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At least twenty-nine states have received a combined four hundred and thirty-five-point-two-five billion naira in special Federal Government funding for infrastructure and security between January and June 2026. The data was obtained from the fiscal performance of each state, utilising data from the Q1 to Q2 budget performance reports from January to June 2026 obtained…
The Federal Government has rejected former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s call to restore petrol subsidy, warning that the policy would put renewed pressure on public finances. President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, says the subsidy regime was removed by law in June twenty twenty-three and cannot simply be restored without…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party was early Sunday declared winner of the 2026 Osun State governorship election, securing a second term after a tense contest that combined high voter turnout with reports of violence and claims of attempted result manipulation. Adeleke polled 511,067 votes to defeat the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Bola…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Thursday night commenced the distribution of reprinted ballot papers and result sheets to agents of political parties in the 30 Local Government Areas of Osun State ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. The exercise took place at the Commission’s state office in Osogbo, following INEC’s compliance with a Federal…
Abuja, August 7, 2026 Seven years ago today, How Nigerians woke up to images that felt like a throwback to military rule. At about 6:00am on Tuesday, August 7, 2018, over 100 hooded operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, backed by four armored vehicles, sealed off the National Assembly in Abuja. No number…
On July 5, 2009, President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua traveled out of Nigeria to Germany for medical treatment. The Presidency announced late on Saturday that the President was going abroad for “a few weeks” to treat a heart condition. He named Vice President Goodluck Jonathan to oversee government affairs while he was away. Yar’Adua had earlier…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday told news outlets not to give “undue publicity” to terror groups. He said bad reports could hurt national security. But he sounded friendlier to the press than ex-President Buhari. Press freedom comes with duty Speaking at a dinner for State House reporters in Abuja, Tinubu backed press freedom. But he…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has named Nollywood actor and lawyer Kenneth Okonkwo as his spokesperson ahead of the 2027 general elections, setting aside a history of sharp public criticism from the former Labour Party chieftain. The appointment was confirmed Thursday in Abuja, days after a Federal High Court affirmed the David Mark-led leadership of…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has confirmed that all arrangements for the upcoming Ekiti State Governorship Election are in place, as security agencies intensify mobilisation across the state. In a statement issued on Thursday, INEC said logistics deployment and training of ad-hoc staff have been completed ahead of Saturday’s poll. The Commission added that sensitive…
The Independent National Electoral Commission says it has concluded the collection of Permanent Voters’ Cards ahead of Saturday’s Ekiti State Governorship Election, with 1,028,929 voters collecting their PVCs out of 1,059,360 registered. In a press statement signed by National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna on Wednesday, 17th June 2026,…