11+ hour, 45+ min ago   (324+ words) Governor Ademola Adeleke has ordered the Osun state police commissioner, CP Ibrahim Zungura, to immediately arrest all those involved in the killing of Mr Olalekan Oyeyemi, aka Emir Ajagungbade. Oyeyemi was reportedly killed during a meeting to resolve the lingering…...

8+ hour, 40+ min ago   (821+ words) LEADERSHIP Newspapers Bamanga Tukur: The Legend Marches On Alhaji Bamanga Tukur died in Abuja on Saturday, three days short of his 91st birthday, having lived through nearly every era of Nigeria’s post-independence public life without ever quite settling into one lane....

12+ hour, 51+ min ago   (438+ words) Africa’s table tennis trailblazer Quadri Aruna has endorsed the maiden National Intermediate Games, Eko 2026, describing the multi-sports event as an important platform for discovering and nurturing Nigeria’s next generation of sporting talents. The inaugural Games are scheduled to hold in…...

11+ hour, 36+ min ago   (240+ words) This was disclosed in a statement yesterday by the assistant director Army Public Relations, 4 Brigade Nigerian Army, Benin, Kennedy Anyanwu. He said the suspect identified as Olamide Oyeniyi was arrested on 12th September, 2026, at the Obaretin Community by troops conducting operations…...

11+ hour, 36+ min ago   (290+ words) Osun State Police Command said it has commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting of one Olalekan Oyeyemi, a.k.a. “Emir Ajagungbade,” in Ile-Ife, Osun State, on Sunday. The deceased was known as a staunch supporter of the Accord Party…...

17+ hour, 58+ min ago   (432+ words) The Minister of State for Defence and former Governor of Zamfara State, Dr Bello Mohammed Matawalle, has urged his political associates and supporters across the state to mobilise support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election in the 2027 presidential election. Matawalle…...

15+ hour, 33+ min ago   (192+ words) The security command said it received a distress call that armed men had invaded the Operation Burst base and immediately mobilised its operatives, alongside personnel from other sister security agencies, to the area. However, the attackers had fled before the…...

16+ hour, 51+ min ago   (510+ words) Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has denied having any rift with his immediate predecessor and political godfather, Deacon Udom Emmanuel, ahead of the 2027 general elections which he is seeking reelection. The Governor made the clarification in response to…...

19+ hour, 29+ min ago   (206+ words) Benue State governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has accused former governor Samuel Ortom of distracting him, stressing that he remained focus on governance and the development of the state. Governor Alia said his infrastructure and industrial drive will speak for…...

20+ hour, 7+ min ago   (531+ words) Nigeria’s Falconets produced a stunning attacking display on Sunday, thrashing New Caledonia 10-1 to secure a place in the Round of 16 of the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland. The emphatic victory at Stadion Miejski ŁKS Łódź saw Nigeria finish…...