Today’s Headlines: Tinubu Favoured to Win — Barau; Adeboye Says He Didn’t Protest Against Jonathan

Deputy President of the Senate, Jibrin Barau, has expressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu will win the 2027 presidential election, citing assessments by political analysts and the prevailing political situation in the country.

Barau spoke on Sunday at the inauguration of campaign committees for Dawakin Tofa, Tofa and Rimin Gado Local Government Areas in Kano State, where he urged All Progressives Congress members to unite and work towards victory for all the party’s candidates in the forthcoming general elections.

Barau, according to a statement by his media aide, Ismail Mudashir, said the foundation laid by Tinubu during his first term would yield positive results in his second term.

“Based on the assessments of political analysts and the current state of Nigerian politics, all indications suggest that, by Allah’s grace, Bola Tinubu will win the presidential election,” he said.

General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has denied leading a protest against former President Goodluck Jonathan over insecurity and economic challenges, saying he carried a placard during a prayer walk, not a political demonstration.

He gave the clarification during his sermon at the church’s November Thanksgiving Service on Sunday, accusing some journalists of misrepresenting the circumstances surrounding photographs of him holding a placard.

Adeboye said the photographs, which had circulated in the media, were used to portray him as having protested against Jonathan, who left office in 2015.

Nigeria’s Super Falcons players have received the naira equivalent of $100,000 each, while their coaches and officials got $50,000 each, completing the cash component of President Bola Tinubu’s reward package for winning the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.

The National Sports Commission announced the payment in a statement on Monday, saying the Federal Government had fulfilled the President’s financial commitment to the team following their record-extending 10th WAFCON title.

The players had earlier received title documents for their three-bedroom apartments in Abuja and certificates of the national honour of Officer of the Order of the Niger.

The Chairman of the NSC, Shehu Dikko, thanked Tinubu for fulfilling his promise and recognising the team’s achievement.

United Kingdom, UK has revised its proposed immigration reforms, retaining plans to double the waiting period for most migrants seeking permanent settlement from five to 10 years while exempting hundreds of thousands of care workers from the extended requirement.

The revised policy, announced on Monday, follows opposition from trade unions and members of the governing Labour Party over the potential impact of the changes on low-paid foreign workers, particularly those employed in the care sector.

The British government had initially proposed last year that lower-skilled foreign workers should wait between 10 and 15 years before qualifying for permanent residency, officially known as indefinite leave to remain.

However, under the revised arrangements, hundreds of thousands of care workers will be exempt from the longer waiting period, retaining a five-year route to settlement, subject to eligibility requirements.

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