Budget retailer and 12,000 jobs at risk after US owner fails to accept buyout offers MPs have called on the government to protect Poundland and other high street stores from “predatory capitalism” and asset-stripping. The US restructuring specialist Gordon Brothers, which controls Poundland, has lined up the advisory company AlixPartners to run the process.
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By Idris Salisu, Gusau Senator Tijjani Yahaya Kaura, who contested the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for Zamfara North Senatorial District, has insisted that his mandate cannot be taken away from him. Kaura made the assertion while addressing a press conference at his residence in Kaura Namoda, where he claimed that he had been officially declared winner by members of the primary election committee sent by the APC national headquarters.
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 3 — Kenya’s candidate for the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Prof Phoebe Okowa, will face a second round of voting after failing to secure the required majority in the United Nations Security Council, despite winning sufficient support in the General Assembly. Kenya had mounted an extensive diplomatic campaign in support of Okowa, with Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing’Oei saying last week that months of engagement with UN member states had culminated in a final appeal in New York.
By Dayo Johnson, Akure The Ondo State Police Command has uncovered a suspected counterfeit dollar printing operation in Odigbo Local Government Area, arresting one suspect and recovering three bags of suspected fake United States dollar notes. The police said the case began after Yusuf Nasiru, of Sabo, Okitipupa, lodged a complaint on October 28, 2026, alleging that two men, Peter Desmond and Olami Toro, both from Ode-Irele, approached him at his shop on October 25 to exchange dollars for naira.
…Union seeks NEC approval to resume suspended action over CATA, outstanding payments By Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Gombe State University (GSU) branch, has rejected the salary arrears paid by the university management under the new salary structure, describing the amount as inadequate and below members’ entitlements. In a statement jointly signed by the branch Chairman, Dr Mustapha Shehu Shehu, and Secretary, Dr Aliyu Umar Shelleng, the congress expressed dissatisfaction with the management’s implementation of the agreements, particularly the payment…
Americans are heading to the polls to elect a new US House of Representatives and Senate.
By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki A group of supporters of President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday staged solidarity marches across parts of Ebonyi State, ahead of the 2027 presidential election, in what organisers described as a response to alleged anti-Tinubu protests. The leader of the protest, under the aegis of Ebonyi United Forum, Comrade Chinedu Nwali, said the group took to the streets in Abakaliki and other parts of the state to express its opposition to what he described as distractions by opposition elements against Tinubu’s administration.
Reacting to the development, the United Kingdom Coordinator of the OK Movement, Adebayo Brown, on Tuesday accused leaders of the NDC PCC and the Obidient Movement of encouraging divisions among groups associated with Peter Obi’s 2027 presidential ambition. John Ozyl Ughulu, by individuals expected to provide leadership within their respective organisations, however questioned the relevance of repeated claims by the Obidient Movement Coordinator that former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, and former Kano State Governor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, had dissociated themselves from the OK…
By Daniel Abia PORT HARCOURT — Federal appointments secured by Rivers indigenes and infrastructure projects executed by the Federal Government are expected to feature prominently at the campaign rally for President Bola Tinubu in Port Harcourt on Saturday, November 7. Dike also cited a disclosure reportedly made by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on October 24, 2026, that Rivers State had secured at least 49 federal appointments under the Tinubu administration.
…Former minister mobilises supporters for APC in Oyo, dumps PDP/APM alliance By Adeola Badru Former Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Oloye Jumoke Akinjide, has announced her return to active politics ahead of the 2027 general elections, declaring support for President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Oyo State, Senator Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli. “As we align with the Renewed Hope Agenda of our Leader and Father, His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, and with the vision of our Gubernatorial Candidate,…
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has accused the leadership of the Department of State Services, DSS, of recruiting protesters to create disorder in Sokoto and provide a pretext for imposing a curfew to stop the party’s campaign rally. Atiku said the alleged plot was part of a broader attempt by the President Bola Tinubu-led administration to frustrate opposition parties, undermine political competition and deny Nigerians the freedom to choose their leaders ahead of the 2027 general election.
Ballot machines malfunctioned Tuesday in a New York county that will help decide a closely contested House of Representatives race, though officials said votes for the US midterm elections are still being counted. Parts of Westchester County are included in New York’s 17th district, where incumbent Republican Mike Lawler faces Democrat Cait Conley in a Hudson Valley seat won by Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.
The marchers, estimated by organisers at 20,000, carried placards with inscriptions such as “Tinubu Beyond 2027”, “Tinubu Must Stay” and “We Believe in Tinubu”, while chanting solidarity songs for the President, Nwifuru and the All Progressives Congress (APC). Nwali said Ebonyi youths would defend the President’s administration, insisting that the South-East had benefited from federal projects executed under Tinubu, particularly through the Ministry of Works.
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