Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC Abdullahi Ganduje, says the Peter Obi-Rabiu Kwankwaso Presidential ticket will fail in Kano during the 2027 general election.
According to Daily Trust, Ganduje made the remark on Tuesday while speaking to journalists, saying the two politicians lack what it takes to win a presidential election in the country.
The former APC boss said the will not even win in Kano, which is regarded as one of the battle ground states in the 2027 presidential election.
Obi and Kwankwaso are the presidential candidates of the opposition African Democratic Congress, ADC. They are running under the OK acronym.
Ganduje said, “I don’t think Peter Obi and Kwankwaso’s ticket will succeed in Kano. It will not succeed. In fact, it is dead on arrival.”
The former Kano state governor said Obi’s record as governor of Anambra is nothing to wrote home about, asking: “What did he do” when he was the Governor of Anambra state.
He stated, “Because Peter Obi was a governor in the south-east geopolitical zone, a governor in Anambra state. What did he do as a governor? What legacy did he leave as a governor?
“And from that, what other responsibility in governance did he hold that he made a mark to the extent that we believe he will be able to manage this country effectively and efficiently?”
Ganduje also criticised Kwankwaso’s political record in Kano, noting that he did not secure consecutive terms as governor.
He said Kwankwaso did not leave a legacy capable of convincing voters that he could effectively serve as Nigeria’s vice-president.
He argued, “Kwankwaso too, he was a governor of Kano state. He was not able to be a governor back-to-back.
“So far, the two other governors in Kano were able to win elections back-to-back. Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau was able to spend eight years straight. Myself, I was able to spend eight years straight.
“But he was not able, after the first term, he was not able to make it until after eight years, then he was able to come back.
“So I don’t think, even in Kano, what legacy specifically can you say that he has left in Kano that will convince the people of Kano, will convince the people of Nigeria that he will be a successful vice-president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria? I think that, as I earlier said, is dead on arrival.”
Boko Haram has released an obituary video honouring one of its cameramen and videographers, Abu Salim al-Barnawi, who was killed by Nigerian troops during a failed assault on a military formation in Borno State.
The three-minute, three-second video, narrated in Arabic, offers a rare glimpse into the terrorist group’s propaganda machinery. It shows Abu Salim filming operations and taking part in several missions carried out by the insurgents before his death.
According to the Acting Military Information Officer of Operation Hadin Kai, Capt. Muhammed Goni, the deceased was not just a media operative. Before joining Boko Haram’s media wing, he reportedly led cross-border raids into neighbouring Cameroon.
Goni said the terrorist was killed last week when troops repelled an attack on a Nigerian military camp, dealing another blow to the group’s operational and propaganda network.
The latest development follows an earlier military operation in which troops of Operation Hadin Kai neutralised an ISWAP cameraman during a failed infiltration of Cross Kauwa in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State.
Military authorities disclosed that intelligence recovered from the operation included video materials suggesting the presence of three foreign facilitators within the terrorist group, among them a Palestinian Arab said to be a trainer and a Moroccan Arab reportedly serving as a medical doctor.
Troops also recovered a Sony camcorder, rounds of PKT and 7.62mm Special ammunition, terrorist uniforms and other combat equipment after foiling the attack. According to the military, the insurgents had attempted to exploit the cover of darkness to overrun the position and loot cholera medical supplies.
A Nigerian international business woman, investor, and entrepreneur, Mrs Aisha Achimugu, has lamented the fate that has befallen her all because she, with credibility, invested in her own country
Reacting, for the first time, in a statement she personally signed, since an Abuja Federal High Court ordered the forfeiture of her business and personal assets worth billions of Naira to the Federal Government, no thanks to the EFCC which prosecuted her, Mrs Achimugu, a quiet philanthropist and humanist, who has, for years, been contributing positively, to Nigeria’s economy in a number of sectors, appealed not only for the protection of her life, and her children’s, but for the protection of her privacy.
She also called for an end to what she described as the misleading media trial on her person and the companies she had built with capacity and credibility.
Most important, Achimugu called for the respect of Court Orders and the protection of her multi-million-dollar investments in the oil and gas sector and several other sectors within and outside Nigeria.
Following is the full text of her statement.
NIGERIAN BUSINESS LEADER AND INVESTOR SPEAKS OUT: “PROTECTION OF LIFE AND RESPECT FOR THE RULE OF LAW”
“Call for the protection of my life, the lives of my children, the protection of my privacy, an end to the misleading media trial on my person and the companies I have built with credibility and capacity over several years, the respect of Court Orders, and the protection of over $100 Million I have within the Oil & Gas sector, and several sectors both in Nigeria and International”
I, Aisha Achimugu (OFR), an Accountant and law-abiding citizen of Nigeria, (I was a wife), and now a widow of the late Engr. Sulaiman Achimugu, a man whose life was a testament to the Nigerian dream.
