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Supporters of Sen. Gbenga Daniel (APC- Ogun East) on Sunday, advised its to boycott the party’s primaries for the 2027 senatorial election, billed for Monday, May 18. They also advised Daniel to distance himself from the primaries. In a statement jointly signed by the supporters across the senatorial zone, on the aegis of BATOGD Movement, ...
Nurudeen Eniafe, Zonal Chairman of Ojo Zone 4, Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), has warned against reckless driving, particularly on the highways. He urged members of the association and other motorists to urgently desist from dangerous driving habits that endanger lives and public safety across the country. Eniafe gave the warning on Sunday ...
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed a fatal accident on Third Mainland Bridge, inward Iyana Oworo, which claimed a police officer’s life. Olalekan Bakare-Oki, LASTMA General Manager, confirmed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Lagos. The crash occurred when a Lexus vehicle (EPE 765 JN) rammed into a police officer ...
By Barth Ndubuwah The Federal House of Representatives primary elections of the All Progressives Congress (APC), held on Saturday in Port Harcourt, have produced 13 winners who will fly the party's flags in the 2027 general elections in Nigeria. The successful candidates include Precious Igwe of Port Harcourt Federal Constituency 1, Blessing Amadi of Port ...
By Ismail Azeez The Imole Campaign Council (TICC) has stated that Governor Ademola Adeleke is fixing what it described as 12 years of All Progressives Congress (APC) mess in Osun State, thereby restoring public confidence in a better future for the state through impactful governance and people-oriented policies. The Council, in a statement signed by ...
Seyi Tinubu, the son of the President, has offered words of comfort to popular socialite and businessman Pascal Okechukwu, widely known as Cubana Chief Priest, following his recent defeat in the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives primary elections. Cubana Chief Priest had contested the ticket to represent his federal constituency on the platform ...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is bracing for a day of intense internal reckoning tomorrow as delegates head to the polls for the senatorial primary elections. While several districts across the country have successfully consensus-built their tickets, eyes are locked on two major battlegrounds in the South-West namely Osun Central and Ogun East. The primaries ...
The recent, alarming allegations regarding the systematic diversion of public resources for political gains is disheartening. Reports championed by civil society watchdogs allege that state governors have been making monthly deductions from their Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) allocations, potentially totaling an astronomical N800 billion, to bankroll a dedicated presidential campaign fund for the upcoming ...
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced the launch of its Naira Visa Debit Card in partnership with global payment giant Visa. The new card aims to extend accessible and reliable electronic payment capabilities to a broader segment of the Nigerian population. Targeted at everyday consumers who require a dependable payment instrument for routine domestic ...
Councillor Christopher Adegoke has been elected as the Chairman of the Nottinghamshire County Council, becoming the first Black and minority ethnic individual to hold the prestigious position since the council's establishment in 1889. Councillor Adegoke was officially elected on Thursday, May 14, 2026, breaking a 137-year demographic streak and marking a massive victory for diversity ...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has assured displaced communities affected by insecurity that the government is working closely with the Nigerian military hierarchy to provide immediate humanitarian and long-term support. Governor Zulum gave the assurance when he visited displaced persons in Monguno town on Sunday, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to ensuring dignified resettlement ...
President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, received a warm welcome in Gode, Ethiopia, where he was hosted by Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed. Both leaders visited the site of a proposed fertilizer plant to assess ongoing construction. Ethiopia signed a shareholders’ agreement with the Dangote Group in August last year to establish a urea ...
The member representing Yagba Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Leke Abejide, has recorded a landslide victory in the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for the Yagba Federal Constituency seat, winning across all the 34 wards in the constituency. Results collated from the three Local Government Areas of Yagba East, Yagba West and ...
A driver distracted by his mobile phone has sustained severe injuries after his vehicle plunged into a bush canal at the Mowo axis, inward Badagry, along the Lagos–Badagry Expressway. The accident, which involved a Lexus SUV with registration number JJJ 19 KK, occurred over the weekend and prompted an emergency rescue operation by officials of ...
In the wake of recent school kidnappings in Oyo state, Governor Ademola Adeleke has ordered immediate revitalization of the Safe School Initiative by the Ministry of Education and other relevant government and security agencies. The governor issued the directive today as a precautionary step to forestall possible spillover of school kidnappings recently experienced in Oyo ...
By Ismail Azeez The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has appealed to its members and supporters to remain calm and united following the successful conduct of its House of Representatives primary elections held across the state. In a statement signed on Sunday by the Osun State APC Chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, the party congratulated ...
By Damilare Adeleye The Federal Government has attributed the delay in the publication of recent quarterly budget implementation reports to the extension and re-enactment of the 2025 Appropriation Act and ongoing fiscal reconciliation processes. Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Tanimu Yakubu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday, arguing that the ...
The Ogun State Government has disclosed that all persons admitted at the State Hospital, Ijebu-Ode, following the recent chemical inhalation incident in some schools within the town, have been discharged after receiving medical attention and being certified fit by health personnel. The Commissioner for Health, Tomi Coker, made this known during an engagement with parents, ...
By Lucy Ogalue The Executive Secretary of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), Mr Kamar Bakrin, says Nigeria’s sugar sector can generate about one million jobs across its value chain. Bakrin said this in a statement. He spoke during a strategic meeting between the council and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) at the Customs Headquarters ...
By Imisioluwa AfunmisoThe National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has cleared Food & Food Integrated Company Limited, producers of BON Bread, of any wrongdoing following an investigation into claims that the bread remained fresh for over two months without molding.In a statement issued on Saturday, the agency said the investigation was triggered ...
…set to power over 33,262 homes The Governments of Adamawa and Kaduna States have officially issued Certificates of Occupancy (C of Os) for critical mini-grid project sites being developed by the Rural Electrification Agency’s (REA). The approval serves as a bold and commendable step toward accelerating energy access and renewable energy deployment within their respective ...
By Fredrick Ameh The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) Foundation has donated a state-of-the-art 1.5 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine to the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) as part of its efforts to strengthen healthcare infrastructure in Nigeria. The MRI system was commissioned and officially handed over at the hospital’s permanent ...
The Police command in Lagos State has received fresh operational assets ahead of the launch of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU). The support came from the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) as part of efforts to strengthen policing operations. The command spokesperson, Abimbola Adebisi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday in ...
