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Governor Ademola Adeleke has appealed for peace and unity in Osun State after his re-election, even as the All Progressives Congress weighs its legal options after losing Saturday’s governorship election. Adeleke was declared winner of the poll by the Independent National Electoral Commission after polling 511,067 votes to defeat the APC candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, who…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered a sprawling drug trafficking network with seizures worth more than N3.6 billion in Lagos alone, while arresting a 48-year-old businessman who allegedly sold off his business and personal assets to finance a cocaine consignment destined for India. The dramatic arrest of Nwankwo Onyebuchi, a Lagos-based marble…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, was on Sunday declared elected, having won 19 out of the 30 local government areas in the governorship election held across the state on Saturday. The State Returning Officer, the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Prof Joshua Ogunwole, declared the result of the poll at about 7:24 am…
The Managing Director of the Edo State Geographic Information Service, EDOGIS, Dr. Ehiaguina Bello, has identified fake, incomplete and irregular documents presented by applicants as major reasons for delays in the processing and issuance of Certificates of Occupancy in the state. Dr. Bello said although the agency targets 30 days for the processing of land…
No fewer than 72 cases of child abuse involving children between the ages of two and 10 years have been recorded in Edo State between January and August 2026, with fathers accounting for about 50 percent of the reported cases. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Eugenia Abdallah, disclosed this at the monthly…
Migrant journeys have become significantly deadlier in several major migration corridors despite a sharp decline in the number of people arriving in Europe, according to new data released by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). IOM’s Global Overview of Migration Routes (January–April 2026) found that deaths and disappearances along the Central Mediterranean Route more than…
The National Director of Mobilization and Campus Orientation of the National Association of University Students, NAUS, Comrade Joel Woghiren, has urged Nigerian youths not to allow their circumstances to limit their aspirations or determine their future. Woghiren gave the advice in a chat with Newsnowng in Benin City as Nigerians joined the rest of the…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called for the immediate suspension and arrest of Senator Francis Fadahunsi, representing Osun East Senatorial District, over alleged inflammatory remarks in a viral video ahead of the August 15, 2026 Osun governorship election. The Commission, led by the Executive Secretary, Chief Tony Ojukwu, said the remarks attributed to…
Passengers were left stranded at airports in Lagos and Abuja on Tuesday as members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) disrupted flight operations in protest over unmet demands from domestic airlines. The industrial action, which grounded several flight schedules,…
President Bola Tinubu has called on Nigerians to preserve the unity of the country despite their differences, saying dialogue remains essential to sustaining Nigeria as a united nation. Tinubu, represented by the Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin, stated this on Tuesday at the International Conference on Security and National Unity. The President said…