My husband was a paragon of integrity who rose to lead the Pipelines and Product Marketing Company (PPMC), retiring with a record so unblemished that it served as a beacon of transparency for the entire industry, throughout this impactful Journey I was beside him as his wife, being his wife was an addition to the values I already had from the foundation that I was born into, a foundation that had consequence to any wrongdoing.
I am a mother, a daughter, a philanthropist, an entrepreneur, a proven business developer, with visible progressive track records on all my businesses and visible impact in the labour space, and a contributor to the national economy, who has spent decades building indigenous capacity and employing hundreds of my fellow citizens. Our family name has always been synonymous with service, yet today, that legacy is being systematically dismantled by an unrelenting and unjust assault.
Today, I am compelled to address both the local and international press in connection with what can best be described as a sustained campaign of calumny that threatens not just my personal rights to life and property, but the lives of my young children, aged parents, extended family and staff, and also the enabling environment for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Nigeria.
For nearly two years now, I have been subjected to the worst kind of oppression, character assassination, intimidation and the deliberate dissipation of my lawfully acquired personal property through the malicious actions of agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), led by its current Chairman. Such actions, which I have carefully outlined below, constitute an affront to the principles of the rule of law and natural justice, as provided in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Many have misinterpreted my long silence as fear or guilt resulting from the misleading and malicious information targeted at me. I state categorically that I refrained from speaking out purely out of personal restraint and national interest. I have always appreciated the enabling environment Nigeria provided for me to thrive over the last three decades. An example of this commitment was the immense collaboration I experienced during an international roadshow to over 30 countries to promote the then Ibaka Deep Sea Port project, that brought the visible birth of Ibom Deep Sea port a massive infrastructure initiative I proposed to the Federal Government to drive national growth – with a mere letter of expression of interest to the Ministry of Transport in port development without knowing who I was or a test to my capacity but trusted in my representation of professionalism.
Nonetheless, sometime in 2023, the Port Harcourt zonal office of the EFCC wrongly froze all my personal bank accounts, those of my children, my companies within the Felak Group, and the group account itself, having misled the Federal High Court (FHC) into granting an order of interim forfeiture, on the mistaken premise that I was a partner, associate, director or shareholder of a company called MBA Forex and Capital Investment.
In January 2024, a separate invitation letter from the EFCC raised the same MBA Forex matter again. My legal counsel and I honoured the invitation and clarified the true, limited nature of my company’s dealings with MBA. We had simply carried out and been paid for a single transaction on the company’s behalf because the CBN had publicly declared MBA a Ponzi scheme.
I held no ownership stake in MBA Forex. To close the matter, we refunded N58,000,000 relating to that transaction by bank draft to the EFCC recovery account, which I was told settled my company’s involvement on the investigation on the petition of the aggrieved people which cleared the mistaken impression that I, my children and my companies were part-owners of MBA or had any stake or involvement with them.
A situation escalated rapidly in March 2025. On 4 March 2025, I received a two-line WhatsApp message from an unknown number inviting me to the EFCC’s Port Harcourt office the following day the 5th of March 2025, I called the unknown number to explain my unavailability, until third week of April because I was abroad when I received the message. My legal counsel followed up by hand-delivering an official letter to the Port Harcourt office on 5 March 2025, on the same position with as my earlier phone call stated above, which was duly received and stamped.
Despite this, I received a series of aggressive calls and further WhatsApp messages on 9 March 2025. To ensure full transparency, my lawyer wrote directly to the EFCC Chairman in Abuja on 12 March 2025, attaching the earlier correspondence and confirming my availability for 27 and 28 April 2025. This record of correspondence definitively refutes any suggestion that I absconded, rather, I remained in constant, documented communication with the EFCC.
Yet on 10 March 2025, even as this cooperative exchange of letters was ongoing, what looked at first like an ordinary social media rumour was revealed to be a carefully planned, targeted and malicious campaign of blackmail, slander and defamation against my person, my children, my family and my businesses, flooding local and international platforms with my name and image under a false narrative. This malicious, deliberate action was orchestrated with no regard for my contributions to the national economy and my International representation of a Nigerian Citizen.
The malicious nature of the EFCC’s actions became undeniable on 28 March 2025. On that day, my company, Oceangate Oil & Gas Limited, the winning bidder for PPL 302-DO and PPL 3007, submitted proof of payment to the NUPRC totalling $20,000,000 ($10,000,000 per block). Remarkably, just four hours after these payments were confirmed, the EFCC Chairman declared me a “Wanted Person” for “conspiracy and money laundering,” and promoted aggressively amongst all social platform across the globe, despite my whereabouts being well-documented and known to them.
