UPDATED: APC’s Ikeje Asogwa Declared Winner By INEC In Enugu North Senatorial By-Election

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ikeje Asogwa, has been declared winner of the Enugu North Senatorial District bye-election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The election, held on Saturday, June 20, 2026, was conducted to fill the vacant senatorial seat following the death of Senator Okey Ezea, who represented the district … [Read more…]

Enugu Wins Infrastructure, IGR Awards at BusinessDay States Competitiveness Awards 2025

…Mbah: Enugu has a lot of success stories to tell in 3 years Enugu State has shone brilliantly at the BusinessDay States Competitiveness and Investment Readiness Awards (SCIRA) 2025, carting home the Infrastructure Development Competitiveness Award and Outstanding Performance in Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) Award. Governor Peter Mbah, represented by the Commissioner for Works and … [Read more…]

APC’s Asogwa Takes Wide Lead in Enugu North Senatorial By-Election

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has established a commanding lead in the Enugu North Senatorial District by-election as collation of results from the six local government areas in the zone progresses. Results so far collated show the APC candidate, Ikeje Asogwa, maintaining a wide margin over his closest rival, Nestor Ezeme of the Peoples Democratic … [Read more…]

Gov. Oyebanji Wins Second Term as INEC Declares Ekiti Election Results

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and incumbent Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State winner of yesterday’s governorship election in the state. Oyebanji, whose first term mandate will expire in October, recorded a landslide victory in the results of all the 2,445 polling units … [Read more…]

FG, ENSG Targeting Direct China-Enugu Cargo Flights by December – Keyamo

The Federal Government and Enugu State Government are in talks to ensure the commencement of direct cargo flight operations between Enugu and Guangzhou, China, before the end of the year. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Barr Festus Keyamo, disclosed this in Lagos during the launch of the United Air’s newly acquired airplanes on … [Read more…]

Gov. Oyebanji Casts Vote, Sets Over 500,000-Vote Target To Win Ekiti Election

Ekiti State Governor and All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Biodun Oyebanji, has expressed confidence that he will secure over 500,000 votes in Saturday’s election in the state. According to a publication by Punch, Oyebanji spoke after casting his vote at Ward 06, Unit 03, Okelele, Ikogosi Ekiti, at about 11:38 am, alongside his wife, Olayemi. … [Read more…]

JUST-IN: Iran declares the Strait of Hormuz closed again

Iran re-closed the Strait of Hormuz Friday instead of heading to Switzerland for nuclear negotiations, citing Israel’s refusal to pull forces out of southern Lebanon and US forces’ ongoing presence in the region. In a statement read over maritime radio channels, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the US was in violation of the memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran, which President … [Read more…]

13 Candidates Jostle to Unseat Incumbent Oyebanji in Saturday’s Ekiti Guber Polls

As Ekiti State voters head to the polls on Saturday to elect a governor for another four-year term, 13 candidates will be seeking to unseat the incumbent governor, Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who is aiming to secure a second term in office. The election, one of Nigeria’s off-cycle governorship contests, comes … [Read more…]

Enugu North By-Election: Govt Orders Movement Restriction Across 6 LGAs

The Enugu State Government has announced a restriction of human and vehicular movements across the Enugu North Senatorial District for Saturday, June 20, 2026, as the by-election to fill the vacant senatorial seat holds. According to a Public Service Announcement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, the restriction will take … [Read more…]

FAAC Distributes N2.3trn To Federal, State, Local Governments For May

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total of N2.300 trillion among the federal, state and local governments as revenue allocation for May 2026. The total distributable revenue of N2.300 trillion comprised N1.611 trillion from Statutory Revenue and N688.785 billion from Value Added Tax (VAT), according to the Ministry of Finance, in a … [Read more…]