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Tensions are rising in Nigeria’s political landscape ahead of the 2027 general elections following reports of an armed attack on former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi and the leadership of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC). The incident reportedly took place in Benin City, the capital of Edo State, raising fresh concerns about the security of political figures in the country.
An aide to Obi and National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Dr. Yunusa Tanko, in a terse statement on Tuesday, said that his principal and ADC bigwigs were under siege as they were attacked by an armed group in Benin City on Tuesday afternoon.
According to him, they were attacked at the formal declaration of Olumide Akpata to ADC when armed individuals followed the group from the ADC Secretariat to the residence of Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, former National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) before he ditched the party.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially accepted the resignation of Inspector-General of Police Olukayode Egbetokun, submitted on grounds of pressing family matters, and subsequently designated Assistant Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Disu to assume the role in an acting capacity.
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said Tinubu accepted the resignation today.
Onanuga said he expressed his profound appreciation for Egbetokun’s decades of distinguished service to the Nigeria Police Force and the nation.
The Department of State Services (DSS) has taken into custody a sixth individual connected to the 2022 terrorist assault on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, an attack that claimed the lives of over 40 worshippers and left numerous others wounded.
A security source disclosed that the suspect, identified as Sani Yusuf, was apprehended in the Iguosa community, along the Powerline axis in the Ovia North Local Government Area of Edo State, after evading arrest for years.
According to the source, Yusuf had been on the radar of security agencies since the June 5, 2022, massacre at the Catholic church in Owo.
The Presidency confirmed on Tuesday that Kayode Egbetokun has resigned as Inspector-General of Police, citing pressing family concerns as the reason for his departure.
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this while responding to an enquiry, noting that the ex-IGP tendered his resignation in a letter.
“The IGP resigned in a letter today, citing family issues which require his undivided attention,” he said.
President Bola Ahmed TinubuPresident Tinubu Meets Kano Governor Yusuf Abba has relieved the Inspector General of Police, IGP Olukayode Egbetokun, of his duties and appointed Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Olatunji Disu, as his replacement.
Though yet to be officially confirmed, Presidency sources told The Eagle Online that the confirmation would be in a matter of minutes.
Disu was recently promoted to the rank of AIG and transferred to head the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Annex in Lagos.
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, arraigned a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Okhiria Edetanle, before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, over alleged $385,000 and ₦165,438,000.00 fraud.
Edetanle was arraigned on a seven-count charge bordering on alleged abuse of office, money laundering, and unlawful enrichment by a public official.
The offences are said to contravene Sections 332(1) and 332(3), Section 73(1), and Section 82(c) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The Central Bank of Nigeria‘s Monetary Policy Committee has made the decision to reduce the nation’s key interest rate, bringing it down to 26.5 percent.
The decision was announced on Tuesday by the Governor of the apex bank, Olayemi Cardoso, at the end of the MPC’s 304th meeting held in Abuja.
Cardoso disclosed that members of the committee agreed to trim the Monetary Policy Rate by 50 basis points.
President Bola Tinubu has called on both Muslim and Christian leaders across the nation to demonstrate more empathy toward the less fortunate and marginalized, advocating for policies that prioritize the welfare of ordinary people at the grassroots level.
The President, who hosted governors for the breaking of an interfaith fast at the Presidential Villa, said the simultaneous periods of abstinence and penitence for both religions underscore a common humanity.
President Tinubu noted that Ramadan and Lent provide opportunities for leaders in both religions to reflect further on the plight of others and to design programmes that will directly impact the livelihoods of many.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has made a bold move toward establishing principle-led politics and policy-focused governance in Nigeria, officially launching the Governing Council of The Progressive Institute (TPI). This milestone reflects the party’s commitment to developing a premier political framework that stands on par with the finest democratic institutions around the world.
This was disclosed by the Special Adviser to the National Chairman of APC on Media and Communications Strategy, Abimbola Tooki, on Tuesday.
The Governing Council was inaugurated on Monday at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja by the National Chairman of the party, Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, who described the development as a major milestone in the institutional strengthening of the APC and the Nigerian political landscape.
In a landmark shift for Nigeria’s downstream petroleum sector, Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals will supply between 60 and 65 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) daily to meet national demand, effectively positioning the country for sustained fuel self-sufficiency while exporting up to 20 million litres in surplus.
President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, disclosed the development in Lagos, confirming that a structured offtake agreement has been concluded with selected marketers to ensure nationwide distribution and eliminate supply instability.
“We have agreed an offtake framework to supply up to 65 million litres daily for the domestic market,” Dangote said. “Any surplus, estimated at between 15 and 20 million litres, will be exported.”
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