The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has defended FCT Minister Nyesom Wike’s decision to support President Bola Tinubu while retaining his PDP membership. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Jungudo Mohammed, described the decision as a legitimate constitutional right in a statement issued on Tuesday. Mohammed dismissed the rejection of Wike’s support by the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governors’ Forum, […]
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has extended the deadline for the mandatory online verification and enrolment exercise for eligible federal civil servants to December 31, 2026. PenCom spoke in a statement on Tuesday that the exercise, which began in February, was initially scheduled to end on July 31. The commission said the extension followed requests from ministries, departments […]
The Federal Government has mourned the death of veteran Nollywood actor and cultural icon, Olu Jacobs, describing his passing as a monumental loss to Nigeria’s creative industry. Jacobs died on Wednesday at the age of 84. The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, expressed the government’s condolences in a […]
The Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals, University College Hospital, Ibadan chapter, has commenced an indefinite strike over the alleged refusal of the hospital management to implement the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare’s recommendation on the disciplinary case involving the Director of Pharmaceutical Services, Dr Adeyinka Ishola. The union announced the industrial action […]
Athletes representing Oyo State at the ongoing zonal elimination for the National Intermediate Games, yesterday, protested at the Lekan Salami Sports Complex, Adamasingba, Ibadan, over alleged unpaid bonuses, poor welfare and what they described as years of neglect by the state government. The protest occurred as athletes from various states in the South-West started converging on […]
Veteran Nigerian actor and theatre icon, Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs, has died at the age of 84. His death was announced on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, by his family, including his wife, veteran actress Joke Silva, and their son, Jacobs Jnr. In a statement announcing the death, the family described the […]
The growing rivalry among political actors ahead of the 2027 general elections, coupled with emerging ambitions for the 2031 presidency, has highlighted tensions between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and governors of the All Progressives Congress, with the development threatening to complicate President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid. Wike, who is serving […]
A United Kingdom court has adjourned the pre-trial hearing of Nigerian dancer and entertainer Iweh Pascal Odinaka, popularly known as Poco Lee, to February 2027 after he failed to enter a plea. According to a report by BBC News Pidgin published on Tuesday, Snaresbrook Crown Court fixed February 8, 2027, for the plea and trial […]
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke, has felicitated with former Deputy Governor and former Senator, Otunba Christopher Iyiola Ajani Omisore, on his 69th birthday. Governor Adeleke said Otunba Omisore has made notable contributions to the development of Osun through his professional career, public service and political engagement. He further celebrated the traditional stature […]
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced September 30, 2026, as the start date for the 2026 Batch ‘C’ Stream One orientation course. The three-week exercise will take place at orientation camps across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory and end on October 20, 2026. NYSC Director of Information and Public Relations, […]