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The University of Nigeria, Nsukka, has been dragged before the Federal High Court in Abuja over its alleged failure to release the academic records of the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, Peter Obi. The suit was filed by a chieftain of the Labour Party, Abayomi Arabambi, who is asking the court to compel the university to respond to his request for information concerning Obi’s academic qualification. Arabambi, through his lawyer, Anderson Asemota, filed the originating motion on September 9, 2026. The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nigeria and the institution itself were listed as the first and second…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a 20-year-old man, Saidu Adamu, after allegedly recovering 785,000 capsules of Pregabalin weighing 669.425kg during a raid in Sabon Gari, Kano State. The massive consignment was intercepted in the Sabon Gari area of the Kano metropolis as part of the agency’s ongoing operations against the trafficking and distribution of illicit and controlled substances. The NDLEA disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday by its Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja. The agency said Adamu was taken into custody following the raid, while…

Mujeeb Akindoyin The Ogun State Government has expressed deep sorrow over the death of the Chairman of the Ogun State Park Management Services (OGSPAM), Alhaji Akeem Bodunrin, popularly known as Iyeru, describing his death as a major loss to the state’s transport sector and the wider community. The government said Bodunrin’s death had created a significant vacuum in the administration and coordination of motor parks and garages across the state, where he played a prominent role in managing relationships among transport operators, unions and government agencies. The Commissioner for Transportation, Engr. Olugbenga Dairo, FNSE, FNICE, conveyed the government’s condolences in…

Zainab Abioye The Federal Commissioner representing Ogun State on the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, Hon. Akeem  Amosun, has been appointed Deputy Director for Ogun Central Senatorial District in the 74-member campaign council mobilising support for the 2027 governorship bid of Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi. The appointment places Amosun in a strategic position within the campaign structure as the Yayi political project intensifies its grassroots mobilisation and stakeholder engagement across Ogun Central. Amosun’s emergence is being viewed by supporters of the campaign as a recognition of his political reach, grassroots mobilisation capacity and sustained involvement…

Daud Olatunji Former Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has mourned the death of former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, describing his passing as a major loss to Nigeria and the African continent. Tukur died on Saturday, September 12, 2026, three days before his 91st birthday. In a condolence message issued by his media office on Saturday, Amosun described the late elder statesman as one of Nigeria’s finest citizens, whose life was marked by remarkable contributions to public service, politics, governance, business and national development. The former governor said Tukur’s decades of service had left…

… Five Prominent Imams Reportedly Among Victims As Police Remain Silent Daud Olatunji Suspected bandits have reportedly abducted several Islamic clerics shortly after they attended a special prayer session for peace, national unity and the success of President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress in the 2027 elections in Zamfara State. The clerics were said to have been abducted after leaving the residence of Senator Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari in Talata Mafara Local Government Area of the state. Yari, a former governor of Zamfara State and prominent APC chieftain, is reportedly serving as Director-General of the party’s campaign council for…

For those living in Canada, most of the Provinces are struggling in terms of keeping jobs and creating new ones. This is a very serious crisis. From the angle of population of 40m people approximately, Canada should know that USA is not their class mate. The whole of Canada’s economy is supported over the years by US market and so why do you want to fight a country that is your big brother? 1. Few days ago, I interviewed some highly skilled Professionals whose only job to survive is driving uber not because they are not properly trained or skilled…

….N76.96bn Contracts Irregularly Awarded, N19.9bn Breached Procurement Rules ….Audit Report Flags N27.25bn Payments For Unexecuted, Poorly Executed Jobs Daud Olatunji The Auditor-General for the Federation has uncovered contract and procurement irregularities involving N124.12bn across several Federal Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies. The infractions, contained in the Auditor-General for the Federation’s 2024 Annual Report on Non-Compliance/Internal Control Weaknesses in MDAs, ranged from irregular contract awards and breaches of procurement procedures to payments for contracts and projects that were either not executed or poorly executed. The report, dated July 17, 2026, was transmitted to the National Assembly in line with constitutional provisions…

Daud Olatunji The Nigerian Ambassador to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode, has raised fresh concerns over the alleged killing of Nigerians by South African security personnel, claiming that more than 30 Nigerians have been killed by officials of the South African Police Service and South African Defence Force since 2022. Fani-Kayode, in a statement posted on Facebook on Friday, also alleged that more than 100 Nigerians had been killed in South Africa within the same period, including eight in 2026. He said at least four of the eight Nigerians reportedly killed this year were allegedly murdered by South African police officers.…

The Onigbesi of Igbesi Land, Oba Moses Oyinloye Iwedunmoye I, has died days after he was released from kidnappers who abducted him in Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State. The monarch reportedly died early Saturday following a brief illness after his release from captivity. A son of the deceased, Prince Olasunkanmi, confirmed the development, saying the traditional ruler was taken to hospital after falling ill, but could not survive. “The news of the monarch’s death is true. He died after a brief illness following his release. We took him to the hospital, hoping he would survive, but he died…