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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate in Oyo State, Adegboyega Taofeek Adegoke, has pledged to fully implement local government autonomy if elected, promising to liberate the third tier of government from state-level control and trigger grassroot development across all local councils. The candidate made this commitment during a stakeholder meeting with community leaders, market […]
Severe political violence has broken out in multiple communities across Osun State ahead of the state’s August 15, 2026, governorship election, leaving at least three residents hospitalized with gunshot and machete wounds. The disturbances have triggered a bitter war of words between Governor Ademola Adeleke’s administration, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Council, and the […]
Controversy has erupted across the 16 local government councils of Taraba State following allegations that newly appointed supervisory councillors and special advisers are being forced to pay illegal screening fees totaling over ₦54.4 million before their official confirmation. The investigative findings reveal that local government legislative councils have established an unauthorized charging system, demanding varying […]
An Edo State woman has been detained by law enforcement officials following a disturbing incident where she allegedly threw a five-year-old child with a disability into a local river. The shocking event has sparked widespread outrage and concern throughout the community, drawing immediate intervention from local security agencies. According to preliminary reports, eyewitnesses […]
Florentino Pérez had promised a galáctico signing upon his re-election as Real Madrid president. On Tuesday evening, he delivered on that promise in the most literal sense: the bid went in, and it came straight back out. Real Madrid officially submitted a €150 million offer to Atlético Madrid for Argentine forward Julián Álvarez, announcing […]
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate release of ₦10 billion as emergency intervention funding and approved the establishment of a Presidential Task Force on Ebola Virus Disease Preparedness and Emerging Public Health Threats, as Nigeria moves to strengthen its defences against a possible Ebola outbreak. The announcement was made on Tuesday by the […]
The Federal Government has officially opened up opportunities for local businesses to access a $1 billion African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Adjustment Fund Credit Facility. The massive financing window is specifically engineered to ramp up domestic production, boost market competitiveness, and accelerate Nigeria’s export-led economic growth across the continent. The Minister of Industry, Trade […]