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PRESS STATEMENT
APC TO ADC - GO SORT OUT YOUR INTERNAL MESS IN A PARTY SCUTTLED BY ITS PIRATE LEADERS
Every time a court decides against the Senator David Mark-led factional African Democratic Congress (ADC), they accuse the All Progressives Congress (APC) of collusion and deprecate the judiciary. Every time a court decides in their favour, they hail the rule of law and extol the judiciary. That is the habitual folly of a vessel of a party scuttled by its own pirate leaders.
The ADC touts its desire to win power and govern democratic Nigeria without any iota of regard for the authority and independence of the judiciary, an indispensable pillar of any democracy. In their warped reckoning, only courts and judges that side with them are worthy while those that rule differently are a menace to society. That is senselessness in the extreme.
The court judgment that has sent the ADC in a tailspin had to do with a notorious case initiated by leaders of ADC against pirate leaders of ADC. To be clear, APC is neither a party nor an interlocutor in the matter. Nothing about the case has anything to do with the APC. And the APC has absolutely no role in the party’s judicial quagmire.
The case resulted from a legal challenge brought by ADC national officers victimized by the bare-faced heist of the party’s leadership by David Mark and his co-pirates to satisfy Atiku Abubakar’s quixotic presidential ambition. It didn’t matter to them that their hostile takeover of that party was in flagrant violation of the rule of law and ADC’s internal democracy, as a court of competent jurisdiction has now declared.
Now they lash out in a fit of rage at the court and innocent spectators for the judicial outcome that was the inevitable consequence of their reckless political misadventure. They rave and rant senselessly, peddle conspiracy theories, but take no
responsibility or accountability for the self-inflicted injury that the court only judicially certified.
Yesterday’s judgment by Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, sacking the David Mark-led leadership of ADC and consequentially nullifying all official acts of the illegitimate party leadership, including its primary election processes and outcomes was procured by their own lawlessness and demonstrates the vibrancy of the rule of law and independence of the judiciary in Nigeria.
If ADC is dissatisfied with that decision, it should exercise its constitutional right of appeal rather than engage in partisan mudslinging against our great Party and issuing threats to incite anarchy against the same Nigerians they claim they desire to govern.
The ADC is a decrepit party, and continues to prove itself as grossly unfit to be taken seriously by Nigerians, and Nigerians are unperturbed by their irresponsible and dangerous rhetoric. A party that cannot fix itself cannot possibly fix Africa’s most important country.
Our great Party and the President Tinubu administration remain committed to preserving Nigeria’s democracy, upholding the rule of law, and delivering good governance to all Nigerians, and unfazed by the wolf cries of a drowning opposition.
Signed:
Felix Morka, CON
National Publicity Secretary
All Progressives Congress (APC)
NOVEMBER 6, 2026
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Michigan, from insha Allah to Alhamdulillah! AES on board.
Those who wanted to make it a religious war failed. Like they did in Nigeria.
Congratulations incoming Governor Sir
THE LAGOS PROMISE !!!! ÌLẸ̀RÍ ÈKÓ !!!! MANIFESTO LAUNCH 🚀 🚀 🚀
Deputy Governor of Lagos State and the Lagos APC Governorship Candidate for 2027, Dr Kadri Obafemi Hamzat is set unveil his manifesto to the public titled: ‘The Lagos Promise’ (ILERI EKO) ongoing at the Wole Soyinka Center for Culture and Creative Arts, National Theatre, Lagos.
Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat … KOH
#KOHManifesto
#IleriEko
#TheLagosPromise
#ForwardLagos
@jidesanwoolu @drobafemihamzat
Kudos
Nigerians deserve conversations devoid of noise, irrationality and self-serving populism.
My session with @seunokin covered the economy, the merits and demerits of each of the major candidates, and other pressing national issues.
Out tomorrow.
God bless President Bola Tinubu
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JOY DEY AVIATION oooooo
1: Nigeria’s aviation sector is changing, but some people are too busy looking for what to criticise to acknowledge the reforms
2: Under President @officialABAT
-(a): Nigeria exited the global aviation leasing blacklist, restoring confidence in our aviation market.
-(b): A Nigerian aircraft leasing company has been approved to improve airlines’ access to aircraft at more competitive rates.
-(c): Our Cape Town Convention compliance score rose to 75.5%.
-(d): Nigeria signed IDERA, giving aircraft lessors and creditors clearer legal protection and confidence to repossess aircraft when necessary.
3: Do you understand the economic implications?
-(a): More aircraft, cheaper access to leases, stronger airlines, more routes, increased competition, tourism, investment and thousands of direct and indirect jobs.
4: You cannot build a competitive aviation industry when airlines struggle to access aircraft financing. Tinubu is addressing that structural problem.
5: Not every reform comes with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Some of the most consequential reforms happen in the policy documents and regulatory frameworks that unlock investment.
6: @fkeyamo deserves recognition for leading the implementation in Nigeria’s aviation sector @FAAN_Official @faan_md @NigeriaCAA @mikeachimugu01 @gbengasaka @_chiefagbabiaka @kakamalambashir @CityBoyMedia @v79158 @iamzioraa @Zamani_WLK @OLABIM2533691
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BREAKING: The eight Zamfara State lawmakers who resigned from the APC a few weeks ago met with President Bola Tinubu last night and have resolved to return to the APC to work for its success in the 2027 general election.
