Eid-El-Kabir: Tinubu Assures Nigerians Of Improved Security +More | Newspaper Review

Added: 2026-05-27

[00:00:03]So, let's get to find out what the dailies leading with today on the program, and we will start with the Vanguard newspaper.

[00:00:13]2027 presidency controversies trail ADC primaries court clears Jonathan.

[00:00:21]Amaechi hired to dim kick.

[00:00:24]Atiku awaits affirmation. Court dismisses suit against Jonathan with 21 million cost.

[00:00:30]Tinubu, Jonathan, Atiku four-horse race looms. Duke, Shekarau, Onu, others emerge as standard-bearers. So, it looks like we're going in full circle, but with the exception of one. At least Rabiu Kwankwaso may not be on the ballot as a presidential candidate so far because it looks like the Ok movement is being consolidated in the NDC.

[00:00:56]Uh but for the ADC, it's a tricky one because Amaechi is a fighter.

[00:01:02]Amaechi is a big fighter. I came second against uh running mate again not running mate. I came second to President Bola Tinubu in their own primaries. And very likely he's going to come second, but he's rejected that there were some shenanigans that happened. So, it looks like uh the quagmire of the ADC is is getting worse by the day, and the speculation that as a matter of fact this was a big issue put together for the interest of Atiku Abubakar may just be coming through.

[00:01:31]But let's see what it will be because they need an Amaechi there. What I saw from where I sit is to the fact that when Rabiu Kwankwaso and Peter Obi joined the ADC, the vigor, the energy, the the the this there's this um light through the opposition that came because the PDP was confused as to where they are. They don't even They're just confused about whatever is going on with their in-fighting. So people were looking for another party to look at say to say okay, what exactly which party can we look at as an alternative but ADC came through and they built significant momentum and fact at some point was celebrated to say oh Bola Ahmed Tinubu the president thank you because if you didn't chase us everywhere we would not be able to aggregate but as soon as they left that energy has kind of waned and now it looks like it's going to wane even further down. Um I don't know what Atiku rely on but from my projections uh regional uh block of votes maybe what he's relying he doesn't have any states uh to like PDP he had every election he has conducted he has been part of at least the major ones he has been part of has had the backing of state structures.

[00:02:43]This is the first time he's going to run like a Peter Obi in 2023. So the only person that has the model of the next election in the opposition is perhaps Peter Obi because what he did is an outlier at uh uh a happenstance that happened the last time when he got 6.1 million votes without a governor without a local government chairman just people just aggregating and those who believed in him. So he's the one that has that template Atiku doesn't have. And he >> And he has a whole region on lockdown.

[00:03:11]>> Yes, he has a whole region on lockdown.

[00:03:12]>> Southeast on lockdown. So Atiku maybe relying more on maybe the north you know because let's not kid ourselves we still vote sentimentally.

[00:03:21]Tribal lines uh regional ethnicity or religion those are the ways we vote. There are very few times we vote along you know objectivity in terms of programs and policies. So for now it happens even for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as well.

[00:03:37]He's going to suffer some losses in certain places and win some. So the mapping is still on as to how things will really play out. Where will President Bola Ahmed Tinubu get most of his votes? Where will Atiku get most of his votes if he eventually scales through?

[00:03:51]Uh where will Peter Obi get most of his vote? What What kind of person is there? Jonathan, I don't like to mention him because the man has never spoken to say whether or not You know, he told us the last time was I'm a consultant, but I doubt. Guys, so Which other papers are we looking at?

[00:04:08]Never say never with politicians.

[00:04:09]>> know, but I really doubt.

[00:04:12]Oh, well, uh, that's still on the assumption, by the way, just before we get to the next paper that uh we would still be, you know, voting along the lines of the traditional north-south dichotomy that trails our electioneering.

[00:04:25]>> to mention, sorry, Bukola. So Uh Oyo State governor, I didn't Sorry for cutting you. Oyo State governor, we forgot. There are others we forgot to mention. If we keep going this way, >> [laughter] >> we won't stop others, but yes, he's a prominent one. On the alliances of the PDP and the APC.

