Assassination Claim Shakes Political Space

Added: 2026-05-27

[00:00:01][music] >> Good morning, Nigeria. Welcome to the newspaper review. I am Cassie Tony and I'll be taking you through this segment.

[00:00:10]First, we'll start with the punch. Let's take a look at what's trending today.

[00:00:16]APC primaries governorship aspirant shun consensus deal in 10 states. You get that on page two of the newspaper. At the top of the newspaper on page 29, how EFCC tracked ex-minister Maman to Kaduna.

[00:00:33]Danjuma said Gowon's Abuja land from El-Rufai.

[00:00:38]Coming from Kuka, you get that on page 29 of the newspaper as well. Still in politics, Turaki led PDP clash Jonathan for 2027 race. You get that on page 29 of the newspaper. Then on page 18 of that same newspaper, troops tracking Oyo kidnappers coming from defense headquarters. You get that on page 16 of the newspaper. Still in the same newspaper, federal government misses Q1 tax target by 2.2 trillion naira. You get that on page nine of the newspaper.

[00:01:13]Otti Abure tries Grumble amid labor party crisis. You get that on page 29 of the newspaper. At the bottom of the same newspaper, aspirant fault APC senatorial primaries in Ekiti and others. You get that on page two of the newspaper.

[00:01:31]40 Southwest local governments under terror threat coming from Gani Adams. You get that on page three of the newspaper. Dangote unveils plan for multi-billion dollar Olokola seaport. You get that on page nine of the newspaper. Moving away from that newspaper to the Daily Trust.

[00:01:52]Boldly written, "People told Tinubu I plan to kill him." Coming from Shettima, you get that on page three and page four of the newspaper. How EFCC arrested convicted ex-minister Maman. You get that on page 18 of the newspaper. Why I wrote autobiography coming from Gowon.

[00:02:13]You get that on page three of the newspaper. Then on page eight of the newspaper, Aregbesola tapped NSA's phone. Prosecution tells court.

[00:02:23]Then at the bottom of the same newspaper on politics, you get that on page four and page six of the newspaper on politics. 2027 PDP faction clash Jonathan for presidential race. APC primaries, more aspirants reject results, take complaints to Abuja. You get that on page 10 of the newspaper.

[00:02:43]I'll never forgive school teacher for allegedly raping my daughter. You get that on page six 26 of the newspaper.

[00:02:51]Son allegedly stabs father to death. You get that on page 16 of the newspaper. Away from that newspaper to the Vanguard. Boldly written, two-year-old toddler among 46 victims.

[00:03:05]You get that on page 37 of the newspaper. This is as a result of the Ojo school adoption. At the top of the newspaper on page eight of the newspaper as well.

[00:03:17]Still in the same newspaper, Jonathan gets PDP waiver, emerges to lucky comes so presidential candidate. You get that on page eight of the newspaper. Dangote activates Olokola deep seaport plan, engages host communities. You get that on page 20 of the newspaper.

[00:03:38]Still in the same newspaper on page 38, federal government suspend plan closure of Eko Bridge.

[00:03:48]Still in the same newspaper at the bottom, APC primary 17 NAS members lose return ticket. You get that on page five of the newspaper. They told Tinubu, I plan to kill him.

[00:04:00]Become president after our inauguration, coming from Shettima. You get that on page 40 of the newspaper. Away from that newspaper to the Daily Sun.

[00:04:10]Boldly written, supremacy battle in APC over senatorial primaries. You get that on page six of the newspaper. At the top of the newspaper on page six as well.

[00:04:20]Are you all killing? Stop governing Nigeria by issuing arbitrary statements.

[00:04:25]Article hits Tinubu. Then on page six of the newspaper as well. How Tinubu swore Borno garb for 1 week to disapprove fetish claims against me, coming from Shettima.

[00:04:40]How Tinubu wore Borno garb for 1 week to disapprove fetish claims against me, coming from Shettima. Still in the same newspaper on page four. Edo government vows to hunt Yahoo boys with same force used against cultists. On page four of the newspaper as well. Family raises the alarm as adopted Uniuyo undergraduate remains in captivity after ransom payment. Moving away from that newspaper to the Daily Monitor. Boldly written, insecurity, no terrorist base in Southwest, coming from defense headquarters. You get that on page six of the newspaper. At the top of the same newspaper, Nigeria will overcome their current challenges. Remain united, coming from Gowon. You get that on page two of the newspaper.

[00:05:34]Still in the same newspaper on page two.

[00:05:36]Refinery listing will democratize Africa's industry properties, coming from Dangote. Then on page four of the newspaper, Jonathan emerges to lead PDP sole presidential aspirant granted screening waiver. At the bottom of the newspapers, Oyo schools kidnap Ogbomosho teachers protest, shut schools. You get that on page two of the newspaper. Moving away from that newspaper to the New Telegraph. Boldly written on page two and page six, 2027 House Senators who defected to APC for refuge lost return ticket at primaries. At the top of the newspaper on page three, high demand for Nigeria's jet A1 pushes earning to 743 billion naira.

