Category: News

New Edo Speaker, Hon. Yekini Idiaye A member representing Akoko-Edo Constituency I, Yekini Idiaye, has emerged as the new Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly. Idiaye, a third-term lawmaker, takes over from Blessing Agbebaku, who resigned as Speaker on Monday amid moves by lawmakers to impeach him. His emergence was said to have […]

Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, has resigned from office just as he was being threatened with impeachment. His resignation was confirmed on Facebook by his media aide, Ivy Adodo-Ebojele, who said further details on the circumstances surrounding his exit […]

President Bola Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has disagreed with former President Olusegun Obasanjo over claims that the state-owned Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna refineries may never work. In what appeared to be Tinubu’s first clear position on the viability of the three refineries, which have remained moribund despite billions spent on turnaround maintenance, the President […]

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday said his administration would revive moribund refineries. He, however, warned that their success would be based on productivity and not mere activities, as obtainable in the past. Tinubu stated this when he received the Executive President of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, Salimon Oladiti, and members […]

National President, Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria, Billy Gillis-Harry. As countries around the world adopt fuel subsidies and other palliative measures to cushion the impact of the US-Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Nigerians have continued to bear the brunt of rising petrol and diesel prices, even as […]

The Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill has extended the deadline for the submission of memoranda and position papers on the proposed legislation to Friday, August 21, 2026, at 5.00 pm West Africa Time. The Presidency had, on Wednesday, announced that the public submission would close by 5 pm on Thursday, August 13. […]

Former Director-General of the State Security Service, Lawal Daura The presidential candidate of the Allied People’s Movement and Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, on Thursday announced former Director-General of the Department of State Services, Lawal Daura, as his running mate for the 2027 presidential election. Makinde announced this at the elective national convention of […]

Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu. Photo: NPF The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday said as many as 30 Commissioners of Police would be on duty during the Osun State governorship election, which holds across the state on Saturday. This was disclosed by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Anietie Iniedu, while addressing journalists in […]

Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security agencies and the Tinubu administration against militarising the Osun governorship election or using state institutions for partisan advantage. Speaking at the ADC National Youth Leadership Summit in Abuja, Atiku described the Osun […]

Senator Francis Fadahunsi The Commissioner of Police in charge of the 2026 Osun State Governorship Election, Samuel Etaifo, on Wednesday explained why the lawmaker representing Osun East Senatorial District, Francis Fadahunsi, was invited by the command following a comment attributed to him. Etaifo, in a statement signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Ojelabi, […]