Immediately following this declaration, at about 5pm, over 30 armed operatives invaded my home, terrorized my family, embarrassed my environment and carted away all my jewelleries , safes, and personal funds in a cruel and unprofessional manner for reasons best known to them. And with no reason for my offence. But what seemed like a clear show of power.
In April 2025, while seeking the protection the courts could offer, I filed a fundamental rights suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The matter was heard even in my absence and was adjourned to 29 April 2025 with the court ordering that the status quo be maintained until that date. The adjourned date of 29 April 2025 fell within the same window my lawyers had already communicated to the EFCC that I would be returning to Nigeria. It cleared the way for my return to the country on 28 April 2025.
Yet upon my arrival in the early hours of that day, EFCC operatives were waiting for me at the airport, and, notwithstanding the court’s standing order, took me to their headquarters. I did not resist. I was placed in an interrogation room and, at 5pm, presented with an asset declaration form, which I half filled, because I did not understand the context, so to avoid any false information, even though I told them it did not apply to me as a private sector individual, but they insisted that was the instruction given.
At 5:30pm, I was given a bail form with conditions requiring two Level 16 civil servants and two identified properties with original Certificates of Occupancy, then detained overnight and taken to court the next day in an EFCC vehicle.
The Judge granted me bail and ordered my release within 24 hours. Yet, this release was inexplicably delayed by five days, needlessly prolonging my detention upon meeting my bail condition. They also disobeyed the bail granted with stipulated bail condition by instructing that I submit my International passport which I did not resist as a law abiding citizen.
Upon finally returning home, I was confronted by the trauma my ordeal had caused my family. My mother, who only returned 24 hours from a spine surgery abroad and was still in recovery stage, was ordered to sit for hours and emotionally humiliated by the EFCC operatives with no consideration for her age or health, and the shock of that experience has left her health permanently compromised to this day.
In response, I have since filed a further fundamental human rights action against the EFCC for breach of my rights to privacy and property.
Rather than answer for that conduct, the EFCC responded by widening its pressure on my finances. It compiled and froze every bank account linked to me and my businesses, and for nearly two years my personal and corporate accounts have remained frozen amid continuing litigation across multiple courts.
When that failed to achieve its aim quickly enough, the EFCC turned to Section 17 of the Advance Fee Fraud Act, embarking on the tracing, seizure and forfeiture of assets connected to me, without any criminal complaint, petition, or legal foundation whatsoever.
As part of the same push, a further media campaign attempted to link me to US$7,000,000 allegedly abandoned in a bank, a claim contradicted by the same clear payment tellers already submitted to NUPRC, showing $2,000,000 paid through a South African Bank in South Africa directly to NUPRC’s designated account on PPL 3007 and $5,000,000 on PPL 302 as part of Oceangate’s proof of payment, yet the EFCC nonetheless continued to press the allegation in court filings and in the social media space in the continuous campaign to smear my character.
Having failed to sustain that particular allegation, the EFCC turned its attention to the remainder of the same NUPRC payment that my company submitted. Thirteen Million Dollars ($13,000,000) out of the total Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000) combined payment for both PPL 302-DO and PPL 3007 by Oceangate Oil & Gas Limited into NUPRC’s federal government account, which EFCC also acknowledged in the motion submitted to their claim which was made subject to an ex-parte forfeiture order obtained by the EFCC at the Federal High Court, without any established case or existing petition.
That order has been challenged on appeal, and I await the outcome.
On 20 January 2026, while both that appeal and my earlier suit over the first home invasion were still pending, EFCC operatives, at the directive of the Chairman, invaded my private home a second time and removed all vehicles on the premises by crane and flatbed, without regard to ownership, damage, or safety, abandoning them recklessly to the weather, with no record of offence committed. When I sought the court’s intervention for the return of all my vehicles, after 6 months and other seized personal items for almost 2 years, the EFCC, rather than defend that suit at the Federal High Court, instead again obtained a further ex-parte order of forfeiture from the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory on the same suit before them.
In nearly two years, I have lost over nine international bank accounts, some with 35 years of operating history, and some less than that, without any history of suspicion on my financial activities including my children’s international upkeep allowance account.
Several financing opportunities have been cancelled as a direct consequence of the continuous, calculated smearing of my name. This has kept me in constant fear for the safety and emotional well-being of my young children. My parents have visibly aged beyond their years because of the trauma caused by the relentless and unjustified attacks against their daughter.
Without a crime identified or offence committed, beyond the deliberate and sponsored media campaign that has sought to misrepresent my identity.
