Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has launched a door-to door campaign statewide for the reelection of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.. He signalled off the campaign train, meant to reach every household in the state, in Akure the state capital on Tuesday, just as the state’s chapter of another group with the same goal, Tinubu Torch […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi The Peoples Democratic Party in Kwara State has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to investigate an alleged influx of foreign nationals into the state ahead of the 2027 general elections. The state PDP Chairman, Isa Bawa Adamu, made the call on Tuesday at a pre-election training workshop organised for more than […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi Angry residents on Tuesday broke into a warehouse operated by the Global Food Initiative in Osogbo, Osun State, and carted away food items after the operators of the discounted food scheme reportedly disappeared. The incident occurred at the organisation’s facility in the Odi-Olowo area of the state capital, where several residents had […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi The National Assembly has extended the implementation period of the capital component of the 2025 Appropriation Act by three months, moving the deadline from September 30 to December 31, 2026. The extension was approved separately by the Senate and the House of Representatives during Tuesday’s plenary, allowing Ministries, Departments and Agencies to […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi Public servants under the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council have threatened to embark on a three-day warning strike from October 2 if the Federal Government fails to address their demands over petrol prices, wage awards and negotiations for a new national minimum wage. The JNPSNC, which comprises eight public sector unions, […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, and the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate in the June 2026 election, Dr Wole Oluyede, have pledged to mobilise support for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The duo made the commitment on Tuesday in Ado-Ekiti at a mobilisation rally organised by the Oluyede […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after a four-week working vacation in Europe, dismissing concerns about his health and declaring that he is “healthy, sound, and ready to go.” The President spoke to journalists on Tuesday shortly after arriving at the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, following […]
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Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governorr Ademola Adeleke. has commended the state’s performance in the 2026 National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior School Certificate Examination, pledging sustained investment in the education sector. Osun ranked fifth nationally in the 2026 NECO ranking, with 74.31 per cent of candidates obtaining at least […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi The Edo State Special Criminal Court has sentenced four people to death over the abduction of a woman at the Vegetable Market along Airport Road in Benin City. Justice Aigbona Momodu delivered the judgment on Tuesday in the court’s maiden kidnapping case, following an 11-count charge involving kidnapping, conspiracy, armed robbery, cultism […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi President Bola Tinubu has urged the House of Representatives to approve the Niger Delta Development Commission’s 2026 statutory budget, with youth empowerment, electricity, education, healthcare, security and agriculture among its key priorities. Tinubu made the request in a letter dated August 20, 2026, addressed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, […]
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