Oyo State Governor and presidential candidate of the Allied People’s Movement, Seyi Makinde, has called for stronger cooperation among opposition parties ahead of the 2027 general elections. Makinde spoke on Thursday at the APM national convention held at the Dr Rilwanu Sulaimanu Adamu Square in Bauchi. He said a credible opposition was vital to sustaining…
Uncertainty continues to surround plans for a single opposition candidate ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The proposal followed a call by the G-100, led by former All Progressives Congress chieftain, Salisu Lukman. The group wants opposition leaders to unite against the APC and President Bola Tinubu. The group has invited former Vice President Atiku…
Resident doctors at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, have threatened to resume their suspended strike on August 28, 2026. The Association of Resident Doctors issued the warning on Thursday. It said the strike would resume if the Oyo State Government and hospital management fail to address their outstanding welfare demands. The association…
The Presidency has set 5pm on Thursday, August 13, as the deadline for public submissions on the proposed National Policing Bill. The bill seeks to provide a legal framework for the establishment of state police in Nigeria. The Chief of Staff to the President and Chairman of the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing…
The Accord Party has appealed to the European Union and ECOWAS to intervene over rising political tension ahead of Saturday’s Osun State governorship election. The party’s National Chairman, Maxwell Mgbudem, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja. He said Accord had written to both organisations over alleged violence and intimidation involving its members and supporters. Mgbudem…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has asked the Federal Government to account for the ₦144.86bn allocated to the National Plan on Financing Safe Schools. Atiku made the demand amid reports that insecurity has forced schools to close in about 40 local government areas. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has reprinted the ballot papers and result sheets for the Osun State governorship election. The decision followed a court judgment that ordered the commission to include Social Democratic Party candidate, Dr Francis Ajala, and his running mate, Faseke Oladipo, on the ballot. The Osun governorship election will hold on Saturday,…
The Delta State Government has indefinitely suspended the Commissioner for Works (Highway and Urban Roads), Reuben Izeze, over allegations linking him to the assault of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s Senior Special Assistant on Protocol, Simon Mudi. The government announced the suspension on Tuesday following the violent disruption of an All Progressives Congress leadership meeting at the…
The National Youth Service Corps has denied entering into any agreement with the National Association of Nigerian Students over the collection of levies from students as a condition for NYSC mobilisation. The NYSC made this known in a statement on Tuesday. It described the viral report as false and urged prospective corps members to disregard…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and 2027 presidential candidate Peter Obi have called for major reforms to Nigeria’s democratic institutions. They spoke on Tuesday at the 2026 Goodluck Jonathan Foundation Democracy Dialogue in Bauchi. The event focused on the theme, “Beyond Elections: Can Political Parties and the Judiciary Save African Democracy?” Obasanjo calls for African democracy…