I struggle with fears of the safety and the mental states of my young children, my parents have aged 3 times ahead because of the trauma of the no reason smear of their child, apart from the misleading representation by the deliberate and sponsored damaging impact media trial of my person, I have lost valued friendships because many fear being associated with someone falsely branded with allegations of money laundering and financial conspiracy.
My reputation has been unfairly questioned, while my investments and businesses have suffered severe setbacks arising solely from the dissemination of misleading information to the Nigerian public and the international community.
This is despite the fact that, in the last five years alone, I have invested almost $90,000,000 in Nigeria’s Oil & Gas sector, funds I committed because I believe in Nigeria and in the promise of its Local Content Act and Petroleum Industry Act, both designed to support indigenous operators like myself.
I have attracted over $100,000,000 worth of investments into the Nigerian economy, because I believed and trusted in my country. I have directly employed close to 200 Nigerians, And I invested in several charity projects through My foundation SEF (SAM EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION) that has successfully implemented and impacted over 1,000 health programmes, oxgen supply programmes across health centers empowered more than one million people through its various interventions, medical bill intervention programme, built primary health centers, schools, modern sanitary facilities for schools, water projects for communities, in various states in Nigeria ,built several mosques and churches, over two thousand Nigerians on scholarship, operating food bank for low income families, conducted over 3,000 successful community outreach initiatives, and provided educational support to more than 10,000 children.
I made these investments in my country without ever imagining that it would become the basis upon which I would be defamed, my companies discredited, and my children made to live with diminished confidence and constant fear for the safety of their mother.
The EFCC did not stop at nothing, they also directed that my visa be revoked by the American Embassy in Abuja Nigeria, for a mere declaring me wanted which was unjustified.
It is a known information that Visa revocations are initiated by department of State in Washington and not by reason of alleged unconcluded investigation.
I received the email of the revocation on the 4th April 2025, 7 days after I was declared wanted by the EFCC.
The most devastating and heartbreaking extended malice was communicated to the American Embassy in Bridgestone (Barbados ) the Embassy that covers my second citizenship. I discovered the most devastating information when I could not proceed with an application for a visa on my Grenada passport which was to enable me attend my already booked and scheduled Harvard executive program, when I already knew that my American visa revocation was showing active only from the records in Nigeria. So I thought I could get a waiver, but the worst was discovered, when I was told I could not, until I clear with my birth country
This was the record:
“NIGERIAN WITH GRENADIAN CITIZENSHIP WANTED FOR MONEY LAUNDERING AND CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY. BUSINESS WOMAN AISHA ACHIMUGU, ONE OF THE THOUSANDS OF NIGERIANS APPROVED AS CITIZENS OF GRENADA UNDER THE CITIZENSHIP BY INVESTMENT (CBI) PROGRAM BY THE DICKON MITCHELL ADMINISTRATION, WAS RECENTLY DECLARED WANTED BY NIGERIA’S ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION (EFCC). ACHIMUGU’S COMPANY, OCEANGATE OIL AND GAS ENGINEERING, SIGNED A $1.5 BILLION OIL DEAL IN GRENADA BEFORE SHE WAS DECLARED WANTED. PUBLISHED IN ‘NOW GRENADA’ MARCH, 2025.”
What could have been so bad, that will lead to this level of hate and total destruction of a fellow human being and your fellow citizen who is not a harm to you, to the extent of wanting to destroy investments and relationships outside of your alleged crime?
I have never been known to be a troublemaker. I am not a criminal, and I have never been convicted of any offence. I have never been confronted with any crime that I did not own up to. I have honored over 20 EFCC invitations, and even when it was obvious that I was being oppressed, I still respected the Constitution without being informed of my alleged crime, even as it was circulated to the public through the media. I have lost hard-earned incomes, investments, businesses, personal reputation and long credible goodwills, my international collaborators have grown hesitant to work with me, due to the smear impact has caused on my person.
The deep consequences on this sustained, damaging media trial against my person and my companies have extended far beyond Nigeria without letting me know my crime or offence.
I have asked myself repeatedly what I have done to Nigeria, to Nigerians, or to the EFCC and its Chairman to deserve this.
I cry out today not because I have lost faith in the Nigerian judiciary or in the power of the Nigerian State to do justice without fear or favour, but because if it can happen to me today, no one knows who may be next tomorrow.
On Thursday the 16th of July 2026, The EFCC under the leadership of the current Chairman took a different dangerous media trial, by the displays of several jewelries and several luxury cars with huge figures of monies displayed without any sympathy to my young children who has me as their only parent. What could have caused this level of hate without a consideration to everything and any thing?
