The father of late gospel singer Toluwanisings has shared details about his son’s childhood, education, marriage and relationship with his family, including a promise he reportedly made to help one of his younger half-siblings a day before his death. According to his father, Toluwanisings was born in July 1992 and was only six months old when his mother died. Following her death, his maternal relatives requested that he be released into their care as they mourned the loss of their daughter. “When his mom death was brought from Kano, the mother’s family then said they should released Toluwanisings to them…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial candidate for Ogun Central, Iyabo Obasanjo, has denied reports that she is considering an alliance with the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, ahead of the 2027 general elections. Obasanjo dismissed the report as false in a statement issued by Peter Macjob, spokesperson for the Iyabo Obasanjo Senatorial Campaign Organisation. She maintained that she had never met Obi for political discussions, dismissing claims that she was negotiating or considering an arrangement involving the former Anambra State governor. “I have never met Obi for any political discussions ever,” she said. The clarification followed…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has ruled out the possibility of former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi winning the 2027 presidential election, saying the former Labour Party candidate is only fit to be the “president of social media.” Wike stated that although Obi enjoys significant attention on social media, he does not believe the politician has what it takes to govern Nigeria. Naija News reports that the FCT minister made the remarks on Saturday during a stakeholders’ town hall meeting in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State. According to Wike, he would vote for…
Former United States President Barack Obama has criticised President Donald Trump’s administration over what he described as chaos, corruption and incompetence, urging voters to support Democratic candidates in the November 3 midterm elections. Obama made the remarks at a campaign rally in Cleveland, Ohio, on Saturday, where he accused the administration of poor leadership and called on voters to demand change at the ballot box. “After two years of chaos and cruelty and corruption and incompetence, the likes of which we have not seen in the modern era, you get a chance to say, ‘Enough is enough,’” Obama said. “We…
Popular Nigerian gospel singer Tope Alabi has given Canada-based preacher Pastor Tayo Kumuyi 24 hours to retract his social media allegations linking her to the death of gospel singer Toluwanisings and issue an unreserved apology or face legal action. The ultimatum was contained in a cease-and-desist letter dated October 24, 2026, issued on Alabi’s behalf by her lawyers, Oakmount Legal Practitioners, and signed by Toluwanimi Okunade. According to Naija News, Kumuyi operates the Facebook page Pastor Tayo Ministries, where the allegations against the singer were published. Tope Alabi Accuses Pastor of Defamation In the letter, Alabi’s lawyers alleged that Kumuyi…
Three opposition governorship candidates remain uncertain about their participation in the February 6, 2027 elections after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) deadline for complaints over omitted candidates expired on Saturday, October 24. The affected candidates are the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates in Gombe and Ogun states, Prof. Isa Pantami and Oladipupo Adebutu, respectively, and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate in Kano State, Aminu Gwarzo. Naija News reports that although the PDP and NDC have formally protested the exclusion of their candidates from INEC’s final list, the commission has yet to indicate whether it will amend the list.…
Some political parties in Nigeria have opposed calls to suspend campaign activities ahead of the 2027 general elections following a reported case of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola virus disease in Abuja. The parties maintained that political campaigns could continue under strict public health and safety protocols, arguing that appropriate preventive measures would help minimise the risk of transmission during rallies and other large gatherings. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, had said there was no immediate need to cancel political campaigns, conferences or other large public gatherings following the reported case. The National…
A member of the Accord Party, Adebukola Ajaja, has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking the disqualification of all candidates presented by the party for the 2027 general elections over alleged violations of electoral laws and internal party procedures. Ajaja is challenging the submission of the party’s candidates to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), arguing that the process was conducted without the participation of the party’s National Secretary. In the suit, she alleges that the National Chairman, Maxwell Mgbudem, and the National Organising Secretary, ThankGod Kenechukwu, took over the responsibilities of the National Secretary in submitting the…
President Bola Tinubu has accused opposition parties of offering Nigerians hate instead of solutions to the country’s challenges, urging voters to reject what he described as divisive campaign messages. Tinubu made the remarks on Saturday at the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign flag-off rally in Kaduna, where he defended his administration’s efforts to tackle hunger and poverty and called on Nigerians to support his second-term ambition. The President challenged opposition parties over their criticism of his administration, arguing that they were angry because they could not present Nigerians with a better alternative. “Our opponents are angry because they are…
Former presidential media aide Laolu Akande has criticised Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila over President Bola Tinubu’s reliance on Principal Secretary Hakeem Muri-Okunola to organise his schedule. Akande questioned Gbajabiamila’s effectiveness, arguing that a properly functioning chief of staff should be capable of handling such responsibilities without the president needing to assign them to another official. He made the remarks during an appearance on the Naija Unfiltered Podcast, where he also criticised Tinubu’s management of the Presidency and argued that capable individuals within the administration had not been given sufficient influence. According to Akande, Muri-Okunola was brought into the Presidency…