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Good morning, Andy!
INEC has released the academic qualifications, personal particulars and supporting documents submitted by presidential candidates for the 2027 general election, including President Bola Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi. Published in line with the Electoral Act 2026, the documents allow public scrutiny of candidates’ credentials and are currently available at INEC offices nationwide, with online publication still pending.
In other news, Nigeria kept its 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign alive with a tense 1–0 victory over Zambia. Asisat Oshoala scored the decisive early goal before the Super Falcons held on with 10 players after Oluwatosin Demehin was sent off just before halftime. The win revives Nigeria’s hopes of reaching both the Wafcon knockout stage and the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, with qualification to Brazil still within reach ahead of their final group match against Egypt.
In our most important story this week, The (Mis)Invention of Central Africa, Congolese civil society leader and democracy activist Andréa Ngombet revisits one of Africa’s oldest political commitments: preserving the colonial borders inherited at independence. As global power shifts and regional alliances become more important, he considers whether those borders still serve the interests of the people who live within them.
Read it here.
Winnie Obunabor,
Associate Social Media Editor, The Republic
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