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APC Rejects Atiku Claim SWV Funds Tinubu Campaign

Nigeria’s All Progressives Congress has rejected Atiku Abubakar’s claim that the ₦12.8 trillion Service-Wide Vote in the 2026 budget could fund Tinubu’s 2027 re-election, insisting the SWV is a standard, government-wide budgeting mechanism for obligations and post-budget contingencies, not a secret fund. Atiku’s team has pushed for a full, itemized breakdown of the SWV, noting a surge from ₦638.34 billion in 2024 to ₦12.8 trillion in 2026 and pointing to unspecified or vaguely described allocations while APC touts reforms and achievements under the Renewed Hope agenda.

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Governors Reported Endorse Tinubu for 2027

Southeast Igbo governors announce unified support for President Bola Tinubu in 2027, highlighting perceived federal development benefits and pledging closer collaboration with his Renewed Hope agenda. In Rivers State, Governor Siminalayi Fubara endorses the Rainbow Coalition, backs Tinubu’s re-election and Kingsley Chinda for governor, and urges peace, unity, and adherence to coalition candidates as the path forward.

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Liverpool, Merseyside Police seize £1.2m assets, issue 432 lifetime bans

Liverpool FC and Merseyside Police led the first joint operation of its kind against ticket touting, seizing over £1.2m in assets, issuing 432 lifetime bans and 115 indefinite suspensions after analysing nearly 700,000 ticket registrations and blocking tens of thousands of fake accounts. The crackdown, with assets split between Merseyside Police and the Home Office, is part of a broader anti-touting campaign that also saw a rise in burner-phone seizures and resulted in multiple convictions while continuing enforcement at matches and online.

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Rotterdam Erasmus Bridge tram crash injures 15

Two trams collided on Rotterdam’s Erasmus Bridge, injuring at least 15 people with one seriously hurt, and authorities closed the bridge as emergency crews responded. Initial counts had ranged up to 18 before being revised, and RET said it would cooperate with investigations as footage suggested a rear-ended collision.

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SDP Seeks Appeal Court Stay on Osun Candidate

The Social Democratic Party has asked the Court of Appeal in Abuja to stay the execution of a Federal High Court ruling that recognised Olaitan Salawu-Adeniyi as its 2026 Osun governorship candidate and to restrain INEC from implementing the decision while the appeal is determined, arguing the High Court’s order enforced a Court of Appeal ruling already set aside by the Supreme Court. The SDP maintains the matter centers on which faction can field a candidate and contends the June 24 judgment contradicts the Supreme Court’s May 22 ruling, effectively reviving a voided decision and undermining the appeal process.

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UK Evacuates Humanitarian Worker Over Ebola Exposure

UK Health Security Agency confirms a UK resident humanitarian worker exposed to Ebola in the DRC was evacuated to London for precautionary isolation and monitoring, with no symptoms and the public risk deemed low. The evacuation, carried out with NHS and international partners, underscores ongoing precautionary protocols as authorities diagnose no confirmed UK cases.

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DJ Chicken released after meeting bail conditions

Controversial Nigerian content creator DJ Chicken, real name Ademola Abiodun, was released from Kirikiri Correctional Centre after meeting ₦1 million bail on a three-count case tied to a threat to kill Seyi Tinubu and cybercrime provisions related to a viral 2027 election video, with his lawyer Rotimi Stephen and activist Omoyele Sowore confirming the bail and sharing updates. In a livestream after his release he described his time in custody, and outlets reported the development while Sowore framed the release as a stand against oppression.

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Nigeria's CCT urged to adopt digital technology

Nigeria’s Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, urged the Code of Conduct Tribunal to embrace digital technology to improve case management, records administration, and overall efficiency, tying the push to the federal digital transformation agenda and the Tinubu administration’s reform plans. He stressed the need for stronger inter-agency collaboration, public enlightenment, and robust enforcement as integral to Nigeria’s anti-corruption framework.

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Nigerian House Seeks Nationwide Audit of Recovered Assets Since 1999

The Nigerian House of Representatives is pushing a comprehensive audit of assets seized or recovered by government agencies since 1999, including plans to create a digital national asset registry and an ad hoc committee to inventory, value, manage, and account for proceeds. Lawmakers say lack of centralized records and weak oversight have obscured the whereabouts and use of assets such as cash, property, shares, and vehicles, and reference the Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Act 2022 and constitutional provisions to justify enhanced transparency and accountability.

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Fayose, 25 others named to 10 federal agencies

President Tinubu approved 26 appointments across 10 federal agencies, including Ayo Fayose as Chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency and Major General Junaid Bindawa as Chairman of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission. The package also names Olajumoke Okoya-Thomas as NSIWC secretary, redeploys Tosin Adeyanju to the RMF Commission, and fills key roles such as Abuh Mohammed (NPC DG), Akinola Odeyemi (NBET MD), Anthony Inalegwu Godwin (Nuclear Energy Commission chair/CEO), Julius Oloro (NCAM CEO), and Abdullahi Maikano Saidu (Fiscal Responsibility Commission chair).

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Tinubu UNGA attendance planned for September

Nigerian President Tinubu will attend the UN General Assembly this September to present Nigeria’s reform successes and participate in high-level side events on energy, education, and healthcare, while also pursuing enhanced border policing collaboration with the United Nations across West Africa. He is also expected to sit in the front row very close to U.S. President Donald Trump, with the possibility of a sideline meeting depending on arrangements.

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Tinubu commissions Bwari water network, pledges clean water

President Tinubu commissioned the Bwari Water Supply Network, a 198-kilometre pipeline connecting Bwari and surrounding communities to the Lower Usuma Dam treated water as part of the Renewed Hope Agenda to extend clean water to Abuja’s satellite towns and all six area councils. He framed the project as fulfilling a contract and pledged to replicate similar water infrastructure in Kuje, Kwali, Gwagwalada and Abaji, underscoring that clean water is a fundamental right and central to governance that works for the people.

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