Today’s Headlines: Obi promises emergency reforms, Four killed, 16 injured as container truck overturns on bus in Lagos.

Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi has pledged to tackle corruption, insecurity, unemployment and rising living costs, promising emergency interventions across critical sectors if elected president in 2027.

Speaking in Abuja at a dinner following the inauguration of the NDC National Presidential Campaign Council, outlined his vision to build a productive nation that lifts millions of citizens out of poverty.

Four killed, 16 injured as container truck overturns on bus in Lagos.

Four people have been killed and 16 others injured after a container truck overturned onto an interstate Toyota Hiace bus on Berger Bridge, inward Eleko, along the Ibeju-Lekki Expressway in Lagos State.

A statement by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said the fatal accident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, October 28, 2026, when an articulated truck carrying a 20-foot container collided with the bus, with registration number GME-589 ZU.

According to LASEMA, preliminary findings showed that the truck was travelling up the bridge at excessive speed when it collided with the bus.

The truck driver reportedly lost control while attempting to avoid the collision, causing the truck to overturn onto the bus.

2027: GEEP boss, APC stakeholders defend Tinubu’s economic reforms.

The National Programme Manager of the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP), Mr. Hamza Baba, has declared that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope” agenda is already yielding tangible results across the country, describing it as a practical reality rather than a mere  political promise.

Baba stated this in Abuja while delivering the keynote address at a National Dialogue on Progress organised by the All Progressives Congress (APC) support group, Progressive Voice for Progressive Minds (PVPM). 

Senate confirms Eze Anaba, 15 others to NHRC board.

The Senate has confirmed the appointment of the President of the Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) and Editor of Vanguard Newspapers, Eze Anaba, and 15 other nominees to the governing board of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).

The confirmation followed the consideration of a report presented on Wednesday by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Senator Adeniyi Adegbonmire (SAN, APC, Ondo Central).

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