Dr Bunmi Omoseyindemi, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Ekiti, has commended voters and election officials for their peaceful and professional conduct across the state. Omoseyindemi told journalists after monitoring the governorship exercise in the state on Saturday that the election was largely peaceful. “We never
The EU-SDGN Election Observation Hub has commended the performance of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) during the Ekiti governorship Election. The hub however expressed concern over incidents of vote buying, voter intimidation and ballot paper irregularities. The hub, comprising the Kukah Centre, TAF Africa, Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF),
The Ogun State Government has temporarily relocated students of Our Lady of Apostles Girls Grammar School, Ijebu-Ode, to an alternative location as investigations into the recent chemical inhalation incident on the school premises intensify. Governor Dapo Abiodun disclosed this during an on-the-spot assessment of the school, noting that preliminary findings
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has identified unregulated access by foreign actors to Nigeria’s media space as one of the emerging factors fuelling the country’s security challenges. Comrade Alhassan Yahaya-Abdullahi, National President of the NUJ, stated this on Friday in Abuja at the second day of the National Security
President Bola Tinubu has approved a final six-month tenure extension for the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr Adewale Adeniyi. Adeniyi’s first tenure extension which ought to have expired on Aug. 1, 2026, will now expire in February, 2027. This is contained in a statement by the President’s
The police in Jigawa have called for effective synergy with stakeholders to prevent fleeing bandits and terrorists from hiding in the state. Mr Sulaiman Abdul, Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Department of Finance and Administration, said this at a stakeholders’ engagement, on Friday in Dutse. The theme of the meeting is:
The Special Adviser (Media) to Gov. Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti, Mr Yinka Oyebode, says Saturday governorship election in the state might be one of the most peaceful in the history of Ekiti. Oyebode made the prediction when he received some media executives in Ado Ekiti on Friday. He attributed his
President Bola Tinubu says Abuja is coming back to life, adding that criminal hideouts are disappearing from the nation’s capital. Tinubu, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima made the remarks on Friday, while inaugurating Collector Road CN2 (Emmanuel Ogala Boulevard) and Important Local Street (ILS) 5 within Katampe District, Abuja.
The Osun State Government has assured tourists and stakeholders attending the 2026 Osun-Osogbo Festival of adequate security. The Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Mr Abiodun Ojo, gave the assurance on Friday in Osogbo during a stakeholders’ engagement meeting held as part of preparations for the annual cultural event. The News
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Friday visited the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, near Jos, following the recent attack on the institute by gunmen. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that gunmen, on Tuesday morning, attacked the institute and killed three security personnel. However, speaking