Posts

DSS Strengthens Security Around Atiku, Peter Obi, 16 Other Presidential Candidates

Image
The Department of State Services (DSS) has intensified security arrangements for presidential candidates and their running mates ahead of the 2027 general election, with former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, and 16 other contenders among those covered by the new measures. The security reinforcement also extends to governorship candidates and their deputies across the country, while candidates contesting National and State Assembly seats in areas considered vulnerable to violence are being placed under increased surveillance. The enhanced security arrangements were reportedly approved following a directive from President Bola Tinubu, who, according to a security source who spoke with The Nation, wants all presidential candidates to be adequately protected during the electioneering period. The development came as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) released the list of candidates contesting governorship and State Hou...
Post a Comment
Read more

META TO CHARGE BUSINESSES ₦14 PER WHATSAPP MESSAGE FROM OCTOBER

Image
‎ ‎Businesses using the WhatsApp Business Platform, are set to be charged about fourteen naira per message for Nigerian numbers by ‎META, parent company of whatsapp from October 1, 2026. ‎ ‎Ordinary users are not affected by this development as they will continue to use WhatsApp without paying per message. ‎ ‎The concerned businesses are: banks, Fintechs, telecommunications companies, retailers and e-commerce platforms that use WhatsApp to provide customer support, send transaction alerts, confirm orders and market their products. Follow the TOP TORI News channel on WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb7DRJBJpe8admKjIM3Z
Post a Comment
Read more

Osun: Adeleke Reaches Out To Akande, Aregbesola, Oyinlola As Oyetola, Oyebamiji Shun Phone Calls

Image
In his push for reconciliation and post- election peace, Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, used the occasion of the 35th anniversary celebration of the state to hold discussions with former Governor, Bisi Akande in his continued drive for post- election peace. This was made known in a statement to TopTori on Friday by Adeleke’s Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed. The governor, who has initiated several steps to heal the wounds of the governorship election, spoke at length to the former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and an ex- governor of the state, Bisi Akande. Adeleke urged restoration of elite interaction and consensus in the aftermath of the last polls. The governor briefed Akande on his reconciliation and peace moves and the need for all leaders to support a post-election peace agenda and the unification of the people badly divided due to pre-election violence among others. The governor also spoke with former Governors Olagunsoye Oyinlo...
Post a Comment
Read more

2027: ‘Stop Hiding In Aso Rock’ – Peter Obi Challenges Tinubu To Debate

Image
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has challenged President Bola Tinubu to speak openly to Nigerians about his plans, policies, and programmes instead of using proxies. Obi challenged Tinubu to address Nigerians on his activities in office ahead of the 2027 elections. Naija News reports that Obi spoke in a statement on Tuesday released on his behalf by the Peter Obi Media Reach (POMR), in which he charged the President to account for his first term in office. According to the statement signed by the POMR Spokesman, Idris Zekeri, the media office alleged that President Tinubu was positioning himself to seek a second term without adequately meeting with the electorate, adding that there were indications that Tinubu might rely heavily on ministers, party officials, governors, media aides and other political allies to campaign on his behalf rather than directly engaging Nigerians. The group argued that while political surrogates coul...
Post a Comment
Read more

BREAKING: ATIKU SAYS HE WILL RESTORE FUEL SUBSIDY TO CUT COST OF LIVING

Image
Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has clarified his position on fuel subsidy, saying his proposed intervention is aimed at reducing the cost of living for Nigerians, not returning to the old import-subsidy system. In a statement issued on Tuesday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said the proposed policy would be a targeted, capped, transparently budgeted and independently audited subsidy designed to support domestic refining and petroleum production. The statement followed comments suggesting that an Atiku administration would restore fuel subsidy and later remove it. Atiku’s team rejected that description, saying the policy would instead have measurable exit conditions from the beginning. According to the statement, the intervention would gradually become unnecessary as domestic refining increases, fuel supply becomes more stable, competition grows and the market ...
Post a Comment
Read more

EID-EL-MAULUD: TINUBU URGES MUSLIMS TO IMBIBE VIRTUES OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD

Image
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Muslims on this year's Eid-el-Maulud celebration, charging them to imbibe the good teachings of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him).   In a statement released on Tuesday, the President said that beyond celebrating the birthday of the Holy Prophet, the faithful should use the occasion for introspection, prayer, and learning from the Prophet's "exceptional virtues".   "The Muslim faithful should make deliberate effort to adhere to the teachings of Prophet Muhammad. There are great lessons of devotion, perseverance, tolerance, humility and selflessness that we can all learn from the life of the Prophet," he said.   The President urged religious leaders to use the period to pray for the country and to admonish their followers to translate the lessons from Prophet Muhammad's life in their commitment to the country.   President Tinubu also urged those celebrating the Maulud festival to extend a hand of...
Post a Comment
Read more

101-YEAR-OLD GREAT GRANDMA ARRESTED AS NDLEA INTERCEPTS COCAINE IN FUFU

Image
101-YEAR-OLD GREAT GRANDMA ARRESTED AS NDLEA INTERCEPTS COCAINE IN FUFU ...N4.4bn worth of Loud seized at Apapa, Lekki ports; recovers consignments of meth, skunk, opioids in sweeps across Seme, Akwa Ibom, Ondo, Oyo, Kwara, Kano, Abia and FCT Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have recorded significant breakthroughs across the country's land and maritime borders, including the arrest of a 101-year-old great grandmother for dealing in illicit drug, the interception of cocaine concealed in edible cassava flour popularly known as fufu, and the seizure of large consignments of Loud, a synthetic cannabis valued at over N4.4 billion at the Apapa and Lekki ports in Lagos. In a rare and startling development, NDLEA operatives on Saturday, 15th August 2026, arrested a 101-year-old woman, Esther Ogunmabo, in Ilisan, Ogun state, with retail sachets of skunk, a strain of cannabis weighing 90 grams, which she claims she sells to locals. The ce...
Post a Comment
Read more