Sunday, August 2, 2026

News Update

Ondo Gov Aiyedatiwa Confirms Amotekun Enlistment, Raises Salary to N100,000, Enrols Personnel in Pension, Health Insurance NRS, NFIU Forge Strategic Alliance to Strengthen Nigeria’s Financial Integrity, Combat Financial Crimes Emir Sanusi Hails CBN’s Monetary Policy, Says Nigeria Pulled Back from Brink of Total Collapse Tinubu Urged to Nominate Jonathan for UN Secretary-General – Group Says Ex-President Has “Proven Executive Experience” Tinubu Vows: “State Police Will Work, We Will Protect It from Abuse – No Negotiation with Criminals” Olubadan Hails Tinubu: “We’ve Never Had It This Good” – Monarch Thanks President for Rescue of Oriire Children, Praises Over ₦2 Trillion Infrastructure Projects in Oyo State Mufty-Iwo Sparks Outrage: “Don’t Elect ‘Kafiri'” – Urges Oke-Ogun Muslims to Back Only Muslim Candidates for Governor, Oba, LG Chairman BREAKING: Otedola Drops Another N222bn on First HoldCo – Now Controls 25.88% of Nigeria’s Oldest Banking Group Ondo Gov Aiyedatiwa Confirms Amotekun Enlistment, Raises Salary to N100,000, Enrols Personnel in Pension, Health Insurance NRS, NFIU Forge Strategic Alliance to Strengthen Nigeria’s Financial Integrity, Combat Financial Crimes Emir Sanusi Hails CBN’s Monetary Policy, Says Nigeria Pulled Back from Brink of Total Collapse Tinubu Urged to Nominate Jonathan for UN Secretary-General – Group Says Ex-President Has “Proven Executive Experience” Tinubu Vows: “State Police Will Work, We Will Protect It from Abuse – No Negotiation with Criminals” Olubadan Hails Tinubu: “We’ve Never Had It This Good” – Monarch Thanks President for Rescue of Oriire Children, Praises Over ₦2 Trillion Infrastructure Projects in Oyo State Mufty-Iwo Sparks Outrage: “Don’t Elect ‘Kafiri'” – Urges Oke-Ogun Muslims to Back Only Muslim Candidates for Governor, Oba, LG Chairman BREAKING: Otedola Drops Another N222bn on First HoldCo – Now Controls 25.88% of Nigeria’s Oldest Banking Group

Politics

JUST IN: Oyo APC Youth Petition Screening Committee – “Sharafadeen Alli Is Now an Oba, Can’t Be Guber Candidate”

Concerned youth in the Oyo State APC have petitioned the party’s National Screening Committee, arguing that Senator Sharafadeen…

BREAKING 🇳🇬🗳️: NDC Fixes Abuja Convention – Party moves to formalise leadership and 2027 strategy amid rising defections from rival camps.

Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu Picks Labour Party Nomination Forms for Imo East Senatorial Seat

Former Ondo First Lady, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has reportedly picked up nomination forms to contest for the Imo East…

“Igbo Lawmaker Must Go”: Lagos APC Chieftain Vows to Unseat Rep Over ‘One-Sided’ Empowerment List

Lagos GAC member Henry Ajomale has vowed to work against the re-election of lawmaker Okey-Joe Onuakalusi, accusing the…

“Obidients Were Paid 2k Each to March on Supreme Court, Threaten Judges in 2023” – Serah Ibrahim Drops Receipts

Oshodi Rep Accused of Using Yoruba Constituency Grant to Empower Only Igbo Women – “We Won’t Allow an Igbo State Within Yorubaland”

Hon. Jessey Okey-Joe Onuakalusi, representative for Oshodi-Isolo Federal Constituency in Yorubaland, has been accused of collecting millions of…

BREAKING 🇳🇬⚖️: Court Adjourns ADC Leadership Suit Indefinitely – Case Suspended Pending Supreme Court Ruling on Appeal Over Party Leadership Dispute

OGUN POLITICS 🇳🇬🗳️: 750 Communities Back Jemili Akingbade Fourth Term Bid in State Assembly as Traditional Rulers, Youths and Stakeholders in Imeko Afon LG Endorse Continued Representation Ahead of 2027 Elections.

Thunderstorm kills police inspector in Borno – officer struck during duty as severe rainstorm hit the area

BREAKING 🇳🇬⚔️: Troops Foil IPOB/ESN Attack in Enugu, 3 Soldiers Injured, Suspect Arrested – Operation UDO KA says terrorists’ hideout destroyed and explosives recovered in Imezi Owa during patrol.

BREAKING 🇳🇬💥: Sixteen people died and six were injured in a crash on the Lokoja–Okene highway in Kogi State when a bus from Jos to Lagos veered off the road and fell under a bridge near Osara axis on Friday morning.

BREAKING 🇳🇬⚖️: Bashir El-Rufai dumps APC for ADC as his defection is announced in the House ahead of 2027 elections.

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