At this point, it is obvious that the objective is not merely to wear me down, but to put my life at public danger and risk, the lives of my young children, and the safety of my parents by constantly deliberately exposing me to continuous danger by media trial.
For all these reasons, I call on all meaningful Nigerians, the National Assembly, the Judiciary, the security services, Local and International Human Right Activists, our local and international partners to look into my situation with an open mind and demand that this continuous, malicious misleading, dangerous, and damaging public campaign/media trial against my person and the values I have stood for be corrected.
Nigeria already contends with enough challenges of insecurity and economic hardship. Legitimate investors and law-abiding citizens should not have their assets seized in defiance of court orders without any established court proceedings.
This persecution has not diminished my patriotism. I remain a proud Nigerian, grateful for the decades I spent building businesses without ever breaching the law. Not until the year 2024, my Nigeria that gave me the wing to fly and discover my capacity, under the current EFCC Chairman leadership, that my Nigeria became misrepresented to me. I have faced this concerted effort to criminalize my existence, destroy all my investments, constantly malign my character, suffered business setbacks, loss of timely return on investment on investment already in existence , and have my life and privacy at risk.
I believe that justice delayed is justice denied, and I am not afraid to face the law provided due process is followed. My lawyers are pursuing all legal remedies locally and internationally. I call on the media and the global business community to support a fair business environment in Nigeria and to reject the spread of defamatory and damaging information that harms the national economy.
Nigeria is our great country. Let us build it together, without hate, mischief, malice, politics or anything that would distract or divide us. There is only one option, and it should remain the only option: protect your citizens, protect the economy of our nation, and encourage and support visible businesses. No nation thrives without the involvement of its private sector. It is well established that the private sector drives every nation’s economy.
TODAY, I DECLARE WITH THE URGENCY OF A MOTHER TO YOUNG ADULTS, PHILANTROPIST, A PATRIOTIC CITIZEN, AN EMPLOYER OF LABOUR, AND A CONTRIBUTOR TO NATIONAL ECONOMY.
MY VERY EXISTENCE AND LIFE ARE IN DANGER.
MY PRIVATE LIFE AND PRIVACY INVADED.
THE INNOCENCE AND SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN ARE UNDER THREAT.
THE HEALTH AND PEACE OF MY AGED PARENTS ARE BEING SACRIFICED.
THE LIVES OF ALL MY STAFF ARE IN DANGER.
MY IDENTITY GLOBALLY IS IN TERRIBLE DANGER.
MY SECURITY IS IN TERRIBLE DANGER.
MY DECADES OF INVESTMENTS IN NIGERIA ARE BEING STRANGLED.
MY COMPANIES ARE IN DANGER.
MY IMMIGRATION RIGHTS GLOBALLY ARE IN DANGER.
MY REPUTATION, MY PRIVACY, AND MY DIGNITY ARE UNDER CONSTANT SIEGE.
I bring all of this to the notice of the general public and the global community as a record, before it is too late.
“When two of your most sensitive financial and monetary authorities publicly contradict each other on the same transaction, no serious leader needs a clairvoyant to know that his administration is trapped in a web of deception and a profound crisis of credibility” – Atiku
The African DemocraticCongress, (ADC), presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has stated that President Bola Tinubu’s administration is trapped, going by contradictory accounts being proferred by the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) and the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, (OAGF), over the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, (PFIPC).
In a statement on Wednesday, Atiku, who insisted that Tinubu is trapped, said the president should apologize to Nigerians and resign from his position.
In the statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku pointed out that the testimony presented by the CBN before the House of Representatives fundamentally contradicts the narrative earlier advanced by the Office of the Accountant-General, plunging the Tinubu administration into one of the gravest credibility crises in Nigeria’s democratic history.
“This is where the cover-up appears to begin. One institution denied authorising the opening of the PFIPC accounts and alleged forgery.
“Another, before the representatives of the Nigerian people, stated that the accounts were opened on the directive of the Accountant-General after due process was followed. Both accounts cannot be true.
“When two of your most sensitive financial and monetary authorities publicly contradict each other on the same transaction, no serious leader needs a clairvoyant to know that his administration is trapped in a web of deception and a profound crisis of credibility.
“The President cannot continue to watch from the sidelines while his government tears itself apart with conflicting narratives.
“President Tinubu must answer a simple question: Which version does he believe—the Accountant-General’s or the Central Bank’s? If he believes neither, why has he not acted?
“Every day he delays ordering a truly independent investigation, he deepens public suspicion that preserving his administration’s image has taken precedence over establishing the truth.
“The continued silence of the Attorney-General of the Federation, the nation’s chief law officer, only compounds this credibility crisis and reinforces the perception that this administration is more interested in containing the political fallout than uncovering the truth.”
