Sokoto State Government has ordered the closure of the Musa Lukuwa Jumu’at Mosque in Mabera, Sokoto metropolis, following the recent attack and killing at the mosque. According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the Director General, Media and Publicity, Government House, Abubakar Bawa, the mosque, which the government has described as a crime scene, will remain closed until further notice. The government also constituted a committee of Islamic scholars (Ulamas) to investigate the remote...

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to review its practice of appointing politically exposed academics as returning and collation officers for the 2027 general elections. The opposition party said academics who had publicly endorsed political candidates should not be entrusted with the collation or declaration of results involving those candidates. In a statement issued on Monday by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC said the development...

Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, presidential candidate of the Accord Party, has declared that no administrative action by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) can extinguish his candidacy for the 2027 presidential election. Hashim was reacting to his exclusion from the final list of presidential candidates published by INEC, over the weekend. In a statement issued in Abuja, yesterday, Hashim described the development as a matter that remains subject to judicial determination, insisting that he remains the...

The former national chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, died at the age of 90 on Saturday, three days before his 91st birthday, his family announced. His son, Hon. Awwal D. Tukur, who is the Secretary to the Adamawa State Government, confirmed the death on behalf of the family, said preparations were underway to take his remains for burial in Yola, Adamawa State. “It is with profound sadness and total submission...

Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has mourned the passing of Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, noting that Tukur was a man of remarkable experience and wisdom who dedicated much of his life to the service of our nation. The former President described the former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as an elder statesman, a patriot, an accomplished businessman, and a committed democrat. In a condolence message, the former President described the late Alhaji Tukur...

Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi State has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Alhaji Bamanga Mohammed Tukur, former Governor of the old Gongola State and former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Governor Ododo described the death of the elder statesman as a great loss to Nigeria, particularly coming at a time when the country continues to draw from the experience and wisdom of leaders who contributed significantly to its political...