Author: Oyekanmi Seun

Barring any last-minute change, Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas appears set to become the latest Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governor to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) after Enugu State governor, Peter Mbah on Tuesday made a similar switch. The move, which has been the subject of intense speculation in recent weeks, gained momentum after Kefas’ close aides reportedly began consultations across the state and a youth group staged a rally in Jalingo on Tuesday, urging him to join the APC. The den learnt that the governor has constituted a committee co-chaired by former Senator Dahiru Bako to…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised Nigeria’s economic growth forecast for 2025 to 3.9 per cent, a 0.5 percentage point increase from its earlier projection. The Fund attributed the improved outlook to stronger macroeconomic stability, rising investor confidence, and increased oil output. The upward revision was announced on Tuesday during the presentation of the IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook report at the ongoing World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings in Washington, D.C. For 2026, the IMF projects Nigeria’s growth to further strengthen to 4.2 per cent, reflecting a 0.9 percentage point improvement from its previous forecast. The Fund said the revision…

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has died in India, Indian police said Wednesday. He was aged 80. “The death is confirmed,” Krishnan M, additional superintendent of police in India’s southern state of Kerala, told AFP. “The Kenyan national was on a walk with his sister, daughter, and a personal doctor when he suddenly collapsed. An Indian police security officer and a Kenyan security officer were also with them at the time. He was rushed to a nearby private hospital, but was declared dead.” Odinga’s death was also confirmed to AFP by a member of his political team but they requested…

There were celebrations in the streets of the capital after the commander of the CAPSAT military unit, which joined the demonstrators over the weekend, announced that it was in charge. The presidency denounced “a clear act of attempted coup” and insisted that Rajoelina, in hiding, reportedly out of the country, “remains fully in office”. Rajoelina, 51, had late Monday refused growing demands to step down from the protest movement that started on September 25 over power and water shortages, and developed into a campaign against the president and ruling elite. Outside the presidential palace, CAPSAT commander Colonel Michael Randrianirina read…

The Federal Government says it has finalised the implementation framework for the Presidential Power Sector Debt Reduction Plan to address structural bottlenecks and lay the groundwork for large-scale private sector-led investment and sustained economic growth. A statement by the Media and Communications Unit Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Senan Murray, stated that on Tuesday, 7 October 2025, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, the Minister of Power, Chief Bayo Adelabu, and the Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Mrs. Olu Verheijen, met with senior executives of Nigeria’s…

ASUU President Chris Piwuna stated that there had been no meaningful progress to prevent the union from moving forward with its planned industrial action. The Union’s National President, Professor Chris Piwuna, made the announcement during a press conference held on Sunday at the University of Abuja. Professor Piwuna, stated that there had been no meaningful progress to prevent the union from moving forward with its planned industrial action. He explained that the 14-day notice, issued on September 28, 2025, had lapsed without any substantial response from the relevant authorities. He stated that all ASUU branches across the country have been…

Some gunmen have reportedly kidnapped a truck driver, Tobi Oluwatuyi, along the Akure-Owo Expressway at Ilu Abo in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. The incident, which occurred on Friday, was said to have caused panic in the community where the incident happened. It was gathered that the bandits abducted the victim while he was fixing the faulty truck along the road. An observer at the scene of the incident said the armed men came out from the bush and whisked him away, adding that the second man with the victim was said to have managed to escape.…

US President Donald Trump and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will on Monday chair a Gaza peace summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, also attended by world leaders, including the UN chief. The gathering in the Red Sea resort town will bring together “leaders from more than 20 countries”, Sisi’s office said. It will aim “to end the war in the Gaza Strip, enhance efforts to achieve peace and stability in the Middle East, and usher in a new era of regional security and stability”. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he will attend, as will Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, his…

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have arrived safely in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, following an unexpected delay to their flight from South Africa caused by a technical fault, PUNCH Online reports. The team, who are preparing for their decisive 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Benin Republic on Tuesday, touched down at the Victor Attah International Airport, Uyo, at 8:05 am on Sunday, according to team media officer Promise Efoghe. “Finally, Super Eagles arrive in Uyo, Akwa Ibom. The team touched down at 8.05 a.m. Sunday morning,” Efoghe confirmed in a statement issued to the media. A video later released by the…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja today, Sunday 12th of October for Rome to participate in the Aqaba process Heads of State and Government Level meeting. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, in a statement, said the meeting, with special focus on the security crisis in West Africa, will begin on October 14. According to the statement, the meeting will bring together Heads of State and Government, senior intelligence and military officials from African countries and representatives of inter-governmental and non-governmental organisations to discuss security challenges in West Africa. Launched by King Abdullah II…