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Factional National Chairman of Accord, Prof. Chris Imumolen says President Bola Tinubu’s conduct, restraint and democratic disposition contributed to Gov. Ademola Adeleke’s success in the recent Osun governorship election. Imumolen ‌‌‍⁠⁠‍⁠⁠‌‌⁠‌⁠⁠‌stated this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, while reacting to comments attributed to the Spokesperson for Adeleke campaign organisation, Pelumi Olajengbesi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) …

A land dispute has reportedly triggered a bloody confrontation between suspected cultists and operatives of the Edo State Security Corps (ESSC), leaving three persons dead in separate incidents in Ewatto, Esan South-East and Atoruru, Owan West Local Government Areas of Edo State. Those killed in the incidents were identified as an ESSC operative, Martins Enahoro; a suspected cultist, Gbozia; and …

The crisis rocking the Edo State House of Assembly took a dramatic turn on Monday as lawmakers formally impeached the suspended Speaker, Blessing Agbebaku, eight days after his resignation from office. The latest development has further deepened the crisis in the Assembly, with the lawmakers insisting that Agbebaku did not resign as Speaker but was removed from office through an …

Edo State Government has attributed the slow pace of rehabilitation and reconstruction of major roads linking the state to neighbouring states to persistent rainfall, assuring motorists and residents that all major entry and exit routes have been awarded for construction. The government, in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Prince Kassim Afegbua, said the administration of Governor …

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Monday signed into law the Edo House of Assembly Funds Management Bill 2023 and the State Judiciary Financial Autonomy 2023 Amendment Bill, amid growing opposition from workers under the aegis of the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN). The development came on the same day JUSUN members in the state protested against the …

The crisis over financial autonomy for the judiciary and legislature in Edo State escalated on Monday as members of the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) shut the gates of the Edo State House of Assembly, warning lawmakers against tampering with the existing autonomy laws. The judicial workers, who stormed the Assembly complex with placards, prevented workers from gaining access …

Habila was buried quietly on Friday, August 21, 2026, nearly two months after her death and amid an unresolved dispute over whether her remains should undergo an autopsy. Mary Habila, the 26-year-old woman whose death at the Ebonyi State residence of Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, sparked controversy and demands for an independent forensic investigation, has been buried in …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has constituted its Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 election, naming former Gov. Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara as Director-General. This ​‌‍⁠‌‌‍⁠⁠‌‌‍⁠‍​‌​​‌​is contained in a statement issued by Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Saturday in Abuja. He stated that Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo will serve as Secretary, while President Bola Tinubu and Vice President …

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has urged political stakeholders supporting reelection of President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election to deliver their wards, local government areas and states. Wike, who made the call in Abuja on Saturday, after inspecting some ongoing projects in the FCT, stressed that campaign council membership doesn’t equal victory. According …

The South-East chapter of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) says it is targeting one million votes for the party’s presidential ticket in the 2027 general elections. Chairman,​‌‌​​‍‍‍⁠⁠‌‌‍⁠‍⁠‍⁠⁠‌​ FCT South-East of the NDC, Mike Nwosu, disclosed this on Saturday when he led members from the six Area Councils in the FCT on a solidarity visit …