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#OsunDecides2026: Accord faction endorses APC's Oyebamiji candidate at mega rally

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- Chris Imumolen, factional national chairman of the Accord Party, has said the faction's National Working Committee (NWC) has withdrawn its support for the party's candidate in Osun... Read More


Osun decides: From dance steps to war footing, By Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- Osun State has a reputation for controversies bigger than its size. It ranks 26th nationally in terms of voter population and is six out of six in the Southwest. From 2010, when t... Read More


Seven miners die in Plateau pit collapse

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- Seven miners have died after a mining pit collapsed in Kassa community, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. The incident occurred around 7 p.m. on Wednesday while ... Read More


Osun 2026: Adeleke's campaign organisation asks INEC to send away Ebonyi REC from Osun

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- The Imole Campaign Council, the campaign organisation of the Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately ... Read More


Osun 2026: Yiaga raises alarm over late movement of election materials, security risks

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- Election observer organisation, Yiaga Africa, has raised concerns over the late movement of sensitive electoral materials ahead of Saturday's Osun State governorship election, warn... Read More


#OsunDecides2026: Women struggle for visibility with one flagbearer, one deputy in race

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- More than two million people are eligible to vote in Saturday's Osun governorship election. The state has 2,339,233 registered voters across its 3,763 polling units and 30 local go... Read More


What investing in Africa means to Aliko Dangote, By Ehi Braimah

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- When conversations turn to investment in Africa, one name consistently dominates the discussion: Aliko Dangote. Over the past four decades, the Nigerian industrialist has become mo... Read More


South Africa vs Nigeria PREVIEW: Super Falcons face do-or-die World Cup showdown

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- The Super Falcons of Nigeria and Banyana Banyana of South Africa meet again on Thursday with their 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup hopes hanging by a thread, in a high-stakes CAF play-... Read More


Under Okpebholo, Edo debt rises, now Nigeria's sixth most indebted state

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- Edo State's domestic debt has risen sharply under Governor Monday Okpebholo, climbing from N113 billion at the end of 2024 to N172.37 billion by March 2026 and moving the state fro... Read More


Lagos deputy governor calls Lekki car spotting 'criminal', vows crackdown

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- Lagos State Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat has described the practice of car spotters stopping luxury vehicles along the Lekki-Epe Expressway as criminal, vowing that the state gov... Read More