The All Progressives Congress (APC) has formally received the presidential nomination forms of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima for the 2027 general elections, confirming Shettima’s retention as the party’s vice presidential candidate.

The National Chairman of the APC, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, received the nomination forms on Friday during a formal ceremony held at the Continental Hotel in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The forms were presented on behalf of President Tinubu by his Special Adviser on Political and Other Matters, Hon. Ibrahim Masari.

The high-profile event was attended by several key party figures and state governors, including:
Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum and Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma

Governor of Yobe State, Hon. Mai Mala Buni

Governor of Kebbi State, Dr. Nasir Idris

Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf

Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani

Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum

Governor of Adamawa State, Rt. Hon. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri

Senior party leaders and stakeholders were also present at the ceremony.

The pupils and teachers abducted in Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State have regained their freedom.

The development was disclosed on Friday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.

In a shared post on his verified X handle, Onanuga simply announced that the victims had been released by their abductors.

“Finally, the kidnapped pupils and teachers in Orire, Oyo have been freed by their abductors,” he wrote.

As of the time of filing this report, details surrounding their release, including whether any ransom was paid or the circumstances leading to their freedom, had yet to be disclosed.

Uchechi Kanu, wife of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has dismissed reports claiming she filed for divorce from her husband.

Reacting to the reports in a post on her verified X account, Uchechi mocked the claims, saying she had just learned that she had supposedly initiated divorce proceedings while her husband remains in custody.

“Good conscious evening, my blessed Biafrans. I have just learned that I filed for Divorce while my husband is in prison,” she wrote, accompanied by laughing emojis.

The reaction followed media reports alleging that Uchechi had filed for divorce after years of alleged infidelity, financial neglect and interference from Kanu’s family members. The reports also claimed that the couple’s marriage had broken down irretrievably.

The reports further alleged that Kanu, whom Uchechi married in 2009, engaged in multiple extramarital affairs and was previously involved with a woman identified as Chioma Amaryllis Ahaghotu before his arrest in 2015.

However, Uchechi’s public reaction did not address the specific allegations beyond dismissing the claim that she had filed for divorce.

Nnamdi Kanu remains in custody following his conviction on terrorism-related charges linked to his agitation for the secession of Biafra.