Atiku called on the National Assembly to immediately summon the Accountant-General of the Federation and the Governor of the Central Bank to appear together before its investigative committee under oath so Nigerians can finally hear one truthful account.
“The PFIPC scandal has ceased to be merely about disputed accounts. It has become a referendum on President Tinubu’s integrity and competence.
“If a single individual could allegedly orchestrate a scheme that has thrown two of Nigeria’s most critical financial and monetary authorities into public contradiction, Nigerians are entitled to ask how many other abuses may have escaped detection because of weak oversight and institutional failure.
“President Tinubu owes Nigerians an unreserved apology for presiding over this unprecedented collapse of public accountability.
“If he cannot immediately restore public confidence through a genuinely independent investigation and ensure that everyone responsible is held to account, then he has forfeited the moral authority to continue in office.
“The honourable course is simple: apologise to Nigerians and resign.”
The Anambra’ Police Command has vowed to hunt down and serve justice to all those involved in the gruesome killing of four herdsmen in the State.
This is as the national leadership of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association MACBAN urged members resident in Anambra State to remain calm and refrain from resorting to self help.
The Source reports that some armed hoodlums in the early hours of Tuesday July, 21 ,2026 allegedly invaded a cattle rearing settlement in Ifite Awka community ,Awka South Local Council of Anambra’ state killing four siblings, and several cattle.
A statement from the Deputy National Leader of MACBAN, Gidado Siddiki the assailants informed that the assailants allegedly struck while the victims were tendering their cattle at the camp said to belong to one Aminu Mohammed.
According to Mohammed, the attackers who took the herders by surprise, fired sporadically, killing the four brothers on the spot, with one of the herders , Usman Iliyasu escaping the onslaught
The MACBAN leader disclosed that several cattle were equally killed during the attack.
Those killed were Mohammed Bujumi , Hassan Bujumi, Abubakar Bujumi and Sani Bujumi.
While appreciating the swift intervention of security operatives in halting the senseless attack, the umbrella body of herders urged immediate action on the part of the Anambra State Government to fish out the culprits, as well as put in place adequate measures to protect law abiding citizens and residents.
The MACBAN also strongly condemned the attack with a call on all relevant security agencies to launch an investigation into the unfortunate development.
“The MACBAN strongly condemns this heinous and senseless attack and calls on all relevant security agencies to immediately investigate the incident., apprehend the perpetrators ,and bring them to justice”
“We sincerely appreciate the prompt response of the Joint Task Force ,and the Anambra State Government for their swift intervention ,and efforts in recovering the bodies of the deceased .
“The timely action is commendable ,and demonstrates their commitment to maintaining peace and security” Mohammed stated.
The Police Command spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, while reacting, condemned the attack and the dastardly killing of the herders in their camp.
He revealed that the State Commissioner of Police has directed an immediate and comprehensive inquest into the incident with a view to apprehending the perpetrators.
He also confirmed that four cattle were found lifeless by security operatives who visited the scene with several sacks containing large chunks of meat also recovered within the area.
The Police called on residents to maintain the peace, and volunteer credible information that can lead to the interception of those responsible for the horrible act.
President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to sustaining close ties with the United Kingdom, (UK), as the new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham assumed office.
Tinubu congratulated Burnham on his assumption of office, expressing confidence that his administration will deepen bilateral cooperation and strengthen the longstanding strategic partnership between Nigeria and the UK.
Tinubu’s message was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs through its spokesperson, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa.
The ministry noted that Tinubu recalled his recent engagement with the immediate past British Prime Minister and expressed optimism that the new administration would build on the gains already recorded.
The statement partly reads, “President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has extended warm congratulations to Rt. Honourable Andy Burnham on his assumption of office as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
“In his congratulatory message, President Tinubu also felicitated with the Government and people of the United Kingdom for the peaceful, orderly and seamless leadership transition, which once again, reflects the strength of the country’s democratic institutions and constitutional tradition.
“The President recalled with fond memories, his productive engagement with the immediate past Prime Minister during his Official Visit to the United Kingdom in March 2026 and expressed confidence that Prime Minister Burnham would build on and consolidate the achievements recorded by that visit.”
The statement added that the President was eager to engage the new British leader through bilateral and multilateral platforms to advance the interests of both countries.
“He looks forward to exploring vistas of partnership, collaboration and cooperation with the United Kingdom under the new Prime Minister.
“President Tinubu further expressed his desire to engage with Prime Minister Burnham at the earliest opportunity, bilaterally and multilaterally, especially under the auspices of the Commonwealth, to deepen bilateral relations and strengthen the strategic partnership between both countries for the benefit of their peoples.”
Reaffirming Nigeria’s commitment to sustaining close ties with the UK, the Federal Government wished the new Prime Minister a successful tenure.