They were led to the President by the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, who was accompanied by House of Representatives member, Aminu Sani Jaji.
Despite reports of their imminent defection to the ADC, the lawmakers will no longer join the opposition party, as moves to address their grievances are underway following the meeting with the President.
The eight lawmakers are:
- Aliyu Ango Kagara (Talata Mafara South)
- Ibrahim Tukur Bakura (Bakura)
- Faruk Musa Dosara (Maradun I)
- Bashir Abubakar Masama (Bukkuyum North)
- Muktaru Nasiru Kaura (Kaura North)
- Nasiru Abdullahi (Maru North)
- Bashar Bello (Bungudu West)
- Bashar Aliyu (Gummi I)
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𝐅𝐄𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄
𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄
Interest payment on loans 60 % of revenue not 124 %: Setting the record straight
The Federal Ministry of Finance has noted recent analysis and public commentary which, citing the World Bank's October 2026 Nigeria Development Update, claims that Federal Government interest payments reached 124% of revenue in the first half of 2026. This conclusion is misleading, for three reasons.
1. 𝐈𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞.
The interest figure includes debt the Federal Government services on behalf of other tiers of government, including external loans to states. Measuring this against federal revenue alone overstates the ratio which is only meaningful when debt and revenue cover the same level of government.
The reported revenue is also incomplete. It excludes independent revenue already earned by government agencies and enterprises but not yet remitted to the Treasury. In addition, more revenue is typically earned in the second half of the year than in the first due to the statutory timing of certain tax payments. This is why the ratio stood at 156% in H1 2025, while the full-year 2025 debt-service-to-revenue ratio was below 60%, down from 97% before the reforms. This is a clear sign of the progress delivered by the current administration's reforms.
2. 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲.
Between the first half of 2025 and the first half of 2026, federal revenue rose by 72%, from ₦3.6 trillion to ₦6.2 trillion. Interest payments rose by a much slower 38%, from ₦5.6 trillion to ₦7.7 trillion. Revenue is therefore growing almost twice as fast as interest costs. As a result, the interest-to-revenue ratio fell by 32 percentage points in a single year, from 156% to 124%, and the gap between interest and revenue narrowed from ₦2.0 trillion to ₦1.5 trillion. This is the result of reforms working, not a sign of fiscal distress.
3. 𝐀 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟-𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲.
Debt sustainability is assessed on a full-year basis, not over six months. The same World Bank report projects Nigeria's full-year 2026 debt service, covering both interest and principal, at 46% of revenue. This is the appropriate benchmark, and a guide to avoid the invalid conclusions being drawn.
𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝.
Every naira borrowed by the Federal Government falls within the limits approved by the National Assembly under the 2026 Appropriation Act and the approved borrowing plan. All borrowing is conducted in full compliance with the Fiscal Responsibility Act 2007 and the Debt Management Office (Establishment) Act 2003, and is published regularly by the Debt Management Office.
The Ministry welcomes informed scrutiny of public finances. We encourage analysts and commentators to apply the same rigour they seek to hold the government to: compare like with like, read figures in context, and seek clarification where the data is unclear.
𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝:
𝘍𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦
𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳s
Abuja, 18 October 2026
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“So I went to the president and said, look, something is going on here. Could we audit the accounts? And he said, yes, go ahead. And we found about $2.4 billion worth of fraud. So we refused to pay.
“The decision to withhold the disputed payments triggered threats against me before my mother, Kamene Okonjo, was kidnapped.
“I was told that for her to be released, I should resign and leave the country. The five-day ordeal was one of the most painful experiences of my life, I feared my actions could cost my mother’s life.
“It was a terrible, terrible five-day ordeal. I think the worst in my life.
“My mother was held in a forest before escaping one night. She was held in the middle of a forest, and one night she escaped. She’s still alive. She’s 96 now. My mother still becomes distressed whenever the incident is discussed.
“Between my mother, having my mother alive and staying in a job, I would pick my mother any day but my father urged me not to give in to the kidnappers’ demands.
“He said, we don’t give in to blackmail. And he said, you’ve got to carry on. You’ve got to go to work,” she recounted.
ME: Thank God TINUBU has conquered this evil monster called petrol subsidy
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APC Wins All 21 LG Chairmanship Seats, 239 Councillorships In Kogi
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JUST IN: Tinubu has removed the rule forcing federal universities to get special permission before hiring workers. The change is part of the new agreements with university unions. This would make it easier for universities to recruit the staff they need.
University autonomy ✔️
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Masoyinbo || Episode Three Hundred and Sixty-Four with Dr Kadri Babafemi Hamzat @drobafemihamzat : An exciting game show dedicated to promoting and preserving the Yoruba language and culture.
