A former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has urged leaders and stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party to end ongoing litigations over the party’s disputed national convention and focus on organising a fresh one that complies with electoral guidelines, as President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday asked the Senate to screen and confirm Mr Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance, replacing Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite.
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1. Stop lawsuits, hold new national convention, Saraki tells PDP
A former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has urged leaders and stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party to end ongoing litigations over the party’s disputed national convention and focus on organising a fresh one that complies with electoral guidelines.
Saraki made the appeal on Tuesday in a statement on Facebook signed by Head, Bukola Saraki Media Office, Yusuph Olaniyonu, while reacting to the judgement of the Court of Appeal which upheld earlier rulings invalidating the PDP national convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State, in November 2025.
Read full story here: https://punchng.com/stop-lawsuits-hold-new-national-convention-saraki-tells-pdp/
2. Tinubu seeks Senate confirmation of Oyedele, Abe as minister, NUPRC chairman
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday asked the Senate to screen and confirm Mr Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance, replacing Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite.
The President also urged the upper chamber to confirm former Rivers South-East senator, Magnus Abe, as chairman of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission.
The requests were contained in separate letters read during plenary by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio.
Read the full story here: https://punchng.com/just-in-tinubu-seeks-senate-confirmation-of-oyedele-abe-as-minister-nuprc-chairman/
3. My father fought well to stay alive – Onigbinde’s son
Mr Oyekunle Onigbinde, the last child of the late national coach Festus Onigbinde, has said that although his father was sick, he fought well to stay alive.
Oyekunle made the remarks in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Ibadan on Tuesday.
Describing his father as a generous man who cared for everyone, Oyekunle said his death on Monday came as a huge shock.
Read the full story here: https://punchng.com/my-father-fought-well-to-stay-alive-onigbindes-son/
4. UCL: Osimhen moves to top of POTM standings
Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen has moved to the top of the Player of the Match leaderboard in the UEFA Champions League following a series of impressive performances for Galatasaray S.K. this season.
According to a post obtained from UEFA’s X handle on Tuesday, the Super Eagles forward currently leads the standings with four Man of the Match awards, the most by any player in the competition so far.
Read the full story here: https://punchng.com/ucl-osimhen-moves-to-top-of-potm-standings/
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