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Otunba Segun Showunmi, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Ogun State, has joined the Media and Strategic Communication Directorate of President Bola Tinubu’s All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council ahead of the 2027 general elections. Showunmi’s name appeared on a revised membership list released on Tuesday, October 13, 2026. The development comes despite his association with the PDP and his previous role as chairman of The Alternative Movement, a national opposition group seeking to provide an alternative voice in Nigeria’s political space. Showunmi also served as spokesperson for former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, who contested against Tinubu in the…

Rwanda has signed a 10-year deal with Formula 1 to host races in the African country, starting “in the early 2030s”. The event – to be called the African Grand Prix – will be held on a new, purpose-built circuit in Bugesera, 25 miles south of the capital Kigali and next to the city’s new international airport. It will be the first F1 race in Africa since 1993. A statement from F1 said the project came as a result of “years of collaboration to ensure the right foundations, with the best partner, are in place to deliver a successful, sustainable…

KEY TAKEAWAYS The APC added FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, and Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, to Tinubu’s 2027 campaign council. President Bola Tinubu will inaugurate the council on Wednesday in Abuja, with Wike coordinating Rivers and FCT, while Soludo and Adeleke coordinate Anambra and Osun. The revised council reshuffled August 22 appointments and now makes all 32 APC governors state coordinators, as INEC campaigns run August 19 to January 14, 2027. The All Progressives Congress (APC) has added the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike; Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke; and Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has listed Malam Muhammad Nami as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the February 6, 2027 governorship election in Niger State. Nami’s name appeared among the 15 governorship candidates published on INEC’s final list for the forthcoming election, according to a statement issued by the Muhammad Nami Media Directorate in Minna. The development has triggered excitement among Nami’s supporters, who described the listing as a significant step towards his participation in the 2027 governorship race. The media directorate said INEC’s publication had confirmed Nami’s candidacy and argued that he was…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Ladi Adebutu, and his running mate, Yemi Sowunmi-Kolapo, are missing from the final list of governorship candidates released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Daily Trust reports. A check of INEC’s portal by Daily Trust showed that the final list contained the names of 13 governorship candidates and their running mates, while the PDP candidates were conspicuously absent. The list was signed by INEC Secretary, Rose Oriaran-Anthony. However, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Solomon Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, and his running mate, Kudirat Abiodun Balogun, were included…

A United States-based political advisory and lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, has released fresh documents in the federal case concerning Nigerian President Bola Tinubu. The firm disclosed this in a statement posted on its verified X account. According to the firm, a newly filed court document cited criminal proceedings and public reports concerning allegations that DCI Group, which it described as representatives of Tinubu’s administration in Washington, D.C., was connected to an alleged hacking operation targeting American activists. The alleged operation reportedly involved stolen information used to discredit critics. Von Batten-Montague-York said the disclosures warranted closer examination in light of its…

A United States Department of State report has warned American business executives in Nigeria. The department warned that insecurity, corruption, port inefficiencies, and regulatory uncertainty could significantly hinder investment in Nigeria. CityNews reports that the department gave the warning in its 2026 Investment Climate Statements on Nigeria. The report explained that those challenges continue to weigh on the country’s business environment despite signs of macroeconomic stability. The department said the country’s investment landscape has been shaped by the outcomes of “painful but necessary” structural reforms introduced by the President Bola Tinubu administration. The report said the removal of fuel subsidies and liberalisation of…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has removed the name of former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, from the final list of governorship candidates for the February 6, 2027, election in Gombe State. CityNews Nigeria reports that INEC published the final list of 16 cleared candidates for the election, with Pantami, whose name appeared on the provisional list released on August 29, absent from the updated list. The final list for Gombe State features Bala Bello Tinka of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Jamilu Isyaku Gwamna of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Babayo Ardo Kumo…

Three sisters who drowned in the sea in Brighton collectively decided to end their own lives, a coroner has ruled. The bodies of Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walters, 32, and Rebecca Walters, 31, all from London, were recovered from the sea off Brighton in the early hours of 13 May. An inquest into their deaths heard on Thursday that in the days before they died, the three women made a trip together to Birmingham to visit the former home of their mother, who died by drowning in 2010. The inquest at Woodvale coroner’s court in Brighton heard that the sisters travelled by taxi…

•NIPCO raises petrol price by N170 in Port Harcourt; Rain Oil, Matrix hike diesel to N1,900 in Warri; NNPC sells at N1,360, MRS at N1,338 in Lagos; Brent rises to $104.50 per barrel There are indications that domestic petroleum product prices could rise further as petrol depot prices surged across Lagos, Port Harcourt, Warri and Calabar on Friday, with several marketers in Port Harcourt raising their prices to N1,900 per litre, despite lower pump prices at some filling stations in Lagos. NIPCO led the increases in Port Harcourt, raising its Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, price by N170 per litre to…