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?The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC-PCC) has said God who granted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu victory in 2023 will make Nigerians re-elect him for a second term.

?Speaking with journalists in Mecca, Saudi Arabia-where he joined President Tinubu and other prominent Nigerians for the Umrah pilgrimage-former Zamfara State Governor and DG of the APC-PCC, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, expressed complete confidence in the party’s campaign strategy and divine favour.

?Yari’s comments followed Tinubu’s media chat in Saudi Arabia, where the President stated his firm reliance on God for a second-term victory.

?’I believe that Allah’s wish in His court must prevail. And there’s no other God but Allah,’ Tinubu declared. ‘Allah is the only one who can define a human being, what he will be, and what he will become.’

?Building on the President’s remarks, Senator Yari emphasized that President Tinubu’s faith, track record, and the campaign council’s outreach efforts would be the decisive factors in securing victory at the polls.

?’That’s what makes a leader,’ Yari stated. ‘He first prayed for the country, prayed for every Nigerian, and noted that God selects leaders. He depends on Allah to do it for him as He did in 2023.’

?Yari added that the campaign team would actively engage the electorate by showcasing the administration’s achievements.

‘Allah says we should work through all the procedures-to campaign, to talk to people, to convince them, and to show them what we have done and achieved. By God’s grace, people will be convinced to elect us once again.’

The federal government is stepping up efforts to improve health data management by strengthening the digital skills of health information professionals and ensuring that qualified officers are responsible for managing records in health care facilities.

The Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Records Officers Registration Council of Nigeria, Alhaji Babagana Mustapha, said this was necessary to prepare health information management graduates for the increasing use of digital technology in Nigeria’s health care system.

Mustapha spoke in Abuja at a two-day retreat and training on the District Health Information Software 2 (DHIS2) for tutors across health information management training institutions.

He said the training was designed to improve tutors’ practical knowledge of digital health systems and ensure that students acquired the skills required for effective health data collection, analysis, reporting and utilisation.

The registrar urged heads of departments and coordinators to ensure that the knowledge gained during the exercise was shared with other tutors and integrated into teaching activities.

He also called for improved digital learning facilities, continuous professional development and adherence to data confidentiality, information security and professional ethics.

Representing the Director of Planning, Research and Statistics at the Federal Ministry of Health, Dr Anthony Adoge said the government would continue to support efforts to position licensed Health Information Management (HIM) officers at the centre of health care data management.

Adoge urged the council to recommend that all public and private health facilities employ licensed health records officers to manage their records departments, regardless of whether they had adopted digital systems.

He also pledged that only licensed HIM officers would be engaged as enumerators during the mini Demographic and Health Survey scheduled for 2027.

According to him, the ministry had deployed laptops to 6,000 primary health care centres on the condition that states provide evidence that licensed HIM officers were managing health data in the facilities.

He said more than 5,000 primary health care centres had been digitalised within six months, while about 11,000 of Nigeria’s 37,000 health facilities were using electronic medical record systems.

Adoge said the government wanted health information professionals to develop competencies that could meet international standards and enable them to interpret data for effective health care planning and decision-making.

He warned professionals against surrendering their responsibilities to technology vendors, stressing that qualified health information officers must remain central to the management and interpretation of patients’ data.

Also speaking, Dr Chizora Opara of the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, said reliable data was critical to achieving Nigeria’s target of ending open defecation by 2030.

Opara said the National Clean Nigeria: Use the Toilet Campaign, launched in 2019, had recorded 184 local government areas as open-defecation-free.

Few expected the present outcome when the news broke in July 2026. Kelechi Iheanacho, a former FIFA U-17 World Cup Golden Ball winner, a proven FA Cup winner with Leicester City, and a one time reliable English Premier League marksman, had packed his bags for north-western Turkiye. Even more surprising was the Super Eagles star’s destination: Bursaspor, an ambitious club fighting its way back from the doldrums in the TFF 1. Lig (the Turkish second division). Indeed, nobody saw this move coming.

Therefore, skeptics on social media were quick to write him off. At 29, many claimed ‘Senior Man’ was choosing an early retirement. His contract talks with Scottish giants Celtic had broken down after a domestic double, and a quiet move to Turkey’s second tier felt, to the outside world, like the fading twilight of a once-brilliant career.

They couldn’t have been more wrong because what followed wasn’t a quiet exit-it was a footballing resurrection, leading to the rebound that has seen him create records upon records in his new destination.

