Tinubu Seeks Rivers’ 2027 Support as Fubara Pledges 3 Million Votes

At a Port Harcourt rally on Saturday, President Bola Tinubu asked Rivers voters to support his 2027 re-election bid. Governor Siminalayi Fubara backed the Rainbow Coalition, led by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, and pledged to mobilise at least three million votes. Fubara thanked Tinubu for intervening in Rivers’ political crisis, while Tinubu praised their reconciliation and urged supporters to organise at ward and polling-unit level. Elsewhere, violence at an opposition procession in Asaba left one person dead and five injured, with officials trading blame. Atiku Abubakar says he will remain in the 2027 race as his party appeals a court ruling. The Education Ministry cancelled 2026 admissions at the National Teachers’ Institute, and SERAP asked the government to disclose who receives ₦50,000 relief payments. NNPC also disputed claims that gas shortages were limiting power output. The market update reports that the naira has strengthened since the end of 2025, while the All-Share Index has risen year to date despite a weekly decline. The NLC says it did not negotiate the ₦40,000 addition for federal workers and says a new minimum-wage discussion is ahead. Other updates include planned railway inaugurations, Air Force redeployments and Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu’s appointment as Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group vice-chair. Nigeria’s young athletes also had a strong weekend: the Flamingos beat Japan to win the Under-17 Women’s World Cup, while Rosemary Nwankwo and Gift Bright won the 100-metre events at the Youth Olympics. The briefing draws on reports from Nigerian news outlets and official sources.

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