By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily Post
Paul Ibe, media adviser to former presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, challenged Nigerian President Bola Tinubu after an attack in Taraba State reportedly killed at least 40 people. He accused him of failing to give sufficient urgency to protecting lives, according to a social media post reported by the Daily Post.
A video filmed at the launch of Nigeria’s APC 2027 campaign in Kaduna appears to show Oluremi Tinubu handing an unidentified substance to President Bola Tinubu. The footage fuelled social media speculation about the president’s health, although the nature of the substance has not been established, the Daily Post reports.
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Nigerian Vice-President Kashim Shettima recalled that Bola Tinubu supported Atiku Abubakar after he left the Peoples Democratic Party in 2007, offering him a platform to run for president. At the APC campaign launch in Kaduna, Shettima defended Tinubu’s record before the North and urged the region to support his re-election, according to Daily Trust.
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Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu blames the opposition and previous governments for creating hunger and poverty, while defending his economic record. He is asking voters to renew his mandate in the January 2027 presidential election, according to Nigerian daily Daily Trust.
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The Nigerian presidency says the deployment of soldiers and security officials at Abuja City Gate was linked to Bola Tinubu’s movement, not Obi and Kwankwaso’s electoral march. The president’s adviser Dayo Olusegun said the measure was routine and that the government would uphold democratic principles, according to the Daily Post.
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Nigerian opposition accuses Tinubu of lacking empathy amid crisesThe African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council is urging Bola Tinubu to respond more effectively to violence, kidnappings and Nigerians’ economic hardships, citing Emmanuel Macron as an example. The party links its criticism to the announced postponement of the French president’s visit to Nigeria, scheduled for 28 and 29 October 2026, and cites deaths in custody in Niger State, according to its spokesperson Kola Ologbondiyan.
Senegalese prime minister urges MPs to adopt 2026 supplementary budgetSenegalese Prime Minister Ahmadou Alhaminou Mohamed Lô urged MPs to adopt the 2026 supplementary budget, warning that rejection would prevent construction and public works companies from rebuilding their cash reserves and resuming projects. At a press conference in Dakar on 25 October, he also discussed wages and household spending, according to Le Soleil.The week in Africa
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