It’s another edition of NRTC WEEKLY Roundup — in this week’s edition, we are focusing on five trending stories across the country.
As usual, the stories will cut across the top five beats in our media organisation, NRTC [your one-stop hub for rich and reliable content covering entertainment, sports, politics, metro, and leading stories].
As we all know, a day can’t pass without trending stories and we have tracked many of them for you this week. Why not scroll down and treat yourself?
Politics: Rhodes-Vivour explains why he joined ADC, eyes 2027 Lagos governorship race
NRTC Weekly gathered that former Labour Party governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has justified his decision to join the African Democratic Congress (ADC), insisting it is part of a wider coalition effort to challenge the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 elections.
Rhodes-Vivour formally registered with the ADC in early September 2025, a development widely seen as a step toward building an opposition alliance that includes elements of the Labour Party, PDP, and disenchanted APC members.
The Labour Party criticised his defection as “hasty” and “ill-advised,” arguing that it came at a time when the party was consolidating its structures. Responding, Rhodes-Vivour maintained that he had informed Peter Obi of his decision before aligning with ADC.
Leading Stories: Why I didn’t challenge emergency rule declaration – Fubara
NRTC Weekly reported that Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, explained that he chose not to challenge the emergency rule declared by President Bola Tinubu, stressing that no sacrifice was too great in the pursuit of peace, stability, and progress for the state.
The News Round The Clock (NRTC) reported that Tinubu lifted the emergency rule on Thursday, after which the sole administrator, Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, formally handed back power following six months in charge.
Speaking during his state broadcast, Fubara said, “As your governor, I accepted to abide by the state of emergency declaration and chose to cooperate with Mr President and the National Assembly, guided by my conviction that no sacrifice was too great to secure peace, stability, and progress of Rivers State.
Business: FG to overhaul Silo concession programme to boost food security
NRTC Weekly gathered that the Federal Government, FG, has announced that steps are being taken to overhaul its silo concession programme as part of a broader strategy to combat post-harvest losses and achieve food sovereignty.
The move comes as the country aims to revitalize its food storage infrastructure and reduce the estimated $10 billion in annual agricultural waste.
Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, announced the plan during a recent meeting in Abuja with a delegation from the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC).
Entertainment: Hilda Baci sets Guinness World Record for largest serving of Nigerian jollof rice
NRTC Weekly learnt that Nigerian celebrity chef, Hilda Baci, has achieved another remarkable feat as Guinness World Records (GWR) has confirmed her for cooking the world’s largest serving of Nigerian-style jollof rice.
The global record body, in a post shared on its official X account, wrote:
“New record: Largest serving of Nigerian-style jollof rice – 8,780 kg (19,356 lb 9 oz) achieved by Hilda Baci and Gino in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.”
Sports: Champions League 2025/26 kickoff: Qarabağ stuns, Juventus battles, Mbappé milestone
NRTC Weekly understands that
the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 group stage has opened with dramatic upsets, late comebacks, and historic first wins as Europe’s giants and debutants clashed across the continent.
Qarabag FK have recorded their first-ever Champions League victory after overturning a two-goal deficit to beat Benfica 3-2 in Lisbon.
Also, Benfica struck early through Enzo Barrenechea and Vangelis Pavlidis, yet Qarabağ responded with goals from Leandro Andrade, Camilo Duran, and Oleksiy Kashchuk to complete a historic comeback.
That’s all for this week on NRTC WEEKLY. Stay tuned and join us again for another exciting edition next week!