Watch the full episode here:
youtu.be/dY5w6L5EtBk
#Masoyinbo #YorubaLanguage #YorubaGameShow #LanguageLearning #AfricanCulture #GameShow
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APC ya weyre gaan …. Loveeet 🤣🤣🤣
Masoyinbo || Episode Three Hundred and Sixty-Four with Dr Kadri Babafemi Hamzat @drobafemihamzat : An exciting game show dedicated to promoting and preserving the Yoruba language and culture.
Watch the full episode here:
youtu.be/dY5w6L5EtBk
#Masoyinbo #YorubaLanguage #YorubaGameShow #LanguageLearning #AfricanCulture #GameShow
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IGP DISU PAYS CONDOLENCE VISIT TO THE CHIEF OF AIR STAFF OVER NAF 931 AIRCRAFT CRASH
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, today, 9th October 2026, paid a condolence visit to the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal S.K. Aneke, over the tragic NAF 931 aircraft crash which claimed 25 lives.
During the visit, the IGP conveyed the condolences of the Nigeria Police Force to the leadership, officers and men of the Nigerian Air Force, as well as the families of those who lost their lives in the incident. He expressed the solidarity of the Force with the Nigerian Air Force and prayed for strength and comfort for the bereaved families and colleagues of the deceased.
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NIGERIAN CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF GENERAL OO OLUYEDE AFM INSPECTS DEFENCE SPACE ADMINISTRATION QUARTER GUARD OF HONOUR
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IGP DISU PAYS CONDOLENCE VISIT TO THE CHIEF OF AIR STAFF OVER NAF 931 AIRCRAFT CRASH
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, psc(+), NPM, today, 9th October 2026, paid a condolence visit to the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal S.K. Aneke, over the tragic NAF 931 aircraft crash which claimed 25 lives.
During the visit, the IGP conveyed the condolences of the Nigeria Police Force to the leadership, officers and men of the Nigerian Air Force, as well as the families of those who lost their lives in the incident. He expressed the solidarity of the Force with the Nigerian Air Force and prayed for strength and comfort for the bereaved families and colleagues of the deceased.
The Nigeria Police Force remains in solidarity with the Nigerian Air Force at this difficult time and honours the service and sacrifice of those who lost their lives.
CSP ANI INIEDU, anipr
Force Public Relations Officer
Force Headquarters, Abuja
9th October 2026
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Hurray, the Covenant Child Marks Birthday, Unveils Legal Firm!!!
The man is generally known as Frank, but those close to him know he prefers being called 'the Covenant Child'. For reasons known to him, he prefers the name. And for some of us who are familiar with his journey in life, we understand why he prefers the name 'the Covenant Child'.
When I was appointed the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ogun State Police Command in 2008, he was already the PPRO, Lagos State Police Command, for a bit over a year.
One day, he met me and calmly asked who my tailor was. That he admired my clean neon blue police uniform. I told him a man in Abeokuta. He however said he would introduce a better tailor to me — the one that was sewing for MD Abubakar, the then CP Lagos who went on to become the 16th indigenous Inspector-General of Police (IGP).
He introduced one Emma to me. Many police officers who value and appreciate well-sown uniforms in the Force will know Emma. Yes, the same, popular Emma. I called Emma then and told him an officer shared his contact with me. He asked, "Who?" and I replied that it was Oga Frank Mba. He said, "I know. He has been introducing me to many people." Since then, Chukwuemeka picked interest in me as an officer and PR person, and the journey began.
For those who are familiar with the Covenant Child, they will testify that he's a humble, disciplined, smart and intelligent officer. He rose through the ranks and got to the peak of his career as a Deputy Inspector-General (DIG) in the Force.
DIG Frank Chukwuemeka Mba, Esq., Ph.D, mni, was a 3-time Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) of the Nigeria Police Force. He served as FPRO to IGP MD Abubakar, rtd, mni; IGP Mohammed Adamu, mni; and IGP Usman Alkali Baba, fdc, respectively. I call him 'My Boss' or 'Boss Man'. We are very close, like playmates. He loves good and brilliant people.
He has been a mentor to me, many officers in the Force, and many who have had the privilege of coming across him at different times and different occasions.
He made great impact in the Force as the Force PRO, CP Border Patrol Force, CP Ogun State Command, AIG Force CID Annex Alagbon, Lagos, and DIG in charge of the Department of Training and Development before his retirement.
Today, he marked his birthday and unveiled his legal firm - Frank Mba Legal - in Abuja.
I celebrate you today and always, Boss. You impacted a lot in my life and career as a boss and professional colleague. You stood by me firmly when the storm was high and the battle seemed tough. I remember when I was to be appointed Force PRO by the then IGP Usman Alkali Baba, you recommended me to him, and insisted and reiterated severally my PR prowess and competence to pilot the affairs of the Force Public Relations Department.
This has been written in gold and will remain memorable and appreciated for life. You are a great man, achiever and indeed, a Covenant Child.
Congratulations to you Boss, a brilliant alumnus of my Department of Peace, Security and Humanitarian Studies, Faculty of Multidisciplinary Studies, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. May the Lord bless you and cause His glory to continually shine upon you.
Love you, Boss.
Ire oo
Omooba Olumuyiwa Adejobi, fnipr, Fellow, Nigerian Institute of Public Relations.
@PoliceNG @CspIniedu @aleeygiwa
