The faction of the New Nigeria Peoples Party led by Dr Boniface Aniebonam on Thursday blamed Nigeria’s electoral commission for delays in concluding screenings and fixing primaries for aspirants ahead of the 2027 elections. The party said it could mobilise supporters for protests against the Independent National Electoral Commission over what it described as repeated...
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Tinubu Appoints Segun Aina New JAMB Registrar
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has appointed Professor Segun Aina as the new registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, succeeding Professor Ishaq Oloyede whose second term expires on July 31, 2026. The appointment was announced on Thursday in a statement by presidential adviser Bayo Onanuga. Aina, a professor of Computer Engineering at Obafemi Awolowo...
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Makinde Signs Executive Order No. 001 To Regulate Security Service Providers In Oyo
Governor Seyi Makinde has signed Executive Order No. 001 2026 aimed at regulating, registering, and coordinating associations, groups, and organizations providing security and allied services across Oyo State. The Executive Order, signed at the Governor’s residence in Ibadan, forms part of the administration’s broader efforts to strengthen security oversight amid ongoing operations to secure the...
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Heavy Security, Delays Mars APC Lagos Assembly Primaries in Mainland
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Lagos State House of Assembly primaries in Ward J, Constituency 2, were characterised by heavy security presence and delayed commencement of voting on Wednesday in Mainland, Lagos. The exercise, saw a large deployment of security operatives including the Nigeria Police Force, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), the...
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Jonathan Emerges Sole Candidate For Makinde Backed PDP Faction
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, backed by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, has adopted former President Goodluck Jonathan as the party’s sole presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections. A member of the faction’s presidential screening committee, Babangida Aliyu, made the announcement during the screening exercise for aspirants in Abuja. Aliyu said...
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EFCC Arrests Ex-power Minister After Fraud Conviction Sentence
Nigeria’s anti-graft agency has arrested former Power Minister Saleh Mamman days after he was sentenced to 75 years in prison over corruption charges linked to major power projects. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said Mamman was arrested early Tuesday in Kaduna after weeks of evading authorities following his conviction by a Federal High...
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DHQ Denies Terrorists Maintain Bases In South-West Region
Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters said that terrorist groups had not established permanent operational bases in the South-West, following concerns raised after a deadly attack in Oyo State. The military said recent attacks in the region were isolated criminal incidents and did not indicate the presence of entrenched terrorist structures. In a statement, Director of Defence Media...
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Makinde Launches Violent Crime Response Unit, Mourns Oyo School Attacks Victims
Governor of Oyo state, Seyi Makinde has inaugurated the newly established Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) of the Nigeria Police Force, describing the initiative as a timely intervention against rising cases of kidnapping and violent crimes across the country.‎‎ During the inauguration at the Oyo state police command headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan, Governor Makinde said...
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Oyo School Attack Exposed Failures In Community Intelligence Sharing – Makinde
Nigeria’s Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has said the recent school abduction in Orire Local Government Area exposed major lapses in community intelligence gathering and information sharing, after armed men attacked communities, killed an Islamic Studies teacher and abducted seven teachers along with an unspecified number of students. Makinde said preliminary findings showed that residents...
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Nigeria Increases Ebola Surveillance After Regional Outbreaks
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said it had intensified surveillance and emergency preparedness measures following an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and a confirmed imported case in Uganda, despite no reported infections in Nigeria. In a public health advisory signed by NCDC Director-General, Dr. Jide Idris, the agency...