Ahead of the 2026 governorship election in Ekiti State, Governor Biodun Oyebanji has approved a mandatory N5 million signage fee for political parties and their candidates wishing to display campaign posters, branding materials, and jingles in designated areas across the state. The directive was issued by the Director General of the Ekiti State Signage and

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The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a N550 million lawsuit against the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and 10 medical practitioners for allegedly issuing a falsified medical report about his health status. The development was announced on Friday by Kanu’s lawyer, Barrister Maxwell Opara, in a video

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Human rights lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has called on the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to launch a formal investigation into Paystack co-founder, Ezra Olubi, following widespread allegations of sexual misconduct. In a statement posted on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Friday, Adeyanju argued that multiple Nigerian laws empower the police to act independently and begin

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Winlyn Limited, an indigenous engineering and energy services firm, has petitioned Abia State Governor Dr. Alex Otti, alleging persistent obstruction that has prevented it from taking possession of a parcel of land allocated to it by the state government. The petition, dated October 7, 2025, was signed by the company’s legal representatives—Inibehe Effiong, Esq., and

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The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has strongly criticised the arrest and detention of young civic activist Abba Mu’azu—popularly known as Comrade Abiyo Roni—by the Jigawa State Police Criminal Investigation Department (CID). SaharaReporters earlier reported that Abiyo Roni, known on X (formerly Twitter) as @AbbaM_Abiyos, was taken into custody shortly after sharing photos

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Samson Odedina, former Commissioner for Agriculture in Ogun State, has called on Nigerian youths to see agriculture as a viable livelihood and a key driver of national development. Speaking in Akure, Ondo State, Odedina highlighted agriculture’s potential to tackle unemployment, food insecurity, and foreign exchange challenges. He emphasized that with the right support and innovative

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The Delta State Government has issued a strict directive for all tourism and hospitality operators to regularise their registration and settle outstanding renewal fees for 2025. The announcement, made by the Honourable Commissioner for the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Dr. Darlington Nnamdi Ijeh, applies to all operators, including hotels, motels, guest houses, restaurants, fast

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Stakeholders under the Ogoni Business Owners in America (OBOA) have called on the Nigerian government to declare armed herdsmen a terrorist organisation, citing escalating violence in rural communities. Chief Anthony Waadah, OBOA president and traditional ruler, lamented that armed herdsmen and bandits are destroying farmlands and killing innocent citizens. In a statement titled “Ken Saro-Wiwa

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The immediate past governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has dismissed allegations that he defrauded the Benin Monarch, Oba Ewuare II, regarding the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) project. Obaseki clarified that he was neither a trustee of MOWAA nor involved in its fundraising activities. He emphasized that his goal was not to personally

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General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL), along with its directors and shareholders, has initiated contempt proceedings against senior officials of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) for allegedly contravening a Federal High Court order. GHL claims that AMCON misled Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court, Lagos, by failing to disclose a prior injunction issued

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