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President Bola Tinubu has edged Peter Obi by 1,067 responses, representing a 1.55 percentage-point lead in the Oxford-Metro Analytics’ National Trust Poll ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The Oxford-Metro poll, which closed on September 7, recorded 69,110 approved and unflagged responses in its final analytical dataset. Tinubu polled 24,469 responses, representing 35.41 per cent of the total, while Obi received 23,402 responses, accounting for 33.86 per cent. The figures placed Tinubu 1.55 percentage points ahead of Obi. Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar came third with 18,430 responses, representing 26.67 per cent of the total participation. The poll’s regional breakdown, however,…

A single mother of two, Sandra Okpara, has recovered N1,640,200 she mistakenly transferred to an account linked to Pastor Jerry Eze’s Streams of Joy International. Okpara recovered the money on Saturday, a day after posting a video on social media appealing for help to trace and retrieve the funds. In the video shared on Friday, she explained that the money belonged to other people and was intended for payments. She appealed to anyone connected to the church to help her recover it. “This money is not my money. I cannot do offering of 1,640,200. Please help me trace the accounts,”…

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, has urged labour leaders to aspire to political leadership, saying former union leaders in government have shown the value of workers’ representation in positions of authority. Ajaero made the call in Birnin Kebbi while addressing members of the NLC National Administrative Council (NAC) during a dinner hosted by Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris. The NLC president described Kebbi State as a second home for the Congress following the emergence of Idris, a former labour leader, as governor. Idris previously served as Deputy National President and Acting President of the NLC. Ajaero said…

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says his administration will introduce a production subsidy for crude supplied to Nigerian refineries to reduce petrol prices if he wins the 2027 presidential election. Atiku, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, said the policy would support domestic refining rather than subsidise imported petrol. He made the remarks in a statement issued by Phrank Shaibu, his senior special assistant on public communication, on Friday, amid criticism of his proposal to restore fuel subsidy. Atiku said concerns recently raised by Dangote Refinery over government-imposed petrol prices had been misrepresented by the Tinubu administration as evidence that…

The CIA has released 71 intelligence reports covering the months and years before the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, shedding new light on what the agency told former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush about al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden. The disclosure, made on Friday as the United States marked 25 years since the attacks, contains 70 reports produced before 9/11 and another dated September 12, 2001. The documents include assessments prepared for the President’s Daily Brief (PDB), a report distributed to the president and senior administration officials. Two of the documents had already been released as part of…

The Nigeria High Commission in the United Kingdom has announced plans to refund £50 to applicants who paid a £70 administrative fee for the ongoing passport intervention exercise. The refund will bring the administrative charge down to the standard £20 fee. The commission announced the decision in a notice published on its website on Friday, following protests and scrutiny over the additional charge. The fee for the intervention exercise was initially set at £20 during a similar exercise under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. However, the high commission had charged applicants £70, despite the fee reportedly not being…

Anulika Onyeanusia, the 36-year-old woman arrested in Anambra State over the alleged sexual abuse of her daughters, has pleaded with Nigerians for forgiveness. Onyeanusia was arrested a few days ago in Onitsha after she allegedly sexually assaulted her daughter using sex toys to create sexual content. The arrest followed the circulation of a disturbing livestream involving the child, which sparked public outrage and calls for authorities to intervene and protect the minor. During a preliminary investigation, the suspect admitted to making money from the material, with $300 said to be the highest amount she had received. She alleged that her…

Fulham and boss Alvaro Arbeloa claimed their first Premier League point of the season with a goalless draw at Liverpool. Less than 72 hours after the Reds beat Atletico Madrid in the Champions League, Andoni Iraola’s side lacked the intensity and urgency they showed on Wednesday night as they failed to score for the first time this term. Arbeloa came into this game under pressure, with his side having lost each of their first three league games since he took charge in the summer. But his side put in a solid away performance and could have taken all three points…

Nigeria’s High Commissioner-designate to South Africa, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has demanded urgent action from the South African Government following the reported killings of two Nigerians in Johannesburg. Fani-Kayode said the deaths of Bishop Michael Taiwo Fakunle and James Uchechukwu Nwankwo had raised fresh concerns over the safety of Nigerians living in South Africa. Reacting to the killings in a statement made available to Tribune, Fani-Kayode said he was “mortified and deeply shocked”, warning that Nigeria’s patience over the situation was wearing thin. Fakunle was allegedly shot dead at his home in Johannesburg on September 4 after reportedly receiving a series…

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has extended the end of its ongoing passport intervention exercise in the United Kingdom (UK) from September 19 to October 3. Akinsola Akinlabi, NIS public relations officer, said in a statement on Friday that the extension followed a directive from Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, minister of interior, in response to “the high turnout and interest shown”. The passport intervention, scheduled to run from September 7 to 19, was launched to clear backlogs involving new passport applications, renewals and pending cases. According to Akinlabi, 1,477 Nigerians were successfully processed and enrolled within the first four days of the…