Author: Lawan

Plateau bus attack: Lone survivor recounts how gunmen killed nine passengersThe lone survivor of a deadly attack on a commercial bus in Plateau State has recounted how gunmen opened fire on passengers, killing nine people, including the driver. The incident occurred on Sunday night at Dungus Junction in Kuru, Jos South Local Government Area of the state, as the vehicle was travelling towards Jos. The survivor, Nasiru Garba, who worked as the conductor of the bus, said he escaped death by hiding inside the vehicle when the attackers began shooting. Garba said the bus had stopped by the roadside to…

Senator Shehu Buba Umar, representing Bauchi South Senatorial District, has voluntarily submitted himself to security agencies for investigation over allegations linking him to banditry, terrorism financing, kidnapping and other violent crimes. Buba disclosed this on Tuesday at a press conference in Bauchi, where he said he was ready to cooperate fully with investigators to establish the facts surrounding the allegations. The senator said his decision followed the repeated circulation of the claims, which he described as serious allegations that should be subjected to professional investigation rather than political debate. According to Buba, his previous responsibilities in the National Assembly exposed…

Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to Mexico, Reno Omokri, has acknowledged that an FBI investigation involving individuals connected to President Bola Tinubu took place, but insisted that the President was not the subject of the investigation. Omokri made the clarification while appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Sunday, amid renewed controversy over United States law-enforcement records linked to Tinubu and efforts to obtain additional documents. “There was an investigation. Bola Ahmed Tinubu was not the subject of that investigation,” Omokri said. According to him, Tinubu was working as an accountant at the time and held funds belonging to clients who were themselves…

Prominent Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has urged Nigerians to resist attempts to vilify Senator Shehu Umar Buba, saying the Bauchi South senator should not be made a victim of political blackmail. Gumi made the call in a Facebook post on Sunday, amid renewed allegations linking the senator to banditry and terrorism. Gumi said, “The distinguished Senator Shehu Buba Umar should not be made a victim of political blackmail. “As a civilian, he has consistently worked to support security efforts against banditry and deserves fair and objective assessment. “Political differences are legitimate, but deliberately vilifying a man who has contributed…

Seven of Nigeria’s largest listed companies carry a combined debt stock of at least N5.57 trillion, with bank loans and other direct borrowings accounting for the bulk of their funding even as the corporate debt market expands rapidly, Daily Sun investigations can reveal. The seven companies with disclosed figures; Aradel Holdings, Seplat Energy, BUA Cement, Dangote Cement, Dangote Sugar Refinery, Nestlé Nigeria and MTN Nigeria account for roughly N5.57 trillion. According to the data gathered from the NGX website, the funding mix varies sharply across sectors and even among peers. In oil and gas, Aradel Holdings and Seplat Energy together…

•Says N20trn yearly payouts may cripple economyThe Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has warned against any return to the old universal petrol subsidy regime, saying it could expose Nigeria to an estimated annual subsidy bill of about N20 trillion. In a policy brief released on Sunday and titled “Petrol Subsidy: Preserving Reform Gains While Protecting Citizens,” the CPPE said the recent surge in petrol prices had placed severe pressure on households and businesses, raising transportation, logistics and production costs while weakening consumers’ purchasing power. The policy brief, signed by Dr Muda Yusuf, Chief Executive Officer of the…

The plan by Nigeria’s opposition parties to field a single candidate against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election appears to have collapsed, as leading contenders dig in on their individual ambitions and refuse to step down for one another. At the centre of the stalemate are former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, whose inability to agree on who should lead a united opposition challenge has increasingly dimmed prospects of a consensus candidate. Governor Seyi Makinde, Omoyele Sowore, Adewole Adebayo and other presidential candidates have also declined to collapse their ambitions into a single opposition platform,…

Former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate Datti Baba-Ahmed has moved to clarify his recent comments about Peter Obi, insisting that his political assessment of the former Anambra State governor does not mean their relationship has broken down. Baba-Ahmed said Obi remains someone he respects and continues to regard as his “boss”, despite the two politicians no longer belonging to the same political party. He made the clarification during an appearance on the Naija Unfiltered Podcast while responding to the controversy generated by his earlier comments on the 2027 presidential race. According to Baba-Ahmed, his relationship with Obi remains cordial and he…

…Clears Tinubu, Obi, Atiku, 15 others to participate The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday, released the final lists of the presidential candidates, clearing President Bola Tinubu, of the All Progressives Congress (APC); Peter Obi of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) and their African Democratic Congress (ADC) counterpart, Atiku Abubakar, to participate in next year’s presidential election. INEC, in the documents entitled: “Presidential and National Assembly Elections for January, 2027, signed by Rose Oriaran-Anthony, Secretary of the Commission, disclosed that no fewer than 18 political parties fielded presidential and vice presidential candidates for the January 16 poll. According to…

•Opposition leaders brace up for showdown Across the country’s political space, members of the opposition are worried that that the pattern of pre-election violence and inflammatory rhetoric that has marked off-cycle polls since the 2023 general election could define the 2027 contest. The latest flashpoint of the growing concerns came on the 8th of September, 2026, when suspected thugs blocked the convoy of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi along the Gboko federal highway in Benue State. His convoy was pelted with stones and the motorcade was forced to turn back. The Benue State Government denied any…