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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Ogun State, Chief Muraino Banjoko, has pledged ₦40 million to support the electioneering campaign of the party’s House of Representatives candidate for Ifo/Ewekoro Federal Constituency, Hon. Motunrayo Adijat Adeleye, ahead of the 2027 general elections. Banjoko announced the donation on Tuesday during an APC stakeholders’ meeting held in Agbado, Ifo Local Government Area, as part of Adeleye’s consultation and consolidation tour across the constituency. The former APC Ogun Central Senatorial aspirant described Adeleye as a committed grassroots politician with a proven record of service, expressing confidence in her ability to provide effective…

Leaders and residents of the Ijemo community in Abeokuta South Local Government Area of Ogun State have endorsed the Peoples Democratic Party’s deputy governorship candidate, Alhaja Lateefah Sowunmi-Kolapo, while also throwing their weight behind the party’s governorship candidate, Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu, ahead of the 2027 governorship election. The endorsement came during a reception organised in honour of Sowunmi-Kolapo, where community leaders, party chieftains and supporters described her emergence as a source of pride for the Egba people and a significant milestone for the community. Speaking at the event, the Ogun State Chairman of the PDP, Dr. Abayomi Tella, said Sowunmi-Kolapo…

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…Suspect Arrested As Victims Lose Up To N1.5m, $500 Each …Victims From Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger Recruited Through Online Scheme …Parents Kept In Dark As Students Lured With Overseas Education Promises Daud Olatunji The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has uncovered a suspected fake university operating from a three-bedroom apartment in the Ilado area of Olorunda Local Council Development Area, Badagry, Lagos State, rescuing 106 youths allegedly defrauded through a bogus foreign admission scheme. The suspected mastermind behind the operation was arrested during a coordinated raid carried out in the early hours of Monday by operatives of the NSCDC Badagry…

Fawaz Adebisi The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State, Dr. Abayomi Tella, has pledged that a PDP-led administration would restore local government autonomy and ensure that statutory allocations are channelled directly to councils to drive grassroots development. Tella said the party was committed to reviving local governance, arguing that the existing arrangement had weakened the third tier of government and deprived communities of much-needed development. The PDP chairman spoke on Tuesday during a civic reception organised by the Ijemo Development Association in Abeokuta to honour the party’s 2027 governorship candidate, Ladi Adebutu; the PDP’s Ogun Central Senatorial…

The Federal Government has disbursed N333.12bn to eight electricity generation companies under the first phase of its legacy debt settlement programme, in a move aimed at restoring confidence in Nigeria’s troubled power sector and improving electricity supply. The payment, which covers 17 power plants that signed participation agreements with the government, forms part of a broader financial reform initiative designed to address long-standing debts owed to power generation companies. Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Olu Verheijen, disclosed this on Tuesday during the investor forum for the second series of the Presidential Power Sector Financial Reforms Programme bond issuance.…

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency has issued a seven-day flood alert for 17 states, warning residents in flood-prone communities to relocate immediately as rising river levels increase the risk of localised flooding across the country. The warning, contained in the National Flood Advisory (Alert No. NFA-2026-200), covers the period between July 21 and July 27, with the agency attributing the threat to rising water levels recorded at key river monitoring stations nationwide. The Director-General of NIHSA, Umar Mohammed, said the states likely to be affected are Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Edo, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Kebbi, Nasarawa, Niger, Plateau,…

Two brothers returning from an Islamiyya school have been swept away and killed by floodwaters in Janbago community, Katsina State, as residents blamed the tragedy on the community’s longstanding drainage problems. The victims, identified as Muhammad Salisu, 12, and his seven-year-old brother, Abdurrahman Salisu, reportedly drowned after a heavy downpour accompanied by strong winds turned roads in the community into torrents. Their bodies were later recovered from separate locations after a frantic search by residents, throwing the community into mourning. The children’s father, Malam Salisu Arabi, described the incident as the darkest day of his life, saying he never imagined…

Zainab Abioye Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State on Monday conducted a surprise inspection of the state secretariat in Dutse, where he reportedly found several offices of top government officials locked as late as 11 a.m., with many senior civil servants yet to report for duty. The unannounced visit, which has since sparked reactions after a video of the exercise surfaced online, saw the governor move through various ministries to assess staff attendance, punctuality and workplace productivity. During the inspection, many offices were deserted, while only a few messengers and security personnel were seen at their duty posts. Confirming the…

A father of 11, Lawal Hamisu, has approached a Sharia Court in Kaduna State, seeking an order compelling his 27-year-old daughter to accept a suitor and get married. Hamisu, through his counsel, H.B. Debo, told Sharia Court II sitting at Magajin Gari on Tuesday that his daughter, Fatima Lawal, had completed her Higher National Diploma but had failed to present any serious marriage proposal despite attracting several admirers. The complainant urged the court to direct his daughter to produce a suitable suitor and conduct the marriage, alleging that her mother had turned the children against him. According to him, “She…