FG Sets One-Week Deadline to Digitise Nigeria’s Civil Service

The Federal Government has commenced the implementation of its digital transformation agenda for the Federal Civil Service with the inauguration of an 11-member Technical Working Committee to develop a framework for the initiative. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Didi Walson-Jack, inaugurated the committee on Friday following the Federal Executive Council’s approval... Read More

Africa News

August 16, 2026

Tinubu Congratulates Adeleke, Says Osun Victory Affirms People’s Will

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on his re-election, describing the outcome of Saturday’s governorship election as an assurance that democracy will continue to flourish in Nigeria. Tinubu stated this in a statement issued on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, following Adeleke’s victory in the... Read More

Africa News, Politics

August 16, 2026

INEC Declares Adeleke Winner of Osun Governorship Election

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has been declared the winner of Saturday’s governorship election after securing victory in 19 of the state’s 30 local government areas. The State Returning Officer, Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Prof. Joshua Ogunwole, announced the result at about 7:24 am on Sunday. Adeleke, who contested on the platform... Read More

Africa News, Breaking News, Politics

August 15, 2026

#OsunDecides2026: INEC Uploads 402 Poll Results Out of 3,763 in Osun

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the upload of results from Saturday’s Osun State governorship election on its Result Viewing (IReV) portal. Checks by our correspondent on the portal as of 4:03pm showed that results from 402 polling units had been uploaded out of the expected 3,763, representing 10.68 per cent of the... Read More

Africa News, Politics

August 15, 2026

Nigerian, South African Lawmakers Clash Over Xenophobia at Commonwealth Summit

A heated diplomatic dispute erupted between Nigerian and South African lawmakers at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Africa Region Conference in Lilongwe, Malawi, over the contentious issue of xenophobic attacks against foreign nationals in South Africa. The confrontation occurred during a parliamentary session on how recurring attacks against foreign citizens should be officially described and... Read More

Africa News

August 15, 2026

Atiku Drags Tinubu to Court, EU Over Alleged Forged INEC Documents

Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to disqualify President Bola Tinubu from contesting the 2027 presidential election over an alleged forged National Youth Service Corps certificate. The legal action coincided with a separate petition submitted to the European Commission in Brussels by... Read More

Africa News, Politics

August 15, 2026

U.S. Consulate Welcomes New Consul General in Lagos

The United States Consulate General in Lagos has announced the arrival of Brandon Hudspeth as its new Consul General, beginning a three-year tenure as the senior U.S. government representative in southern Nigeria. The announcement was contained in a statement issued on Friday by the Press Office of the Public Diplomacy Section of the U.S. Consulate... Read More

Africa News, Featured

August 15, 2026

Osun Poll: Vote-Buying Allegations, Violence Heighten Tension

The governorship election in Osun State is being held amid allegations of widespread vote-buying, political violence and heightened security concerns, with the ruling Accord Party and the All Progressives Congress accused of offering voters between N10,000 and N20,000. Saturday PUNCH gathered that the alleged inducement began several days before Saturday’s election, with residents in several... Read More

Africa News, Nigeria News, Politics

August 15, 2026

Osun Decides: Adeleke, Oyebamiji, Others Set Conditions for Accepting Election Results

The leading candidates in Saturday’s Osun State governorship election have expressed confidence in victory, while outlining the conditions that would determine their acceptance of the poll’s outcome. The candidates, including the Accord Party’s incumbent governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke; All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Oyebamiji; African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate, Najeem Salaami; and Social Democratic... Read More

Africa News, Politics

August 14, 2026

Insecurity: Military Launches Fresh North-West Offensive Against Terrorists, Criminals

The Nigerian military has launched a fresh offensive against terrorists and armed criminal groups operating across the North-West, as security forces intensify efforts to disrupt their networks and prevent them from establishing new operational bases. The operation, code-named Operation CLEAN SWEEP IV, is being conducted by the Headquarters Theatre Command, Joint Task Force North-West, Operation... Read More

Africa News, Defence, Military, Police

FG Sets One-Week Deadline to Digitise Nigeria’s Civil Service

Tinubu Congratulates Adeleke, Says Osun Victory Affirms People’s Will

INEC Declares Adeleke Winner of Osun Governorship Election

#OsunDecides2026: INEC Uploads 402 Poll Results Out of 3,763 in Osun

Nigerian, South African Lawmakers Clash Over Xenophobia at Commonwealth Summit

Atiku Drags Tinubu to Court, EU Over Alleged Forged INEC Documents

U.S. Consulate Welcomes New Consul General in Lagos

Osun Poll: Vote-Buying Allegations, Violence Heighten Tension

Osun Decides: Adeleke, Oyebamiji, Others Set Conditions for Accepting Election Results

Insecurity: Military Launches Fresh North-West Offensive Against Terrorists, Criminals

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