[00:04:42]>> That's going to cause some upset for the uh for the president. Maybe cut some votes out for the president.

[00:04:47]>> Yes, so I was saying that on on the assumption that that would still form the pattern of voting, and that means that we're not headed anywhere close to the development that we desire if Nigerians are not, you know, voting based on merit, voting based on results, whether they've seen the results that they desire under this administration, if they're not voting based on capacity, based on competence, you know, and the challenge has been thrown to us that we should, you know, uh set the agenda. I think we should not keep quiet on these development issues that should begin to, you know, um make our uh electioneering and politicking look more mature than this current base level. You always talk about Juvenile. juvenile politics. And so, It's even going out to the connection.

[00:05:34]>> have not moved away from that level, then we're not headed anywhere yet. But let's head to the next paper and hope that we move forward this morning. And uh the next one would be New Telegraph.

[00:05:47]New Telegraph trails on the president's Eid message for its big story. Eid al-Kabir Children's Day Tinubu assures Nigerians of improved security, calls for national unity. Says youngsters deserve inclusion, protection, opportunities.

[00:06:07]Akpabio, Abbas, Barrow, Kalu, others urge sacrifice, unity prayers. FG slashes train fares by 50% for Salah celebration. And then at top at top the big story you find, you know, some other stories that, you know, should also concern you. ADC presidential primaries we've, of course, spoken to this.

[00:06:31]Hayatu-Deen alleges widespread rigging.

[00:06:33]"Steer clear of NDC." Obi tells opportunistic politicians. Well, it looks like the road is now clear for Mr. Obi. "Party built on institutions, not transactions." And that's ascribed to Galadima. And the story from the international scene, US launches new strikes on Iran targeting missile missile sites and boats. Now, with the greatest sense of respect, with the greatest sense of, you know, esteem placed on that office, we have reached the juncture or the junction, if you like, where the president should address the nation on matters of security, on matters of the economy. In that message yesterday, which I read, the president did say that, you know, the reforms are yielding results and, you know, they're taking us towards economic stability. And he did traditionally also call for acknowledge that the reforms will call for sacrifice. But where we are now, where [snorts] there are huge insecurity concerns, every day someone is putting up a video about their loved ones kidnapped, the children in kidnapped from Orire local government in Oyo State, those from Ogbomosho, they're still in captivity, and those in Kogi, Kwara who you know are still awaiting the return of their loved ones.

[00:07:55]In fact, from Kwara, some many more have been kidnapped in the last 48 hours. The president owes Nigerians, you know, some messaging about the commitment of his administration to ensuring the security of lives and property. He owes Nigerians many more explanations about, you know, efforts to revamp the economy to ensure that, you know, under this weight of 1,300 naira per liter, that of course the administration is considering, you know, other measures to make life bearable for Nigerians. And so, we haven't seen that. I doubt that we have even seen, you know, a media chat from the presidency in recent times. No, he hasn't done it.

[00:08:42]>> Yeah. It's not his style. Yeah.

[00:08:44]>> and a dozen, how do you What's that How do you say that thing again?

[00:08:47]>> [snorts] >> And this is something you're meant to have consistently too.

[00:08:51]But It's not a Nigerian president's style.

[00:08:54]Poof, there you go. So, that's the New Telegrapher. Quickly, the Nigerian Tribune is next up. It's funny the things we've come to accept as a people and as a nation. And I'll tell you that a lot of people who defend and say, "Yes, that's how it should be. You shouldn't speak to us too often, so you don't communalize it." But hey, the Nigerian Tribune leads with the primaries fallout yet again.

[00:09:14]Defeated gubernatorial aspirants, senators, reps perfect defection moves, and you have the same ADC, NDC, PRP top list of preferred parties as Abuja court ruling opens the floodgates.

