The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said Governor Ademola Adeleke won the recent Osun State governorship election because President Bola Tinubu allowed the poll to remain free and fair. Wike stated this on Tuesday while speaking during an inspection tour of flood-affected areas in the Federal Capital Territory. Reacting to the…
The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Osun State, Bola Oyebamiji, has said he respects INEC’s decision after losing the governorship election. Oyebamiji spoke in a statement posted on his X account on Tuesday. The statement came three days after the August 15 election. Oyebamiji reacts to election defeat The Accord Party candidate, Governor Ademola…
Businessman Deji Adeleke has alleged that the All Progressives Congress spent about N60bn on vote-buying during the Osun governorship election. Adeleke, the father of Afrobeats singer Davido, also claimed that some voters received as much as N50,000 for a single vote. Speaking in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, he said the reports of vote-buying prompted…
Retired military officers will protest at the Ministry of Defence on Wednesday over the non-payment of consequential pension adjustments. The adjustment follows salary increases approved for serving military personnel. One of the retirees’ leaders, retired Col. Innocent Azubike, disclosed this in an interview on Monday. He said the protest would focus on what the retirees…
Human rights activist and AAC presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has criticised the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency over its destruction of cannabis farms in Edo State. Sowore called on the Federal Government to legalise and regulate cannabis cultivation, arguing that Nigeria could benefit from its medicinal and industrial uses. He made the call in a…
The West African Examinations Council is facing questions over the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination results after schools and education stakeholders raised concerns about alleged grading errors and technical issues. The complaints came after the release of the results for school candidates. Some school administrators claimed that several high-performing students received lower grades…
The Allied Peoples Movement has won all 20 chairmanship seats in the Bauchi State local government elections. The party also secured 319 of the 323 councillorship positions contested in Monday’s election. The Bauchi State Independent Electoral Commission announced the results on Monday night. According to the commission, four other political parties shared the remaining four…
The Federal Polytechnic Ukana in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State has received approval from the National Board for Technical Education for 23 new programmes. The approval increases the number of programmes offered by the institution to 44. The new programmes will begin in the 2026/2027 academic session. The initial approval will…
President Bola Tinubu has insisted that Nigeria’s Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna refineries will return to operation despite doubts raised by former President Olusegun Obasanjo over their viability. Tinubu spoke on Thursday when he received the Executive President of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, Salimon Oladiti, and other union members at…
Yekini Idiaye, the lawmaker representing Akoko-Edo Constituency I, has emerged as the new Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly. Idiaye, a third-term member of the Assembly, takes over from Blessing Agbebaku, who resigned as Speaker on Monday amid moves by lawmakers to remove him from office. Agbebaku Resigns Amid Impeachment Move Agbebaku stepped…
