Today’s Headlines: Tinubu’s presidency is death — Amaechi, Obasanjo, Jonathan, Gowon mourn Okoye

Rotimi Amaechi, serving as the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential running mate to Atiku Abubakar, described continued support for President Bola Tinubu’s leadership into 2027 as a “choice of death.” Speaking in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, he argued that Nigerians effectively face only one real option—to choose life—because the current administration’s policies have inflicted severe hardship.Amaechi pointed to concrete examples of economic pressure, including transport costs that consume most of a worker’s monthly pay, rents that have risen sharply (in some cases by 100–300 percent), and taxes that significantly reduce take-home income even after the minimum wage increase to ₦70,000. He also referenced the rising cost of medicines and claimed that some people have died because they could no longer afford essential drugs.

Former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Goodluck Jonathan, Yakubu Gowon and Peter Obi on Friday joined in paying glowing tributes Rev. William Okoye, a former Chaplain of the Aso Rock Villa Chapel.

Okoye who served as Chaplain to two Nigerian presidents was also a former General Overseer of All Christians Fellowship Mission (ACFM)

Speaking at the Night of Tributes for Okoye, held at the National Christian Centre, Abuja, on Friday, Onabanjo described the late Okoye as a statesman of faith and fearless voice of truth.

The former President in a tribute read by Bishop Godwin Isaac, said Okoye’s death had created a monumental void across the nation, recalling their close working relationship between 1999 and 2007.

𝗨𝗦 𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿

A United States lawmaker, Riley Moore, has welcomed the reported arrest of Mahmoud Adam, whom he described as a radical Islamic Fulani terrorist leader allegedly responsible for the killing of Christians in Nigeria.

Moore, a Republican member of the US House of Representatives, made the comment in a post on X on Saturday, crediting the Nigerian government for the arrest and linking it to security cooperation between Nigeria and the United States.

“This is great news for Christians in Nigeria!

“The arrest of Mahmoud Adam, a radical Islamic Fulani terrorist leader responsible for the killings of countless Christians, is proof that the US-Nigeria Security Cooperation agreement is bearing fruit,” Moore said.

𝗠𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗲… 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝘄𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗶 𝗔𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗮

I am Pastor Owolabi Ademola. I was born in Abeokuta, Ogun State, specifically Sodeke, to the late Chief Abraham Owolabi and Mrs Celinah Owolabi. I had my primary and secondary education in Ogun State. Thereafter, I attended the West African Portland Cement Training School, now Lafarge Cement, where I earned a Certificate in Multi-Skilled Craftsmanship.

I also obtained an Ordinary National Diploma in Business Administration and Management from Ondo State Polytechnic, Owo. I later obtained a B.Sc. (Ed.) from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State.

I am also a Certified Protection Officer under the International Foundation for Protection Officers, USA and Canada Programme.

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