Today’s Headlines: Adeleke 1.5m Vote Target For Tinubu May Backfire-Omipidan, Trump To Visits Manila in November

A former media aide to ex-Governor Gboyega Oyetola, Ismail Omipidan, has warned President Bola Tinubu to be wary of the strategy adopted by the All Progressives Congress in Osun State ahead of the 2027 presidential election, saying it may backfire.

In a scathing article titled: “Tinubu must beware: Osun panic strategy may backfire!”, released on Wednesday, Omipidan said any political strategy designed to achieve the selfish ambition of one individual is bound to fail.

He was reacting to the appointment of Governor Ademola Adeleke, who won the August 15 governorship election on the platform of Accord Party, as Coordinator of President Tinubu’s campaign in Osun State, and his promise to deliver 1.5 million votes for the President.

United States President Donald Trump will visit Manila in November to attend the ASEAN regional summit, the office of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced on Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

The confirmation came from Malacañang, with Palace officials stating the trip is set but providing limited further details at this stage. The visit marks Trump’s return to the Philippines as president, following his earlier attendance at an ASEAN summit in Manila in 2017.

The Philippines is hosting the 49th ASEAN Summit and related meetings in mid-November, with the event expected to bring together Southeast Asian leaders and partners. Officials have noted ongoing U.S.-Philippine cooperation on defense, trade, and regional security issues, including the South China Sea.

Sokoto State Government says it has prioritised the local government areas in the 2027 budget consultations to enable citizens preslocal government areasent their development priorities.

The Commissioner for Budget and Economic Development, Dr Bashir Achida, disclosed this at the launch of the 2027 Zonal Budget Discussion for the Southern Zone in Bodinga Local Government Area of the state.

Achida said the initiative was in line with Governor Ahmed Aliyu’s commitment to inclusive and transparent governance.

He said consultations conducted for the 2026 budget had yielded results, with several community demands captured in the budget already implemented or at advanced stages of completion.

The Senator Sharafadeen Alli Campaign Organisation (SSACO) has accused supporters of the Allied People’s Movement (APM) governorship candidate in Oyo State, Bimbo Adekanmbi, of vandalising campaign billboards belonging to the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, and his running mate, Hon. Soji Adedeji, in parts of Ibadan.

The organisation alleged that the billboards were vandalised in several locations, including Mokola, Sango, Monatan-Olodo Road, Odo-Ona and the Toll Gate-Iwo Road section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

In a statement, the Director of Media and Publicity of SSACO, Bisi Oladele, described the alleged vandalism as unacceptable and called on security agencies to investigate the incident and bring those responsible to justice.

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