Nelson Ugwuagbo

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday met with Anambra State Governor, Professor Charles Soludo, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

The closed-door meeting, held in the nation’s capital, comes ahead of the November 8, 2025, Anambra governorship election, in which Soludo is seeking a second term.

While details of their discussions remain undisclosed, Channels Television reports that the talks may be linked to the upcoming poll.

Notably, Soludo was spotted wearing a cap featuring Tinubu’s infinity logo — widely viewed as a symbolic show of support for the President, who is expected to seek re-election.

Former Minister of Labour and Productivity, Senator Chris Ngige, has cautioned the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Anambra State, Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu, against using his name or image for political campaigns.

Ngige expressed displeasure over campaign posters featuring his photograph alongside those of Ukachukwu and his running mate, Senator Uche Ekwunife, describing the move as an attempt to mislead the public.

The former Anambra State governor made his position known in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media Affairs, Hyggy Obialo, and released to journalists on Tuesday.

According to Obialo, Ngige is currently on a “sabbatical” from active partisan politics and is taking a well-deserved rest after 25 years in politics and public service.

Tension has engulfed Yelwata community in Benue State following a fresh gunmen attack in the early hours of Monday, leaving several people dead.

Eyewitnesses said the incident triggered a protest by local women, who marched through the streets demanding the withdrawal of soldiers stationed in the area.

The protesters also called for immediate relocation to Makurdi, citing a lack of safety in the community.

“They should take us to Makurdi because the government cannot protect us,” one of the demonstrators told reporters.

Monday’s assault comes less than two months after suspected herders attacked Yelwata on June 13, killing an estimated 200 people including internally displaced persons — with many victims burned alive in a night of violence.

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the implementation of pension increases and a minimum pension guarantee for retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), following protests by retired police officers in Abuja.

He also directed the immediate rollout of free healthcare services for low-income retirees across the country.

Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, said the President issued the directives after receiving a briefing from the Director General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Omolola Oloworaran.

Tinubu further instructed PenCom to urgently address the lingering police pension controversy, stressing that personnel of the Nigeria Police Force who dedicate their lives to national service must be able to retire in dignity and peace.