Today’s Headlines: Atiku Vows To Return Fuel Subsidy, I Never Commented On Lifu’s Illness–Melaye

Presidential flagbearer of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has told Nigerians that the fuel subsidy will return under his government.

Atiku gave the assurance on Saturday while speaking at the party’s presidential rally in Bauchi, where thousands of supporters gathered to hear him.

“I promise all Nigerians that I will restore the petroleum subsidy. Not only that, I will also restore the subsidy for electricity power,” he said.

He said the return of the subsidies will ease the hardship facing families and small businesses across the country.

Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, has taken a swipe at elder statesman Buba Galadima over comments linking him to discussions surrounding the health of Federal High Court judge, Justice Peter Lifu.

Melaye, in a post on his X account on Saturday, said he was shocked that Galadima mentioned him while discussing the judge’s illness, insisting that he never made any comment about Lifu’s health.

He also suggested that old age was affecting Galadima’s memory.

“I was extremely shocked to hear that Alhaji Buba Galadima mentioned that I made comments on Justice Lifu’s health. It is most unfortunate because I never made any comment on Justice Lifu’s health.

A United States lobby firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, has accused President Bola Tinubu of using the judiciary, security forces and hired thugs to ban or silence political opponents in the forthcoming 2027 general elections.

In a statement posted on its verified X handle on Saturday, the firm named the political opponents as the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and his Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, counterpart, Peter Obi.

According to the firm, the United States Congress and President Donald Trump are watching.

It warned President Tinubu and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to either allow Nigerians to participate in free and fair elections or face the consequences.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has debunked a viral social media report claiming that its Chairman, Prof Joash Amupitan, is planning to resign, describing the circulating information as false, fabricated and misleading.

The Commission said this in a public notice issued to address a misleading image circulating across social media platforms, which allegedly suggested that the INEC Chairman was set to step down from his position.

INEC dismissed the claim, urging members of the public to disregard the purported report and avoid spreading information that has not been verified.

The electoral body also cautioned Nigerians against sharing the fabricated image, stressing the importance of relying on its official communication channels for accurate and authentic information.

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