Today’s Headlines: Atiku renews pledge to restore subsidy, Tinubu has turned economy around — Kalu

2027: Atiku renews pledge to restore petrol subsidy.

The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has reiterated his commitment to restoring petrol subsidy if elected president in 2027, arguing that the policy would reduce the financial burden on Nigerians and make fuel more affordable.

The former Vice-President restated his position in a post on X on Monday, accompanied by a campaign video outlining his proposed approach to petrol subsidy.

“My position stands! I will restore subsidy to make life easier and more affordable for Nigerians,” Atiku wrote.

2027: Tinubu has turned economy around, says Orji Kalu.

Former Abia State governor and Senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, has declared that President Bola Tinubu has turned Nigeria’s economy around despite the hardship occasioned by his administration’s reforms, insisting that the next major challenge before the President is to tackle insecurity across the country.

Kalu, who also dismissed suggestions that the National Assembly was a rubber stamp of the executive, said he would continue to support Tinubu’s re-election in 2027, while maintaining that his immediate political ambition was to return to the Senate, although he would not reject the position of Senate President if offered.

Speaking on ARISE Television’s ‘Prime Time’ programme last night, the former governor defended the administration’s economic policies, arguing that the reforms, though painful, had begun to yield results, particularly in the manufacturing sector.

“You know that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has turned the economy around. I don’t talk politics, I talk economy”.

Police raid Bauchi drug spot, arrest two suspects.

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested two suspected drug dealers for allegedly selling illicit substances in the Yelwa area of Bauchi metropolis.

The suspects were arrested by operatives of the command’s Violent Crimes Response Unit following credible intelligence about drug trafficking activities in the Ambassador area of Yelwa.

The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday.

Habib said the operatives stormed the area on November 9, 2026, at about 3 pm and arrested the suspects while they were allegedly selling illicit drugs to customers.

Mustapha Kwankwaso gives Kano information commissioner 48 hours to apologise for alleged defamation.

Former Kano State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Kwankwaso, has given the state’s Information Commissioner, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, 48 hours to withdraw alleged defamatory remarks against him and issue a public apology or face legal action.

Mustapha, who is the Nigeria Democratic Congress, deputy governorship candidate, denied claims that his father, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, established the Kiru Rehabilitation Centre because of him. 

He said the centre was set up as part of a government programme aimed at rehabilitating young people, and rejected allegations that his father financed his business activities, insisting that he established his businesses independently, including a rice processing factory.

The former commissioner further dismissed claims that he was appointed Commissioner for Youth and Sports to reform his character, saying his appointment was meant to enable him to serve the people of Kano State.

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