The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has warned Governor Ademola Adeleke against appointing managers for motor parks under the proposed state-run Park Management System. The warning followed the killing of an aide to the governor and Accord Party member, Olalekan Oyeyemi, popularly known as Emir Ajagungbade, who was reportedly killed during a power struggle between rival factions of the National Union of Road Transport Workers in Ile-Ife. […]

A delegation from the African Union has visited the Independent National Electoral Commission as part of its Pre-Election and Needs Assessment Mission ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. The delegation, led by former Ethiopian Foreign Affairs Minister Demeke Mekonnen, met with INEC officials in Abuja to assess the commission’s preparations in areas including voter registration, electoral technology, logistics, funding, inclusion and transparency. Mekonnen said the mission would help identify potential […]

Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has rejected claims that his administration left behind outstanding debts and unpaid obligations when he left office as Anambra State governor. Obi, in a statement on X, said his administration cleared more than ₦35 billion in historical gratuities and arrears and handed over the state without outstanding salaries, pensions, gratuities or payments owed to contractors for completed and certified projects. He […]

The Chairman of Akoko South-West Local Government Area of Ondo State, Ayo Ajana, has distributed educational materials to 1,000 indigent pupils as part of his Back-to-School initiative. The materials, distributed to pupils from 55 public primary schools, include 30,000 exercise books and 1,000 school bags. Speaking during the distribution at St Mary’s Catholic Mega Primary School, Oka Akoko, Ajana said the initiative was aimed at reducing the financial burden on […]