Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has won a second five-year term after securing about 60 percent of the vote in the country’s presidential election, according to results released by the electoral commission on Tuesday. Hichilema, 64, secured a convincing victory over his main challenger, former government minister Brian Mundubile, who received about 38 percent of the…
By Ayomide Otitoju Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, to sustain good governance and continue delivering the dividends of democracy following his re-election. Obasanjo made the call on Sunday night when he paid a surprise congratulatory visit to Adeleke at his country home in Ede, Osun State. The former president…
By Ayomide Otitoju Wike, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said Tinubu deliberately allowed the election to proceed without federal interference, suggesting that the outcome could have been different if the president had wanted an APC victory “at all costs”. “If the president had wanted to win the Osun state election at all…
By Ayomide Otitoju The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has urged Nigerians not to vote for political candidates or parties that violate the National Peace Accord ahead of the 2027 general elections. Obi made the call on Tuesday shortly before the signing of the National Peace Accord ahead of the…
The European Commission has allocated €2.3 million in emergency humanitarian funding to Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic and Chad to support efforts to contain ongoing cholera outbreaks. The funding follows a reported 61,000-plus cholera cases in the African Region during the first five months of 2026, according to the World Health Organization. Nigeria will…
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has become the country’s deadliest on record, with 2,325 deaths reported from 4,945 confirmed cases, according to government figures released Monday. The outbreak has surpassed the 2018-2020 Ebola epidemic, which killed 2,299 people from 3,381 confirmed cases in the country. The United Nations has described…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Bauchi State local government council elections are taking place across the state on Monday, with the government declaring a public holiday to enable residents to participate in the exercise. The Bauchi State Secretariat was largely deserted, while markets remained open and streets were busy as voting got underway. Reports from polling…
US President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to substantially reduce joint military exercises with South Korea, describing the drills as “inappropriate and hostile” despite the exercises having already begun. Trump cited his relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, saying he was unhappy that the United States had agreed to participate in the…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has renewed its demand for the payment of withheld salaries and the resolution of outstanding welfare issues affecting university lecturers. The union warned that the Federal Government must urgently address the grievances to promote stability in Nigeria’s public universities. ASUU President, Prof. Christopher Piwuna, made…
