Year: 2025

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called for decisive action against the growing weaponisation of ethnicity, religion, and misinformation ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking at a capacity-building seminar for APC Zonal and State Publicity Secretaries on Friday, the party’s National Secretary, Ajibola Basiru, urged APC spokespersons nationwide to rise to the challenge of countering false narratives and divisive politics. Basiru decried the spread of false information using misleading images and accused political opponents of deepening ethnic and religious fault lines, which he said were not as pronounced during his youth. “We have seen the weaponisation of falsehood as an instrument of politics in Nigeria,” Basiru said, citing examples of fake images being circulated to mislead the public. Highlighting the positive impact of President Bola Tinubu’s reforms — including fuel subsidy removal and exchange-rate unification — Basiru noted that Nigeria’s economy is stabilising, with oil production now at 1.7 million barrels per day and the naira becoming “one of the best-performing currencies.” Alake Defends Tinubu’s Economic Reforms The Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake, also addressed the seminar, commending the federal government’s policy decisions, which he said have significantly improved revenue allocation to states and local governments. Alake described fuel subsidy removal and exchange-rate unification as “two hydra-headed economic monsters” that had previously dragged the economy backward. He stressed that their removal has freed up resources for infrastructure and state development. “If you don’t stabilise the macro, you cannot fix the micro,” Alake said, adding that job creation and increased production will follow ongoing infrastructure projects.

The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of four individuals who drowned in a blocked waterway at Zangon Kaya, located in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State. The incident was confirmed in a statement released on Friday by the Public Relations Officer of the Fire Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, who said the tragedy occurred on Friday afternoon. “We received an emergency call at about 1:48 pm from one Rabiu Yusif, informing us that four people had fallen into a blocked waterway that had gathered due to the ongoing railway line construction,” Abdullahi stated. “We immediately sent our rescue team to the scene. Two of the victims entered the waterway to swim when they got trapped.” Abdullahi explained that another individual went in to rescue them and also got stuck, while a fourth person, attempting to help, also became trapped. Upon the arrival of the rescue team, residents managed to pull out two victims, while the team recovered the remaining two. All four were rescued unconscious and later confirmed dead. The victims have been identified as Bashir Sani (28), Nasirudden Tasi’u (25), Usman Ubale (26), and Yakubu Muhammed (22). “Their corpses were handed over to SP Abdulkadir Albasu of Dawanau Police Division,” Abdullahi added. Read Full Details Here