— INEC to deploy 4,427 BVAS devices for governorship election By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Osun State, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Babalola, has assured voters that officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will arrive at polling units ahead of voters during the August 15 governorship election. Speaking at a media […]

— Says bank ready to finance battery production, faults foreign rating agencies, hails Dangote Refinery Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The President and Chairman of the Board of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Dr. George Elombi, has urged African countries to stop exporting raw lithium and instead develop a thriving electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing […]

By Golok Nanmwa The Plateau State Government says it has successfully treated 311 out of 312 reported snakebite cases under its Free Anti-Snake Venom (ASV) programme between December 2025 and June 2026. The Director-General of the Plateau State Drugs and Medical Commodities Management Agency (PS-DMCMA), Pharm. Kim Jerry Bot, disclosed this in an interview in […]

The Friday evening match to start a campaign traditionally features the defending Bundesliga champions away from home.

The Foundation for Credible Elections and Good Governance Initiative has commended the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, for his unequivocal declaration that the era of ballot box snatching and result manipulation is over. In a statement issued today by its Spokesman, Dr. Augustus Maduka Obum, the group described […]

An Anambra State High Court sitting in the Onitsha Judicial Division has granted the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, leave to serve court processes on actor-turned-politician Kenneth Okonkwo through substituted means. The development was disclosed by Obi’s media aide, Valentine Obienyem, in a post on his Facebook page. According to […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has revoked the operating licences of 46 microfinance banks across the country for failing to meet regulatory requirements.

— Arrest 486 suspects, dismantle seven illegal refineries By Kingsley Omonobi The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Wednesday said troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria neutralised 129 terrorists and other criminal elements, arrested 486 suspects and rescued 542 kidnapped victims during military operations conducted across the country in June 2026. The military also dismantled seven […]

“Under the Renewed Hope Agenda, we said clearly: we did not come to occupy space. We came to work. Today, that promise is visible on these streets.

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has sacked the state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Inclusion, Mrs Toyin Balogun.This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Ibadan by the Special Adviser to the Governor, Dr Suleimon Olanrewaju.According to the statement, the Commissioner for Trade, Industry, Investment and Cooperative, Alhaja Fausat Sanni, has […]

Sidi-Ali said that the action was in accordance with CBN’s powers under sections 12 and 13 of the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA), 2020.

…Urges residents to remain calm, relocate from flood-prone areas By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Government has warned residents to brace for more heavy rainfall and flash floods in the coming weeks, urging those living in low-lying areas to relocate to safer locations as part of measures to protect lives and property. The warning follows […]

He said, “We need to teach them why their vote matters and how our new legal and technological safeguards protect their choices. We must look the rural farmer, the marketplace woman, and the disillusioned urban youth in the eye and explain to them, in the language they understand, that because of the current technological infrastructure, the era of snatching ballot boxes or rewriting results manually is gone.”

By Favour Ulebor, Abuja The Federal Government has secured the release of five Nigerians who were detained for about 10 months in MACA Prison, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, following diplomatic intervention by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday by her Special Assistant […]

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: President Bola Tinubu will have n July 13 present to the public, a book of tributes, entitled “Tributes and Condolences in Honour of Muhammadu Buhari,” as part of activities marking the first anniversary of the transition of the former president. The Central Planning Committee for the one-year remembrance, prayers and supplications […]