The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has released the list of confirmed candidates for the 2027 National Assembly election in Kwara State. Confirmed candidates for the three Senatorial Districts of the state include Senator Saliu Mustapha for Kwara Central, Saheed Popoola, Kwara South, and Kolo Baba Jiya, Kwara North. Names of candidates for the House of Representatives are Prof. Fatai Ayinde Aremu, Asa/ Ilorin West Federal Constituency, Saka Yusuf Eletu, Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency, and Mashood Bakare, Offa/Oyun/Ifelodun Federal Constituency. Also confirmed by the electoral body for the House of Representatives election are Gbenga Joseph Obanla, Ekiti/Irepodun/Isin/Oke-Ero Federal Constituency, Shaaba Usman Kawu, Edu/Moro/Patigi…
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The All Progressives Congress, APC, has fired back at the Vice Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Rabiu Kwankwaso, over his offer to take care of Atiku Abubakar if the former vice-president withdraws from the 2027 presidential race. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, questioned the opposition’s confidence in negotiating over the presidency before Nigerians decide who will occupy the office in 2027. According to him, the development indicates what he characterised as hypocrisy within the opposition camp. “At last, the veil comes off … behold the whited sepulchre … they pretend to be saints on the outside…
Yoruba Nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has called on volunteers of the Iru Ekun Security Network in Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, Ondo and Ekiti states to intensify efforts to end kidnapping, banditry and other criminal activities across the Southwest. Igboho made the call during the inauguration of the Lagos State chapter of the security network. He said the recent decline in kidnapping for ransom, banditry and other serious crimes in the region must be sustained while ensuring that all operations remain within the law. According to a statement from his media office, Iru Ekun is focused on confronting anyone, regardless…
Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and prominent Nigerian businessman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has died at the age of 90. Tukur’s family confirmed to TRT Afrika that he died on Saturday at his residence in Abuja after a prolonged illness. His burial is expected to take place on Saturday at the Lamido of Adamawa’s Palace in Yola, Adamawa State. The late politician and businessman is survived by 17 children. Recommended Tukur served as governor of the former Gongola State, which was later divided into Adamawa and Taraba states, during Nigeria’s Second Republic. He later served as Minister of Industries under the…
Sometimes, the future of a nation does not arrive with the noise of a grand ceremony. It announces itself quietly—in a classroom, on a football field, inside a workshop, behind a computer screen or on the pages of a child’s sketchbook. And sometimes, all that future needs is for someone to notice. The tragedy is not always that talent is absent. More often, it is that talent exists but remains unseen, unsupported and eventually extinguished by circumstances. This is why the story of 12-year-old Ogun State artist, Master Morenikeji Ebunoluwa Joshua, deserves more than passing applause. It deserves to be…
The Federal Government has demanded immediate investigations into the deaths of two Nigerians in South Africa. A statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs identified the deceased as Bishop Taiwo Michael Fakunle and James Uchechukwu Nwankwo. According to the statement, Fakunle was murdered in his residence in Kensington, Johannesburg, while Nwankwo was allegedly killed after ‘gruesome interrogation techniques’ by officers of the South African Police Service in Sommerset, Cape Town. The Nigerian government stated that the deaths were particularly disturbing given the prevailing concerns over violence targeting Nigerians and other African nationals in South Africa. Recommended It called on South African…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said the suit filed by the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, against President Bola Tinubu’s eligibility to contest the 2027 election is an abuse of court process. The electoral body, in it objection and counter-affidavit, filed by Dr Alex Izinyon, SAN, said Atiku’s suit failed to disclose reasonable cause of action and as a result should be dismissed. The electoral umpire insisted that the plaintiff lacks the locus standi to institute the matter before the court INEC described the suit as hypothetical, academic and a gross abuse of…
Controversial streamer Cater Efe has taken a swipe at singer Wizkid’s official DJ, DJ Tunez. During a recent livestream, Cater Efe warned fans against comparing him with DJ Tunez. He also alleged that the disc jockey is unhygienic. “You guys should never compare DJ Tunez, who puts on dirty boxers, to me again,” he fumed. Cater Efe has been involved in a one-sided feud with Wizkid and his team after accusing them of failing to recognise or appreciate him when he released a tribute song titled “Machala” for Wizkid years ago. Recommended He said Wizkid’s rival, Davido, was instead the…
Enyimba technical adviser Emmanuel Deutsch is optimistic about a positive result in their Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, Matchday 3 clash against Doma United. The People’s Elephant will be up against the Savannah Tigers at the Pantami Stadium on Saturday (today). Enyimba will be aiming to record their first win of the campaign, having lost to Niger Tornadoes in their opening fixture of the season. The nine-time champions have also failed to beat Doma United in their previous two meetings. Recommended Deutsch said his team is fired up for the clash against the NPFL newcomers. “I think that this game tomorrow will show a…
A farmer identified as Yakubu Bitrus has lost a hand after a group of Fulani herdsmen allegedly attacked him and severed one of his hands after he allegedly declined their request to help lift a cow that had fallen into a ditch and got stuck. Bitrus, who narrated his ordeal in a video clip shared on social media platforms on Friday in Agingi community of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, recounted how the herders attacked him after he initially declined their request to help lift the stuck cow. The farmer, who narrated the incident while receiving treatment in a hospital,…