Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has chided the opposition political parties ahead of their planned summit for 2027 general elections. In a post on his verified X handle on Saturday, Keyamo described the move as ‘journey to nowhere’. Recall that there is a new coalition of opposition polit…
Voting has commenced across polling units in Osogbo and Olorunda local government areas of Osun State. DAILY POST observed that despite the initial fears of voter apathy due to pre-election violence, there is massive turn out of voters. In Ward 2, Units 3 and 5,Olorunda local government area, voters turned out enmasse …
The Imo State coordinator of the City Boy Movement, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, has declared his support for the Accord Party candidate and incumbent governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, in the ongoing governorship election. The businessman made his position public in a post he shared …
Voters turned out in their numbers at Ward 09, Unit 011, Ikire, the polling unit where the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, is expected to cast his ballot. Some voters, who said the process had been peaceful and hitch-free, expressed confidence that their votes would count in the electi…
Nollywood actor Pa James posted a video of himself cooking and eating on TikTok, which quickly went viral on social mediaFans flooded the comment sections with concern after spotting the veteran actor in the clipsPa James has since responded to the reactions, revealing the real reason he took to the kitchenPAY ATTENTIO…
The Imole Campaign Council alleged that soldiers riding in over 15 trucks raided homes of Accord Party leaders across Osun state on Friday night, August 14, 2026A Special Adviser to Governor Ademola Adeleke and a top Accord Party campaigner were allegedly held at a military cantonment in Ede as of Saturday morningThe c…
Armed military personnel on Saturday took over the road leading to the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) along Abere Road in Osogbo, Osun State. The soldiers were stationed along the route and were seen stopping and frisking motorists and searching vehicles plying the road. Some residents t…
Former Zamfara State deputy governor, Mahdi Aliyu Gusau, has rejected the emergence of Bilyaminu Shinkafi as the African Democratic Congress, ADC, governorship candidate for the 2027 general election in the state. Gusau, through his campaign organisation, alleged that Shinkafi's name was uploaded on the Independent Nat…
Afrobeats superstar, Davido has told the Ebonyi State Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Resident Electoral Commissioner, Pauline Ugonyeka, that her mission will fail in the Osun State governorship election. Davido said this in a statement posted on his verified X handle on Friday. Recall that the singer …
Investors in the Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX, recorded a massive loss of N3.8 trillion in four trading sessions, ending the week on a bearish note after the management paid a visit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Data from the NGX showed that from Tuesday to Friday, the Nigerian stock market continued its decline, s…
Voters in Osun State turned out early on Saturday to exercise their franchise in the governorship election, with some prospective voters waiting for the arrival of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, officials and election materials. As of 7:13 am, voters were seen waiting at Gulf Junction, Ogo Oluwa W…
The Kano State Police Command has announced the arrest of nine suspects in separate operations involving illegal firearms, armed robbery and livestock theft across the state. According to a statement signed by the Command's Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the operations were carried out on August…
37 min agoAugust 15, 2026 7:38 am #OsunDecides2026: 15 political parties, candidates race to Bola Ige House Welcome to the live coverage of the Osun Gubernatorial Election 2026. #OsunDecides2026 happening today, August 15, 2026, across the 30 local government areas of the state, is the last off-cycle election to the 20…
Celebrated singer Fireboy DML has reached out to a former roommate after the man's post about their university days at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) went viral. Advertisements Tweep @ayo_solace, who previously revealed that he lived with Fireboy for three years while they were students at OAU, later shared an update…
…Peller was seen at a barbershop explaining that he wanted to shave his hair in the same style as his wife to surprise her. He said … “I want to barb skolo to surprise my wife. Because she barb skolo, everybody is abusing her and talking a lot about her.” He subsequently picked up the clipper and shaved his hair. A late…
Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has alleged that soldiers are planning to prevent him from entering Osun State ahead of the governorship election. Davido made the claim in a post shared on his official X handle on Saturday, August 15, 2026. The singer said he had been informed that soldiers …
Real Madrid forward, Kylian Mbappe has conveyed his belief that his team will reclaim their status as major title contenders this season. Los Blancos have experienced two consecutive seasons without securing a significant trophy. Since his arrival at the Santiago Bernabeu two summers ago on a free transfer following a …
Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo has sparked controversy after claiming that single mothers are living happier than married women. She claimed that single mothers were generally happier than married women because they were getting more than enough sex, unlike most married women. Speaking in a recent episode of The Moraya S…
Campus life can be boring or busy for some students, depending on their interests and lifestyles. An active campus social life has been perceived as one of the reasons students who engage in it do not perform well in their academics. OLUWABUKOLA OSHOKO, MERCY AKINADEWO, and RITA OLUWASAANUFUNMI sampled the opinions of…
A fresh internal disagreement is brewing within the Nigeria Labour Congress following a directive by its national secretariat asking affiliate unions and their officials to steer clear of the Working People United, a support group campaigning for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027. The directive has repor…
Since the death of actress, Temitope Osoba, conflicting accounts and fresh allegations surrounding her final days have raised questions about the circumstances of her death. Osoba died on August 5, 2026, at the age of 40. However, controversy over how she died intensified after her fiancé, Prophet Itunu Onadeko, disput…
…400 patients get free medical careBy Chioma Obinna The National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, NOHIL, Lagos, in collaboration with Steps2Walk and the Global Health Charity and Training Foundation, GHCTF, has commenced a specialised foot and ankle surgical training and free medical outreach aimed at expanding access to …
The All Progressives Congress and Accord Party have been accused of engaging in a vote-buying jamboree across Osun State as agents of both parties offer voters between N10,000 and N20,000 ahead of today’s governorship election. Saturday PUNCH gathered that, unlike previous elections, the vote-buying started six days be…
Court remands trader for allegedly def!ling 5-year-old girl in Lagos An Ikeja Chief Magistrates' Court on Friday remanded a 43-year-old man, Friday Okiye, at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly def!ling a five-year-old girl. The defendant, a trader residing in the Ojo area of Lagos, faces a charge of def!lem…
The proposed summit of opposition political parties convened by the G-100 has been shifted from August 18 to August 31, 2026, to allow participating parties to hold further consultations after the National Peace Summit. The group is urging former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, who …