Chief Adebayo “Bayo” Adelabu, Nigeria’s Minister of Power, has formally announced his intention to contest the 2027 governorship election in Oyo State. The declaration was made during a series of consultations with All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders and stakeholders in the Ogbomoso and Oyo zones. Adelabu, who twice ran unsuccessfully (in 2019 and 2023), said: “Truly, I have been on this journey for so long. I believe you don’t get a position immediately you join...

The Federal Government has officially cancelled the Independence Anniversary parade that was to mark Nigeria’s 65th Independence Day on Wednesday, 1 October. The announcement was made in a statement by Segun Imohiosen, Director of Information and Public Relations, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). Imohiosen did not offer a specific reason for the decision but emphasised that the cancellation will “in no way be a diminishment of the significance of...

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, on Tuesday formally resumed duties at the National Assembly following the unsealing of her office after six months of suspension. The Senator, who arrived at the National Assembly complex in Abuja on September 23, was accompanied by a crowd of supporters. Her office, located at Suite 2.05 in the Senate wing, had earlier been unlocked by an official of the Sergeant-at-Arms. “While we were in court, I read in...

First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu has disclosed that ₦20,456,188,924.93 has been raised for the completion of the long-delayed National Library in Abuja under her “Oluremi @65 Education Fund.” Addressing State House correspondents on Tuesday during her 65th birthday luncheon, Mrs Tinubu said she chose the library project as her gift to the nation instead of “cakes, gifts, or media adverts.” She explained that the funds have been mobilised through the Oluremi @65 Education Fund. Rejecting...