•Some female candidates A total of 1,303 candidates are seeking election to Nigeria’s 109 senatorial seats in the 2027 general elections, with women accounting for just 123 of the candidates, compared with 1,180 men. Out of the 123, Akwa Ibom State has the highest number of 10 female candidates. The figures are contained in the […]
•Governor Adeleke of Osun State Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has denied entering into any deal with the African Democratic Congress, ADC, to emerge victorious at the last Saturday governorship election in the State. The ADC’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Bolaji Abdullahi, had claimed that his party worked with the Accord Party to st...
•Policemen The Nigeria Police Force has announced a total lockdown of Osun State from midnight today, restricting all movement as security agencies finalise deployment for tomorrow’s governorship election. Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CSP Ani Iniedu, disclosed this today during a briefing at the Osun State Police Command Headquarters...
•FIFA President Gianni Infantino (L) and Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Patrice Motsepe Confederation of African Football chief Patrice Motsepe says Gianni Infantino’s future should only be decided by elections after Ireland became the latest federation to withdraw their support for the embattled FIFA president. Infantino is...
•Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State …says “we must never go back to those dark days of APC” Governor Ademola Adeleke has urged voters to reject the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Osun State governorship election on August 15. In a statement on his official X account today morning, Adeleke warned of a return […]
•Jailed TikToker, Camilla Alhassan A Ghanaian court has sentenced TikToker Camilla Alhassan to one year in prison after she admitted to publishing false claims that President John Mahama sacrificed 32 cows in a ritual to secure victory in the country’s 2024 presidential election. Alhassan, 43, was convicted of offensive conduct and publication...
•Blaqbonez Nigerian rapper, singer, and songwriter Blaqbonez has revealed that he has never voted during elections. The Imo-born Emeka Akumefule was a guest on Trend Centrl’s Off The Record Podcast, where he said, “I haven’t voted before.” When asked why, his response was, “I don’t know.” The Chocolate City signee said he feels uninterested an...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has raised the alarm over what it described as a premature declaration of curfew in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) ahead of today’s elections. The party expressed concern over the government’s decision to impose movement restrictions from 8pm yesterday, saying the move could affect voter turnout, repo...
•Tinubu and Aregbesola Former governor of Osun State tate, Rauf Aregbesola has taken President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led federal government to the cleaner over the insinuation that defection of governors to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will guarantee their winning the 2027 election. Speaking at the public book launch of Bola Abdullah...
•Bobi Wine (Right) Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine was forcibly taken away in an army helicopter from his home yesterday, his party said, a day after elections marred by reports of violence. President Yoweri Museveni is seeking to prolong his 40 years rule in an election that saw widespread repression and an internet blackout, reports [&he...
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