The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has deployed 2,500 personnel and 50 operational vehicles, including seven heavy-duty tow trucks and six ambulances, to ensure effective traffic management and emergency response during the Osun State Governorship Election scheduled for Saturday, August 15th, 2026. In a press statement signed by the Corps Public Education Officer, Deputy Corps…
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has increased the number of Ministries in the State to 29, with the creation of the Ministry of Inter-Ethnic Relations. According to a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Musa Ikhilor, the ministry is established to promote inter-ethnic and inter-community harmony, strengthen peaceful coexistence, and harness the…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has said that the state’s money will remain in the state to provide infrastructure and employment opportunities for the people. Governor Adeleke made the declaration on Tuesday during an interview with newsmen on the forthcoming governorship election in the state He said every sector of the state has positively felt…
Sensitive election materials have arrived in Osogbo ahead of Saturday’s Osun State governorship election, as the Independent National Electoral Commission said it would draw ad-hoc personnel from a pool of more than 30,000 members of the National Youth Service Corps. The development came as security agencies stepped up preparations for the poll, with no fewer…
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has criticised the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, for allocating the historic Old Parade Ground in Abuja to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the construction of its new national secretariat. Describing the decision as the “height of executive recklessness and abuse of power,” the…
US President Donald Trump has ordered a 90-day delay in the reimposition of higher tariffs on Chinese goods, hours before the current trade truce between Washington and Beijing was due to expire. The tariff freeze will last until November 10 or until a new deal is reached. Under the existing May truce, US tariffs on…
Stakeholders within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are reportedly pushing for a consensus approach in selecting a new National Chairman, ahead of the party’s convention slated for November 15 in Ibadan, Oyo State. Front runners include Professor Jerry Gana, former party chairman Kawu Baraje, and former Kaduna State Governor Ahmed Makarfi. Meanwhile, acting National Chairman…
The Federal Government has approved the promotion of 30 Controllers of Corrections to the rank of Assistant Controllers General (ACG) in the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS). The exercise was conducted by the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) under the Ministry of Interior. According to the NCoS spokesperson Umar Abubakar, the move…
Three people, including a railway mechanic, were killed in Russian airstrikes on the city of Lozova in eastern Ukraine, local authorities confirmed. The Ukrainian Railways company said the attack targeted railway infrastructure, leaving a passenger train charred and the station in ruins. The strikes come amid rising tensions and ahead of a Friday deadline set…
The Senate has dismissed reports of a rift between Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senate Leader Michael Opeyemi Bamidele. According to a statement by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Yemi Adaramodu, the claims are speculative and baseless. The Senate recently held closed-door sessions before its annual recess, during which…