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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…]
Justice Hauwa Yilwa of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has sentenced two women arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) for their involvement in terrorism to 40 years in prison. The convicted women — identified as one Safiya Salihu and one Halima Abdullahi — are said to be the mother and sister of suspected … [Read more…]
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…]
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…]
Distribution of sensitive materials from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has begun in Ekiti State ahead of the governorship election and a series of senatorial and federal constituency by-elections scheduled for Saturday, 20th June 2026. Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) were at the Central Bank office in Ado Ekiti sorting the sensitive … [Read more…]
Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, was yesterday found ‘not guilty’ of the six bribery charges brought against her by the UK’s National Crime Agency in 2023, effectively closing an investigation that began over a decade ago. Alison-Madueke, 65, was charged by the agency over allegations that she took cash as well as accepted … [Read more…]
Nigeria will on June 17, 2026 launch FreeTV, a national digital television platform that will give households across the country access to free digital television, more channels, clearer pictures, and Nigerian content without monthly subscription fees. The launch is another important step in the delivery of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, “which places … [Read more…]
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has suspended the execution of the judgment delivered by Justice Peter Lifu deregistering the African Democratic Party (ADC), Action Peoples Party (APP), Action Alliance (AA), Accord Party (AP), and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP). The appellate court described the development as the highest form of judicial impertinence, stating that the … [Read more…]
The Kogi State Government has confirmed the killing of a notorious bandit leader, Kachala Ibrahim Batijo, who was allegedly responsible for masterminding a recent attack on a school in Iluke Bunu, Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area. State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, made the disclosure on Tuesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise … [Read more…]
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has selected Mustapha Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, son of former Kano State governor and senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, as its deputy governorship candidate for the 2027 election in Kano State. Mustapha will run alongside the party’s governorship flagbearer, Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, in what is expected to be one of the major … [Read more…]
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other political parties. The other political parties the court directed the electoral body to deregister are the Action Peoples Party (APP), Action Alliance (AA), Accord Party (AP), and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP). … [Read more…]
Rangers International have extended the contract of Technical Adviser, Fidelis Ilechukwu, until 2027 following the club’s title-winning 2025/26 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) campaign. The Enugu-based club announced that Ilechukwu signed an improved one-year extension after leading the Flying Antelopes to a record ninth league title. The decision, approved by the Enugu State Government and … [Read more…]