The Ọbafẹmi Awolọwọ Foundation has opened nominations for the 2026 editions of the prestigious Ọbafẹmi Awolọwọ Prize for Leadership and the Ọbafẹmi Awolọwọ Sectoral Leadership Awards, inviting institutions, professional bodies and members of the public in Nigeria, across Africa and the international community to nomina…

…before the exercise barred dozens of aspirants, while the party later revised some nominations following internal appeals. Several of the Federal High Court suits name the APC, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and the declared winners as defendants.APC senatorial aspirants drag ruling party to cour…

…nomination timetable, amid requests for an extension, court cases over candidate nominations and denials of reports that some parties failed to meet the deadline. The Punch’s top headline features former Vice President Atiku Abubakar clashing with the Presidency over the purported Presidential Foreign Investment Promot…

…It also barred INEC from further according recognition to the parties, accepting nominations of candidates from the affected parties, or giving effect to their activities for purposes of participating in the 2027 general elections. Justice Lifu ordered the defendants to stop parading themselves as registered political…

…Addressing concerns about transparency in award processes, Azunwena stated that nominations are handled by a panel of more than 50 curators drawn from radio, media, business and other sectors of the music industry.

…and uploaded by the commission, raising fresh uncertainty over the APC's revised nominations. Documents obtained by our correspondents showed that the APC National Working Committee, acting on the recommendations of its Primary Election Appeal Committee, replaced winners of the May senatorial primaries in Kogi, Abia, B…

Its Gino World Jollof Festival campaign featuring Hilda Baci also earned it multiple award nominations.

…He also tried, like, two times again, to run for the primary nomination, he lost those nominations. So, godfathers don’t have their way in Adamawa State,” he said. Vunobolki expressed confidence that the PDP would retain the governorship, saying Governor Ahmadu Fintiri’s administration had delivered what he described a…

…Nwauju, presented seven demands before the party. He asked, amongst others, that: " All nominations, representation, communication, including decisions reached on behalf of the Rivers State APC between December 20, 2024 to Friday 29th May 2026 with the seal of members of the illegal executive, is to the extent of the s…

…from across Nigeria and beyond and attracted dignitaries from various Christian denominations, including a high-powered delegation from The Apostolic Church Nigeria led by its National President, Pastor Olusesan Oladele, who joined the CAC family at Christ Apostolic Church, All Saints' Chapel, Anlugbua, Basorun, Ibadan…

…the international awards circuit in 2026. What she has achieved in 2026 Received three nominations at the 2026 BET Awards, making her one of the most nominated African acts. Earned a nomination in the BET Her category for "First." Received a nomination for Viewer's Choice Award for "Raindance," her collaboration with B…