The Ondo State Police Command and the Ondo StateSecurity Network Agency (Amotekun Corps) have beefed up security operations across the state as schools reopen for the a new academic session. The two security agencies said they deployed personnel to schools and other strategic locations to prevent criminal activities and ensure a safe environment for students and […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission has published the final list of presidential candidates and their running mates for the January 2027 general elections. The list, signed by the Secretary to the Commission, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, was released on Saturday in Abuja and contains candidates sponsored by 18 political parties. Of the 18 presidential candidates, 16 are […]
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has promised to introduce a N500,000 monthly living minimum wage for Nigerian workers if elected president in the 2027 general elections. The activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters also said his party would provide 24-hour electricity, make education free and accessible at all levels, construct […]
The Department of State Services (DSS) has alerted Muslim and Christian leaders in Osun State to an alleged plan by terrorists to attack places of worship and other public gathering centres in an attempt to frustrate the 2027 general elections. The DSS was said to have held separate meetings with the Muslim community and the […]
Vice President Kashim Shettima, representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has arrived at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi for today’s session of the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit. VP Shettima was received by the host, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ahead of the high-level deliberations involving leaders of BRICS member and partner countries. Also attending the summit are […]
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday arrived in Paris, France, for the second leg of his three-week vacation in Europe. Tinubu had, about two weeks ago, departed Abuja for Europe to commence his annual leave. Recall that the President’s trip was disclosed in a terse statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. According […]
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has raised its Premium Motor Spirit gantry price by N85 per to N1,350 per litre, from N1,265, as a surge in global crude oil prices and higher product replacement costs put renewed pressure on Nigeria’s downstream market. The latest adjustment represents a 6.7 percent increase and takes the refinery’s wholesale price above […]
The Federal Government said on Friday that it was targeting the creation of two million jobs in the creative industry by 2030 as it moves to turn the country’s cultural assets and creative talent into commercially viable enterprises. The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, disclosed this on Friday at the […]
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has said state governors, rather than President Bola Tinubu, should explain how the gains from petrol subsidy removal are being spent. Abiodun spoke on Thursday at an All Progressives Congress rally at the Dipo Dina International Stadium in Ijebu-Ode, according to a video of the event shared online by Mirage […]
The Ondo State Government has confirmed the death of 29 people from suspected poisoning linked to the consumption of alcoholic substances in Odigbo Local Government Area. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Banji Ajaka, who disclosed this on Friday night in Akure, said there were 60 suspected cases from the incident. He explained that three people […]