The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has directed its officials to close operational gaps and strengthen neutrality as preparations intensify for the 2027 general elections. The Commission also announced that collection of Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, would begin on October 9. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, gave the directive on Monday in Kaduna at […]
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has approved a two-year extension of the tenure of the Vice-Chancellor of Osun State University, Prof. Clement Adebooye. A statement signed by the UNIOSUN Public Relations Officer, Ademola Adesoji, obtained in Osogbo, said Adeleke announced the extension on Monday while inaugurating the reconstituted Governing Council of the university at the […]
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has dissolved and reconstituted the Governing Council of Osun State University (UNIOSUN), retaining Professor Adewale Abiodun Oladipo as Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the new council. The development, announced on Friday, is part of efforts by the state government to strengthen the governance structure of the university and ensure continuity in […]
Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya has been inaugurated as the 33rd President of the Nigerian Bar Association. Badejo-Okusanya was sworn in at a ceremony in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Friday, after taking the oath of office administered by her predecessor, Afam Osigwe, SAN. The event was attended by senior members of the Bar and Bench, government officials […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has extradited two Nigerian men to the United States to face prosecution over alleged sexual exploitation and sextortion of two teenage boys in the US, who later died by suicide. The EFCC said its Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 facilitated the extradition of Mudashiru Afeez Olawale and Adebola Festus Adekunle […]
The Chairman of the National Population Commission, Dr Aminu Yusuf Wushishi , is dead. Wushishi reportedly died on Friday, August 28, 2026, with news of his death reaching Minna, the Niger State capital, around the time of the Juma’at prayer. His death has thrown his associates and political circles into mourning. Wushishi, a former Secretary […]
President Bola Tinubu has ordered a comprehensive forensic audit of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System and all Federal Government agencies following concerns over ghost workers, payroll fraud and other control failures. The President directed the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, to oversee and coordinate the exercise. […]
All Progressives Congress chieftain and herbal practitioner Falilat Yusuf, popularly known as Ero-Arike, has dismissed calls for a boycott of her herbal balm, insisting that her livelihood does not depend solely on the business. Arike made the remarks in a viral video while responding to criticism over her continued sale of the product. She displayed […]
The Federal Government has urged healthcare facilities not to send cancer patients home when they still require hospital-based care, stressing that treatment and support should continue even when a cure is no longer possible. National Coordinator, National Cancer Control Plan, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Uchechukwu Nwokwu, said this in an interview […]
Former Minister of Power and All Progressives Congress governorship aspirant in Oyo State, Bayo Adelabu, has said his ambition to govern the state is not a do-or-die affair, disclosing that he will not challenge the party’s governorship primary in court. Adelabu made the position known in a statement issued in Ibadan on Thursday, explaining that […]