Politics

The House of Representatives Committee investigating the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) has directed the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, to produce the organisation’s self-acclaimed Director-General, Adeyemi Adeniyi, before the committee by noon on Wednesday. The directive was issued during a resumed investigative hearing at the National Assembly on […]

The Defence Headquarters, in partnership with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), has launched a specialised Battlefield Mortuary Affairs Programme aimed at improving the identification, recovery and dignified management of military personnel killed in combat. The week-long training, taking place at the Nigerian Air Force Base in Kaduna […]

The Supreme Court has affirmed the nomination of Governor Abiodun Oyebanji as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Ekiti governorship election, dismissing an appeal filed by aggrieved aspirant Abimbola Olawumi. The five-member panel ruled that the appeal lacked merit and upheld the earlier Court of Appeal judgment that […]

Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin has resigned from his largely ceremonial role, citing worsening physical and mental health challenges. The 76-year-old, a close ally of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, confirmed his resignation in a letter to parliament, stating that his condition made it difficult to continue performing his constitutional duties.

The Kwara State Government has announced plans to deepen collaboration with security agencies, including the Nigeria Immigration Service, to improve border surveillance and combat illegal migration and human trafficking. The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in the state, Ibrahim Sulyman, said the move is part of efforts by the […]

The Kwara State Government has approved the full sponsorship of the 2026 Common Entrance Placement Examination for pupils seeking admission into Junior Secondary Schools across the state. The examination will hold on Saturday, August 1, 2026, in accredited centres across the 16 local government areas, with candidates expected to begin […]

The Kwara State Government has announced that the monthly environmental sanitation exercise will hold on Saturday, July 25, 2026, from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. across the state. According to a statement from the Office of the Commissioner for Environment, Nafisat Musa Buge, there will be restrictions on vehicular and […]

The National Population Commission (NPC) has commenced full digital registration of births and deaths across Kwara State under the Electronic Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (E-CRVS) system. The initiative, powered by the VitalReg platform, became operational across the state’s 16 local government areas on July 1, 2026, as part of […]

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said the repatriation of undocumented foreign nationals is being carried out voluntarily in collaboration with affected countries and international refugee agencies. He said the process is designed to respect the rights of both South Africans and foreign nationals, adding that only government officials have […]

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has given President Bola Tinubu a seven-day ultimatum to either sign the Federal Audit Service Bill into law or formally communicate to the National Assembly his reasons for withholding assent, in line with constitutional provisions. In a statement issued on Friday by his Senior Special […]