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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disowned an election petition filed in its name challenging the victory of Gov. Ademola Adeleke in the Aug. 15 Osun governorship election. The party National Publicity Secretary, Mr Jungudo Mohammed at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja, said the party did not authorised, sponsored, nor approved petition number EPT/OS/GOV/02/2026 currently before the Election …

The Edo State Police Command and the 4 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have strengthened their security partnership, with both agencies resolving to deepen intelligence sharing and joint operations to tackle emerging security threats across the state. The resolve was reached when the Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, CP Patrick Daaor, paid a courtesy visit to the Headquarters of …

In a life-saving intervention aimed at giving critically ill patients a better chance of survival, the Benin Zone of the NBM of Africa Worldwide has donated blood to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Benin, Edo state, as part of its sustained humanitarian initiatives. The exercise, which involved members of the organisation voluntarily donating blood, was aimed at replenishing …

  Akpabio’s petition was contained in a letter signed by his Chief of Staff, Chinedu Akubueze, and addressed to the Director-General of the DSS on Wednesday. Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Obot Akpabio, has petitioned the Department of State Services (DSS) to investigate the alleged fabrication and coordinated circulation of a false statement attributed to him on Facebook and other digital …

Nigeria’s Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 5, Benin City, AIG Monday Agbonika, has assured women and children of improved police response to gender-based violence, domestic violence, sexual abuse and child abuse. AIG Agbonika gave the assurance when the Edo State Branch of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), led by its Chairperson, Princess Francisca Elema, visited the Zone 5 …

The Charismatic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has endorsed President Bola Tinubu for re-election in the 2027 presidential election. President-General of the conference, Archbishop Leonard Bature Kawas, announced the endorsement on Wednesday while speaking at the organisation’s 2026 synod. Kawas said the group’s decision was based on its assessment of Tinubu’s administration, arguing that the president had not shown nepotism …

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, has defended the right to record police officers while carrying out their lawful duties, saying law enforcement agencies should not be afraid of transparency. Badejo-Okusanya made the remarks while engaging the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Tunji Disu, in a discussion concerning the legality and limits of recording police officers …

  Dan Shagamu, who operated under the brand Dan-shagamu International, was known for his social media videos and commentary on political, religious and community issues. A popular Kano social media personality and political commentator, Ibrahim Khalil Dan Shagamu, has been reportedly killed in his home in Kano State. Dan Shagamu, who operated under the brand Dan-shagamu International, was known for …

First Lady empowers 2,500 Imo women, adds N100,000 cash to beneficiaries OWERRI — First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has appealed to voters in the South-East to support the re-election of her husband, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in the 2027 presidential election. The First Lady said she wanted to enjoy a better Nigeria in her old age, adding that …

US forces struck five Iranian tankers on Tuesday, sinking one, in response to Tehran twice targeting an American warship, US Central Command (Centcom) said. Four Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) were targeted, as well as another near Kharg Island, a major oil terminal off Iran’s coast, Centcom added. Tehran responded …