[00:09:30]Defections hit Bauchi, Jigawa. So, politicians doing [clears throat] what they know how to do the And you see the picture on the front page showing some of 1.7 million pilgrims participating in this year's Hajj on Mount Arafat. This image was taken yesterday uh marking the peak of a 2026 spiritual exercise in Saudi Arabia. And that's in line, of course, with today's celebration.

[00:09:58]Um so, an update really on the situation with the Oyo uh kidnap victims. DHQ deploys troops, surveillance assets to track perpetrators. Says troops killed 317 terrorists, rescued 221 victims in May.

[00:10:15]Kidnapped Kaduna IBDC workers regain freedom.

[00:10:20]>> [snorts] >> So, these are things that happened weeks ago still just being resolved. So, you wonder We really hope that that will not be the situation for the Oreire victims who were kidnapped. But hey, that's what you have on the front page of the Nigerian Tribune today. Mixed bag of stories almost an everyday affair right here.

[00:10:44]All right, let's go to This Nigeria.

[00:10:46]This Nigeria is leading I'm going to talk to talk talk about two stories on This Nigeria. The first has to do with some success stories.

[00:10:55]Uh military kills just by the picture on the front page of This Nigeria.

[00:11:01]Military kills 317 terrorists, rescues 221 victims in the month of May. That's a page seven read.

[00:11:13]Uh that's according to the DHQ, Defense Headquarters. That's what we call our own Defense Headquarters, our own Pentagon right here in Nigeria, DHQ. So, success stories are a mixed bag of many things, but we are grateful for the effort as we've always said. The military is doing their bit. All we need is a political will to be able to marshal and rally [music] to they get the best they can get. We've seen these guys, you know, go to other countries to, you know, carry out peace missions, uh flush out, you know, elements that are disturbing the state, you know, aggregate interest. So, we have record to show the capacity of our military and what they can do.

[00:11:54]But, political infiltration, sabotage, and many other element, unprofessionalism by certain elements who joined in has really caused the military a lot of pain, but uh we thank them for taking out these terrorists. They should continue to take them out.

[00:12:08]I don't believe in Operation Safe Corridor. Well, with the greatest sense of respect, if you killed as a fundamentalist and ideological terrorist, uh the state has the monopoly of power uh violence to be able to send you to have a date with your maker. That is the only thing acceptable. And for the persons they've rescued, we're grateful as well, but any that story, INEC raises alarm over deep fakes.

[00:12:35]Fake news ahead of Ekiti governorship poll. People, do you know a lot of people are not aware, guys, that Ekiti election is less than a month from now.

[00:12:44]I I've not even seen any political party in Ekiti state, not even APC, um PDP, all the parties, I don't know how many parties, in fact, for a fact, are contesting for that office of governor of Ekiti state.

[00:13:00]There is no the campaigns I don't know I don't know I really don't know what's going to going on with Ekiti state. It doesn't feel like there's an election coming. And I understand I think it's June June 20th, if my date is correct. So, this is May 20 what? May 27th.

[00:13:14]>> 27th. And June 20th, there's going to be an election in Ekiti state, and we can't see literally anything on television, or maybe maybe it's happening in Ekiti, I don't know.

[00:13:25]>> [laughter] >> But, we don't feel even local government election in in River State local government election used to be we we had no special broadcast for it, but we take it to I really don't know. Maybe uh because I grew up in Rivers, I'm used to gang gang gang.

[00:13:40]They are calmer.

[00:13:42]Mhm. The primaries, you know, the 2027 politics build up, sort of. So, rather than campaign now, they were doing primaries this past weekend. They're still counting and trying to resolve all of the issues. So, naturally, you understand that that is overshadowing it, but that's not to say that they're not having all these campaigns here and there. They do. I I I thank Thank you for raising that point as well, because the reason why we talk about campaign because it helps You know we've been complaining about voter turnout.

[00:14:12]Our voter turnout is less than 40%.

