By John Dike, Osogbo The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the recruitment of ad hoc staff for the forthcoming Osun State governorship election scheduled for August 15, 2026. It announced that its online recruitment portal opened on June 27 and will remain accessible to interested applicants until 12:00 midnight on July 18, 2026. […]
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The management of Osun State University has constituted a committee to review the circumstances surrounding the death of a 400-level student, Osunlakin Grace, while announcing sweeping reforms to healthcare services across its campuses following a meeting with the National Association of Nigerian Students, Southwest Zone D. The resolutions disclosed in a statement by NANS Southwest […]
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VC urges calm, vows to ensure justice Army orders probe, Police investigate By John Dike, Osogbo Tension gripped Osogbo, the Osun State capital, on Tuesday as hundreds of students of Osun State University (UNIOSUN), led by the institution’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof Odunayo Clement Adebooye, staged a peaceful protest over alleged invasion of student hostels by newly […]
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warns of mass protest at defence headquarters if justice is delayed By John Dike, Osogbo The Campaign for Democracy (CD), a frontline civil society organisation, has condemned the alleged invasion and assault on students of Osun State University (UNIOSUN) by newly recruited personnel of the Nigerian Army, describing the incident as a serious violation of […]
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Agency Report The Independent National Electoral Commission says no fewer than 1,565,873 Nigerians have successfully completed their voter registration as of June 26. The figure was recorded at the end of the seventh week of Phase III of the commission’s Continuous Voter Registration exercise. According to statistics released by INEC on Tuesday in Abuja, the […]
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President Bola Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has approved 27 road projects valued at over N3.9 trillion across 15 states as part of the Federal Government’s drive to improve road infrastructure nationwide. Minister of Works, David Umahi, disclosed this on Monday while briefing journalists after the Federal Executive Council meeting held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. […]
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Morocco’s defender #14 Issa Diop (R) celebrates scoring his team’s first goal with forward #09 Soufiane Rahimi during the 2026 World Cup round of 32 football match between the Netherlands and Morocco at the Monterrey Stadium in Guadalupe on June 29, 2026. (Photo by Alfredo ESTRELLA / AFP) Agency Report Morocco’s dramatic penalty shoot-out win […]
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National Leader of Nigeria Democratic Party (NDC) and former Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Henry Dickson. Credit: Dickson The Independent National Electoral Commission has restored the Nigeria Democratic Congress’ access to its candidate nomination portal, allowing the party to upload the names of its National Leader, Senator Seriake Dickson and presidential candidate, Peter Obi, despite the […]
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The Federal Government’s newly approved reform of the National Youth Service Corps splits the orientation programme into three distinct phases and introduces 11 specialised career streams that corps members will select from at registration, according to details provided by the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Coordination, Hadiza Bala Usman, on Monday. The […]
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Sowore A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday admitted activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, to fresh bail in the sum of N200 million, weeks after revoking his earlier bail over his failure to appear for trial. Justice Muhammad Umar, in a ruling, directed Sowore to provide two sureties before the bail could […]
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