Today’s Headlines: APC Polls Show Tinubu Will Win 2027 — Yilwatda; Obasanjo to Grace FT Africa Summit

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, says the party’s internal polls indicate that President Bola Tinubu will win the 2027 presidential election.

Yilwatda disclosed this during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, where he said the party had conducted surveys across states and obtained statistics showing Tinubu ahead of his potential challengers.

“We have done fact-finding; we are leading. We have done our polls. We have our own polls that give us the real statistics across the states,” he said.

Asked whether the polls indicated that Tinubu would win the election, Yilwatda responded, “Of course!”

The APC chairman said the ruling party was not intimidated by opposition parties, including the African Democratic Congress (ADC), associated with former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), associated with Peter Obi.

The Financial Times Africa Summit returns for its 13th edition this month in London with Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, President of the Republic of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, among others that have confirmed to take part.

The two-day summit will bring together African leaders, policymakers, investors and executives to examine the issues shaping the continent’s economic future.

Other confirmed speakers include Aliko Dangote, President and Chief Executive, Dangote Group; Jakaya Kikwete, Former President of the United Republic of Tanzania; Kristy Mcneill, Minister for International Development, UK Government; Mo Ibrahim, Founder, Mo Ibrahim Foundation; and Ahmed Shide, Minister of Finance, Ethiopia, alongside ministers and business leaders from South Africa, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Angola, Mauritius, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Côte d’Ivoire and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

𝗕𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗱 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘆

Bayern Munich president Herbert Hainer has downplayed suggestions that Erling Haaland could become an immediate target if Manchester City face relegation.

Speaking to BILD on Sunday, Hainer was asked whether Bayern Munich would sign the Norwegian striker if City were forced out of the Premier League because of their ongoing financial charges case.

“We have Kane, Olise, Diaz and more. We scored over 120 goals last season. So, I think we are very well equipped in attack,” Hainer said.

The Bayern chief insisted the club currently does not need to strengthen its forward line, which already features Harry Kane, Michael Olise and Luis Díaz.

𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝟏𝟖 – 𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐅

One in five girls worldwide is still married before the age of 18, according to UNICEF, even as the agency reports that 68 million child marriages have been averted over the past 25 years.

In a post obtained from UNICEF’s website on Monday, the agency attributed the progress to investments in girls’ education, legal reform and social protection. The figures were released in a message marking the International Day of the Girl Child on October 11, 2026, under the theme “End child marriage and invest in girls’ rights!”

“We have the solutions: keeping girls in school; expanding access to health, protection and social services; working with families and communities to challenge harmful norms; investing in girls’ rights and supporting their leadership,” UNICEF said.

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