Author: Citynews

Veteran journalist and publisher, Dele Momodu, has warned Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, of an alleged plot by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to manipulate the August 15, 2026, governorship election in the state. Momodu, in a message on , addressed to Adeleke, described as his “Twin Brother,” alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), under the control of President Bola Tinubu, could not be trusted to conduct a free, fair and credible election. He alleged that the APC-led Federal Government was planning to use the Osun election as a test run for the 2027 presidential election. “Let no one deceive you…

A senior lawyer, Femi Falana, has said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, acted within the law by freezing the Osun State Government’s account, provided it obtained the required court order. Speaking on the controversy surrounding the EFCC’s action, the lawyer said the commission has the legal authority to place a Post-No-Debit (PND) restriction on the account of a state government for a limited period before obtaining a court order. “As far as the law is concerned, the EFCC has not acted illegally,” he said. He cited the 2022 Court of Appeal judgment in the case involving the Attorney-General…

A chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Buba Galadima, has disclosed that Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, might work with the party or President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 election. CityNews reports that Galadima, speaking at the inauguration of the NDC reconciliation committee, Galadima said Bala Mohammed is sitting on the political fence. According to Galadima, Governor Mohammed does not want to join the NDC because he was advised not to move to a party with a strong presidential candidate. He said, “President Tinubu has 34 and a half governors. The only governor that is…

The African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has advocated for N500,000 monthly salary for Nigerian workers. Sowore made this assertion in a statement posted on his verified X handle on Friday. The human rights activist charged Nigerians to vote for leaders who genuinely want the betterment of Nigerian workers, not those who have consistently treated workers as enemies. His remark stems from the N500,000 new minimum wage demand by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC. Both unions made the demand at the Nigeria Rights of Workers Summit held on Thursday in Birnin Kebbi,…

L-R: Ogun State Director, Directorate of State Service (DSS), Mr. Rasheed Adelakun; Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni; Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun; Commandant, 35 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Alamala, Abeokuta, Brig. Gen. Friday Onu; Commander, Ogun State Security Network Agency (Amotekun), Brig. Gen. Alade Adedigba (rtd) and the state commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Commandant Remilekun Omolade, during the press conference held to announce the release of the kidnapped students of the Gateway ICT Polytechnic, Saapade and the arrest of their abductors at the Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta on Thursday. The Ogun State Government on…

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has revealed that the state requires about 40,000 additional doctors and 40,000 more nurses to adequately meet the healthcare needs of its rapidly growing population, while estimating a funding gap of at least N100 billion in the sector. The governor also announced that more than 1.5 million residents have enrolled in the state’s health insurance scheme, Ilera Eko, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen access to affordable and sustainable healthcare. Sanwo-Olu made the disclosures on Thursday during the opening of the second Eko Health Convention held at the Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. He identified inadequate…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that as part of the ongoing reforms of the state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, the company will be listed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX. He disclosed this when the NGX management visited the Presidential Villa on Thursday. According to him, the target of his administration is to make NNPCL function like Saudi Arabia’s Aramco. Tinubu assured that his administration’s reforms and the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act would reposition NNPCL and the country’s oil and gas sector. “We will do NNPCL reforms to the extent that one day the totality of…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has uncovered two more fake government agencies while investigating the activities of the self-acclaimed Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Matthew Adeyemi. ICPC Chairman, Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu, disclosed this on Thursday after presenting the commission’s interim investigation report to President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Aliyu said the investigation established that Adeyemi was never appointed by the Federal Government and that the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council was never created by any law or executive order. “Our investigation confirmed that…

The City Boy Movement has sacked its Oyo State Coordinator, Ahmed Ajibola, for allegedly insulting President Bola Tinubu, Seyi Tinubu and the leadership of the movement. This is contained in a statement by the movement’s Director-General, Francis Shoga, on Thursday. According to the statement, Ajibola’s removal came barely two months after he was issued a formal notice to respond to several allegations contained in a petition submitted against him. “On the 2nd of June, 2026, a notice signed by the Director-General of the City Boy Movement, Hon. Francis Oluwatosin Shoga, Ajibola was accused of making abusive, insulting and derogatory remarks…

Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday said ex-Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, should borrow a bit of maturity that comes with old age from those with whom he ruled Nigeria 38 years ago. Olayinka said George should take a rest and “stop embarrassing himself and the Yoruba race by persistently dancing naked in the market place of politics”. In a statement he signed, Olayinka said, “For someone who was Military Governor of the old Ondo State in 1988 (38 years ago), some level…