Today’s Headlines: 𝗧𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗯𝘂’𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱, 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 2027 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 — 𝗬𝗮𝗿𝗶, Obasanjo criticises Tinubu’s borrowings, says debt could destroy generations of Nigerians

𝗧𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗯𝘂’𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱, 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 2027 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 — 𝗬𝗮𝗿𝗶

Former Zamfara State Governor and Director-General of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, has expressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu’s performance record and the party’s campaign efforts will secure his re-election in the January 2027 presidential election.

According to a statement issued by the APC-PCC DG Media Office and made available to journalists in Abuja on Saturday, Yari expressed confidence that Tinubu’s performance record, trust in Allah and the campaign council’s efforts to secure public support would persuade Nigerians to re-elect him.

The former Zamfara State Governor, according to the statement, spoke with journalists in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, at the weekend, where he joined Tinubu and other eminent Nigerians to perform Umrah.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has criticised the Bola Tinubu administration’s continued pursuit of domestic and external loans to finance the national budget and execute projects across various sectors, warning that excessive borrowing could destroy future generations.

Mr Obasanjo, who democratically governed Nigeria between 1999 and 2007, argued that the country’s continued borrowing and reliance on foreign institutions, particularly the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), might not address its economic challenges, insisting that the institutions were not established to solve Nigeria’s problems.

The former president spoke on Friday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, at the Ajibosin Platform, a public forum themed “Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Solve Grassroots Problems and Accelerate National Development.”

Abia State University, Uturu, has appointed Professor Amadike Ugbogu as its new Vice-Chancellor.

This was contained in a statement issued by the university on Saturday, titled “Appointment of the 9th Substantive Vice-Chancellor of Abia State University, Uturu,” and signed by the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Rt. Hon. Agwu U. Agwu.

The statement read, “Following the recommendation of the Abia State University Governing Council, at its 161st Regular Meeting, held on Thursday, 29th October, 2026, the Governor and Visitor to the University, His Excellency, Dr. Alex Otti, has approved the appointment of Professor Amadike Ugbogu, a Professor of Biochemistry, as the 9th Substantive Vice-Chancellor of Abia State University, Uturu.”

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has suspended Deputy Superintendent of Corps DSC Onoja Babayo Samuel, who was arrested by the Federal Capital Territory FCT Police Command for allegedly firing shots into the air during a confrontation with traders at Kubwa Market, Abuja.

The Commandant General of the NSCDC, Prof Ahmed Abubakar Audi, also directed that the officer faces an Orderly Room Trial to determine his level of culpability in the alleged offence.

The National Public Relations Officer of the NSCDC, Assistant Commandant of Corps Babawale Afolabi, disclosed this in a statement issued at the weekend in Abuja.

According to the statement, the incident occurred on October 25, and the Corps management has “frowned at the unprofessional conduct of the alleged officer”.

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