“The Federal Government of Nigeria wishes Prime Minister Andy Burnham a successful tenure in office and assures him of Nigeria’s readiness to work closely with his administration in advancing shared priorities and addressing common global challenges”, the statement concluded.
Nigeria and the United Kingdom maintain longstanding diplomatic, political and economic relations dating back to Nigeria’s independence in 1960.
The UK remains one of Nigeria’s key trading and investment partners, while both countries collaborate on security, education, healthcare, migration, climate change and regional development through bilateral engagements and the Commonwealth.
“I am not going anywhere. The President is happy with what we are doing. This is the handiwork of people uncomfortable with the administration’s improving security record” – Minister Musa
General Christopher Musa (rtd), Nigeria’s Minister for Defence, is so angry over social media reports which claimed he was considering a resignation from office, that he has vowed to go to Court.
Musa, on emerging from about an hour’s meeting with his Commander-in-Chief, President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, swore that he would meet in Court with whoever fabricated the story that he was resigning from office as Nigeria’s Minister for Defence.
He told State House Reporters that he was shocked when his attention was drawn to the story because he had neither discussed it with anybody, nor had it ever crossed his mind.
He said that the President was satisfied with the progress being made so far as it concerns the security situation in the Country, and insisted that the purveyors of such falsehood were not comfortable with the progress.
Minister Musa:
“I am not going anywhere. I have never discussed this. I don’t even know who the person is that brought that information. But whoever it is, we will take legal action against them.
“Whoever it is, I am sure we will get them. He will come and explain who gave him such information. It is a deliberate attempt to undercut public confidence in the administration’s security gains.
“We are surprised. I was shocked when I saw that. I don’t know where that came from. But you always expect that there will be people who will not be happy when things are going well. Security is improving, things are getting better, and for them, that is a sad point. They always want to make it look as if it is not so.
“I just came back from briefing Mr President on the current security situation, and he is very happy with us. We are going to continue doing well.
“I want to seize this opportunity to appreciate Nigerians for all the support.
“The support has been massive. To defeat the terrorists and the bandits is a whole-of-society approach. Nigerians have keyed into it, and things are getting better, and they will continue to improve.”
Musa, a former Chief of Defence Staff was nominated Minister of Defence by President Tinubu on December 2. 2025.
On the day he was sworn into office, General Musa declared Nigerians an all-out war against terrorists, bandits and other such criminal activities, and promised Nigerians that they would now sleep with both eyes closed.
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has approved the re-appointment of Dr. Taiwo Fasoranti as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG).
A statement on Tuesday by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ebenezer Adeniyan stated that the appointment takes immediate effect.
Dr. Fasoranti was the SSG until March 30, 2026 when he resigned to contest in the Senate primaries of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) for Ondo Central Senatorial District.
He participated in the national Assembly primaries of the APC, won but the national leadership of the party replaced his name, thus paving way for the second tenure of the incumbent senator representing Ondo central, Adeniyi Adegbonmire.
Dr. Taiwo Fasoranti brings to the office a wealth of experience in public administration, policy formulation, and governance.
Governor Aiyedatiwa congratulates Dr. Fasoranti on his appointment and charges him to justify the confidence reposed in him by serving the people of Ondo State with dedication, integrity, and commitment to the Our Ease agenda of his administration.
Bauchi State Government has warned beneficiaries of agricultural enterprises fund not to spend the money to marry wives.
The governor presented cheques totalling ₦625 million to 1,250 youths to launch various agricultural enterprises across the state.
The beneficiaries recently completed a rigorous, state-funded two-week intensive training scheme at the International Skills Acquisition Centre (ISAC), located at CSS Farms in Gora, Nasarawa State.
The programme covered modern techniques in fisheries, poultry, livestock breeding, crop farming, and animal feed production.
Speaking at the presentation ceremony in Bununu community of Tafawa Balewa local government area of the state, Governor Bala Mohammed stated that the ₦500,000 startup pack given to each graduate is a deliberate investment in the state’s economic future rather than an act of charity.
“This intervention is an investment in productivity, enterprise, employment generation, and the future prosperity of our state.
“I urge you to invest these resources wisely to establish sustainable enterprises, create employment opportunities, and contribute meaningfully to food security” he said.
The Governor noted that the initiative builds on the success of a similar phase in 2021, where 1,000 participants received ₦450,000 each.
Many beneficiaries from that premier batch have since expanded into self-reliant employers of labour and community role models.
The success of the initial phase prompted the administration to expand the intake to 1,250 youth and women for the 2025/2026 cohort.
However, the Governor issued a stern warning against mismanaging the funds, strictly cautioning the recipients against diversionary spending.
