…All Progressives Congress, APC, has appointed Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos the South-West Zonal Campaign Coordinator for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election campaign. Read Also: Full list of APC Presidential Campaign Council members The appointment is contained in a statement issued by the Presidency on Saturda…

…monitoring. He will work with zonal directors, including Senator Olushola Adeyeye in the South-West, Dr Ngozi Olejeme in the South-South, Senator Uche Ekwunife in the South-East, Muntaqha Rabe in the North-West, Ahmed Muhammed Ketso in the North-Central and Senator Sani Danladi in the North-East. Stella Okotete, Abdull…

…in the North-West, IPOB separatist activities in the South-East, and kidnapping in the South-West. These crises have claimed thousands of lives and displaced many more.Atiku's security blueprint"What I will do in the first 100 days in office to address insecurity is to increase the number of security personnel and equi…

Youth stakeholders across the South-West are set to converge under the leadership of the Zonal South-West Youth Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adesuyi Daramola, for a major youth leadership and engagement programme aimed at strengthening youth participation in governance and mobilising support for Presi…

…StateNasarawa StateFederal Capital Territory, AbujaThe inclusion of states across the South-West, South-South, South-East, North-West and North-Central regions represents a significant widening of the refinery’s direct-distribution strategy.The scheme initially covered six locations: Lagos, Ogun, Rivers, Kaduna, Delta…

…Victor Ekam; and zonal coordinators Chris Elijah (South-South), Adefolaseye Adebayo (South-West), and Alhaji Sulaiman Abubakar (North-Central). The National Exco and zonal coordinators reaffirmed their commitment to the Obi-Kwankwaso ticket and pledged to intensify grassroots mobilisation, coordination, and voter engag…

…industry remains one of the country’s most strategic agricultural sectors, with the South-West serving as the hub of poultry production in West Africa. Adeyemi said advances in poultry genetics have significantly improved productivity, stressing that researchers, farmers, regulators, investors and government must work…

…You can’t get out. You have gotten wet already,” he added. Tinubu has advantage in South-West Assessing President Bola Tinubu’s chances of securing a second term, Fayose said the political calculation in the South-West currently favoured the President. He attributed the advantage partly to the support of prominent poli…

…recording increases in infrastructure allocations. On the other hand, South-East, South-West and North-Central cut their capital budgets this year. Analysts say the declining share of capital expenditure could have implications for states’ ability to attract investment, particularly foreign capital, if reduced infrastr…

…Oluremi Tinubu, on Tuesday launched the National Community Food Bank Programme for the South-West zone in Makun, Sagamu, Ogun State. She affirmed that the programme aligned with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, aimed at advancing food security, improving health outcomes and building a more prosperous nation…

…fellowship to competitors The Leader of the Senate and Chairman of the National Assembly South-West Caucus, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has congratulated Governor Ademola Adeleke on his re-election as Governor of Osun State, saying the outcome of the election has reaffirmed the supremacy of the people in a democracy. Bam…

…announced, signalling the elder statesman's interest in the political outcome of the south-western state. The former president, who has historically wielded considerable influence in Nigerian politics, made the trip without prior public notice.The Osun governorship election was closely watched as a test of the Accord P…

…to civil rule and was particularly associated with progressive politics in the South-West. Its prominent figures included Bola Ige, Ayo Adebanjo and Abraham Adesanya, while several of its members later moved into other political platforms following the party’s decline. The reunion therefore gave members of the old poli…

…Osun State ahead of his own 2027 re-election bid, as consolidating the entire South-West under APC control would significantly strengthen his regional base.Okwuosa noted that Tinubu "will use his wherewithal to secure victory for the APC in Osun State," making federal political muscle a factor that cannot be ignored in…

…workshop organised by the Youth in Agroecology and Restoration Network for CSOs in the South-West on sustainable alternatives to industrial animal farming in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Speaking at the event, YARN’s Director of Consultancy, Oluwaseyi Olayemi, said the organisations were not opposed to foreign investment or d…

…my fault. When we’re about to build this airport, I said this is not acceptable. In the South-West, we are the only state without an airport. So I invited experts to go and look for a suitable site,” he said. Adeleke said the experts who scouted for a location eventually settled for Ede, adding that the choice mirrored…

…Odegbami had failed to secure the required endorsement from Football Associations in his South-West zone. While rejecting calls to stop the election outright, Gara-Gombe agreed that broader electoral reform was necessary, though he maintained that such changes could only be delivered through the National Assembly rathe…

…he said. The 2023 presidential election saw the APC field Tinubu, a Muslim from the South-West, alongside Kashim Shettima, a Muslim from the North-East, as its presidential and vice-presidential candidates. The Muslim-Muslim ticket generated controversy before and during the election, with Christian groups and some pol…

…makes Isheri unique? Economically, Isheri is home to the largest cattle market in the South-West, popularly known as Isheri Kara Market. We are also surrounded by water, giving the town a unique riverine landscape that attracts people to settle here. What are your expectations regarding the pipelines and their impact o…

…February 2025 and 2026, covering passport offices in the North-Central, South-East and South-West regions, except Lagos, as well as 41 Nigerian missions across Africa, Europe, the Americas, Asia, the Middle East and Oceania. It added that phase four, scheduled for August 2026, will onboard the remaining passport office…

…North-Central, the policy now extends to armed groups in the South-East, South-South and South-West. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj Gen Michael Onoja, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja while responding to questions on the recent surrender of some militants to troops of Operation Udo Ka in the South-East.…

…sons: Usman, 33; Wahab, 27; and Yakubu,18; for kidnapping a man at Oba Akoko, Akoko South-West Local Government Area of the state.

The South-West Zonal Youth Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adesuyi Daramola, has expressed appreciation to Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, for her support and commitment to youth empowerment following the presentation of a brand-new Toyota VIP Hiace bus to the party’s youth leadership struc…

…commissioned under the Pamoja Project, involving 1,200 adults across the six states of South-West Nigeria, found something remarkable: 32 per cent of Nigerians are neither firmly for nor firmly against abortion. They are persuadable, not because they lack values, but because they are open to compassionate, evidence-bas…

…the highest concentration of three divisions, while the North-West, North-Central, South-West and South-South each have two and the South-East has one. Below is a breakdown of all 12 Nigerian Army divisions, their headquarters, operational areas and formation types. Here, PUNCH Online takes a look at the eight existing…