls.

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