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The only son of late President Buhari, Yusuf, has declared interest in running for the House of Representatives seat in the 2027 poll.Former Presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, announced this on X last night.‘’Following wide consultations, Yusuf Buhari, the son of our late boss, President Muhammadu Buhari, has informed stakeholders of his intention to contest for the House of Representatives seat for Sandamu/Daura/Mai’Adua constituency under the All Progressives Congress.''Buhari was president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023. He passed away on July 13, 2025.

A wedding scheduled to take place on Sunday, April 5, 2026, was called off after the arrest of the groom and his father for drunk driving in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The drama unfolded following a major operation by the Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI), which arrested a total of 45 motorists for drunk driving on Saturday night, April 4 and into the early hours of Sunday. The KZN Department of Transport spokesperson Ndabezinhle Sibiya confirmed the arrests in a statement. Others who were caught up in the crackdown included a lecturer who claimed he could 'go a week speaking only English without using Zulu', a safety manager, two teachers, two nurses, a pharmacist, a chief liaison officer from a local municipality, and a student.“A w...

The Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly, Muhammad Usman Zuru, has passed away.He reportedly died on Monday night at a hospital in Egypt, where he had been receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness.Sources close to the Kebbi State Government confirmed the development, though details about his health condition were not made public.Until his death, Zuru represented the Zuru Constituency and was considered a prominent figure in the state legislature.Reacting to the news, an aide to the governor on Communication and Strategy, Idris Zuru, described the loss as shocking and deeply painful, noting that it affects not just Kebbi State but the nation at large.He added that more information would be released after the government concludes consultations with the famil...

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Aisha Yesufu, has alleged that officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were offered bribes of up to $50,000 and parcels of land to facilitate the removal of the party’s leadership.Her claims follow INEC’s recent decision to withdraw recognition of former Senate President David Mark as ADC National Chairman and Rauf Aregbesola as National Secretary.Speaking on Prime Time on Arise Television, Yesufu also alleged that the INEC chairman may have been pressured into taking the action.The co-convener of the BringBackOurGirls Movement questioned why anti-corruption agencies such as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commissio...

The Federal Government has proposed N135.22 billion in the 2026 budget to cover election-related legal disputes and post-election obligations ahead of the 2027 polls.The provision, listed as “Electoral Adjudication and Post-Election Provision,” appears in the appropriation report submitted to the House of Representatives and is captured under the Service-Wide Votes—funds reserved for general or unforeseen government expenses.The allocation signals expectations of continued financial pressure from election petitions, legal settlements, and administrative processes that typically follow Nigeria’s elections. It forms part of the Consolidated Revenue Fund charges, where it accounts for about 3.65 percent of the total N3.70 trillion earmarked.This comes alongside a larger statutory ...