[00:06:34]Still in the same newspaper on page 30, FGN bond auction attracts 796 billion naira demand, oversubscribed.

[00:06:46]Still in the same newspaper, primaries.

[00:06:50]Senator Kalu thanks Tinubu constituents APC after victory. You get that on page two of the newspaper. Still in the same newspaper, why Arowolo was relocated to DSS custody coming from persecution. You get that on page six of the newspaper.

[00:07:11]At the bottom of the newspaper, Ebola US stops visa services for three African nations. You get that on page three and four of the newspaper. US stops visa services for three African nation.

[00:07:26]You get that on page three and page four of the newspaper. No terrorist base in Southwest. You get that on page four and 29 of the newspaper. Moving away from that newspaper to the Guardian. Boldly written, oil attack adoption heightened regional security agitation together on page six of the newspaper. Or your attack, adoption heightened regional security agitations. At the top of the newspaper, Tinubu Jonathan Hill Gowon's no victor, no vanquish legacy orders. You get that on page three of the newspaper. Then on page three of the newspaper as well, federal government worries over 15 million out of school children.

[00:08:16]At the bottom of the newspaper, EFCC arrest convicted ex-par minister after 75-year jail sentence. You get that on page four of the newspaper.

[00:08:27]Still in the same newspaper, APC crisis deepen as aspirant challenge consensus governors' choices. You get that on page six of the newspaper. Then on the foreign scene, Nigerian-US operations killed 175 Boko Haram ISIS fighters. You get that on page four of the newspaper. Key stakeholders back Saraki as AbdulRazaq's preferred successor. You get that on page 39 of the newspaper. Moving away from that newspaper to the Matrix. Boldly written on page two, insecurity, military intensifies onslaught. Military intensifies onslaught at the top of the newspaper on page three as well. Key reform pillar of Tinubu's administration coming from the federal government. Still in the same newspaper, Gowon memoir, a compass for Nigeria's future coming from Tinubu. You get that on page three of the newspaper. At the bottom of the newspaper, court hears NSA ICPC chair confirm conversation wiretapping in Aero 5 trial. You get it on page nine of the newspaper. Still in the same newspaper, partly my kinsmen told Tinubu I wanted to kill him coming from Shettima. You get it on page eight of the newspaper.

[00:09:55]Then on sports, jubilation erupts as Arsenal clinch EPL title after 22 years.

[00:10:03]You get it on page 25 of the newspaper.

[00:10:06]That is a very wonderful victory for Arsenal after 22 years. Moving away from that newspaper to the blueprint. Boldly written on page eight, APC primaries Ondo closes public schools. Abdulrazak endorses Saraki in Kwara. At the top of the newspaper, federal government continue to support institutions that contribute to media growth coming from Idris. You get it on page six of the newspaper. Then on business, S&P lifts Nigeria ratings on improving microeconomic profile. S&P lifts Nigeria's ratings on improving macroeconomic profile. You get it on page 21 of the newspaper. Then on sports, 2027 AFCON Super Eagles draw Tanzania, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar. You get it on page 32 of the newspaper. Still in the same newspaper, 2027 Saraki led PDP class Jonathan as sole presidential candidate. You get it on page eight of the newspaper. Some people claim I plan to kill Tinubu coming from Shettima. You get it on page eight of the newspaper as well. Moving away from that newspaper to the nation.

[00:11:25]Boldly written, Amaechi I didn't buy form to be articles running mate. You see that on page two of the newspaper.

[00:11:33]At the top of the newspaper, EFCC operatives arrest fugitive ex-minister Mamman in Kaduna. You get that on page three of the newspaper. Jetty's tank farm owners back Dangote refinery. You get that on page three of the newspaper as well.

[00:11:54]Senators ticket Kekemeke Saliu others pick APC Senate ticket. You get that on page 30 of the newspaper. At the bottom of the newspaper, APC members strong words to elect candidates for House of Assemblies. You get that on page five of the newspaper. To further help us break down this headlines, few of the headlines is a political analyst Okoro Vincent. Good to have you join us Okoro Vincent. How are you doing today?

[00:12:22]It's a beautiful Wednesday morning.

[00:12:25]Good morning, Cassy Tony. I'm doing good today. I'm very excited to be with you in the studio once more this morning. All right, thank you so much.

[00:12:35]I hope the situation of the country is not really getting to you because a lot of things are happening in this country.

[00:12:41]Well, is there anyone that that can say that the situation of the country is not getting to him or her?

[00:12:47]Of course, the situation of the country is getting to all of us.

