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Opposition political parties have expressed deep concerns about the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) certificate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) deputy governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Monisade Afuye, released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) recently. The certificate, part of the particulars of the governorship candidates and their deputies released by the INEC, indicated that Mrs Afuye sat for the WAEC examination in June 1978 at Amoye Grammar School, Ikere-Ekiti. According to the INEC document, four WAEC subjects were recorded, with the deputy governor scoring credits in Literature in English and Economics, and passes in History and Mathematics.…
Host nation Morocco booked their place in the quarter-finals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after edging Tanzania 1–0 in a tense knockout clash on Sunday. The narrow victory keeps the Atlas Lions’ title hopes alive as they continue their push for a first AFCON crown in 50 years, but it did not come easily against a stubborn Tanzanian side. Morocco dominated possession from the opening minutes and believed they had taken an early lead when Ismael Saibari headed in from the left after 15 minutes. Celebrations inside the stadium were quickly cut short, however, as the assistant referee…
Governor Uba Sani has been demonstrating that health is not a privilege but a fundamental human right in Kaduna State since he assumed office, through his policies and enhanced welfare of personnel, the Commissioner for Health, Hajiya Umma Ahmadu said on Sunday. He further said that the Governor is not just upgrading Primary Healthcare Centres and hospitals across the state but also improving the welfare of those who run the health sector. A statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary, Malam Ibraheem Musa, said that the Commissioner pledged that all outstanding promotions of all medical personnel be considered this year…
The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State has said it will abide by whatever instructions the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, gives ahead of the 2027 elections. The party’s chairman, Rejoice Otobo, disclosed this during Wike’s ‘thank you’ visit to the area on Sunday. He said the people would stand by Wike because of what he had done for them. “We await instructions from you on the 2027 elections concerning Rivers State. Wherever you ask us to go, there we shall go; whatever you ask us to…
Twenty-three bandits fleeing Kano State following coordinated attacks on Shanono and Tsanyawa Local Government Areas have been neutralised by troops of the Joint Task Force, supported by the Air Component of Operation Fansan Yamma. The Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 3 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Major Zubairu Babatunde, said in a statement on Sunday that the bandits launched the attacks on Thursday night, extending into the early hours of Friday. He explained that ground troops were able to contain the attacks and inflict heavy casualties on the assailants before tracking the fleeing bandits to Karaduwa village in Matazu Local Government Area…
Plateau United are reported to be closing in on a deal to appoint veteran tactician Gbenga Ogunbote as their new technical adviser. Ogunbote as been without a club since he left Shooting Stars at the end of the 2024-25 Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, season. The experienced tactician profile is said to be suitable for Plateau United, who have struggled this season According to reports, Ogunbote is reported to be favoured by the incoming club chairman, Alhassan Yakmut. Young tactician, Oluwasola Adegun struggled to steady the performance of the Peace Boys in the first stanza. Rangers tactician Fidelis Ilechukwu has…
The Northern States Governors Forum on Sunday deplored in the strongest terms the dastardly terrorist attack at Kasuwan Daji Market in Demo community, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, describing it as a cruel assault on innocent citizens and a grave threat to peace and livelihoods. Reports indicate that no fewer than 30 traders, including women and other civilians, were brutally killed, many others abducted, and the market set ablaze during the attack by suspected terrorists. In a statement on behalf of his colleagues, the Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Gombe State, Inuwa Yahaya, the statement was…
Suspected armed robbers have killed a Point-of-Sale operator, Raphael Eletanye, 38, during an attack in Benin City, Edo State. The incident occurred on January 3 at about 9:50 pm along Murtala Muhammed Way, near Upper Uwa Junction, where the deceased operated his business. An eyewitness said the assailants arrived in an unregistered white minibus and attacked the victim at his business location before fleeing the scene. Confirming the incident on Sunday, the Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, Eno Ikoedem, said the victim later died from injuries sustained during the attack. She said, “On 3rd January, 2026, at about 9:50pm,…
In the time it took you to brew your morning coffee, the economic reality for a trader in Nairobi or a fintech founder in Lagos may have fundamentally shifted. In the developed West, consumer sentiment is a slow-moving tanker, shifting degrees over fiscal quarters. In the fastest-growing markets of Africa, sentiment is accelerating rapidly. The volatile trio of currency fluctuations, sudden policy pivots, and a hyper-connected youth population, which processes information at the speed of a TikTok scroll, drives its rapid volatility. Multinationals and investors have built the “African strategy” for years on the foundation of archival data. It could…
Political economist, Prof. Pat Utomi, has said that former Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, will contest the presidency in 2027, but noted that he would withdraw his support if Obi agrees to run as a vice-presidential candidate. Utomi made the comment on Thursday evening during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. Recall that Obi announced his formal defection from the Labour Party to the African Democratic Congress in Enugu on Wednesday. At the event, the former presidential candidate, who placed third in the 2023 general election, polling about six million votes, said…
