The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has alleged the killing of Dele Ayegbo, nephew of its governorship campaign Director-General, Wole Oke, in Esa-Oke, Obokun Local Government Area. The party said Ayegbo was shot dead at a road junction close to his residence in the Idofin area of the town on Wednesday night, two days before Saturday’s governorship election. Kola Olabisi, Osun APC spokesperson, made the allegation in a statement on Thursday, claiming that...

A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Wuse Zone 6, Abuja, has ordered the police to investigate Senator Francis Fadahunsi over alleged comments in which he called on supporters to kill members of the Accord Party ahead of Saturday’s Osun State governorship election. The Presiding Magistrate II, Farida Ibrahim, directed the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 7, Abuja, to investigate the criminal complaint and submit its findings to the court within two weeks. The directive was contained...

Nigeria exceeded its 1.5 million barrels per day crude oil production quota for the third consecutive month in July, despite a four per cent month-on-month decline in output caused by operational challenges at two major oil fields. Latest production figures from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) showed that the country produced an average of 1.505 million barrels per day (mbpd) of crude oil in July, slightly above its Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting...

Kebbi State Governor, Dr Nasir Idris, has approved the creation of a new district comprising eight village areas in Dandi Local Government Area of the state. The governor also approved the creation of a new village headship in Augie Local Government Area as part of efforts to strengthen traditional administration and improve grassroots governance. The approvals were contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Alhaji Garba Umar Dutsinmari,...

The Sokoto State Government has approved N1.759 billion to purchase 1,000 Bajaj motorcycles for security agencies to strengthen operations against banditry in the state. The approval was made at the sixth regular meeting of the State Executive Council, chaired by the Deputy Governor, Idris Muhammad Gobir. The motorcycles will complement the 62 armored vehicles worth N27 billion recently procured by the state government and distributed to security agencies to enhance operations in areas affected by...