Month: December 2025

Less than a day after Governor Ademola Adeleke announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the state chairman, Sunday Bisi, declared that the scheduled governorship primary would be suspended, the party’s national leadership has reinstated plans to go ahead with the exercise on Tuesday, December 2. Earlier on Monday, Bisi told a group of journalists that the ongoing suspension and counter-suspension of key national officers—who are responsible […]

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), attributing his decision to the prolonged leadership crisis at the party’s national level. Adeleke revealed his resignation in a statement posted on his Instagram page on Monday night. According to him, he had already submitted a formal resignation letter to party officials in Sagba Abogunde, Ward 2, Ede North Local Government, on November 4, 2025. […]

Personnel of the South West Security Network, Amotekun, have arrested about 40 individuals in the Olodo area of Ibadan following alarms raised by residents over their suspicious movement. The travellers, who arrived at Saki Garage and Sango Motor Park with several new motorcycles, were initially suspected to be bandits. Their unusual movement prompted residents to alert security operatives. Following preliminary investigations, authorities confirmed that the individuals were not bandits, but […]

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sitting in Maitama has granted an application by the prosecution for an adjournment in the criminal defamation case filed against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan by the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF). When the case was called on Monday, defence counsel Ehiogie West Idahosa (SAN) announced his appearance and noted that the prosecution was absent. Justice Chizoba Oji informed […]

Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, on Monday presented a ₦985.9 billion 2026 Appropriation Bill to the Kaduna State House of Assembly, describing it as a people-centred financial plan aimed at deepening ongoing reforms in security, infrastructure, education, agriculture and rural development. Speaking at Lugard Hall, the governor said the budget presentation was not only a constitutional requirement but “a solemn civic engagement built on transparency, equity and the welfare of […]

Resident doctors at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, have returned to work following a month-long nationwide strike declared by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). The strike began on November 1 after NARD directed its members nationwide to withdraw their services over the government’s failure to meet several longstanding demands. These included a 200 per cent increase in the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS), full implementation of new […]

The management of the Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology (OYSCATECH), Igboora, has dismissed reports claiming the institution was under attack, describing the circulating social media photo as false and malicious. In a statement signed by the Deputy Registrar, Public and Alumni Relations, Opeyemi Olawore, the institution clarified that the viral image showing alleged militants at the school gate was artificially generated and intended to cause panic. “The attention […]

The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has published the official list of accredited physical verification centres for the 2025 recruitment exercise. The physical verification phase is a critical step in the recruitment process, during which applicants’ identities, documents and physical fitness are confirmed before the final selection stage. The centres cover all four agencies under the board: the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), […]