PDP, LP Missing As INEC Clears 14 Parties for Osun Governorship Poll

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of candidates for the 8 August 2026 Osun State governorship election, with no representation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) or the Labour Party (LP). A statement issued on Friday by Musa Olurode, INEC’s Public Relations Officer in Osun State, confirmed that candidates from 14 political parties have been cleared to contest the poll. The political parties whose candidates will appear on the ballot...

CAF Postpones 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations to July

The 2026 TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) has been postponed from its original March dates and rescheduled to run from 25 July to 16 August 2026, the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) has announced. In a statement released on Thursday, CAF said the change was agreed after consultations with its partners, including Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and other stakeholders, to “ensure the success of this important women’s competition, in the...

Tinubu Sends Delegation to Burial of US Civil Rights Leader Jesse Jackson

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a five-member Nigerian delegation to attend the burial of the renowned American civil rights leader, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died in the United States last month. Jackson, an influential activist, Baptist minister, and former United States presidential candidate, died on 17 February 2026 in Chicago at the age of 84 after decades of global advocacy for civil rights, racial justice, and African solidarity. In a statement issued on...

Court Orders UNICAL to Pay 8 Students ₦55m for Admission Into Unaccredited Courses

The Federal High Court in Calabar has ordered the University of Calabar (UNICAL) to pay ₦55 million in damages to eight engineering students admitted into programmes that lacked accreditation. Delivering judgment in suit number FHC/CA/CS/117/21, Justice R. O. Dugbo-Oghoghorie ruled that the university acted unlawfully by admitting students into engineering programmes that had not received approval from the National Universities Commission (NUC). The case was instituted in 2021 by Idiong Ekpedeme Godwin and seven other...

Obi: Nigeria is Poor Because Citizens Celebrate Corrupt Leaders

Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has blamed Nigeria’s persistent poverty on poor leadership and the culture of celebrating public officials who mismanage or steal public resources. Obi spoke on Thursday in Abuja during a courtesy visit by a delegation of the Association of Skilled and Vocational Artisans of Nigeria (ASVAN), led by its national president, Obijuru Everest. In a statement issued by Ibrahim Umar, spokesperson of the Peter Obi...

Army Receives 15 Locally Built Armoured Vehicles to Boost Operations

The Nigerian Army has taken delivery of 15 locally manufactured Vanquisher Light Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) as part of efforts to strengthen operational effectiveness and deepen Nigeria’s push for indigenous defence technology. The vehicles were formally handed over on 4 March 2026 by the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) in collaboration with Vanquish Industries Limited and the Command Engineering Depot. The development is expected to enhance troop mobility, protection and operational capability in various...

ADC Accuses Tinubu Administration of ‘Historic Incompetence’ Over Budget

Nigeria’s opposition party, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration of running what it described as the “most incompetent government ever,” citing alleged confusion in the implementation of national budgets and repeated policy reversals. In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the party said the Federal Government’s handling of budgets since 2024 demonstrates “utter confusion and a historic level of incompetence.” “The ADC has noted recent...

Civil Society Group to Stage Protests in Kaduna Against El-Rufai

A coalition of civil society groups operating under the banner Kaduna Voices United has announced plans to stage coordinated protests across Kaduna State, calling for accountability and demanding the continued detention of former governor Nasir El-Rufai. The group said the demonstrations are intended to press for what it described as justice over alleged human rights violations committed during El-Rufai’s tenure from 2015 to 2023. In a statement issued on Monday, the coalition’s coordinator, Nura Basiru,...

Oil Prices Hit $79, Surpass Nigeria’s Budget Benchmark

Crude oil prices surged sharply on Monday, climbing to $79 per barrel — the highest level in more than a year — and significantly above Nigeria’s budget benchmark. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, rose by more than nine per cent to $79 per barrel for the first time since August 2024. The price briefly touched an intraday high of $82 before easing slightly in early trading. West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the United States benchmark,...

A Decade After Chibok Abduction, Documentary Spotlight Parents’ Pain

More than a decade after the abduction of 276 schoolgirls from the Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok, a new documentary is telling a different side of the story: that of the mothers who have endured years of waiting, uncertainty and quiet resilience. Mothers of Chibok, a feature-length documentary directed by Joel Kachi Benson and executive produced by veteran actress Joke Silva, screened on Saturday at Filmhouse Cinemas IMAX, drawing attention to voices that had long...

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