The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has charged Nigerian youths to eschew bitterness and political violence as the 2027 general elections draw nearer. Olubadan gave the advice while receiving students from the Leadership Centre, University of Abuja, at his palace in Oke-Aremo, Ibadan North Local Government Area of the state, on Wednesday. This was […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) will hold a World Press Conference and national stakeholders’ engagement on October 6, 2026, as preparations intensify for the 2027 General Election. The engagement will be addressed by the INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN. According to the commission, the event will take place at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu […]
Vice President Kashim Shettima has joined world leaders at the United Nations Headquarters in New York for the opening of the General Debate of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly, UNGA. Shettima, who is representing President Bola Tinubu and leading Nigeria’s delegation to the global gathering, is scheduled to deliver Nigeria’s national statement […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has said travellers arriving from countries with active or relevant Ebola Virus Disease transmission may be required to complete health declaration forms as part of measures to prevent the importation and spread of the disease. The NCDC disclosed this in an interim public health advisory issued on […]
The Nigerian Army College of Logistics and Management (NACOLM), Ojo, Lagos, has warned Nigerians to disregard an online advertisement promoting a purported “Highstone Global University USA International Research Conference” allegedly scheduled to hold at the college. The college, in a statement dated September 22, 2026, said the advertisement was false and fraudulent, stressing that it […]
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has declared that there is no vacancy in the Presidency, insisting that President Bola Tinubu remains in charge of Nigeria despite his absence from the country. Akpabio said this on Tuesday in Akwa Ibom State while dismissing concerns over Tinubu’s continued stay in Europe and the simultaneous absence of the President […]
The Federal Government has inaugurated a 10-man independent investigative committee with a mandate to unravel the immediate and remote causes of the death of 37 persons suspected to be illegal miners. Inaugurating the committee in Abuja, the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said the federal government is determined to ensure that justice is served in […]
The Presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement and Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, of lying over the alleged N50bn funding from the Federal Government for the upgrade of the Ibadan International Airport. Makinde, who spoke while addressing supporters at the Makinde/Daura 2027 Presidential […]
The Osun State House of Assembly has approved the proposed alteration of the Constitution to allow for the creation of state police. The lawmakers, at plenary on Tuesday, unanimously approved the proposed constitutional amendment after deliberations. Earlier, the Speaker of the Assembly, Adewale Egbedun, read a letter from the National Assembly “requesting State Houses of […]
The Osun State House of Assembly has proposed a bill to establish a Park Management System aimed at ensuring orderliness and safety in motor parks across the state. The proposed Osun State Park Management System Bill was presented during Monday’s plenary by the Chairman of the House Committee on Works and Transport, Abiola Waheed, who […]