IThe Osun governorship election has come and gone, and while many citizens are celebrating the outcome, the memories of the violence that surrounded the electoral process cannot be ignored. Reports of 28 deaths, injuries,...
Today, we celebrate a true legend, an elder statesman, a man of vision, strength, dignity and uncommon impact — Senator Anthony Adefuye, the Olugbon of Lagos, as he marks his 82nd birthday. Senator Adefuye...
The APC and Accord Party are being accused of running a vote-buying operation across Osun State ahead of the governorship election, with agents offering voters between N10,000 and N20,000. Unlike previous elections, the payments...
Over hundred intending voters allegedly imported by an Accord Party member ahead of the gubernatorial election in Osun State have been arrested. The voters carrying new Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, were camped at the...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State says its governorship campaign director’s nephew has been killed by suspected political thugs. The party claims Dele Ayegbo was shot dead on Wednesday night in Esa-Oke,...
Heavy security deployment Nigeria’s governorship election in Osun State is set for Saturday, and the police have rolled out a major security operation to keep the day peaceful and orderly. The Inspector-General of Police...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed the Nigerian Ports Economic Regulatory Agency (NPERA) Bill, 2026 into law, giving the Nigerian Shippers’ Council a stronger official role as the port’s economic regulator. The new law...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is pushing forward with its digital transformation, aiming to tackle revenue leaks and procedural abuse while facing growing public scrutiny. The move comes in response to an investigative report...
More than 500 kidney patients gathered at the Enugu State University Teaching Hospital (ESUTH), Parklane, Enugu, following an invitation by humanitarian and philanthropist Mr Okoh Emmanuel Onyeka, popularly known as Okwuluora, to provide financial...
A new report has raised serious safety concerns ahead of the August 15 governorship election in Osun State. The Kimpact Development Initiative found 73 election-related violent incidents that resulted in 29 deaths. The state...
The Federal Government, Nestlé Nigeria, and the Organised Private Sector in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (OPSWASH) have joined forces to do something simple but life-changing: make sure more Nigerians have access to clean, safe...
Anthony Adeosun, husband of former Nigerian Minister of Finance Kemi Adeosun, has been laid to rest. His burial service was held on Thursday at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, City of David,...
Seyi Makinde, the presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), has named former Department of State Services (DSS) Director-General Lawal Musa Daura as his running mate ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has thrown its support behind Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke for Saturday’s governorship election. The move comes after the Court of Appeal ruled that Adebayo Olugbenga Adedamola is the...
Nigerians are urging the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, to arrest Senator Fadahunsi immediately. The senator, who represents Osun East, is accused of threatening members of the Accord Party ahead of Saturday’s governorship election...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) at the Seme Area Command has generated N19.84 billion in revenue between January and July 2026. That’s a 24.45% increase compared to the N15.94 billion collected during the same...
The Lagos Port Complex is set to come alive this August as the Maritime Writes Project (MWP) holds its 6th Creative Writing Bootcamp. Scheduled from August 12 to 14, 2026, the three-day event brings...
Ahead of the governorship election in Osun State scheduled for August 15, 2026, sensitive election materials have arrived in Osogbo. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) plans to use over 30,000 members of the...
Air Peace flight operations came to a halt across the country following a protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). The industrial action forced the closure of the airline’s terminals at Murtala Muhammed International...
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force reportedly invaded the residence of Alalade Bukola Félix, popularly known as Machiavelli, a Special Assistant on Media to Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, in the early hours of...
We have read with amusement and disappointment the purported press statement issued by Mike Orji, in which he described the forthcoming General Assembly Meeting of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Lagos State scheduled for 15th August...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has urged the Senate to amend existing trade legislation in order to keep pace with rapid global developments, following a strategic retreat held on August 5, 2026. The retreat,...
A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered two men, Ejiogu Godson and Robert Eze, to be remanded in custody for 15 days over the alleged smuggling of 399 fully assembled Jojef firearms and...
LAGOS — The Alaba International Market has taken another major step in its evolution with the unveiling and commissioning of its new Conference Centre and modern commercial developments, in a landmark event that brought...
The Lagos chapter of the Accord Party has strongly denied reports that it has endorsed President Bola Tinubu for re-election in 2027. Speaking on behalf of the party, Chairman Dele Oladeji said no such...
The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has called for the immediate suspension and refund of what it describes as illegal tolls and charges allegedly imposed on freight forwarders at some bonded...
In a recent interview on Arise Television, constitutional lawyer and political analyst, Sam Amadi, who serves as the Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thoughts, raised a serious concern about...
Ibn Mohammed bin Shekau, the biological son of late Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, has reportedly surfaced within the ranks of the insurgent group. Counter-terrorism expert Zagazola Makama shared this in a post...
Before judging Korra Obidi, ask yourself: Would you say the same thing if it were someone else? The problem isn’t the outfit—it’s the double standard. Before you judge someone, ask yourself whether you apply...
Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma has hit back at Afrobeats star Davido over the upcoming Osun State governorship election, telling the singer to get his uncle ready for life outside politics. The back-and-forth started...
Nigeria’s anti-corruption body, the ICPC, has uncovered two more fake government agencies in the middle of an ongoing investigation into a man who allegedly pretended to head a government council that does not exist....
Abia State Police Command confirmed the death of five family members. The incident occurred in Umuimo, Osisioma Ngwa Local Government Area. The victims were identified as Mr Kachi Nnabugwu, his wife Chinaza, and their...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has stepped forward to explain why it froze the bank accounts of the Osun State Government. The agency said the move was to stop the alleged diversion...