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Edo North lawmaker, Senator, Adams Oshiomhole has revealed that President Bola Tinubu had during the last administration, relocated from Nigeria to avoid humiliation arising from some policies of Late President Muhammadu Buhari.

Speaking on Sunday during an interview on The Mic On Podcast, Oshiomhole also said that Tinubu was shut out by the immediate past administration.

According to him, Tinubu, who was then the national leader of the All Progressives Congress was not comfortable with some policies and choice of appointments in the past administration.

He said, “Tinubu stood with Buhari even when he was ignored. Tinubu relocated so that he can be free from humiliation raising from either choice of policy, appointment of people and some of the decisions that Buhari was taking.

“Remember that the first pronouncement of Buhari was that I belong to everybody and I belong to nobody”.

Reports had indicated that Tinubu spent more time in France during Buhari’s government.

Tinubu relocated during Buhari’s regime because of humiliation – Oshiomhole opens up

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has expressed concern over the increasing rate of drug abuse among Nigerian youths, describing the

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Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State on Sunday paid a sympathy visit to Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, over the abduction of teachers and pupils in Yawota and Esinele communities of Oriire Local Government Area of the state. Mohammed, who visited Makinde at his private residence in Ibadan, was accompanied by leaders of the […]

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Actress Toyin Adewale, the mother of singer Mayorkun, has disclosed that she initially thought it was a scammer when Davido first contacted her son.

She stated this while discussing Mayorkun’s relationship with Davido and how he rose to fame.

Speaking during her appearance on Talk to B podcast on Saturday, the veteran actress disclosed that she initially thought Davido was a scammer when he first sent a direct message to Mayorkun on social media.

Adewale explained that Davido later called Mayorkun on the phone and arranged a meeting with him, marking the beginning of their relationship.

“After the cover he did went viral, he was with his brother when Davido sent a message, but we thought it was a scammer. Davido later said he would call. I was also with him when Davido called, Mayorkun was so excited and almost went crazy.

“He told Mayorkun to send his measurements that he traveled. But when he returned, Mayowa and his brother went to meet him. That was when he gave them a full box of gifts and money. Although I was scared at the time because I didn’t know who Davido was.

“Mayorkun went back the following day, and that was when they recorded ‘Eleko’. It was easy for Mayorkun because he had been in the choir and had always loved to write poetry. After the recording, he moved in with Davido. After a while, I went there to see where they were staying, Davido was very pleasant and respectful,” she said.

‘We thought it was a scammer’ — Mayorkun’s mother recounts first encounter with Davido

Eating more beans, lentils, chickpeas, tofu, and other soy-based foods may help lower the risk of high blood pressure, according to

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The Federal Government’s Presidential Fertiliser Initiative, PFI, has said that Nigerian farmers should have no course to worry over the shortage or high cost of fertilizer.

The Director of Presidential Fertiliser Initiative, Dr. Armstrong Takang, said the Federal Government secured early procurement designed to shield Nigeria from external shocks.

He said that the Tinubu administration was able to secure early orders and cheaper fertiliser before the crisis in Iran, thereby shielding Nigerian farmers from global crisis while several countries across Africa grapple with fertiliser shortages and rising input costs triggered by fresh global disruptions.

According to him, the Federal Government has secured Nigeria’s fertiliser supply for the 2026 wet season and also saved the country over $42 million ahead of peak planting.

“The latest disruptions, linked to escalating tensions affecting critical global shipping routes, have pushed up freight costs and driven increases in prices of key fertiliser inputs.

“These include Granular Ammonium Sulphate, GAS, Diammonium Phosphate, DAP, and Muriate of Potash, MOP. Across multiple markets, supply gaps are emerging, leaving farmers uncertain about availability and pricing ahead of the planting season,” he noted.

According to official Q1 2026 procurement and shipment records made available to the media, the Federal Government through the Presidential Fertiliser Initiative locked in nine vessels carrying a combined 407,304.00 metric tonnes.

This brings total raw materials to 534,219 MT, including the opening balance at the beginning of the 2026 cycle, available for NPK fertiliser production.

The records further show that as of mid-April 2026, over 323,109.24 metric tonnes, approximately 6.5 million 50kg bags, had been released to registered blending plants nationwide.

More than 198,264.41 metric tonnes, approximately 4 million 50kg bags, had already been offtaken. This indicates active distribution across the country ahead of peak planting.

Takang said, “We took a deliberate decision to move early, well ahead of market pressures, by securing supply, locking in pricing, and putting the necessary financial instruments in place.

“That foresight by the Federal Government is what has ensured that Nigeria is not exposed to the disruptions currently affecting global fertiliser markets.”

Financial data reviewed alongside the procurement records indicate that the Federal Government’s early purchasing strategy generated total savings of $43.99 million, equivalent to approximately N61.58 billion, when compared with prevailing spot market prices.

FG allays fears of shortage, high cost of fertilizer

A 21-year-old woman, Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, lost her life after she was allegedly pushed from a bridge during a bungee-jumping event without being connected to a safety rope, resulting in a fatal 40-metre fall into a ravine in Brazil. The victim fell more than 130 feet from Skeleton Bridge in Limeira, Sao Paulo […]

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Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has rallied support for the candidate of

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A pregnant woman and six children were among the eleven that reportedly lost their lives in a boat accident on River Benue in

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Media personality, Daddy Freeze, has stated that the late actor Alex Ekubo wasn’t going to glory.

He stated this during an Instagram live session while reacting to the ongoing backslash over his choice of outfit to Alex’s service of songs on Wednesday.

DAILY POST reports that the service of songs was held in Lagos on June 10 2026, with the dress code written on the invite.

Daddy Freeze and his wife have been in the news since the event after putting on black dress against white that was stipulated as the dress code.

Speaking amid the backlash, Daddy Freeze who insisted that Alex is too young to die, said “he was not going to glory, he was a tragic loss until we were able to wrap our head around that”.

While admitting that it’s wrong for him to go against the dress code, he attributed it to oversight.

He said, “Yes I was wrong to have gone with black, but I honestly did not see that part of the invite, my eyes did not go there.

“The dress code was written at the corner of the invite sent to me. I didn’t see where they wrote white only. So what I was saying was for me, I don’t see what they were rejoicing, I don’t see what the concept was about. But for me, it was sorrowful because somebody who was that young at least compared to me. He did not meet me in secondary school, my mother’s youngest child is one year old than Alex.

“So for me, he was not going to glory, he was a tragic loss until we were able to wrap our head around that. Yes I agree that he has gone to a better place but I just don’t agree that he needed to go now, neither do I agree with the people that were saying Christ died at 33. What Christ achieved at 33, I’m sure Alex would have loved to stay longer to achieve that much. He had no business dying. And anybody that wants to argue that can argue it. Me personally, I don’t believe that. Or do you believe Alex died empty? He has finished his work and earth. Do you believe that? Can we stop being sentimental and be honest?

“Yes I was wrong to have gone with black but I honestly did not see that part of the invite, my eyes did not go there. I do not believe that service of songs has a dress code. Them dey drag me oo say the family said they should wear white, I wore black. The part of Nigeria that I come from , na black or traditional that they wear to funeral, I did not understand the white. I just thought that we were mourning. Go and look at all the blogs now, they dragged me. And I was not going for a party. In my own mind, white and service of songs did not go together. I’m very sorry if you feel offended.”

‘Alex Ekubo wasn’t going to glory’ – Daddy Freeze defends wearing black to actor’s funeral