Today’s Headlines: 2027 will be Atiku’s easiest election; hungry Nigerians will vote for him — Shaibu; Ukraine needs a new president – Trump

Phrank Shaibu, a communication aide to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, has said the 2027 presidential election will be the easiest for his principal, predicting that Nigerians struggling with economic hardship will vote for him.

Shaibu said Atiku would gain additional votes from Nigerians dissatisfied with the economic conditions under President Bola Tinubu’s administration.

He stated this during an interview on the Mic On Podcast while responding to a question about how Atiku could improve on his performance in the 2023 presidential election, when he secured 29 per cent of the votes, amid Tinubu’s incumbency and political structure.

US President Donald Trump has called for Ukraine to elect a new president, accusing Volodymyr Zelensky of repeatedly rejecting opportunities to reach a deal to end the war with Russia.

Speaking at the White House on Saturday, Trump said Zelensky had failed to take advantage of opportunities to negotiate an end to the conflict, which began with Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

“Zelensky could have settled this war many times, and he chose not to. It’s very difficult,” Trump told reporters, insisting that the war would not have started if he had been president when Russia invaded.

𝗘𝗸𝗶𝘁𝗶 𝗳𝗲𝗱 𝘃𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 12 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀

The Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences, Iyin-Ekiti, has fixed October 12, 2026, for the resumption of returning students for the 2026/2027 academic session, while fresh students are expected back on November 2.

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Gbenga Aribisala, announced the dates while addressing a conference at the institution, according to a statement made available in Ado Ekiti on Saturday.

Aribisala said the university was committed to maintaining a stable academic calendar to ensure students completed their programmes without unnecessary delays.

He said, “I am happy to inform you that the university completed the first academic session (2025/2026) this month, while the 2026/2027 academic session will begin on October 12, 2026.

𝗠𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗱 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁

Manchester City face a hostile Anfield on Sunday when the Premier League leaders play bitter rivals Liverpool in their first game since being found guilty of breaking more than 100 financial rules.

In a decision that could have a drastic effect on the future of the Premier League, an independent commission found City and their Emirati owners had arranged “sham” deals to artificially inflate revenues and reduce costs by more than £900 million ($1.2 billion) between 2009 and 2018.

The multiple breaches of Premier League laws came during a period in which City won three titles and a clutch of other trophies.

During that time, Liverpool struggled to break City’s stranglehold on the game in England.

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