Today’s Headlines: 2027 Will End Tinubu’s Govt Of Lies, Deceit-Makinde, Sultan Meets Tinubu

Seyi Makinde, presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), has declared that the 2027 general elections will end what he described as President Bola Tinubu’s government of lies and deceit. Speaking at the party’s South-West Town Hall meeting in Akure, Ondo State, on Thursday, October 22, 2026, Makinde accused Tinubu of failing to fulfil his promises to Nigerians, particularly on electricity and other national challenges.

Makinde promised to run an inclusive and transparent government that would always tell Nigerians the truth if elected president. He also challenged the Tinubu administration to publish its petroleum pricing template to explain how current fuel prices were determined, insisting that his government would not last beyond four years if elected.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday received the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

In a video released by the media office of the President, the Sultan was seen being led into the Presidential Villa by aides of President Tinubu.He also had private discussions with the president.

As at the time of filing this report, the Presidential media team had not issued any official communication on the reason for the visit and what was discussed.

Meanwhile, speaking after the meeting the Sultan prayed for peaceful election and called on political gladiators to undertake peaceful campaigns across the country.

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has vowed that his administration will unravel the circumstances surrounding the deaths of 10 persons in a boat mishap in Kula Community, Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of the state.

Fubara gave the assurance on Thursday when members of the Kula Community staged a peaceful march to the Government House in Port Harcourt.

The governor, who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Sunny Ewule, sympathised with the bereaved families and appealed to the people to remain calm and avoid taking the law into their own hands.

He assured the people of Kula that anyone allegedly involved in the incident that led to the deaths of their kinsmen would face the full wrath of the law.

The Speaker of Ogun State House of Assembly, Daisi Elemide, has summoned the State Commissioner for Environment, Ola Oresanya, and his team to appear before the House on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, following the concerns and anxiety trailing the repeated gas leak in the Ijebu axis of the state

As part of the House resolution during its sitting on Thursday, Elemide said, “The Commissioner for Environment and his team, the State Environmental Protection Agency and other relevant agencies, are to appear before the House on Wednesday, 28th of October, 2026 over the reported leak of a suspected gaseous substance that led to the hospitalisation of some school children in Ijebu-Ode and its environs.”

The invitation followed a report by a member representing Odogbolu State Constituency, Lukman Adeleye, who noted that a similar incident had previously been reported in the area.

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