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The Save Democracy Group, a bipartisan platform of members of the House of Representatives in the 10th National Assembly, has expressed grave concern over the violence and loss of lives surrounding the 2026 Osun State Governorship Election and the continuing deterioration of Nigeria’s national security situation. In a press release issued in Abuja on Monday, the group said the loss …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Kaduna State University, KASU, chapter, has raised concern over the departure of more than 200 lecturers. Chairman of ASUU-KASU, Dr Abubakar Abdullahi, disclosed this at a press conference on Monday in Kaduna. He said the lecturers, including professors, left the institution due to poor conditions of service and non-implementation of the 2025 Federal …

  At a meeting facilitated by the EFCC, Nestoil and a consortium of banks agreed to a structured debt repayment Nigeria’s top anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has recovered $60 million from indigenous oil and gas firm Nestoil Limited. This breakthrough could advance efforts to resolve the protracted debt crisis between the energy company and a …

BENIN CITY — The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Hon. Blessing Agbebaku, on Monday resigned his position amid reports that 18 of his colleagues had backed moves for his removal. Agbebaku announced his resignation during plenary shortly before the House elected Hon. Yekini Idaiye, member representing Akoko-Edo I Constituency, as his successor. Speaking before his replacement, Agbebaku …

The Independent National Electoral Commission has dismissed claims of ghost and hired voters during the Osun State governorship election, saying the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System made such voting impossible. The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Dayo Oketola, also urged Nigerians to be wary of unverified information and videos circulating online after the election. He said, “We are in …

The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, on Monday resigned his position amid an impeachment plot by some aggrieved lawmakers in the Assembly. Also removed from office was the Majority Leader, Jonathan Ibhamawu, representing Esan West Constituency, while the former Deputy Majority Leader, Addeh Emankhu Isibor, representing Esan North-East I Constituency, was equally removed. The developments …

Police Command in Osun has urged residents to celebrate the state governorship election victory responsibly, devoid of reckless behavior, harassment and confrontations of perceived oppositions. The Commissioner of Police (Election), Samuel Etaifo, made the appeal in a statement by the state command Spokesperson, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, on Sunday in Osogbo. Etaifo congratulated the good people of the state on the …

Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi has replaced his Deputy, Sen. Umar Abubakar-Tafida, with a former Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Ibrahim Muhammad-Augie, as his running mate for the 2027 governorship election. The National Organising Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Suleiman Argungu, made the announcement at a solidarity gathering by people from Argungu Emirate in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday. …

Concerned financial members and stakeholders of the Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Alumni Association Home Branch have called for the immediate cancellation of Aug.14 branch election, citing alleged widespread irregularities. In a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos, the members appealed to the National Executive Council (NEC) of the AAU Alumni Worldwide, …

The Prof. Chris Imumolen-led faction of Accord says Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun faces legal and political risks arising from the party’s leadership crisis. Imumolen made the position known in a statement titled ‘Two Reasons Gov. Adeleke is Endorsing President Bola Tinubu,’ issued on Sunday in Abuja. He said Adeleke’s alignment with President Tinubu was a strategic calculation aimed at …