Evening recap: APC slams Amaechi, N5bn NDLEA drug haul, First Lady to lead APC women's summit, other top stories - Punch Newspapers

Today’s evening recap focuses mainly on the feud between the All Progressives Congress and the Vice Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Rotimi Amaechi, over the high cost of medication needed to treat his deceased mother. Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency recently recorded N5 billion worth of container consignments of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis and codeine-based syrup, at the Apapa, Tin Can Island and Onne seaports. First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has been billed to lead a major mobilisation of women stakeholders in Abuja on Monday as the APC begins to intensify its grassroots campaign ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Also, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has warned Nigerians against spreading misinformation and propaganda that could worsen insecurity and trigger attacks on innocent citizens. The recap in full: 1. APC slams Amaechi over claim he couldn’t afford mother’s drugs The All Progressives Congress has mocked the African Democratic Congress vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, over his claims that he could not afford medication for his late mother, describing the former Rivers State governor as dependent on public office. In a statement on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the APC said Amaechi had been a beneficiary of public office for decades but had become “destitute” just three years after leaving office. The party also accused Amaechi of seeking the VP ticket in 2027 to continue what it described as his reliance on the public treasury, insisting that “the presidency is not a soup kitchen” for the former governor.See more Punch stories on Google.Add Punch on Google Read the full story here. 2. NDLEA intercepts N5bn drugs at ports, arrests Milan-bound businessman Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted container consignments of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis and codeine-based syrup worth over N5 billion. The agency noted that the operatives at the Apapa, Tin Can Island and Onne seaports made the arrest, following months of intelligence and tracking the movement of the shipments from their original ports of origin. Lawyer warns against saying 2027 poll outcome already decided Joint security forces kill ISWAP leader Abdussamad Ohida in Ondo 2027: Ogun CityBoy movement targets 2m votes for Tinubu, backs Yayi  According to a statement issued on Sunday by the NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, a search of one of the containers yielded 161 parcels of Thai Loud weighing 124kg, worth N372 million, concealed in two refrigerators and two cartons at the Apapa port. Read the full story here. 3. 2027: Oluremi Tinubu to lead 20,000-woman APC summit in Abuja Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, is expected to lead a major mobilisation of women stakeholders in Abuja on Monday as the All Progressives Congress begins to intensify its grassroots campaign ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The Women Stakeholders’ Mobilisation and Empowerment Pre-Inaugural Campaign Roll-Out, organised by the Women Mobilisation Directorate of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, is expected to attract more than 20,000 women from across the country. The event, according to a statement on Sunday, is scheduled for 8 am at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, Abuja, and is themed “Renewed Hope Agenda 2.0: From Reforms to Prosperity,” with the mobilisation message, “One Voice, One Movement, One Choice, One Mandate 2027.” Read the full story here. 4. Insecurity: NSCDC warns against misinformation, fake videos The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has warned Nigerians against spreading misinformation and propaganda that could worsen insecurity and trigger attacks on innocent citizens. The Commandant of the NSCDC Federal Capital Territory Command, Dr Olusola Odumosu, gave the warning during a nationwide roadshow organised by the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations in Abuja ahead of the 2026 World Public Relations Forum. This was disclosed in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by the Chairman of the NIPR FCT Chapter, Stanley Ogadigo. Odumosu said the spread of unverified information, particularly on social media, could create panic, heat the polity and encourage criminal activities such as banditry and kidnapping. Read the full story here. Olayiwola Ajisafe Ajisafe is a multimedia journalist and digital copy editor with over four years experience

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