Today’s Headline: Thugs Reportedly Attack Sowore In Ekiti, Tinubu Prays For Peace, Unity In Nigeria

Suspected political thugs have attacked the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State.

Sowore disclosed this in a brief statement posted on his official Facebook page on Friday, saying the attack occurred inside a restaurant.

“Thugs just attacked us inside a restaurant in Ado Ekiti,” the activist wrote.

Efforts by DAILY POST to confirm the alleged incident from the Ekiti State Police Command were unsuccessful as of the time of filing this report.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu performed Umrah in the early hours of Friday in the holy city of Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, offering prayers of gratitude to Almighty Allah and seeking His continued guidance and protection for Nigeria.

Tinubu also prayed for God to guide the country’s leaders with wisdom, strengthen the bonds of brotherhood among Nigerians, and grant the “nation lasting relief from insecurity and other challenges.

”In a statement made available to State House correspondents by Bayo Onanuga Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, the Presidency said “during the spiritual exercise, President Tinubu circled the Holy Ka’abah at the Grand Mosque, Masjid al-Haram, in worship, devotion, and thanksgiving to Almighty Allah for His blessings on Nigeria and her people.”

Vice President Kashim Shettima on Thursday launched the Community Health Programme Continental Acceleration Plan 2026–2030, with Nigeria targeting 100,000 salaried community health workers by 2027 as African countries step up efforts to strengthen primary healthcare delivery.

Shettima, who launched the plan at the Continental High-Level Forum on a Fit-for-Purpose Health Workforce at the State House Abuja, said community health workers must enjoy legal recognition, reliable salaries, professional certification and clear career progression to deliver effective healthcare services.

According to a statement by his media aide, Stanley Nkwocha, the Vice President said the plan was designed to address critical gaps in community healthcare across Africa through improved governance, workforce development, sustainable financing, digital systems, medical supplies and accountability.

The House of Representatives has threatened to demolish churches, hotels, private residences and other structures illegally erected on Federal Government rights of way designated for power transmission projects, warning that continued encroachment and vandalism are putting billions of naira in public investments at risk.

The Chairman of the House Committee on Public Assets, Kuye Ademorin, said the National Assembly would take decisive action against illegal occupants of government land to prevent further delays to electricity infrastructure projects across the country.

Ademorin spoke during an inspection of the 132kV New Haven-Ninth Mile-Nsukka Double Circuit Transmission Line in Enugu State and the Egbu 330/132/33kV substation in Owerri, Imo State.

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