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Security agencies deployed 25,310 armed officers across Osun State as sensitive election materials arrived ahead of Saturday’s governorship poll. The Independent National Electoral Commission delivered voting materials directly to Central Bank vaults in Osogbo under heavy military escort. Police authorities sent 15,000 officers, while civil defence corps contributed 10,210 operatives to secure all 30 local…
Five people died in Osun State after rival cult groups engaged in a bloody gun battle across residential neighborhoods. The violence erupted in the Ilesa metropolis, where armed gang members opened fire during a bitter turf dispute. Terrified residents fled for safety as the warring factions exchanged heavy gunfire across public streets. Local police patrols…
Global crude prices surged further after diplomatic talks to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz stalled. Brent crude futures moved higher while U.S. West Texas Intermediate extended a 10 percent rally racked up over the past week. Energy markets reacted sharply as hopes for a quick diplomatic deal between Washington and Tehran vanished. The stalemate…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has issued a 14-day strike ultimatum to 20 public universities across Nigeria. Union leaders authorised local branches to initiate industrial action over delayed implementation of the landmark 2025 FGN-ASUU agreement. The directive followed resolutions reached during the union’s National Executive Council meeting at the University of Abuja. President Christopher…
In a landmark step for African integration, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat signed a $3.1 billion, 20-year concession agreement with Bergmans Security Consultants and Supplies Limited to overhaul customs administration across member states. The project aims to deploy digital infrastructure, real-time tracking, and automated risk systems across fifty participating nations, creating a…
Aviation unions grounded domestic flights across Nigeria after barricading departure terminals in Lagos and Abuja. Thousands of air travellers found themselves stranded at Murtala Muhammed and Nnamdi Azikiwe airports as unionists targeted major carriers like Air Peace. Labour leaders accuse the operators of withholding 15 billion Naira in statutory ticket sales charges owed to aviation…
The Naira opened the trading week on a stronger footing at the official foreign exchange market, gaining N5.54 against the United States dollar. Official figures from the Central Bank of Nigeria show the local currency strengthened to reverse recent losses. This modest uptick offers brief respite after a period of sustained volatility across the official…
Omoyele Sowore has pledged to restore Nigeria’s petrol subsidy if he wins the presidency. The African Action Congress politician argues that removing the price cushion has driven millions of citizens into deep economic distress. His declaration directly challenges the central economic policies of the current administration. President Bola Tinubu scrapped the decades-old support program in…
A prominent African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain, Dele Momodu, has thrown his weight behind Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party for the August 15, 2026 governorship election, a cross-party endorsement that lays bare how far Nigeria’s opposition coalition project has drifted from the unity it once promised ahead of 2027. Momodu,…
Nigerian students seeking to turn business ideas into funded ventures now have a fresh window of opportunity, as the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) formally opened applications for the 2026 edition of its entrepreneurship initiative, NANSInnovate, at a time when the country’s swelling population of unemployed graduates has become one of its most…
