Two different men wey bear di name Ahmed dey inside major news dis week. One na Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, di oda na Peoples Redemption Party national chairman Hakeem Baba-Ahmed for Nigeria. Di two stories no relate to each oda, but na di same name dem share.
For Ethiopia, di kontri don receive 12 Russian Su-35 fighter jets. Al Jazeera report di delivery on Wednesday, 28 October 2026, and tok say Ethiopia still dey plan to acquire S-400 air defence system. TVC News carry di same story, and note say na Abiy Ahmed himself announce di S-400 deal.
Di two reports no give details of wetin di jets cost, di exact day dem land, or wen di S-400 go reach. Wetin dey clear be say Ethiopia don collect di 12 Su-35s and di Prime Minister don tok about plan to buy di S-400.
For Nigeria side, Daily Post report on Thursday, 22 October 2026 say Hakeem Baba-Ahmed describe President Bola Tinubu as a failure, dey accuse am over how im handle security. Vanguard, wey also cover di matter, report say di PRP chairman claim say President Tinubu don fail Nigerians on security.
Renewed Hope Labourers Network, RHOLAN, wey dey support President Tinubu, no keep quiet. For statement wey dia Director of Public Affairs, Toby Prince, sign, di group accuse Baba-Ahmed say e dey ignore gains from military operations, and call im claim “outdated and misleading”.
RHOLAN cite Defence Headquarters figures: more than 3,000 terrorists and bandits don dey neutralised, over 120,000 insurgents and dia families don surrender, and thousands of kidnap victims don regain freedom in di past two years. For di third quarter of 2026 alone, di group say troops neutralise 554 terrorists and criminals, arrest 1,333 suspects and rescue 1,736 kidnapped civilians.
Di statement still tok about Defence Special Forces Brigades wey dem set up for Kaduna and Niger states, more military operations, and better security along di Abuja-Kaduna highway. RHOLAN tok say communities wey bandits bin dey control don dey return to normal life, including schooling, and say Baba-Ahmed dey ignore wetin troops don achieve.
