Today’s Headlines: Tinubu Projects Will Win Votes For APC- Yilwatda, Obasanjo, Daughter Trade Banter

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has said that the infrastructural projects being executed by the President Bola Tinubu-led administration will win votes for the party ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Yilwatda described the projects as an “unbeatable campaign asset” for the APC, saying Nigerians would be able to assess the government through projects delivered on the ground.

He stated this on Saturday when he inspected the ongoing construction of the Akwanga, Jos and Gombe section of the Trans-Sahara Superhighway.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and his lookalike daughter, Senator Iyabo Obasanjo, turned a public symposium into a comedy arena of sort on Sunday evening as they exchanged playful banter.

The mild drama unfolded at the main auditorium of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta, Ogun State, venue of the Ajibosin Platform, an annual symposium organised as part of the celebration of the Odun Omo Olowu festival.

Iyabo, a former commissioner for health and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Ogun Central Senatorial District election, was one of the panellists at the event, where discussions centred on the theme: “Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Solve Grassroots Problems and Accelerate National Development.”

When the moderator, Prof. Yemi Oke, SAN, gave Iyabo the floor to share her thoughts on the theme, the former senator began by acknowledging the dignitaries present, including the Olowu of Owu Kingdom, Oba Saka Matemilola; the two-time Minister of Industry, Mrs Onipeko Akande; and her father, who is also the Balogun of Owu Kingdom.

President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States has knocked out much of Iran’s military but still has to “take care of” one or two targets, as Tehran warned of reprisals if attacked.

Trump maintained that negotiations with Iran to end the war, which was started by the United States and Israel in February, were “going fine but you know they’re not very reliable.”

The Republican president said the United States is not in a hurry to take offensive action because it had already decimated Iran’s military and nuclear program.

The Ekiti State Government has begun issuing appointment letters to the first batch of 1,522 newly recruited junior healthcare workers to strengthen service delivery across primary healthcare centres in the state.

The Chairman of the Ekiti State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Funke Ogunbunmi, described the recruitment as “a significant intervention to address manpower shortages and improve essential healthcare services at the grassroots”.

Ogunbunmi, in a statement issued in Ado Ekiti on Sunday, commended Governor Biodun Oyebanji for approving the recruitment, saying the move demonstrated his commitment to prioritising residents’ health and well-being through investments in the sector.

She said, “The recruitment reflects the governor’s commitment to strengthening primary healthcare facilities and ensuring access to quality medical services in all communities.

The Ogun State Police Command has foiled a suspected robbery operation in Ijaba, Iyesi, Ota, killing one suspected gang member and recovering two vehicles, two pistols and several other items believed to have been stolen.

The incident reportedly occurred in the early hours of Sunday, November 1, 2026, following a distress call from a concerned resident.

The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday.

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