The National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, Rauf Aregbesola, has lost his polling unit in Ilesa East Local Government Area to the All Progressives Congress in the ongoing Osun governorship election. Aregbesola voted at Ifofin Ward 8, Unit 1 on Saturday afternoon. The election was largely peaceful, with a strong turnout recorded at the…
A 55-year-old voter, Sharafa Lasisi, has appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, after the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System failed to recognise his face during the Osun State governorship election. Lasisi made the appeal on Saturday while trying to vote at Polling Unit 006, Ward 04, in the Isale/Oke-Afo area of Ikirun, Ifelodun Local…
Osun State Governor and Accord Party candidate, Ademola Adeleke, has won the first polling unit result in the ongoing governorship election. Accord Party scored 57 votes at Polling Unit 026, Ward 5, in Osogbo Local Government Area. The All Progressives Congress, APC, followed with 43 votes. INEC officials counted the ballots after voting ended at…
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has dismissed the emerging opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 presidential election, describing it as a “journey to nowhere.” Keyamo made the comment on Saturday in a post on his verified X handle. His reaction came as opposition parties continued consultations on plans to form a united…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) says it will make youth development, agriculture and business growth key parts of its agenda for Oyo State if elected in 2027. Chief Niyi Aborisade, the party’s governorship running mate, made this known while accepting his nomination. He will run alongside the ADC governorship candidate, Dr Gbemileke Alagbe, popularly known…
Ahead of Saturday’s Osun State governorship election, Governor Ademola Adeleke’s journey to the state’s Government House remains one of the most remarkable political comebacks in recent years. Adeleke first contested the governorship election in 2018 under the Peoples Democratic Party. He faced the All Progressives Congress candidate, Gboyega Oyetola, in what became one of the…
A fresh dispute is brewing within the Nigeria Labour Congress after its national secretariat questioned the Lagos State Council chairman, Agnes Sessi, over her involvement with a group supporting President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid. Sessi took part in activities organised by Working People United, a group campaigning for Tinubu’s re-election. The group is led…
Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has sued President Bola Tinubu over an alleged forged National Youth Service Corps certificate. Atiku filed the suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday. He is asking the court to determine Tinubu’s eligibility to contest the 2027 presidential election. The suit…
The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has paid N3.817bn in pension arrears to 30,356 retirees under the Defined Benefit Scheme. The payment followed a review of outstanding pension entitlements and covered beneficiaries across three departments of the agency. They include the Parastatals Pension Department, Defunct and Transferred Agencies Pension Department, and Tertiary, Education and Health…
A lecturer at Abia State University, Uturu (ABSU), Professor Nnamdi Nwaeze, has been suspended after claiming that some tricycle operators, popularly known as Keke riders, earn more than professors at the institution. Nwaeze, a lecturer in the Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, reportedly made the comments on his Facebook page. According…
