Today’s Headlines: 2027 will be Atiku’s easiest election; hungry Nigerians will vote for him — Shaibu; Jonathan, Olu of Warri to headline Megastar awards

Phrank Shaibu, a communication aide to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, has said the 2027 presidential election will be the easiest for his principal, predicting that Nigerians struggling with economic hardship will vote for him.

Shaibu said Atiku would gain additional votes from Nigerians dissatisfied with the economic conditions under President Bola Tinubu’s administration.

He stated this during an interview on the Mic On Podcast while responding to a question about how Atiku could improve on his performance in the 2023 presidential election, when he secured 29 per cent of the votes, amid Tinubu’s incumbency and political structure.

𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻, 𝗢𝗹𝘂 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III; and his wife, Olori Atuwatse III, are expected to headline the third edition of the Megastar Man of the Decade Awards 2026, scheduled for October 16 in Abuja.

The ceremony, which will hold at Wells Carlton Hotel and Apartments, Abuja, has the theme, “The Road to 2027: Citizens, Stakeholders, and the Democracy We Choose.”

A statement shared with Society Plus said Jonathan would deliver the keynote address.

It added that his address is expected to set the tone for discussions on democratic values, responsible citizenship, peaceful political engagement and the role of stakeholders in strengthening Nigeria’s democratic institutions.

𝐔𝐍, 𝐄𝐔 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭

United Nations and European Union leaders voiced shock on Sunday at an attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on an airport in Saudi Arabia and warned against an escalation in the deadly conflict.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was “deeply shocked” by Saturday’s attack on Riyadh’s airport, which killed 12 people and wounded over 300, according to aviation authorities.

“Attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure are a violation of international law. These attacks must cease immediately,” Guterres said in a statement.

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen called the attack a “dangerous escalation” and said the Iran-backed group must halt strikes on civilian targets.

𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿

Iranian authorities have executed a man for killing a police officer who was run over by a vehicle during clashes four years ago, the judiciary said Sunday.

The country has ramped up executions since the outbreak of the Middle East war in February and since anti-government protests erupted late last year.

“The death sentence for the killer of Reza Ehterami, a police officer serving in Iran’s police emergency unit, has been carried out,” the judiciary’s Mizan Online website cited local prosecutor Aref Akbari as saying.

The execution went ahead after an investigation and trial, with the Supreme Court upholding the verdict, Akbari said.

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