The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Osun State Command, has disclosed that a total of 10,000 personnel have been deployed for Saturday’s governorship election. The command also directed its personnel deployed for the election to remain apolitical, neutral and professional throughout the electoral process. The Osun State NSCDC Commandant, Igbalawole Sotiyo, gave the directive […]
The National Association of Nigerian Students has hinted that payment of its proposed annual ₦200 dues may become a requirement for students seeking mobilisation for the National Youth Service Corps scheme. The NANS National President, Akinteye Babatunde, disclosed this in a Facebook post on Sunday and Monday while discussing the organisation’s finances and plans to […]
The Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service, Zacch Adedeji, has dismissed concerns over the alleged lavish lifestyles of public officials. Adedeji said President Bola Tinubu does not live extravagantly despite his position. He stated this during an interview with Channels Television on Sunday, where he was questioned by journalist Seun Okinbaloye about the lifestyles […]
President Bola Tinubu has disclosed that about 147 structures in Lagos State are expected to be affected by the construction of the service lane for the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, with only five earmarked for complete demolition. Tinubu made the disclosure during a stakeholders’ engagement held alongside the flag-off of rehabilitation works on the Eko and […]
Germany deported at least 137 Nigerian citizens in five documented chartered operations between February and June 2026, according to reports. The documented arrivals comprised 27 Nigerians deported in February, 37 deported directly by Germany as part of a 50-person joint European Union operation in March, and 24, 23 and 26 Nigerians deported in April, May […]
The Africa Centre for Tobacco Industry Monitoring and Policy Research (ATIM) has urged the National Assembly to urgently reconsider the proposed amendments to Nigeria’s National Tobacco Control Act 2015, saying the so-called “Tobacco Harm Reduction” provisions sought to be inserted in the Act endanger the country’s hard-fought tobacco control gains. In a statement acknowledged by […]
The Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, has reportedly killed four members of its Shura Council over leadership crisis. A statement by security expert, Zagazola Makama posted on X said the four senior members, who were reportedly arrested by ISWAP elements last week, were allegedly executed by Ba Shuwa, a senior ISWAP figure, at the […]
The battle for August 15 gubernatorial poll in Osun took a new twist on Sunday in Osogbo, the state capital as the former Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola, ex-Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Fatai Akinbade, alongside their supporters backed the ambition to the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, popularly known as Sunday AMBO. Also […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has suspended the collection of Permanent Voter Cards in Osun State ahead of the August 15, 2026 governorship election. The commission announced the development in a statement issued on Saturday by the National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna. INEC said the decision was aimed at […]
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Segun Aina, has cleared more than 5,000 pending complaints from candidates and other clients of the Board in just five days. The complaints covered several challenges faced by candidates before, during and after the conduct of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Among them […]