Obasa and Buhari’s son win APC reps tickets as Rivers results announced
The All Progressives Congress has announced key winners in its recent House of Representatives primaries. Mudashiru Obasa, Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, and Yusuf Buhari, son of former President Muhammadu Buhari, both secured tickets to contest in the 2027 elections. In Rivers State, the party declared Martin Amaewhule, Speaker of the State House of Assembly, and other loyalists as winners. Other major headlines include a mass abduction in Oyo and the confirmation of police casualties in Yobe.
What we know
- Mudashiru Obasa and Yusuf Buhari secured All Progressives Congress tickets for the 2027 House of Representatives election.
- The APC declared results for primaries in 12 federal constituencies in Rivers State, with Martin Amaewhule leading.
- The APC disqualified 14 aspirants from contesting the primaries across several states.
- Over 45 pupils were reportedly abducted during an attack on three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State.
- The Nigerian Police Force confirmed the death of 17 officers following a terrorist attack on the Nigerian Army Special Forces School in Buni Yadi, Yobe State.
