Ondo confirms 29 dead in Odigbo toxic drink tragedy

Ondo State Commissioner for Health, Dr Banji Awolowo Ajaka Ondo State Government has confirmed 29 persons dead following their consumption of a suspected toxic mixture prepared with the locally brewed alcoholic drink popularly called ogogoro in the Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. Altogether, there are 60 cases from the incident, with the provisional […]

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Ex-PDP chairman, Bamanga Tukur, dies at 90

Ex-PDP chairman, Bamanga Tukur Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bamanga Tukur, has died at the age of 90. He died on Saturday, September 12, 2026, according to a statement issued by his family and signed by his son, Awwal D. Tukur. The family described the former PDP chairman as its “beloved father […]

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Fani-Kayode demands justice as two more Nigerians killed in South Africa

Nigeria’s Ambassador to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode Nigerian High Commissioner-designate to South Africa, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has demanded urgent action by the South African Government to protect Nigerians and bring perpetrators of killings involving Nigerian nationals to justice. Reacting to the recent killings of Bishop Michael Taiwo Fakunle and James Uchechukwu Nwankwo in Johannesburg in […]

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Tinubu is Nigeria’s greatest-ever leader — Audu

The Director General of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), Princess Zahrah Mustapha Audu, has described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as “Nigeria’s greatest-ever leader,” arguing that his legacy should be judged by institution-building and difficult reforms rather than short-term comfort. He said Nigeria is living through a moment of consequential leadership and urged Nigerians […]

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Shelve your planned strike, Govt appeals to UNIOSUNTH unions, re-commits to workers’ welfare

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke says no plan to provatise hospital, sack workers By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Government has appealed to the leadership of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) and the Nationa Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) at the UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, to shelve any planned industrial action over […]

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Petrol hike looms as PMS landing cost rises above Dangote refinery price

Fresh pressure is mounting on petrol prices as the estimated landing cost of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) has climbed to ₦1,311.36 per litre, surpassing the ₦1,265 per litre gantry price of Dangote Petroleum Refinery by ₦46.36. The development has raised fears of another increase in petrol pump prices as international crude oil prices continue to […]

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Tinubu, APC pray court to dismiss Atiku’s alleged forgery suit

The All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Tinubu have prayed the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss, in its entirety, a suit filed by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of Action Democratic Congress (ADC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Atiku and ADC had, in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1888/2026, sued […]

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Production subsidy will lower fuel costs, support Nigerian refineries — Atiku

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has defended his proposed production subsidy model, saying it is designed to support Nigerian refineries, reduce domestic production costs and make fuel more affordable without forcing refiners to sell at a loss. Speaking on Friday through his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said concerns raised by […]

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Refinery shares may hit N10,000 — Dangote

President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has said shares of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, currently offered at N525, could rise to N10,000 in the future. He also assured small-scale investors seeking to participate in the refinery’s Initial Public Offering that they would be prioritised in the allocation of […]

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2027: Adefarati’s son, ex-PDP spokesman make Ondo final list as INEC okays 81 reps candidates

Eighty one candidates from various political parties will contest the 2027 election into the House of Representatives in Ondo State. They include Adegboyega Adefarati; son of the departed Governor Adebayo Adefarati, of the APC; PDP former spokesman, Debo Ologunagba; former Information Commissioner, Donald Ojogo; Adefisoye Tajudeen Adeyemi porpularly known as “Small Alhaji” of the Social […]

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