The deceased’s husband and was arrested in Kirongwe, Shirati District, where he was reportedly operating a club.
Makueni Health Chief Officer Harvey Mulei confirmed that 18 passengers died on the spot, while 2 others succumbed to their injuries.
After months on the run, he was allegedly attempting to sell a vehicle to raise money for daily upkeep.
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA – President Bola Tinubu goes into the January 16, 2027 presidential election with 31 governors from the All Progressives Congress, APC, as well as three from the “opposition”, a run of off-season victories and an opposition split across multiple platforms. He faces Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress, ADC; Peter Obi of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, and Seyi Makinde of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM.
The NDC alleged political responsibility; the Lagos APC denied sponsoring the incident. Speaking at Chatham House on Thursday, INEC chairman Joash Amupitan said the commission would obey binding court decisions concerning Atiku’s participation.
Former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido has criticised opposition figures Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi for failing to unite ahead of the 2027 presidential election, saying their division gives President Bola Tinubu an advantage. Former Jigawa governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido Lamido attributed the opposition’s difficulties partly to the number of serving and former governors in the All Progressives Congress (APC), as well as the failure of Atiku and Obi to work together.
Prof. Joash Amupitan, INEC Chairman, gave the assurance at the Chatham House, London, during a high-level dialogue convened in partnership with the Kimpact Development Initiative (KDI) under the theme “Nigeria’s 2027 Elections: Democratic Trajectory and Regional Stability Beyond the Ballot”. Amupitan disclosed that while INEC considered introducing an entirely new electoral technology for 2027, it opted instead to upgrade and harden its existing infrastructure due to the tight operational timeline before the polls.
Amupitan unveils safeguards against inaccurate IReV results, assures credible polls By Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe LONDON — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced November 28, 2026, for a nationwide mock accreditation and voting exercise to test its upgraded electoral technology and electronic result transmission system ahead of the 2027 general elections. According to a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary and Media Adviser, Adedayo Oketola, and released by INEC’s Gombe office on Friday, Amupitan said the November 28 exercise would simulate the presidential…
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has pledged unprecedented electoral support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the January 16, 2027 presidential election, saying the state is prepared to reward the President for what he described as efforts to rescue Nigeria from economic difficulties and put the country on the path to recovery. The rally was attended by Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, APC National Chairman Nentawe Yilwatda, other party leaders and supporters from across the North-Central region.