The First Lady, Senator [Oluremi Tinubu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oluremi_Tinubu), opened the APC Women’s Presidential Campaign Council in Abuja, consolidating more than five hundred women’s support groups into a single body and urging women to back the party at every election level. She also asserted that Nigeria’s economy is stabilising and that inflation is on a downward trend. Minister of Arts and Culture Hannatu Musawa posted a video showing the packed inauguration hall.
**What did the First Lady highlight on World Teachers’ Day?**
She used the occasion to call on lawmakers to safeguard the teaching profession and to improve the welfare of educators across the nation.
Works Minister David Umahi, speaking on live television, predicted that President [Bola Ahmed Tinubu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bola_Ahmed_Tinubu) would win all five South‑East states in the 2027 presidential election, a forecast contested by supporters of former governor Peter Obi, who carried the region overwhelmingly in 2023.
In Anambra State, the state government warned APGA supporters that voting for the NDC presidential candidate, Peter Obi, could "kill APGA," while Obi told a Global Digital Town Hall that the state has not offered him a bottle of "pure water" since he left office. NDC chieftain Buba Galadima added that national unity could only be achieved by allowing the South‑East to produce key national leaders.
Kano police summoned NDC chieftain Aminu Warkal after a video emerged showing him brandishing a pump‑action rifle and allegedly firing shots into the air at a rally in Gwale Local Government Area.
ADC presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar demanded a detailed account of how the NNPC spent 11.2 trillion naira on oil and gas assets in 2025, and asked the Presidency to reveal whether government contractors were financing President Tinubu’s re‑election campaign.
Former militant leader Asari Dokubo alleged that the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, and Osahon Idahosa receive 2.7 trillion naira each year from pipeline contracts, a claim that remains unverified and would require audited figures and official records. The Olu was appointed chairman of Ocean Marine Solutions in 2019 before ascending to the throne.
All twenty‑five occupants of NAF 931 – five crew members and twenty passengers – perished when the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crashed near Igbokoda, Ondo State, on Monday during a flight from Benin to Lagos. President Tinubu declared three days of national mourning, and Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke ordered a full investigation.
In Warri, Delta State, a viral video captured a Hausa trader returning a deceased customer’s daily savings to the family, earning widespread praise for his honesty.
Chairman of Heirs Holdings, [Tony Elumelu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Elumelu), was hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace for the Africa‑France Impact Coalition dinner, which he chairs. Elumelu also recounted that his career began in a role for which he was not qualified and urged partners to co‑invest with the Tony Elumelu Foundation.
A 2023 clip of Happy Coffee founder Princess Adeyinka Tekenah resurfaced online; she turned a $5,000 grant into a multi‑billion‑dollar enterprise.
Minister of Solid Minerals Development Dr Dele Alake celebrated his 70th birthday; the former National Concord editor and Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy was described by President Tinubu as "straight and unequivocal."
The exhibition "Benin‑Portugal: Encounters, Art and Cultural Exchange" opened at the Ndikama Museum in Lisbon, showcasing ancient Benin Kingdom bronzes to mark Nigeria’s 66th Independence anniversary.
Afrobeats star Burna Boy met Inspector General of Police Olatunji Rilwan Disu in Lagos as part of a joint effort to rebuild public trust among young Nigerians.