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Yekini Idiaye, representing Akoko-Edo Constituency I, has emerged as the new Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly. Idiaye, a third-term lawmaker and the oldest member from Edo North, succeeds Blessing Agbebaku, who resigned on Monday amid moves by lawmakers to impeach him. His emergence followed the Assembly’s zoning arrangement, which provides that when the governor is from Edo Central, the Speaker should come from Edo North. Seventeen of […]

Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has congratulated Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on his re-election, saying the victory reflects the confidence voters have placed in his leadership. Adeleke, the Accord Party candidate, was declared winner of the August 15 governorship election after polling 511,067 votes to defeat APC candidate Bola Oyebamiji, who scored 444,815 votes. In a congratulatory message issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, on Monday, […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has insisted that Nigeria's state-owned Port Harcourt and Warri refineries will return to operation, despite former President Olusegun Obasanjo's doubts about the viability of government-run refineries. Speaking at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, while receiving the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, Tinubu said his administration was working to make the refineries operational and profitable. Tinubu said he had accepted responsibility for […]

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has filed a fresh N10bn fundamental rights suit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over alleged denial of access to his wife and son while in custody. In the suit filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja on August 13, El-Rufai alleged that ICPC officials prevented his wife, Aichatou Asabe, and son, Abba El-Rufai, from visiting him. He […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated former military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd.), on his 85th birthday, describing him as an outstanding leader whose administration left lasting marks on Nigeria. Babangida, who ruled Nigeria from 1985 to 1993, turned 85 on Monday, August 17. In a birthday message issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu said Babangida’s contributions to national development had secured him […]

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has called for peace and unity following his re-election, while the All Progressives Congress is considering its legal options after losing Saturday’s governorship election. The Independent National Electoral Commission declared Adeleke the winner after he secured 511,067 votes, defeating the APC candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, who polled 444,815 votes. Adeleke won 19 of the state’s 30 local government areas, while Oyebamiji won 11. The governor, in […]

Resident doctors at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, have threatened to resume industrial action on August 28, 2026, if the Oyo State Government and hospital management fail to address their outstanding welfare demands. The Association of Resident Doctors, in a statement signed by its President, Dr Adedapo Mustapha, and General Secretary, Dr John Stephen, said it suspended its strike on June 27 for eight weeks to allow […]

President Bola Tinubu has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies to ensure a peaceful, transparent and credible governorship election in Osun State. Osun residents will vote on Saturday, August 15, 2026, with 15 candidates contesting the election. The major contenders include the incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party, Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress and Najeem Salaam of the African Democratic […]

Traffic has built up on the Gbagada Expressway in Lagos following two separate accidents involving trucks and other vehicles on Thursday. The accidents involved two major trucks in one incident and two trailers and five other vehicles in another near Charlie Boy. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) deployed tow trucks, a forklift and other equipment to clear the wreckage and restore traffic flow. LASTMA General Manager, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, […]

The Benue State Police Command has recovered a newborn baby allegedly stolen from a hospital in Gboko and arrested some suspects in connection with the incident. Police spokesperson, Peter Aondongu, confirmed the arrests and said some of the suspects had been transferred to the state police headquarters in Makurdi, while others remained in custody at the Gboko division. The baby was reportedly stolen from his mother a few hours after […]