₦airaland Forum

SeeWahala:
Well, i don't blame him for speaking out on time this period

Last time APC stole HIS CHILDHOOD just because they want to 'rig' elections

What more can't they steal or do?

Presidential candidate of the People’s Redemption Party (PRP), Donald Duke, has raised the alarm that some unnamed desperate politicians were engaging in human sacrifice to win the forthcoming 2027 elections.

The former Cross River State governor made the allegation in Abuja yesterday when the Council of the Wise of the Savannah Centre for Democracy, Diplomacy and Development, led by the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, visited him as part of its engagement with political stakeholders ahead of the next general elections.

Duke also called for a fundamental overhaul of Nigeria’s electoral system, particularly the process for appointing the leadership and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), arguing that it must be genuinely independent of the political class.

He also advocated stronger consequences for electoral violence and other actions that undermine democracy, saying that politicians would continue to take dangerous risks if they believed there were no serious consequences for their actions.

Expressing concern at what he described as the growing desperation among political actors, Duke said politicians were increasingly willing to do anything to secure political power, including resorting to practices such as human sacrifice. He warned that the development could trigger violence and plunge the country into crisis.

He wondered how low Nigerians would go before getting it right, alleging that during his tenure as governor, human body parts were discovered in the house of a council chairman and on “multiple occasions across the country,” even though it was never talked about.

Duke argued that the desperation in political contests was partly responsible for the erosion of democratic values in the country, stating that politics has been transformed from a vocation into an occupation, with many political actors willing to deploy every means possible to retain or acquire power.

Nevertheless, Ariwoola urged Duke and other presidential candidates to ensure campaigns devoid of rancour, hate speech, inflammatory statements and utterances capable of instigating violence.

According to him, the political class had, over the years, turned elections into matters of life and death, employing thuggery, hate speech, vote buying, rigging and ballot stuffing as tactics.

He further urged presidential candidates to lead their supporters in complying with INEC electoral laws and guidelines, saying such conduct was necessary to build trust and strengthen democracy.

Ewedegubbler:
i wish the Nigerian government would understand how important MTN is to south africa and use that as a leverage against SA.. PIC owns 25% of MTN. PIC is the most important company in SA. U shakeout MTN and SA Cries...

but the criminals in government in that shithole know nothing except stealing and sleeping with hoes..

Lovelink1991:
Until we Nigerians live above the politics of accept rice before voting for a candidate, we will never vote the right candidate

Racoon:
Am telling you. The guy was just yarning a lengthy gamut of senseless, dyslexic and incongruous gibberish. He has what is called word salad or diarrhoea. Such despicable people

MIKOLOWISKA:
what did he really achieve sef
He destroyed many banks when you think of it

Respite has come South Africa’s way as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has finally agreed to meet with the special envoy of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.

President Tinubu’s initial refusal to meet with the South African delegation came amid growing concerns over the persistent xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa.

The South African delegation, led by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, arrived in Abuja on Friday, 24 July 2026, and had been left waiting at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja.

However, top diplomatic sources disclosed to Daily Sun that, following back-channel moves by the South African authorities, including a call initiated by Ramaphosa over the weekend, President Tinubu agreed to meet with the delegation.

The meeting, which will hold later in the day, will comprise representatives from both sides, with the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, playing a crucial role in the absence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, who is currently in Addis Ababa.

Odumegwu-Ojukwu had advised that it was not an appropriate time for President Tinubu to receive the South African envoy, citing the continued attacks on Nigerians, their businesses, and properties in South Africa.

1Alex:
did you read the story? Now go back and read it.