“You must not use the money to marry wives; that is not the purpose. The Ministry of Agriculture is hereby directed to closely monitor the utilization of the money. Anyone who does anything different should be sanctioned” he stated.
To ensure transparency and safety, the Governor added that all payments are being issued via cheques directly through the Ministry of Agriculture, ensuring no beneficiary leaves the venue shortchanged or harassed.
Reactions from the beneficiaries have been highly positive. Yusuf Alkasim, a fishery graduate who has already set up local ponds in his family compound, expressed gratitude and stated that the ₦500,000 grant would enable him to scale up his capacity and hire local hands.
Another graduate, Mustapha Abdullahi, stated that he plans to immediately set up a processing plant for vital animal feeds using his startup capital.
The Ministry of Agriculture has set up a dedicated monitoring team to supervise the startups and offer technical support to ensure the program meets its economic targets
The National Leadership of the Labour Party on Tuesday held an interactive session with the Party’s Vice Presidential Candidate for the 2027 General Election, Hajja Bintu Konto, at the National Secretariat in Abuja, during which the leadership reaffirmed its confidence in the presidential ticket of Dr. Chibuzo Sunday Okereke and Hajja Bintu Konto.
Speaking at the session, the National Chairman of the Labour Party, Distinguished Senator Nenadi Usman, expressed profound satisfaction with the choice of Hajja Bintu Konto as the Party’s Vice Presidential Candidate, describing her nomination as a reflection of the Labour Party’s enduring commitment to equity, inclusion and social justice.
According to Senator Usman, the choice of Hajja Konto perfectly aligns with the Party’s enduring philosophy of “Mama, Papa, Pikin,” which embodies the humane character and inclusive ideals of the Labour Party. She noted that by presenting a woman as its Vice Presidential Candidate, the Labour Party has once again demonstrated its unwavering belief in equal opportunity and social justice, standing out as the only major political party in the 2027 presidential race to accord women such a strategic and prominent place on its presidential ticket.
The National Chairman expressed confidence that Hajja Konto’s intimidating credentials, sterling professional accomplishments and extensive humanitarian experience would greatly enrich governance when she and the Party’s Presidential Candidate, Dr. Chibuzo Sunday Okereke, assume office in 2027.
Senator Usman also used the occasion to extol the exemplary leadership of the Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, whom she described as the poster child of the Labour Party and a shining example of democratic governance in Nigeria. She particularly commended the recently enacted social welfare legislation in Abia State aimed at providing support for senior citizens, describing it as a practical demonstration of people-oriented governance.
She urged Nigerians and states desirous of experiencing similar dividends of democracy to embrace and vote for the Labour Party in future elections, noting that the transformation taking place in Abia State is a clear testament to what Labour Party governments can deliver.
On his part, the Party’s Presidential Candidate, Dr. Chibuzo Sunday Okereke, expressed delight at being paired with Hajja Bintu Konto, whom he described as a humble, dependable and highly experienced partner.
While commending the Labour Party for recognising the indispensable role of women in nation-building, Dr. Okereke observed that neglecting women in governance is akin to attempting to clap with one hand, particularly considering their significant contribution to Nigeria’s population and national development.
He paid glowing tribute to Hajja Konto’s record as a distinguished development advocate and public health expert whose interventions have positively impacted countless lives across the country. According to him, his presidency would only be complete with Hajja Konto serving as Vice President, just as Nigeria would stand to benefit immensely from their combined experience, competence and shared vision for national renewal.
Dr. Okereke also applauded Senator Nenadi Usman for her leadership and pivotal role in Hajja Konto’s emergence, describing the National Chairman as an exemplary leader and an inspiration to women across the country.
In her remarks, the Vice Presidential Candidate, Hajja Bintu Konto, expressed profound appreciation to the leadership and members of the Labour Party for the confidence reposed in her. She described Senator Nenadi Usman as a woman with a golden heart whose unwavering commitment to justice, fairness and national service continues to inspire countless Nigerians.
Hajja Konto pledged to devote herself wholly to the service of the nation if elected Vice President in 2027. She emotionally recounted her humanitarian engagements during the early days of the Boko Haram insurgency in Northern Nigeria, recalling how, despite the painful loss of her husband to the conflict, she continued to traverse communities across the region to provide relief and support to victims of the insurgency.
She assured Nigerians that the invaluable field experience she acquired over the years would be deployed in addressing the country’s security challenges and advancing people-centred policies.
The Vice Presidential Candidate further stated that her decision to join the Labour Party was informed by her conviction that the Party remains the only political platform with a clear vision, genuine commitment and practical roadmap for addressing Nigeria’s leadership challenges and rebuilding the nation.
