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The Independent National Electoral Commission has commenced the second phase of its nationwide Continuous Voter Registration exercise in Ogun State, urging eligible residents to take advantage of the window to obtain or update their Permanent Voter Cards ahead of future elections. In a statement on Monday, the Ogun State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mrs Feyijimi Saseyi, said the exercise, which began on January 5, will run until April 17, 2026, across the state. According to the commission, Nigerians who have attained the age of 18, those who missed earlier registration opportunities, and voters seeking transfer of registration, replacement of lost or…

The Ogun State chapter of the University of Ife Muslim Graduates Association,(UNIFEMGA) has urged Nigerians to embrace home gardening as a practical response to worsening food insecurity and the rising cost of living. The call was made on November 26, 2026, during the association ‘s annual agricultural programme, which focused on the role of individuals in improving food quality, nutrition and household income through backyard and home-based farming. With the theme, “Role of the Individual in Improving Food Quality, Nutritional Value and Potential Income Generation,” the programme featured a technical session titled, “Home Gardening: A Pathway to Food Security and…

…  Says Lawmakers Seize Printed Copies … Blames Misinformation  For N4.6 Trillion Stock Market Loss In 2025 Daud Olatunji The Chairman of the Presidential Tax Reform Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, has alleged that the National Assembly has collected all printed copies of Nigeria’s newly passed tax laws, a development he said has reignited uncertainty surrounding the implementation of the legislation. Speaking on Wednesday in Lagos shortly after delivering the keynote address at the 2026 Economic Outlook organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) as part of its 60th anniversary, Oyedele said feedback from his staff revealed that…

Former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has revealed that his wife and children mounted intense pressure on him to resign from office at the height of the #EndSARS protests, following what he described as sustained public hostility and online harassment directed at his family. Mohammed made the disclosure on Thursday during an interactive session at the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta (MAPOLY), Ogun State, where he donated copies of his book, Headlines & Soundbites: Media Moments that Defined an Administration, to the institution’s library under his nationwide Reading Sessions Project. The former minister said the backlash against him…

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has cleared the Chief Judge of Osun State, Justice Oyebola Ojo, of all allegations of financial impropriety and judicial misconduct, bringing to an end months of controversy that rocked the state’s judiciary. The decision was reached at the Council’s 110th meeting held on Wednesday and presided over by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun. In a statement issued by the NJC’s Deputy Director of Information, Kemi Babalola-Ogedengbe, the Council said it upheld the findings of a three-member investigative committee that probed multiple petitions against Justice Ojo and found them to be without merit.…

The 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has been granted a special direct entry admission to study Common Law at the North-West University, Kano, further reinforcing his reputation as one of Nigeria’s most intellectually accomplished traditional rulers. The university confirmed that the monarch has been admitted into the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) Common Law and Sharia programme in the Faculty of Law at Level 200, with effect from the 2024/2025 academic session. In an official admission letter signed by the Head of the Directorate of Examinations, Admissions and Records, Jafaru Sule Muhammad, on behalf of the Registrar, the institution…

In a move that has sent ripples through Nigeria’s political landscape, Abubakar Atiku Abubakar, son of former Vice President and 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and openly pledged support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. The defection, which took place on Thursday at the National Assembly, is being viewed as one of the most symbolically significant cross-party shifts ahead of the next election cycle, given Atiku Abubakar’s status as one of the most formidable opposition figures in the country. Popularly known as Abba,…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has been accused of attempting to coerce a defendant in the ongoing $4.5bn fraud trial of a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, into implicating the ex-apex bank chief. The allegation was made on Thursday at the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja, by a defence lawyer, Mr Nnamdi Offial, while testifying in a trial-within-trial ordered by Justice Rahman Oshodi to determine whether a statement made by the second defendant, Henry Omoile, to the EFCC was given voluntarily. Omoile, alongside Emefiele, is standing trial on multiple counts bordering on corruption, receiving…

The Federal Government has reiterated its long-standing position that it does not pay ransom to secure the release of kidnapped victims, insisting that those rescued are freed through sustained military pressure and intelligence-driven operations. The Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.), made the clarification during an interview with BBC Hausa, monitored in Kaduna, amid persistent public speculation that ransom payments are often made to free abducted persons, particularly schoolchildren. “The Federal Government does not pay ransom. Even if others do, the Federal Government does not. We do not pay ransom,” Musa stated emphatically. According to him, the rescue of…

The Federal Ministry of Works has proposed to spend over N500m in the 2026 fiscal year on empowerment programmes including the training of hairdressers and make-up artists, distribution of grinding machines, motorcycles and mini-vans, as well as anti-drug abuse campaigns across several states of the federation. Details of the controversial allocations are contained in the 2026 Appropriation Bill obtained from the Budget Office of the Federation on Thursday. A breakdown of the document shows that the projects, spread across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones, are largely constituency-based and fall outside the traditional mandate of the Ministry of Works, which is responsible…