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Obi, Tinubu, Atiku President Bola Tinubu, ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi, and 15 others make the final list of candidates just released by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to contest the 2027 presidential election. Also, the body, conducting the general elections, published the names of the candidates’ running mates. […]

Adamawa Shuts Down As Dignitaries Troop To Mourn PDP Chieftain, Former Minister The remains of elder statesman and business mogul, Dr. Bamanga Tukur, arrived Yola, the Adamawa State capital, on Saturday night ahead of his burial on Sunday. The body of the former Minister, one-time Governor of defunct Gongola State, and ex-National Chairman of the […]

Nigerian passport holders can apply for electronic visas to travel to 54 countries and territories, according to a 2026 global passport evaluation. The destinations include the United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Singapore, Qatar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Rwanda and Thailand. An eVisa allows travellers to apply for and obtain a visa electronically instead of going through the […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission has published the final list of presidential candidates and their running mates for the January 2027 general elections. The list, signed by the Secretary to the Commission, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, was released on Saturday in Abuja and contains candidates sponsored by 18 political parties. Of the 18 presidential candidates, 16 are […]

King Oyo ascended to the throne at the age of three but was crowned on reaching adulthood at 18 in 2010 | BBC/AFP via GettyImages Agency report Several thousand people gathered on Saturday in Uganda to pay final respects to a king once recognised as the world’s youngest monarch, with the president urging unity amid […]

Bamanga Tukur The family of the late National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has fixed Sunday, September 13, 2026, for his burial in Yola, Adamawa State. PUNCH Online had earlier reported the death of the former PDP national chairman on Saturday. Tukur’s son and Secretary to the Adamawa State Government, Awwal […]

Bamanga Tukur The Peoples Democratic Party and the National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, Senator David Mark, have mourned the death of former Governor of the old Gongola State, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, describing his death as a great loss to Nigeria. Tukur, who died on Saturday at the age of 90 after a prolonged […]

Bamanga Tukur President Bola Tinubu has mourned the death of former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bamanga Mohammed Tukur, describing him as a prominent figure in Nigeria’s political and economic history. Tukur, a former governor of the old Gongola State and Minister of Industries, died on Saturday at the age of 90. In […]

Ex-PDP chairman, Bamanga Tukur Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bamanga Tukur, has died at the age of 90. He died on Saturday, September 12, 2026, according to a statement issued by his family and signed by his son, Awwal D. Tukur. The family described the former PDP chairman as its “beloved father […]

Nigeria’s Ambassador to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode Nigerian High Commissioner-designate to South Africa, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has demanded urgent action by the South African Government to protect Nigerians and bring perpetrators of killings involving Nigerian nationals to justice. Reacting to the recent killings of Bishop Michael Taiwo Fakunle and James Uchechukwu Nwankwo in Johannesburg in […]