[00:12:50]You know, you can see what happened overnight where the EFCC was able to successfully, you know, apprehend the ex-minister Yes, ex-minister of power.

[00:13:00]You know, and then that is something I think we should share as Nigerians because the era in which the the our public servants continue to take the the citizenry for granted, you know, heaping more misery upon us, you know, should be a thing of the past. But unfortunately, we are still seeing these things repeat themselves. All right, thank you so much, Vincent. Let's look at what's is trending the headlines in the Daily Trust. At the bottom of the newspaper on page um 20 on page 5 and 6 of the newspaper, PDP faction clears Jonathan for presidential race come 2027. Now, this PDP faction, we understand that is the Turaki-led faction, and the Turaki-led faction is not being recognized by the INEC because we could recall that the convention that they held in November 2020 um 5, the INEC nullified that convention that is not being recognized, that they did not meet up to the demands, and the recognized one is the Wike faction. So, why is your um Turaki-led faction recognizing um Goodluck Jonathan as a presidential candidate? Before now, we were talking about them bringing him out as a sole um presidential candidate, but now they have actually cleared him.

[00:14:20]Won't it be More Like exactly.

[00:14:23]>> the PDP. Well, uh what is there is that uh first and foremost, myself, like I think many out there uh I'm I'm unable to imagine Mhm. that uh the person of Goodluck Jonathan will be coming to run for an election because I'm trying to imagine what must it be that he kept in Aso Rock that he wants to go and collect. You know, be that as it may, you know, he's a free citizen of Nigeria.

[00:14:49]And then uh if the constitution permits him, allows him, if you have the constitutional backing to run for presidency, of course, there's nothing that stops him. But uh the other uh the other side of the story is uh is he bound to run under PDP if he decide that there's something in Aso Rock that he wants to go collect, or there's something he would have loved to give to Nigerians that he he couldn't give to Nigerians for over 7 years that he was at the hems of affairs. Now, uh we have a Turaki-led faction of PDP that is being backed by Makinde. Then we have that of Wike and then we also have the Board of Trustees. Now, if we recall, we remember that just a few nice days ago, the Supreme Court has actually actually laid to rest this rancor and then and empower the Board of Trustees to Trustees to come up with a working a national working committee to pilot the affairs of the PDP heading to the 2027 election.

[00:15:51]Then surprisingly, we saw the Dokpesi faction coming on board again. Now, that does not really mean does not necessarily mean that, you know, they are illegitimate because it was a a duly or let me let me not say duly constituted anyway, but the the Board of Trustees that actually empower them to act on a temporary basis as far as the manage affairs of PDP at the national is concerned. Now, where it becomes a problem is that you want you as both, you are you are made up of the so-called elders of PDP. Now, you are expected to act as a dad, the father of the entire house. But they seem they called one faction of the house and then empower them to continue from where they actually stopped, which the other faction were like, "We are expecting you to be a father to all of us, but look at what you just did." And that actually more or less a mess a mass the PDP into more problem, into more rancor. And it is such a platform that a man like Goodluck Jonathan has come to run. Well, personally myself, I'm yet to see him mount any podium telling Nigerians that he wants to run for the office of the presidency. Until I see that, I will not take what the PDP is doing right now serious. Thank you so much. You know, in my own opinion, I actually expect that Goodluck Jonathan should actually speak up because this rumors is becoming too much. Him keeping silent is almost like he's accepting the fact that they want he wants to run again. And just like you He maybe he actually forgot something in that sorrow that >> he wants to actually go and pick up that he didn't pick up all the time that he actually sat as president. Thank you so much for that analysis. Let's move away from that to the nation newspaper. In the nation newspaper in page two, where it is written, "Amachi says he did not buy presidential form to become Atiku's running mate." That he actually bought the form to be a presidential aspirant, not Atiku's running mate. Because in an interview, he was constantly being referred to vice president. And he has come out to clear the air. That he didn't buy the form to become vice president. So, let's hear your own thoughts on that.

[00:17:53]>> Well, Amachi if we recall very well was was a presidential aspirant you know, in 2023 or 2022 leading to 2023. He was a presidential aspirant under the APC.

[00:18:09]Now, you you don't expect that for whatever reason, a particular person will just sit down and then subjugate his own ambition under the umbrella of another. Now, looking at looking at the person of Atiku Abubakar, you expect that there is some level of respect that Amachi who politically and and age-wise is more or less like a junior to Atiku Abubakar. Then if you also look at the fact that both of them are citizen of this country, then you will agree with me that the person of Atiku Abubakar has more spread as far as as being known across the length and breadth of the nation is concerned.