[00:14:14]That's me just exaggerating. In fact, it's between 30 20 even to 35. Some state is as low as 25%. So, we can put 25 to 35. So, the the government spends money to print ballot box ballot papers, hire all of these guys to go and do this work. We spend a lot of money, and then you just have about 35 or 30% of people coming out to cast their ballots. It's just a waste of fund. So, with campaigns and all of this engineering can help people to say, "Okay, let me go and try. I know I vote for this person. He may win. He may lose." So, uh the whole idea is for us to admonish people, citizens Yeah. to tell them that, "Look, guys, it is your civic responsibility to decide who will govern you."

[00:15:02]There are states. You know, I was in Anambra.

[00:15:05]Anambra, the previous election was slightly about 10%.

[00:15:09]You see how we're jubilating that we got 20 2021%. 2021, we're happy.

[00:15:15]Governorship election. You You know what that means, in fact? That means that if there are 3 million people in Anambra state or let's say 2 million people in Anambra state, they're talking about only 400,000 decided Or if there are five people in Anambra state only one person >> One person.

[00:15:36]Mhm. In fact, there are more people in Anambra state because this is just for the registered voters.

[00:15:40]>> Voters. In that sense, there's usually more people. So, when you do the math, sometimes like maybe one person out of 10 10 decided >> decided who the next leader would be in that particular state.

[00:15:51]>> I don't know what I don't know what I don't >> why we're scrutinizing the result of the APC presidential primaries, you know, turning out I am very happy to see More than 90% of votes that, you know, we would >> About 90% see even for one political party in normal election time. But, it also speaks to how development has not matched, you know, the level of investment that we put into our elections. And so, many, just like comparing tax paying with the result of tax paying, do not see the justification for them to come out. And hence the low voter turnout that we see during electioneering. But, it's also our responsibility. And Channels does that a lot, you know, a lot of education.

[00:16:35]Our responsibility to organize the political debate and ask all the candidates.

[00:16:41]Well, and if those who do not come, that's already a result for them, you know, an item on the list of boxes that the electorate should seek and determine use to determine whether or not they should vote for a candidate. And so, when the debates are done and the candidates come to speak about their plan, their agenda for that state, and then the state the electorate will make up their minds over whether or not they want to go with this candidate, the incumbent, or any of the other candidates on the list. And so, we hope to see that in the coming days before June 20, hopefully. We hope to see. But, guys, I think that's Do we have any other papers to look at? Uh well, there's Daily Trust.

[00:17:22]>> Daily Trust, yeah. Uh on the front page of the Daily Trust is the uh election matter, as well, and the celebration of Eid al-Kabir. So, it's really the same thing. Tinubu, governors, others felicitate with Muslims. Uh preach hope. So, it's a mixture of Children's Day, cuz you see despite advocacy, Nigerian children remain vulnerable. Uh so, the same stories, really, um on the front page of the Daily Trust newspaper.

[00:17:53]Absolutely. Okay. We will switch gears now from the dailies. So, I want to use this opportunity to cuz I want to do what I did in Anambra. Appeal to the people of Ekiti State, please.

[00:18:04]Uh even if even though you're not whether you're whether or not you're comfortable with how the government is doing well at the doing at the federal or not doing well or doing well at the state, please go out and vote.

[00:18:16]Because the more you don't come out, the more politicians have the opportunity to do as they like. When you come out en masse, it's difficult for them to They will still try to do because mischief and politicians, like they have an inseparable covenant.

[00:18:30]Some politicians, let me contextualize that. Immorality and politicians don't sit in the same room for the most part.

[00:18:36]So, we always expect mischief. That's why we have laws to protect your vote as a country. So, please, do not give up on our country. Do not give up on Ekiti State. Please, go out on the 20th of June, or whatever date it is, and cast your ballot for the candidates of your choice. That is your is a responsibility, is a duty you owe to your people, uh to your government, so that you can hold them accountable.

[00:19:01]Say, "I voted for you." Or I didn't vote for you tomorrow. We'll be back after this as we celebrate Eid right here on Channels TV. Stay with us.

[00:19:14]>> [music] >> Woo!