The All Progressives Congress has finalised its list of candidates for the 2027 general elections and ruled out any review of the recently concluded primaries, despite mounting petitions and protests from dozens of aggrieved aspirants across the country.
Meanwhile, former army generals have expressed outrage over the death of retired Major General Rabe Abubakar, a former spokesman of the Nigerian Army, describing it as evidence of the Federal Government’s failure to address the worsening insecurity across the country.
PUNCH Online, in this report, highlights the top-five must-read stories for readers’ consumption.
1. 2027: APC shuts door on primary results review
The All Progressives Congress has finalised its list of candidates for the 2027 general elections and ruled out any review of the recently concluded primaries despite mounting petitions and protests by dozens of aggrieved aspirants across the country.
Sunday PUNCH findings revealed that the ruling party has concluded work on the results submitted to its national secretariat and is preparing to upload the names of successful candidates to the Independent National Electoral Commission portal.
https://punchng.com/2027-apc-shuts-door-on-primary-results-review/
2. Ex-generals blame govt as former Army spokesman dies in captivity
President Bola Tinubu has expressed sorrow over the death of a retired Major General in the Nigerian Army, Rabe Abubakar, who was abducted by bandits in Katsina State and later died in their custody.
This was as ex-army generals expressed anger over Abubakar’s death, describing it as a failure of the Federal Government in addressing the worsening insecurity across the country
https://punchng.com/ex-generals-blame-govt-as-former-army-spokesman-dies-in-captivity/
3. Board releases lists of successful NSCDC, NIS, NCoS applicants
The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Services Board has released the names of successful applicants who took part in the November 2025 board and paramilitary recruitment Online Computer-Based Test.
This is contained in a statement by the Secretary to the board, retired Maj.-Gen. Abdulmalik Jibril, on Saturday in Abuja.
https://punchng.com/board-releases-lists-of-successful-nscdc-nis-ncos-applicants/
4. Bobrisky was kept in soundproofed cell, says panel
An Independent Investigative Panel set up by the Federal Government to investigate the detention conditions of crossdresser, Okuneye Olanrewaju, popularly known as Bobrisky, has revealed that he was kept in a soundproofed cell.
The panel said the ex-convict enjoyed extraordinary privileges, including the use of mobile phones across two custodial centres in Lagos.
https://punchng.com/bobrisky-was-kept-in-soundproofed-cell-says-panel/
5. Fulani settlers abandon southern communities, cite ethnic profiling
Many Fulani settlers in the southern part of the country are quietly abandoning communities they have lived in for decades over alleged ethnic profiling and rising insecurity, Sunday PUNCH reports.
Findings showed that many Fulani settlers in the South-East and South-West are either fleeing or being forced out of communities they have lived in for years, as host communities accuse them of complicity in terrorism and banditry.
https://punchng.com/fulani-settlers-abandon-southern-communities-cite-ethnic-profiling/
