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KEY TAKEAWAYS Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, alleged more than 60 Accord Party members arrested in Osun were transferred to Abuja and Nasarawa prisons ahead of August 15 election. Speaking at a peace summit in Osogbo on Thursday, Adeleke accused former governor and minister, Gboyega Oyetola, and the Osun police of backing violence and intimidation. The Osun State Police Command said it arrested SSG, Teslim Igbalaye, and five others over alleged vote-buying, recovering ₦4.8 million and election materials, with investigations ongoing. Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has alleged that more than 60 members of the Accord Party (A) arrested in the…

KEY TAKEAWAYS The Kabiru Turaki-led Interim National Working Committee faction of the PDP said it submitted former President Goodluck Jonathan’s name to INEC as 2027 presidential candidate. Interim National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, said INEC acknowledged the manual submission but allegedly withheld electronic submission codes, despite the Electoral Act 2026 requirements. Ememobong said the faction appealed Justice Salim Oluwasupo Ibrahim’s judgment, accused INEC of bias, and vowed to keep pursuing legal remedies over the PDP leadership crisis. A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it submitted the name of former President Goodluck Jonathan to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as…

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, says the 2027 Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, lied over the airport incident. Keyamo made this allegation on Thursday during an interview on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels Television, accusing Obi of lying deliberately. “That man was lying. He lies like a fish drinking water. He lies. He lies for fun,” he said. According to him, Peter Obi had complained of being harassed at the airport because of his political affiliation. Keyamo said it was not fair for an opposition candidate to claim that he was harassed at…

UEFA will boycott FIFA tournaments if Gianni Infantino goes ahead with his proposal to sell off a stake in the World Cup/ This decision was taken at an emergency meeting of all UEFA’s 55 member associations this afternoon. Infantino has given football associations until September 19, to back his plan to sell off part of FIFA to private investors with a £30.1m ($40m) incentive to accept. It is a move that UEFA has kicked against and threatened not to be part of the next tournament. A statement read: “UEFA and its national associations will not participate in FIFA competitions “UEFA and…

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, and other contestants have committed themselves to a peaceful electoral process by signing a peace accord ahead of August 15 governorship election. The peace pact was signed less than three weeks before voters head to the polls to elect the next governor of the state. The event brought together candidates and representatives of political parties participating in the election, as well as key stakeholders from the electoral, security and traditional institutions. A total of 14 political parties taking part in the election were…

The Nigeria Police Force, Zone 11 Headquarters, Osogbo, has declared that the Western Nigeria Security Network (Amotekun), vigilante groups, neighbourhood watch outfits and other quasi-security organisations will not participate in security operations during the August 15 Osun State governorship election. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ojedele Tunji, the police said only the Nigeria Police Force and other constitutionally recognised security agencies would provide security before, during and after the governorship election. The command ordered that all personnel deployed for election duties must be properly identified and wear their approved official uniforms, warning…

Zenith Bank Plc has spent 2026 collecting the kind of hardware that separates a good regional lender from a genuine African champion. Fresh off a sweep of Euromoney’s most coveted awards, a completed acquisition in Kenya, a newly opened subsidiary in Francophone West Africa, and plans for a London Stock Exchange listing in 2027, Nigeria’s most profitable bank is now making the case that it is also the best-run one. A close read of its unaudited first-quarter 2026 financial statements — its net interest income, fee income, capital buffers and loan book all expanding faster than the industry average —…

Senior military officers accused of plotting to overthrow the administration of President Bola Tinubu allegedly considered recruiting repentant Boko Haram fighters and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) to support the operation, documents obtained by Premium Times have indicated. The documents, said to contain more than 7,400 pages, reportedly include statements attributed to serving and retired military officers, civilians linked to the alleged plot, bank records, encrypted chat exchanges, purchase receipts and details of hotels allegedly used for secret meetings. The alleged plan was uncovered in September 2025 following the arrest of 16 serving military officers. About 40 people, including a police…

President Bola Tinubu has given the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) a clean bill of health, accusing the opposition parties of crying wolf. Key opposition figures have expressed doubts in the ability of the electoral umpire to conduct transparent elections. But speaking while receiving the leadership of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), led by its President, Most Rev. Matthew Ndagoso, at the State House, Abuja, on Tuesday, Tinubu said, “The opportunities are equal. INEC is neutral. They have never intimidated anyone. If political opponents are crying wolf, maybe they are afraid of their own shadows and uncertainty in…

With Nigeria getting close to the 2027 presidential election, President Bola Tinubu has vowed to wrestle the opposition to the finish point. Tinubu spoke during a meeting with the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, led by its President, Most Rev. Matthew Ndagoso, at the State House on Tuesday. The President also declared that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is neutral. He said, “I asked for this job. I’m in it. Those who will take it from me will try. They will try. All is fair in politics, and it’s equal opportunity. “INEC, you mentioned, is neutral. They’ve never,…