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Governor Ademola Adeleke has emerged as the Accord Party’s gubernatorial candidate for the 2026 Osun State election. Being the sole aspirant, Adeleke secured 145 out of 150 delegate votes, while five votes were voided. The result was announced by Abdulazeez Salaudeen, Secretary of the Primary Committee. There was jubilation among party supporters following the announcement.

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A total of 150 delegates are set to elect the Osun State governorship candidate of the Accord Party on Wednesday. This comes 16 hours after Governor Ademola Adeleke officially joined the party at the Banquet Hall of the Osun State Government House, Oke-Fia, Osogbo. The primary will take place at Oasis Event Centre, Agunbelewo, under

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The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, will elevate nine chiefs in the Otun Olubadan line from Jagun to Ayingun this Friday. The ceremony will take place at Oke-Aremo Palace, Ibadan, with members of the Olubadan-in-Council in attendance. Among those being promoted are: Other chiefs to be elevated include: The event underscores the Olubadan’s

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Prince Kassim Afegbua, Edo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, has dismissed claims that he is unwell. Speaking in a video, Afegbua said he has been actively working in his office and described the rumours as false. The claims originated from UK-based social media influencer Albert Obazee, who alleged that Afegbua had been hospitalized. “This

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The Lagos State Police Command has apprehended two suspected traffic robbers accused of terrorizing motorists along the Ojota–Ketu corridor. Spokesperson SP Abimbola Adebisi confirmed the arrests in a post on her X handle, responding to a motorist who reported a recent attack. The incident occurred Thursday between 4:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m., when four men

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Nigeria’s Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has launched a nationwide monitoring exercise of road contracts valued at ₦36 trillion across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, described as the largest such initiative in the country’s history. ICPC Chairman, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu (SAN), raised concerns over widespread procurement corruption,

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The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has reported a decline in the country’s average daily consumption of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol. According to the authority’s “State of Downstream Sector: NMDPRA Fact Sheet (November 2025)” posted on X, average daily petrol consumption dropped by 3.8 million litres per day

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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has clarified the circumstances surrounding the precautionary landing of one of its C-130 aircraft at the Bobo-Dioulasso airfield in Burkina Faso. In a statement issued yesterday in Abuja, NAF spokesperson Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame explained that the aircraft was on a ferry mission to Portugal on December 8 when it

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• Education Minister seeks stronger federal–state synergy Vice President Kashim Shettima and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, have called for a fundamental shift in how Nigeria funds its education sector, insisting that the growing demands of modern education require diversified and sustainable financing models. They delivered the message yesterday in Abuja

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The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has rolled out a major economic empowerment programme targeting 9,500 persons with disabilities (PWDs) across the country, through the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI). Under the scheme, 250 PWDs in each of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory will receive N200,000 each, amounting to N50 million per state

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