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House of Reps Rejects 31 State Creation Proposals, Cites Constitutional Gaps

The House of Representatives Committee on Constitutional Amendment has rejected all 31 proposals for the creation of new states, citing failure to meet constitutional requirements. Deputy Speaker of the House, Hon. Benjamin... Read more »
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Court orders OSSIEC to go ahead with LG Election

The Osun State High Court sitting in Ilesa, has ordered the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, (OSSIEC), to conduct elections into the positions of local government chairmen and councilors in all the... Read more »
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Osun LG Elections: Police Advise Suspension Over Security, Legal Concerns

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has advised the Osun State Government to suspend the planned Local Government elections, citing intelligence reports of potential vi*lence and security threats. In a statement, the NPF... Read more »
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Stakeholders, NDDC Agree on New Regional Master Plan

The Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has adopted a new stakeholder-generated Regional Development Master Plan to replace the 15-year plan, which expired in 2020. This decision was one of the resolutions in a... Read more »
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Stop Eating Ponmo, Start Creating Jobs – Minister Warns Nigerians

The Minister of Livestock Development, Maiha, has raised concerns over the health and economic implications of consuming ponmo (animal skin), warning that Nigerians are unknowingly “eating their jobs.” Speaking at the 2025... Read more »
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Tension in Enugu PDP as Members Oppose Alleged Manipulation of Ward Excos

Concerned officials of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Enugu State have cried out to Governor Peter Mbah over alleged plan to replace already sworn in and serving ward executives. The concerned... Read more »
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Ekiti Amotekun Arrests Ex-Convict for Attempted Family Murders

Operatives of the Ekiti State Amotekun Corps have arrested a 28-year-old ex-convict, Faremi Ojo, for allegedly threatening the lives of his family members and attempting to m8rder them. Head of the Communications... Read more »
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BREAKING: Building Collapse in Lagos

A weak building located at 1, Olanipekun Street, Off Jimoh Balogun Street, Ikosi, Ketu, Lagos, collapsed overnight. The incident resulted in significant damage to a nearby church building, destroying its roof, and... Read more »
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Despite FG Warning, Adeleke Insists Osun Local Government Polls Will Proceed

Atiku Despite the Federal Government’s call for a postponement, Governor Ademola Adeleke has reaffirmed that the Osun State local government elections will proceed as scheduled on Saturday under the Osun State Independent... Read more »
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Results of the 1993 Presidential Election, Won by MKO Abiola

Results of the 1993 Presidential Election, Won by MKO Abiola but Annulled, as Published in Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida’s Memoir ‘A Journey in Service’. Read more »
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Libya Deports 48 Nigerian Women, Two Children with IOM Support

The Department for Combating Illegal Migration in Libya has deported A total of 48 Nigerian women and two children with the assistance of Nigeria’s consular services and support from the International Organization... Read more »
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Flashback: Akpabio Once Fought for His Seat, Now Calls for Calm as Natasha Protests

Senate President Godswill Akpabio, who once fiercely defended his seat in the 8th Senate under Bukola Saraki’s leadership, now urges restraint as Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan fights to retain hers. Back in 2018,... Read more »
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FG Orders Osun Governor Adeleke to Suspend Local Government Elections

The Federal Government has asked Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State to suspend the Local Government elections scheduled for Saturday. Lateef Fagbemi, Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), stated this while commenting on the... Read more »
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“Let It Go” – Akpabio Appeals To Karimi Over Natasha’s Conduct

The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has appealed for calm following a heated dispute between Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and Senator Steve Karimi over a seating reassignment in the Red Chamber.... Read more »
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Tinubu Approves Two New Federal Universities in Osun and Ekiti

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday assented to two separate bills establishing the Federal University of Agriculture and Development Studies, Iragbiji, Osun State and the Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences, Iyin Ekiti, Ekiti... Read more »
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Hamas Returns Wrong Body in Hostage Exchange, Says Israeli Military

One of four bodies returned from Gaza to Israel on Thursday is not hostage Shiri Bibas, as claimed by Hamas, the Israeli military said. The news that Shiri Bibas, 33, and her... Read more »
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No Doubt, MKO Abiola Won the 1993 Presidential Election – IBB

Former military head of state, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, has confirmed that the late Chief Moshood Abiola won the annulled June 12, 1993, presidential election. Babangida made the revelation in his autobiography,... Read more »
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Classroom Block Collapse Claims Student’s Life in Yobe State

One student lost her life, and four others sustained inj¥ries after a section of a classroom block collapsed at Government Girls Science and Technical College (GGSTC) Potiskum, Yobe State. The tragic incident... Read more »
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Court Adjourns Portable’s Case Till March 5 After Bail Ruling

The singer was arraigned on a five-count charge before an Isabo Magistrate Court, Abeokuta. The charges include conspiracy, assault, and restriction, armed with cutlasses and guns, and conduct likely to cause harm.... Read more »
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Osun Crisis: Kayode Egbetokun Rejects Claims of Special Forces Escorting Miscreants

The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has dismissed allegations by the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State, Hon. Sunday Bisi, as absurd and unworthy of a response.... Read more »