Adefarasin Says Nigeria Is Dead+ Tinubu Says He’s Lost Weight+ Terrorist Gets Govt Hilux| OjyOkpe

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:31:15 +0000

The U.S. military has announced fresh strikes on Iran targeting missile sites and naval mines as tensions in the Middle East continue despite ongoing peace talks.

APC National Chairman Nentawe Yilwatda claimed in an interview on Arise News that the ruling party has 12.9 million registered members submitted to Independent National Electoral Commission—more than all other Nigerian political parties combined.

Meanwhile, John Okezie dismissed the viral irregular vote-counting video from the All Progressives Congress House of Representatives primary in Bende Federal Constituency, Abia State, calling it doctored propaganda by party opponents.

A viral video from the African Democratic Congress presidential primary at Kara Primary School in Yobe State has sparked controversy after an official appeared to skip numbers while counting voters in line, drawing comparisons to similar irregular vote-counting allegations previously linked to the APC primaries.

Meanwhile, the actor and politician Yul Edochie said on The Honest Bunch podcast that Peter Obi is unlikely to win Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election, arguing instead that Obi’s best chance could come in 2031 after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

In another development from Kebbi State, residents of Tangaram Village were left traumatized after armed attackers stormed the community around 1 a.m. on motorcycles, firing shots and abducting 13 adult men before fleeing toward the Zamfara border.

In Kwara State, armed attackers stormed a night vigil near Ikiran Village on Saturday night, killing three worshippers and abducting 15 others during the service.

In Ondo State, police and hunters successfully rescued 12 people who were abducted in the Akoko South-East Local Government Area of the state.

In another development, a Borno indigene and internally displaced person sparked outrage after alleging at a public event that some rehabilitated insurgents in states including Borno and Zamfara receive government stipends, cash payouts, and vehicles after completing deradicalization programs.

The Senior Pastor of House on the Rock, Paul Adefarasin, stirred debate after declaring during a sermon that “Nigeria is dead” where he argued that anyone whose wealth is measured in Naira is poor.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu sparked reactions after publicly revealing that his economic reforms have impacted him on a personal level, stating that he's lost sleep and weight over the country's challenges.

It comes as a 2012 video of Vice President Kashim Shettima from his time as Governor of Borno State resurfaced where he is seen becoming emotional while discussing worsening insecurity and repeated Boko Haram attacks during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.

In our Good News Report, Rangers International FC were officially crowned as Nigeria Premier Football League champions.

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