Nigerian singer and dancer Poco Lee has been linked to reports of an arrest in the United Kingdom over an alleged rape incident. The claim, which is currently circulating on social media, says the entertainer was taken into custody in connection with a sexual offence. As of press time, there has been no official confirmation…

The Osun State Police Command has issued a stern warning against any move to unlawfully take over Local Government secretariats in the state, saying such actions could destabilize the current peace. The Command stressed that the dispute over the councils is already in court, and no group should take the law into its own hands.…

Activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has urged the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency to halt the destruction of cannabis farms across Nigeria, arguing that the practice erases potential economic gains instead of creating them. Sowore said Nigeria should look at regulation and commercialisation rather than continued raids, noting that many countries are already…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called out President Bola Tinubu over the state of Nigeria’s petroleum refineries. Atiku said it’s wrong for the current administration to shift blame for the refineries’ problems to previous governments. According to him, the Tinubu-led government must instead give account of the billions of naira that have been committed…

Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the ICPC, is under growing pressure to name and prosecute top officials linked to a massive payroll fraud that left hundreds of suspected ghost workers on government payroll. The pressure comes after a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the permanent forfeiture of N941.9 million to the Federal Government. The money was…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared Governor Ademola Adeleke winner of the 2026 Osun State governorship election. The Returning Officer for the election, Professor Joshua Olalekan Ogunwole, announced the results at the INEC state collation centre in Osogbo on Saturday, August 15, 2026. According to INEC, Adeleke, who contested on the platform of…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has begun uploading polling unit results from the ongoing Osun State governorship election to its Result Viewing Portal, IReV. The upload commenced after voting ended at several polling units across the state following the official closing time of 2:30 p.m. fixed by the commission. As of the time of…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has called on the Federal Government to urgently release withheld salaries and implement outstanding aspects of the December 2025 FGN-ASUU Agreement. ASUU President, Prof. Christopher Piwuna, made the demand on Friday while briefing journalists at the ASUU Secretariat, University of Jos, Plateau State. Piwuna said the government must…

The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, Nigeria, has extended the registration deadline for the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for Private Candidates, Second Series. WAEC announced the extension on Saturday via its official X handle. “Registration for the WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2026 – Second Series has now been extended to Friday, 28…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and security agencies to ensure a peaceful, transparent and credible governorship election in Osun State scheduled for Saturday, August 15, 2026. In a statement ahead of the poll, President Tinubu urged INEC to uphold the integrity of the process and ensure the…

With just days to the Osun governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission says voter readiness is high, with over 1.9 million Permanent Voter Cards already collected across the state. In a statement released ahead of Saturday’s August 15, 2026 poll, INEC’s National Commissioner in charge of Information and Voter Education, Mohammed Kudu Haruna, revealed…

Grammy-winning Afrobeats star Wizkid has been announced as the headliner for the opening night of Detty December Fest 2026. According to the organisers, Wizkid will take the stage on Friday, December 18, 2026.  That date will officially kick off the  13-day festival celebrating music, culture, food, fashion and entertainment in Lagos. The festival will run…

The Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed profound sorrow and deepest sympathy to the Government and people of Colombia following a devastating magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck western Colombia on August 10, 2026. The tremor, described as the strongest recorded in Colombia this century, caused significant loss of life, left many injured, and destroyed homes,…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has flagged off a four-week training programme for 102 newly recruited officers of the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB. The Basic Investigation and Enforcement Training commenced on Monday, August 10, 2026 at the EFCC Academy, Karu, Abuja. According to the EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, this is the first…

The Niger State Government says it has reconstructed more than 1,000 classrooms and distributed 120,000 chairs and tables to schools across the state as part of efforts to improve the quality of education and create a more conducive learning environment. The state government also says it has installed more than 100 solar-powered boreholes in schools…

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has said it is considering making the payment of its annual ₦200 dues a requirement for students to be mobilised for the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC. According to a report by Punch Newspapers, NANS National President, Akinteye Babatunde, disclosed this in a Facebook post and a video…

The new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Professor Segun Aina, has resolved over 5,000 pending complaints within his first five days in office. According to a statement by the Acting Director of Public Affairs and Protocol, Fabian Benjamin, the cleared cases include issues ranging from profile code creation, biometric failures, payment…

Corps members deployed to Ebonyi State will now receive an extra N30,000 monthly stipend from the state government, in addition to their federal allowance. Governor Francis Nwifuru announced the new welfare package on Saturday during the swearing-in ceremony of the 2026 Batch B Stream II corps members at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp in Afikpo.…

163 residents of Woro community in Kaiama LGA, Kwara State, have regained freedom after spending six months in captivity and were received in Ilorin on Saturday for onward reunion with their families. The rescue was confirmed by the Presidency as part of what it described as the largest same-day rescue operation by a joint security…

Osogbo, the Osun State capital, is agog today as devotees, tourists, and cultural enthusiasts gather for the 2026 Osun-Osogbo Festival. The world-renowned festival, recognized by UNESCO is a Cultural Heritage, honors Osun, the Yoruba goddess of fertility, water, and prosperity. Highlights of today’s celebration include the traditional cleansing of the town, cultural dances, drumming, and…