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The Ogun State Government has defended its handling of the succession process to the Awujale stool, revealing how it intervened in the internal crisis within the Fusengbuwa Ruling House and insisting that the emergence of the next monarch must strictly follow due process.The government also warned individuals and groups allegedly sponsoring media attacks and spreading disinformation to pressure it over the succession process to desist or face the full weight of the law....

The Federal Government has approved a $2bn investment in a new East-West Super Grid project designed to provide at least 19,000 megawatts of additional electricity transmission capacity and strengthen Nigeria’s fragile national grid.The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, disclosed this during a television interview on TVC, describing the project as a major intervention by the President Bola Tinubu administration to address persistent transmission bottlenecks and improve electricity...

The Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun II Area Command, has generated ₦7.58 billion in revenue in October 2026, representing a 75 per cent increase in its revenue collection.The Acting Customs Area Controller of the Command, Deputy Comptroller DI Ituma, disclosed this during his maiden parade address to officers and men at the Command Headquarters in Abeokuta, where he charged personnel to sustain the impressive performance through discipline, professionalism, accountability an...

Oyo State Governor and presidential candidate of the Allied People’s Movement, Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday urged civil and public servants in the state to make the right choice in the 2027 general elections to sustain the reforms, welfare initiatives and productivity-driven programmes introduced by his administration.The governor gave the charge during the 2026 Public Service Week and 2025 Merit Award Celebration held at the Prof. Theophilus Ogunlesi Hall, University College H...

The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has cancelled the leave of police personnel assigned to election security ahead of the 2027 general elections and ordered an intensified crackdown on bandits nationwide.Disu also directed the immediate deployment of additional personnel, mobility, and air support to communities affected by bandit attacks, and gave Commissioners of Police in affected states 72 hours to submit updated security threat assessments and operational r...

Gunmen have abducted five persons and injured two others during an attack on the Mista Ali community in the Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State.The attack occurred on Tuesday night when armed men invaded the community and opened fire, throwing residents into panic.The traditional ruler of Mista Ali, Mr Danladi Kasuwa, confirmed the incident to journalists in Jos on Wednesday.He said residents were caught unawares when sporadic gun...

A lawyer representing the African Democratic Congress, Kalu Kalu, has insisted that the Federal High Court judgment nullifying the Senator David Mark-led leadership of the party did not invalidate former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s candidacy for the January 16, 2027 presidential election.Kalu said the judgment delivered by Justice Peter Lifu did not expressly nullify Atiku’s nomination or that of other candidates produced under the Mark-led leader...

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated Adewale Akodu on his emergence as Chairman of the Lagos State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists.Akodu emerged on Monday, November 9, 2026, polling 465 votes to defeat his opponent, Innocent Anaba, who secured 21 votes.He succeeded Adeleye Ajayi, who completed two terms in office.Sanwo-Olu, in a congratulatory message issued on Thursday by his Special Adviser on Media and...

Senator Solomon Adeola, the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Ogun State, has promised 24-hour electricity supply in Abeokuta, the state capital, if elected governor.Adeola, also popularly known as Yayi, made the pledge on Wednesday at a stakeholders’ meeting in Abeokuta South Local Government Area.He said his administration would collaborate with relevant agencies to achieve uninterrupted power supply, stressing that the state capit...

Students of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, have blamed alleged medical negligence at the institution’s health centre and its stop-and-search exercise at the main gate for the death of a 200-level Business Administration student, identified only as AJ.The student reportedly died after falling off a moving campus shuttle bus on Tuesday, an incident that has sparked outrage among students and alumni, who have called on the university management to add...