Major General Abdulrasheed Aliyu (retd), Chief Security Officer, CSO, to former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, on Saturday revealed that the former head of state rebuffed pressures from the military circle to extend his six-month transition programme.

Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, ahead of the 2027 polls, has promised to engage and listen to agitators across Nigeria as part of efforts to foster national unity and address the root causes of unrest if elected president.

Former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), on Saturday dismissed the allegation that Chief Moshood Abiola was poisoned, insisting that an autopsy conducted by pathologists from four countries attributed his death to natural causes.

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said that members of the National and State Houses of Assembly were major beneficiaries of the decision of former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, to hand over power to a civilian administration in 1999.

Leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has said Nigeria’s vast oil resources have failed to translate into reliable electricity supply, arguing that poor government policies have prevented the country from fully benefiting from its natural wealth.

President Donald Trump said the United States would find and destroy Iran’s enriched uranium when the region is calmer, as he announced that a deal to end the war would be signed on Sunday.

One year after 271 residents were brutally killed in the Yelewata massacre, survivors, families of the victims, religious leaders and political figures on Saturday gathered in the community to honour the dead and renew calls for justice and improved security.

Mbeki, who was unable to attend physically due to a family bereavement, described Abdulsalami as one of Africa’s foremost statesmen whose contributions to democratic governance, peacebuilding and constitutional rule continue to resonate across the continent.

“The Deal is scheduled to get signed tomorrow, and immediately after it is signed, the Hormuz Strait is OPEN TO ALL,” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform on Saturday.

“We are rising to the occasion of insecurity by deploying technology to safeguard the lives of our people. We will not wait for anyone to come and attack us,” the governor said.