Today’s Headlines: Nigeria Cannot Afford Another Buhari — Obi; Trump says US will help Russia after Siberia plague institute death

Nigeria has already bought this promise once. The packaging was austere, the salesman wore a reputation for discipline, and the offer was irresistible: put an honest man at the top and the thieves would finally lose their country.

So when Peter Obi ties the restoration of fuel subsidy to the removal of corruption, the discomfort is not merely economic. It is historical. We recognise the sales pitch. We remember what it cost to believe it.

At a September 28 town hall in Sokoto, according to TheCable’s report citing the News Agency of Nigeria, Obi said: “By removing the corruption, I assure you that we will bring back subsidy.” Nigeria Info separately reported his promise to stop corruption across every sector if elected.

WASHINGTON, Oct 5 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump on Monday at ​the White House told reporters that ‌the United States will help Russia after a laboratory worker died at a plague research institute ​in Siberia.

Trump told reporters as he ​left the White House for a trip ⁠to Nebraska that the outbreak is a “big ​problem for Russia.”

A laboratory worker at a ​plague research institute in Siberia fell ill and died in undisclosed circumstances, prompting authorities to quarantine dozens ​of people.

The death has sparked public health ​fears on social media, but Russian authorities said on ‌Monday ⁠the situation was under control.

“Well, I hate to see them having it,” Trump said. “It’s a rough disease.”

He said the US would ​do what ​it could ⁠to help Russia. Trump has said he considers Russian President Vladimir ​Putin someone whom he can work ​with ⁠despite tensions over Russia’s war against Ukraine.

𝐀𝐤𝐰𝐚 𝐈𝐛𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐕𝐂 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Professor Philip Afaha has been appointed the pioneer Vice-Chancellor of the newly established Akwa Ibom State University of Education, Afaha Nsit.

The appointment was announced by Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, during the 2026 Teachers’ Day celebration.

The development was announced by the school in a statement on Tuesday.

Afaha is a historian and administrator and a former Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration, of the University of Abuja.

He joined the University of Abuja in 2013 as a Lecturer I and became a Professor of History and Intergroup Relations in 2021.

𝗡𝗟𝗡𝗚 𝘂𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗔𝗜 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝘂𝘁 𝗠𝗥𝗜 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲

Nigeria LNG Limited has presented GenScan AI, an artificial intelligence-powered medical imaging innovation with the potential to reduce magnetic resonance imaging scan times by up to 90 per cent while maintaining or improving image quality.

Manager, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, NLNG, Anne-Marie Palmer-Ikuku disclosed this in a statement obtained by our correspondent on Tuesday on the presentation of the innovation to stakeholders in Abuja.

Developed by Mary-Brenda Akoda, GenScan AI emerged as the winning entry of the 2026 Nigeria Prize for Science and Innovation, sponsored by NLNG.

According to the statement, “the innovation uses the C-MORE algorithm to reconstruct MRI images through a one-step framework, potentially reducing scan acquisition times by up to 90 per cent without requiring new MRI hardware.”

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