By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Vanguard
Senator Victor Umeh, elected for Anambra Central, says any Igbo opposed to Peter Obi's candidacy in the 2027 presidential election is an "enemy" of the Igbo people and accuses the Anambra State government of working against the former governor. He was speaking in a video that went viral, according to the newspaper Vanguard.
Peter Obi, the NDC candidate in the 2027 presidential election, says officials of the Nigerian Football Federation barred him from greeting the Flamingos at the airport, for fear of losing their jobs. The women's U-17 team was returning from their world championship title, according to his statement published on X.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Business Day Nigeria ·
The ADC Presidential Campaign Council says Bola Tinubu will lose the 2027 presidential election despite pressure and accuses the ruling party of using the judiciary and security agencies against the opposition. Its spokesman Kola Ologbondiyan cites deadly attacks on activists in several states, according to This Day.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: ThisDay ·
Former Nigerian Defence Minister Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma has backed Bola Tinubu's re-election for 2027, a move carrying weight in the country's North-Central and North-East. Danjuma, influential among northern Christians, justifies his position by the rotation between the North and South at the head of state, according to This Day.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: ThisDay ·
After announcing his candidacy for the 2027 French presidential election, judoka Teddy Riner must secure 500 endorsements from elected officials from at least 30 departments or overseas authorities. The Constitutional Council will verify the signatures before finalising the official list of candidates, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.
🇫🇷 France · Source: La Nouvelle Tribune ·
Olympics 2028: Yohanna and Daga in Nigeria's 23 against DR CongoNigeria coach Éric Chelle has included Brighton forward Zadok Yohanna and Molde midfielder Daniel Daga in a 23-man squad for the two-legged Olympic qualifier against DR Congo. The first leg is on 13 November in Lubumbashi, the return on 17 November in Ikenne-Remo, with assistant Deniran Ortega leading the team in Chelle's absence, according to Vanguard.
Gambia: Ousainou Darboe to run in the 5 December presidential electionUnited Democratic Party leader Ousainou Darboe, 78, filed his candidacy on Monday for the Gambian presidential election of 5 December 2026, his sixth attempt against incumbent President Adama Barrow. He handed the Independent Electoral Commission the 5,000 nomination signatures and a deposit of one million dalasis, according to Le Soleil.The week in Africa
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