[00:18:47]Having been the vice president, the first vice president in this current dispensation. Now, Amachi being being looked at as a potential running mate of Atiku Abubakar is not something that I personally think he should see as as an insult to his personality. For him to come and start debunking that he is running. What about if at the end of the day Atiku Abubakar emerge as the flag bearer of that party. And then it decide that I mention should be his running mate. Is he telling us that he will is not going to accept. So, what I think I mention is supposed to do is for him to just relax and allow the public to go ahead with your speculation. You know, like the other day, I I had a I read in a forum in a in a platform where he was actually saying that the person of Atiku Abubakar's time have he have he have has has outlived his relevance as far as the politics of Nigeria is concerned. You know, and you imagine somebody that have the same right to choose in a political a political in a political party in which is running against you, he may likely emerge. And you are busy marketing, you know, your your colleague or your your opponent in the same platform. You know, that at the end of the day, if he emerge as the aspirant, you are expected to throw your weight behind him. So, how is I mention going to take some of these things he's doing and some of the things he's saying, some of his action? How is he going to take them back if at the end of the the person of Atiku Abubakar becomes the flag bearer of the ADC. So, to me, I I mention need to actually maintain decorum, you know, heading to the primaries so that we don't have a situation where where we are looking for formidable opposition formidable coalition to challenge the ruling party.

[00:20:25]If not for anything, for them to know that some other persons are watching their back. That I mention should not be the one that will bring it down the ADC.

[00:20:31]All right, thank you so much, uh Vincent, for that analysis. I mention should actually take cautions of what whatever he said because Nigerians don't forget things. By the time he finally accepts to perhaps be Atiku's running mate, Nigerians will bring it up again.

[00:20:46]I thought you said this and you said that. All right, thank you. Away from that to the Matrix newspaper. I don't know if you watched yesterday's match.

[00:20:54]We are going to talk about it. You know, it was a jubilation for Arsenal.

[00:20:59]After 22 years, Arsenal finally performed magic. What happened? Did they change their coach? Did they change their um players? What actually happened? How come after 22 years?

[00:21:11]>> Of course we cannot say the the fact that their coach was changed is no question. It is because you can imagine how many coaches that have changed hands in that club between 2002 to 2003 season when they last won the league. Now there's something that they'd rather change that is actually not changing the coach. Because I can imagine Arteta has been in the in the helm of affairs of Arsenal the Arsenal team for the past five years plus. You know so that actually brought some kind of stability. That actually brought a situation where they were able to you know look at what they need to do in order for them to avoid the successive mistake that have made them to become a laughing stock as far as the the top teams in in the that part of Europe is concerned. You know so now you saw that Arteta sat down and said to look at okay it's not like this team is not scoring goals but this team keep on conceding even against the smaller side.

[00:22:11]So what did they do? They shut down their defense. And make sure it you know in fact we can say that they they made their defense the threat of almost as far as the Premier League is concerned. You can see their keeper conceding the lowest number of goals. In fact he has the record now for the highest number of clean sheet in the history of the Premiership if I'm not mistaken. So that alone tells you that Arsenal actually went you know into their closet and then decided what is a sponge to what was not working for them and adopted what is working for them and they and they worked on it very well. Then remember also they used to see Arsenal as a side that is not physically dominant. Now when you now look at the fact that this season they have they have recorded the highest number of of of of goals in terms of in terms of set pieces. You know goals comes from corners coming from free kick. Then you will now understand that they are now a really dominant force as far as the Premiership is concerned. Of course, the Champions League is another testing point for them come to the come end of month. That should be next week. You know, that we should that with PSG coming to the party, then we should really see if actually Arsenal are really have have really arrived as contenders and not pretenders.

[00:23:25]>> Thank you so much. You know, with the glow on your face, you're sounding like you're an Arsenal fan, right?

[00:23:30]>> Well, actually I should rather be thinking that you're an Arsenal fan because I know >> Of course, I'm an Arsenal fan, proud one.

[00:23:35]>> there's a lot of stuff in the football world that's happening, especially with respect to all the developing stories heading to the World Cup. But I began to wonder why you decided to pick on Arsenal. Of course, I'm an Arsenal fan.

[00:23:47]I couldn't sleep on this one. This is a huge victory for us. Congratulations to you and congratulations to all the all the Arsenal fans. Thank you. And whatever they did, they should keep up with it because this is a very new and maybe the >> simply saying that they should keep up being defensive and being battle ready. You know, by by injuring [clears throat] their opponent from you know, playing anti-football.

[00:24:09]That's what you're telling me. As long as as long as they win.

[00:24:12]>> Exactly. Yes.

[00:24:14]>> It's all like I told you. All the best to you and your Arsenal Football Club.

[00:24:17]>> Thank you. Thank you so much, Vincent.

[00:24:19]Thank you so much, viewers, for watching. I am Cassie Tony reminding you to stay informed and stay ahead. And do well to join us next time for more breaking news. Still have a beautiful day.

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