President Bola Tinubu says he will focus on governance while the APC Presidential Campaign Council campaigns for his re-election in 2027, insisting that government business must continue.
Vice President Kashim Shettima criticised opposition candidates Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar, while Governor Ademola Adeleke endorsed Tinubu’s re-election bid.
Meanwhile, Peter Obi has shared a video of his morning workout, while Atiku urged Nigerians to collect their PVCs ahead of the 2027 elections. Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo also accused Atiku of leaving unpaid Nigeria Airways pensions, saying Tinubu had approved ₦36 billion to settle the outstanding debt.
Questions are mounting over INEC’s preliminary voters’ register, with reports that the online portal showed no register available and that copies were missing from some registration areas in Lagos, despite the commission’s announcement of more than 103 million registered voters.
In Ondo State, residents of Igbokoda have raised concerns about possible water contamination following the Nigerian Air Force crash that killed 25 people. The community’s traditional ruler has called for urgent environmental intervention while the Air Force has announced a 12-member board to investigate the crash.
Meanwhile, Kano entrepreneur Abdulkadir Basari is attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the longest sewing marathon by making school uniforms for underprivileged pupils through his Sew for the Nation initiative.
In another inspiring story, the STRIM Girls, a team of students with disabilities, have reached the finals of an international competition with Saving Pad, an AI-powered app designed to help users access menstrual products and information.
Finally, Nigeria celebrates the legacy of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti on what would have been his 88th birthday. The music legend, who died in 1997, received a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2026 and became the first African solo artist inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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