Author: Citynews

Fresh details have emerged about the final hours of the Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft marked NAF 931, which crashed in the Obe-Rebby swamp in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State on Monday. According to top sources who spoke to SaharaReporters, the ATR-42 aircraft was actually en route to Lagos from Abuja on Sunday, October 5, 2026, with some passengers who were to be dropped in Benin City, capital of Edo State. It was gathered that after landing in Benin to disembark the Benin-bound passengers, the aircraft developed an engine fault on the same day and could not proceed to Lagos.…

Nigerian social media critic, VeryDarkMan has accused celebrity Lagos-based auto dealer, Ikechukwu Ogbonna better known as IVD of introducing Blessing CEO to drugs. VeryDarkMan made the allegations in a video shared on his Instagram page on Tuesday while informing the public of his decision to help secure Blessing CEO’s release from prison. DAILY POST reports that Blessing CEO, a Nigerian self acclaimed relationship expert was earlier in the year remanded for N69.15 million property fraud trial and for allegedly scamming the public of N36 million under false stage 4 cancer claims. She was granted N10 million bail in the N36 million…

Isaac Fayose, the younger brother of former governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state, has described any Igbo man or woman who does not support Peter Obi in the 2027 presidential election as “wicked and jealous.” Fayose, however, expressed confidence that Obi would win the 2027 presidential election with or without the support of the Igbo people. He made the statement in a video posted on his official Facebook page on Wednesday. Fayose, who is backing Obi, said no Igbo politician had achieved what the former Anambra State governor had achieved politically in the last 40 years, except the late Biafra leader, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu.…

Former Cross River State Governor and presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) for the 2027 election, Donald Duke, has said he would reduce the price of petrol to about N300 per litre if elected president. Duke said this in an interview on Channels Television’s Morning Brief on Monday, while discussing President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies and how he would approach the petroleum sector differently if elected in 2027. The former governor said petroleum products for local consumption should be priced based on production costs rather than international market prices. “The subsidy regime thing — this whole thing is a scam. I’m going…

Paul Ibe, media aide to the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has reacted sarcastically to criticism over his reference to President Bola Tinubu as “Bola.” Ibe, in a post on X on Wednesday, said he apologised for using the name, adding that he should perhaps have referred to the president as “Amoda,” a name he said had long been associated with Tinubu. “I ‘apologise’ for calling Tinubu ‘Bola.’ “I had no idea four letters could cause this much national distress. Perhaps I should have said ‘Amoda’ — the foundational name long associated with him,” Ibe…

Energy experts have raised serious questions over the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, N11.2 trillion spending on pipeline surveillance and security, as contained in its 2025 audited financial statement. Recall that last week, NNPCL released its audited 2025 financial statement. The state-owned oil firm declared that its Profit After Tax (PAT) rose by 33 per cent to N7.2 trillion from N5.4 trillion in 2024. However, its revenue declined by 24 per cent to N34.5 trillion. Part of the report showed that NNPCL spent N11.2 trillion on “pipeline surveillance and other receivables from federation,” relating to “advance payments to the…

The Federal Government panel investigating the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has identified institutional lapses and overzealousness in the handling of the detainees. Chairman of the 10-member Independent Investigative Panel, Jonathan Kure, disclosed this on Tuesday while giving an update on the committee’s work in Abuja. Kure said the findings so far had raised concerns about the conduct of some NSCDC personnel involved in the arrest and detention of the miners. “There were elements of institutional lapses, elements of over zealousness ” on the part of officers…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will unveil the final list of candidates for the governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections for 2027 on Saturday, 10th October 2026. CN reports that this was part of a statement released on the INEC Account on Wednesday following the world press conference addressed by the commission’s chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, on Tuesday. INEC also confirmed that 18 of the 22 registered political parties submitted 36 presidential and vice-presidential candidates for the 2027 elections. The electoral umpire affirmed its readiness for the 2027 general elections. Amupitan reassured Nigerians and the international community…

KEY TAKEAWAYS APC Ogun governorship candidate, Senator Solomon Adeola (Yayi), dismissed claims he is from Ekiti, saying both his parents are from Ogun State. Adeola said his late father was buried at the house he built on Ogunsola Street, Alaguntan, in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos. The Senate Committee on Appropriation chairman said his governorship ambition is to serve Ogun, after three attempts and 24 years of legislative experience. The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State, Senator Solomon Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, has dismissed claims that his father was buried in Ekiti State,…

Apples Bite International Magazine reports that the palace of the Olu of Warri has rejected a claim by Asari Dokubo that His Majesty Ogiame Atuwatse III, CFR, collects ₦2.7 trillion every year from pipeline surveillance contracts. The palace has also challenged Dokubo to show the evidence. The palace made its position known in a press statement dated Tuesday, 6 October 2026, a copy of which was seen by Apples Bite. The statement was signed by Prince Collins Oritsetimeyin Edema, Sole Representative of the Olu of Warri to NNPC Limited and its Joint Venture partners. According to the statement, the claim was…