Iheanacho didn’t just adapt to Turkish football; he completely conquered it from his very first month. Playing in Bursaspor’s iconic green and white, the Nigerian forward ignited a scoring streak that shattered decades-old national records.

By late October 2026, Iheanacho achieved what no player in the entire history of Turkish football had ever done: he scored in 12 consecutive league matches. This is no mean feat even when one is playing in the lowest division of football.

His historic run eclipsed legendary milestones, including the long-standing streaks of Galatasaray icon Metin Oktay from 1963 and Kocaelispor’s Saffet Sancakli from 1995. Week after week, opponents like Istanbulspor, Manisa, and Fatih Karagmrk tried to stop him. Week after week, Iheanacho found the back of the net as he rolled back the years with Bursas.

The climax of this extraordinary run came at the Aktepe Stadium against Ankara Keçiörengc. With the match tied at a tense 2-2 just after halftime, Iheanacho stepped up in the 50th minute to slot home a crucial goal. Bursaspor went on to win 4-2, a victory that fired them straight to the top of the league table.

For Iheanacho, this career revival was entirely by design. ‘I heard about their project, that they wanted to climb up to the Sper Lig and also play in Europe,’ he revealed to Bursaspor TV. ‘I said this is a big project and it is very good for me to come and be involved and help the team. I asked my agent to make sure he does everything possible to make sure I come to Bursaspor.’

Interestingly, the gamble by both the club and player paid off handsomely. Bursa has embraced the Nigerian forward as a returning king, and his explosive form has caught the eye of the football world far beyond Turkiye. The resurgence is reminiscent of his early days when he scored goals for fun for the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria at the 2013 FIFA U-17 Championship in the United Arab Emirates.

Flying high with the Super Eagles again

The ultimate validation of Iheanacho’s Turkish resurrection came from the national team selectors. For over a year, ‘Senior Man’ had been cast into the international wilderness. He had been completely left out of the squad that claimed bronze at the 2025 AFCON in Morocco, and his days in the iconic green and white of Nigeria looked numbered. His starting role in the team had been taken by younger players who showed the potential to fill the big shoes he once wore in the Super Eagles.

However, his historic, record-breaking scoring exploit at Bursaspor made it mathematically impossible for Super Eagles’ head coach Eric Chelle to look away. Faced with a mounting selection headache-compounded by a sidelined Victor Osimhen and a struggling Paul Onuachu-Chelle handed Iheanacho a dramatic lifeline with a recall for October’s high-profile international friendly against Russia.

‘Senior man grabbed the opportunity with both hands. Iheanacho didn’t just show up to make numbers; he dominated from the moment he stepped onto the grass in training. Reports filtering out of the Super Eagles camp in Moscow revealed that Chelle was instantly ‘stunned’ by the 29-year-old’s razor-sharp fitness, clinical shooting drills, and natural leadership in motivating the squad’s younger debutants.

That training sharpness translated into pure magic on matchday at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium. Handed the starting role and the responsibility of leading an experimental, highly youthful Nigerian line alongside another senior player Moses Simon who captained the team, Iheanacho needed just ten minutes to make his statement. Collecting a crisp layoff from Abdullahi Bewene, Iheanacho unleashed an absolute rocket from 21 yards out, leaving the Russian goalkeeper completely stranded and opening the scoring in what would finish as a thrilling 3-3 draw.

By the time he was substituted at halftime to rotate the experimental squad, the point was proven. Iheanacho was back to where he had taken a recess. His vintage performance, combined with his unparalleled ability to drop deep as a second striker or pull strings as an attacking midfielder, has given Chelle an invaluable tactical weapon. Now officially shortlisted for November’s crucial 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Tanzania, Iheanacho is no longer just fighting for a spot on the plane-he is once again positioned to be the heartbeat of the Super Eagles’ attack.

Thus, in the green of Nigeria and the green of Bursa, the narrative surrounding Iheanacho has completely transformed. He is no longer the player whose potential stalled in the UK or Spain. It will be recalled that he once struggled in the Spanish LaLiga when playing for Sevilla along with compatriots Chidera Ejuke and Akor Adams, who is now with Venezia FC in Italy’s Serie A. In the passionate football heartland of Turkiye, ‘Senior Man’ has risen again-more lethal, more historic, and more vital than ever before.