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Authentic Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has slammed Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, noting that propaganda has an expiry date.

This is as the faction publicly disowned a political gathering in Ibadan, Oyo State, accusing Makinde of using a purported alliance with the Allied Peoples Movement to advance his political ambitions ahead of the 2027 elections.

The factional National Publicity Secretary, Jungudo Haruna Mohammed, during a press briefing on Thursday, said the party had no involvement in the Ibadan gathering being promoted as a PDP/APM alliance meeting.

“We have called this briefing to address the misleading narratives and deliberate falsehoods being circulated concerning the social gathering scheduled to be held today in Ibadan under the guise of an alliance between the Peoples Democratic Party and the Allied Peoples Movement.

“Let us state clearly and unequivocally that the PDP is not part of any alliance, coalition, agreement, or political arrangement with the Allied Peoples Movement or any other political party regarding this gathering or any related political activity.

“Any person or group claiming to be acting on behalf of the PDP in connection with this event is doing so without the knowledge, approval, consent, or authority of the party,” Jungudo said.

According to him, the Ibadan gathering had exposed what he described as Makinde’s real political direction.

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Presidential aspirant of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, has accused the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Joash Amupitan, of acting out a script allegedly written by President Bola Tinubu.

The former governor of Anambra State made the allegation in a yet-to-be-released interview with News Central TV.

Excerpts of the interview released by News Central TV, showed Obi disclosing that he recently wrote to the INEC boss, Amupitan, telling him that he will not be there forever.

Obi said, “If anybody had told me that we could use Professors to run our elections and it would be worse, I would have said a capital no.

“I wrote to the present INEC Chairman and said, ” Remember, you will not be here forever”.

Asked if INEC is an agent of the president, Obi said, “Yes, completely. Whatever the INEC Chairman is doing today, he is acting the script written by the man who employed him”.

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The Delta State Police Command has rescued a two-year-old child allegedly abducted in Warri and concealed inside a sack, leading to the arrest of a 29-year-old suspect identified as Fejiro Obaduemu.

The dramatic rescue, which took place at Igbudu Market in Warri, followed swift intervention by operatives of the Quick Response Squad (QRS) after vigilant residents raised alarm over the suspect’s suspicious movement with the child.

According to a statement on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, the incident occurred on May 10, 2026, at about 9:15 a.m. when the suspect, said to be from Idesor Street, Esi Layout, Warri, was intercepted by residents who suspected an attempted child theft.

The police said the child was allegedly hidden inside a sack bag, a development that provoked outrage from the crowd, which attempted to lynch the suspect before QRS operatives arrived at the scene.

“The operatives swiftly rescued both the suspect and the child and evacuated them to safety,” the statement said.

Obaduemu, who reportedly sustained injuries from the mob attack, was first taken to the Police Clinic in Warri for treatment before being placed in custody for further investigation.

Police investigations conducted the following day reportedly led to the tracing of the child’s biological parents, after which the toddler was formally reunited with the family in the presence of leaders of the Hausa community in Warri.

Preliminary findings, according to the police, indicate that the suspect allegedly confessed to acting on the instructions of another individual currently at large, who allegedly sent him to steal the child.

The command said efforts were ongoing to arrest the fleeing accomplice and uncover a wider child trafficking network operating within the state.

Reacting to the development, the Commissioner of Police in Delta State, Yemi Oyeniyi, reaffirmed the command’s commitment to combating child trafficking, abduction, and related crimes.

He urged residents to remain vigilant and promptly report suspicious activities involving children to the nearest police station or through the command’s emergency line: 08036684974.

The latest operation comes amid growing concerns over child trafficking and abduction cases in parts of the country, with security agencies intensifying surveillance and community-based intelligence gathering to curb the menace.