1. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the Obidient Movement, the Nigeria Democratic Congress and the presidential campaign organisation of Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde have rejected the Federal Government’s proposed 30-day petrol discount, describing the intervention as inadequate and politically motivated.
The Federal Government, however, announced on Thursday that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited would forgo its retail profit margin on petrol and sell the product to Nigerians at a discounted cost as part of measures to cushion households from global crude oil price shocks.
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2. The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, has appealed for patience as the Nigerian Air Force begins investigations into the crash of its ATR 42 aircraft, NAF 931, in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, which killed all 25 people on board. Aneke, on Thursday, led senior Nigerian Air Force officials as he joined the search and recovery team at Igbokoda, as efforts continued to recover evidence from the site of the accident.
3. The Federal Government is working to bring inflation down to single digits, Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga has said. Onanuga disclosed this while announcing additional measures introduced by the government to support Nigerians amid the global fuel crisis. According to him, the government is also working on a comprehensive package of fiscal measures to sustainably bring inflation down to single digits in the near term.
4. The Presidency and Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, on Thursday, described the African Democratic Congress vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, as a burden on the ticket of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, over his comment that only “mad people” would vote for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Amaechi, a former governor of Rivers State, remarked on Thursday at an ADC town hall meeting in Benin, Edo State, where he urged Edo voters not to support Tinubu in next year’s election
5. The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Senator David Mark, will on Friday inaugurate the party’s Presidential Campaign Council, formally setting its campaign machinery in motion ahead of the 2027 general elections. The inauguration is scheduled for 4 p.m. at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja and is expected to bring together major party leaders and candidates seeking elective positions on the ADC platform.
6. The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old man, Adeniyi Benjamin, for allegedly operating an unlicensed medical facility and practising medicine without qualification in Ibadan. The suspect was arrested on October 2 at Life Is Good Hospital in the Olodo area of the city by operatives of the command’s Monitoring Unit following intelligence on his activities. This was contained in a statement issued by the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka.
7. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has commenced the display of the preliminary register of voters and the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) across the states as part of preparations for the 2027 general elections. The seven-day exercise, which began on Friday and runs through October 15, will allow registered voters to verify their details, raise claims and objections, and collect PVCs from the first phase of the Continuous Voter Registration exercise conducted between August and December 2025.
8. At least two people sustained injuries in a multiple-vehicle crash involving two container trucks and three other vehicles at Apostolic, inward Alapere, Lagos State. It was gathered that the accident involved two 40-foot container trucks and three other vehicles. A video of the crash, shared on the official X account of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Thursday, showed officials of LASTMA, the Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps and the police at the scene managing the situation.
9. Candidates for the 2027 general election whose names are not contained in the membership registers submitted by their political parties to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) 21 days before their primaries will not contest the poll. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee of the Commission, Mohammed Haruna, who stated this during a television interview yesterday, hinged the electoral umpire’s position on the judgment of the Supreme Court validating the 2026 Electoral Act.
10. The Senator Sharafadeen Alli Campaign Organisation (SSACO) has alleged attacks on All Progressives Congress, APC, candidates, supporters and political activities in Ibadan, Oyo State. The organisation alleged that Alhaja Tawakalitu Alli, wife of the APC governorship candidate, Sharafadeen Alli, was attacked during a medical outreach she organised at Ibikunle House, Ayeye, Ibadan.
