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BAGANBAZAR GRAPHSource-attributed newsWORLD deskThe Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has unveiled the final list of Lagos State governorship candidate. The list is contained in a document released by INEC on Saturday in preparation for the 2027 general elections. According to the document, the Lagos State deputy governor, Femi Hamzat is listed at the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Also on the list is Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour as the African Democratic Congress, ADC, candidate. Find attach below document containing the full list. Lagos 2027 gets hot as Hamzat, Rhodes-Vivour make INEC final list [FULL LIST]
BAGANBAZAR GRAPHSource-attributed newsWORLD deskThe Federal Government of Nigeria has called for a total overhaul of the African Union Peace and Security Architecture (AUPSA) to effectively tackle escalating terrorism and instability across the continent. Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, made the position known in Abuja at a consultative forum aimed at strengthening the effectiveness of the AU’s security system. The high-level forum, being held in Abuja, was convened to drive the implementation of AU Assembly Decision 967 of February 2026. The decision mandated stakeholders to submit concrete recommendations for reforming the continental security framework by January 2027. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Odumegwu-Ojukwu painted a gloomy picture of Africa’s security landscape, noting that terrorism, once confined to the Sahel, had spread to West Africa’s coastal states, the Lake Chad Basin, the Horn of Africa, the Great Lakes region and northern Mozambique. She also raised the alarm over the evolving tactics of terrorist groups, which now leverage drones, illicit financial flows, organised criminal networks and illegal artisanal mining to sustain and expand their operations. While acknowledging the gains recorded by the AUPSA, the minister admitted that implementation gaps had continued to weaken its impact on the ground. She expressed optimism that deliberations at the forum would yield workable and implementable solutions to reposition Africa’s peace and security institutions for better results. The minister identified early warning mechanisms, predictable and sustainable funding, and enhanced synergy between the AU and regional economic communities as key areas requiring urgent reform. Nigeria calls for total overhaul of AU security framework to tackle terrorism
BAGANBAZAR GRAPHSource-attributed newsWORLD deskThe Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has released the final list of governorship candidates for Oyo State ahead of the 2027 general elections. The list is contained in a document released by the commission on Saturday. According to the list, Alli Sharafadeen Abiodun will fly the flag of the All Progressives Congress (APC), while Adegoke Taofeek Adegboyega is listed as the candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC. Yusuf Akim Adebola was also listed as the candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). Below is the full list of governorship candidates and their political parties: Oriyomi Hamzat Abdulrahman — A Oladele Saheed — AAC Adegoke Taofeek Adegboyega — ADC Olatunji Kunle James — ADP Alli Sharafadeen Abiodun — APC Salami Gbolagade Tajudeen — APGA Adekanmbi Abimbola — APM Tijani Ismaila Akinboye — APP Kareem Thompson Sola — LP Yusuf Akim Adebola — NDC Taiwo Ibiyemi Otegbeye — NDP Afolabi Taofeek Ademola — NRM Gbolarumi Hazeem Ola — PDP Yinusa Kazeem Ayandoye — PRP Adeyemi Idowu Adedeji — YPP Azzan Waheed Olanrewaju — ZLP INEC releases final names of Oyo governorship candidates [FULL LIST]