The newly appointed 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland designate, Oba Rasheed Adewolu Ladoja, has formally endorsed the Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, for a second term in office. This was disclosed in a statement to Naija News on Tuesday signed by the Governor’s Spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed. Oba Ladoja, a former Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and former Governor of Oyo State, gave his endorsement while receiving Governor Adeleke during a congratulatory visit to his Ibadan residence ahead of his official coronation scheduled for September 26, 2025. Speaking warmly as he received the Governor, the Olubadan drew striking…
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Former vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Datti Baba-Ahmed has stated that former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai’s allegations that the Federal Government is paying bandits should be taken seriously. Naija News recalls that El-Rufai, on Sunday, alleged that the Federal Government was paying a “monthly allowance” to bandits and sending “food to them in the name of non-kinetic”. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, the former chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) described the move as a “kiss-the-bandits” policy. He said: “What I will not do is to pay bandits, give them a monthly allowance, or send…
An Ikorodu Magistrate Court has ordered that Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) tests be conducted on Liam Aloba, the son of late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad. Naija News gathered that the court ruled that the DNA tests are to be conducted in an accredited and recognised hospital, both in Nigeria and abroad. Magistrate Adefisoye Sonuga gave the order while ruling on an application filed by late Mohbad’s Father, Joseph Aloba who sought for a paternity test. The late Mohbad’s wife, Omowunmi Cynthia Aloba, was listed as the respondent in the application which was brought pursuant to Order 8 Rules…
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Wednesday, 3rd September, 2025 1. Tinubu Reverses Appointments, Recalls NTA DG, ED President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the recall of Mr Salihu Abdullahi Dembos, the Director-General of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). This was made known in a statement on Tuesday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. Naija News reports that Dembos briefly vacated the post following some management changes in the agency. Dembos was appointed DG of the TV network by President Tinubu in October 2023. He…
Veteran Nollywood actress Peju Ogunmola has lost her only son, Shina, leaving her family and the Yoruba movie industry in grief. The sad news came while the 56-year-old actress was said to be working on a movie set. Shina, her only child with her husband and comic actor Sunday Omobolanle, also known as Papi Luwe, had just completed his National Youth Service Corps programme, a moment that recently brought joy to his parents. His death has brought deep sorrow to colleagues, friends, and fans, many of whom have been sending messages of condolence. The Yoruba film community has been especially…
The 2023 Labour Party (LP) Vice-Presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has revealed how late former President, Muhammadu Buhari, threatened him and residents of Kaduna State. Naija News reports that Baba-Ahmed made this known on Tuesday, while speaking on insecurity in the country on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television. Recalling when he contested election in 2011 alongside the late Buhari, Baba-Ahmed quoted the former president as saying, “you [will all be] soaked in blood. Kaduna is my state. There was serious violence in Kaduna. Many houses were burnt.” According to the Labour Party chieftain, the desperation to remove former President,…
Labour Party (LP) 2023 Vice Presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has asserted that insecurity will continue in Nigeria until politicians stop manipulating elections. Naija News reports that Baba-Ahmed stated this on Tuesday while responding to questions in an interview on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels Television. According to him, Nigerians can only have true leaders when they are genuinely elected. When asked how to stop the cycle of killings in Nigeria, he said, “Only when you have the right leaders; you can only have the right leaders when you have them truly elected. “So long as people steal elections, you…
President Bola Tinubu has spoken about his disagreements with the late former President, Muhammadu Buhari, during the formative years of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Naija News reports that Tinubu made this disclosure while receiving members of The Buhari Organisation (TBO), led by former Nasarawa State governor, Senator Tanko Al-Makura, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Tuesday. Describing Buhari as a stubborn man, Tinubu recalled that they clashed over the choice of the APC symbol. He said, “We disagreed to agree. We even argued about a symbol. He (Buhari) insisted on parliament, and I insisted on broom. He’s so…
The 2023 Labour Party Vice Presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has accused the former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, of inflicting pain and hardship on the people of the state during his tenure. Specifically, Baba-Ahmed said El-Rufai can not run away from the challenges of insecurity plaguing the nation because he was part of it during his time in the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking on Tuesday during an interview on Channels Television, the LP chieftain accused the ruling APC of using insecurity as a political tool. Addressing recent allegations by El-Rufai that the government is paying bandits, Baba-Ahmed maintained…
The Vice-Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has said that politicians and government functionaries are the problems of insecurity in Nigeria. Naija News reports that Baba-Ahmed made this allegation on Tuesday while responding to questions in an interview on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television. He also claimed that insecurity in Nigeria has been part of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He said, “Insecurities are brought into Nigeria in the pre-2015 elections. These are even small ones. My argument is that insecurity is part of the APC. That is my…
