Sheikh Denies DSS Arrest + APC Form Saga + Minister of Power Apology +Sowore High Court Row

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:50:49 +0000

Revered cleric and ADC stakeholder Sheikh Ahmad Tijani Umar has debunked viral reports that he was arrested by the DSS after hosting Peter Obi in Kaduna. The claim gained traction after Obi posted about an alleged arrest, but Umar later clarified he was only invited for questioning, not detained.

Meanwhile, with just 24 hours to the APC national convention in Abuja, controversy is building within the All Progressives Congress. A viral video shows Rivers stakeholder Fubara Dagogo unable to collect his nomination form despite paying ₦5.1 million. He claims over 600 aspirants face similar issues and has taken the matter to court, while party officials dismiss the allegations.

In another development, Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu has issued a public apology over Nigeria’s worsening electricity crisis, promising improvements and projecting up to 6000MW by year-end—a claim that has drawn mixed reactions from Nigerians.

On the economic front, business magnate Aliko Dangote has warned that the escalating Middle East crisis could force Nigeria and other African countries toward COVID-era remote working, as rising oil prices and supply disruptions put pressure on economies.

Elsewhere, comedian Stanley Akpos, popularly known as Mr Sim Card has sparked reactions online with a viral skit criticising the government’s reliance on rice palliatives, dubbing the country “Rice-geria.”

At the Federal High Court in Abuja, activist Omoyele Sowore clashed with Senior Advocate Musibau Adetunbi over attempts to address the media inside the courtroom, prompting condemnation from the Nigerian Bar Association.

Finally, under good news, 14-year-old Adeolu Oluwadamilola Ooreofe from Ekiti State has made history by winning the 2026 African Spelling Bee in Harare, earning a $5,000 scholarship and securing a spot to represent Africa at the global competition in China later this year.

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