…Congress (APC), Biodun Oyebanji, has been returned to the highest political office in Ekiti to pilot the affairs of the state for another four years.Contents2022 vs 2026: Oyebanji's 84.95% of total valid votes Oyebanji's cross-party alliance After victory, Oyebanji speaks on journey aheadBREAKDOWN: How Oyebanji won 16…

…to Friday, but weekends are not exactly free days for him. When he is not in the office, he is on his phone reviewing documents, responding to emails, managing the spillover that comes with a demanding financial services role. He has a wife and two children. When he returns home on most evenings, dinner is already on t…

The appointment of a Vice Chancellor of any University should not be a big deal but that of Christopher Ekong

Lord Brett McLean has been recognised with a nomination for the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the Multicultural Business &

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has assured residents that his second term in office will bring greater development and improved welfare to households across the state. Oyebanji made the pledge shortly after the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared him winner of Saturday's governorship elect…

…on Sunday at the collation centre in Okitipupa Local Government Area by the Returning Officer, Professor Gbenga Solomon-Ibileye, Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Lokoja. Solomon-Ibileye stated that Faduyile emerged victorious after securing the highest number of votes cast in the election with a total of 68,4…

…terrorists. The governor made the remarks during an interview with the BBC Hausa Service. According to him, it is an offence in Zamfara State to broker peace agreements with bandits, stating that his administration is vehemently against it. Lawal stressed that the state government has consistently maintained a hard-lin…

Abia State Police Command has impounded fifteen vehicles and arrested fifteen suspects across the State for violating registration and number plate regulations. According to the Police Command, the actions were taken in line with the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu and the State Command's co…

…schoolchildren with captured terrorists, according to them, has exposed the difficult choices facing government, while simultaneously revealing the deep fears, frustrations and exhaustion felt by citizens who have watched kidnapping evolve from an isolated criminal enterprise into a sophisticated and highly lucrative i…

…kidnappers. The operation involved a combination of military personnel, intelligence officers and other security agencies working in coordination to prevent the insurgents from breaking through the security cordon. Yet containment has not translated into a swift rescue. The forest itself presented formidable challenges…

…tongue, faith and every region walked out to the polls and spoke with one astonishing voice." That mandate was annulled, he noted. "Lives were lost defending it. A man went to prison for it and never came home. But the idea survived," Saraki declared. "And today we stand on Democracy Day, which exists only because ordi…

...Calls for shift from 'Rule of Law' to 'Rule of Justice' in global finance Chima Anyaso, Nigerian entrepreneur,

The Adamawa State Police Command has intercepted 117 vehicles seen to be operating without registration number or with concealed, altered, or defaced registration details. The operation, carried out by the dpecial task force constituted by the State Commissioner of Police, CP Kabiru Hassan as part of a nationwide crack…

…Wole Oluyede of PDP who also scored 40,543 votes. According to the returning officer of the election, Prof Adenike Oladiji, who is the Vice Chancellor of Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ambassador Dare Bejide’s ADC came third in the race with 12,872. Election turns violent in polling units DAILY POST reports t…

…to secure the minimum electoral performance required to retain their registration. Justice Peter Lifu agreed. In a sweeping judgment delivered on Monday, he ordered INEC to deregister the ADC, APP, AA, Accord and ZLP. He further restrained the electoral commission from recognising the affected parties or accepting cand…

…a recent court judgment on indigeneity in Jos North. A judgment delivered by Justice C. Donglong of Plateau State High Court 17 on June 9, 2026, has reopened one of Nigeria's most sensitive questions who qualifies as an indigene? The court held that a Hausa woman born and raised in Jos North Local Government Area is en…

…in the state. The governor made the remarks during an interview with the BBC Hausa Service. Lawal stated that it is an offence in Zamfara State to broker peace agreements with bandits as his administration is vehemently against it, stressing that the state government has consistently maintained a hard-line stance again…

The Kaduna State Police Command has recorded major breakthrough in its fight against crime, arresting 12 suspected kidnappers, 13 suspects

…The result was announced on Saturday at the collation centre by the Returning Officer and Collation Officer, Prof. Muhammad Basharof the Federal University Birnin Kebbi. 4. The Take It Back Movement has announced plans to stage another protest on Monday, June 22, over rising insecurity and the continued abduction of sc…

…Oyebanji, as the winner of the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election. The Returning Officer for the Ekiti State governorship election, Adenike Oladiji, made the declaration on Sunday, saying that Oyebanji polled 319,224 votes. According to Oladiji, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Oluwole Oluyede, s…

…in the state. The governor made the remarks during an interview with the BBC Hausa Service. Lawal stated that it is an offence in Zamfara State to broker peace agreements with bandits as his administration is vehemently against it, stressing that the state government has consistently maintained a hard-line stance again…

…Oyebanji, as the winner of the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election. The Returning Officer for the Ekiti State governorship election, Adenike Oladiji, who declared the results at about 3:13 a.m. on Sunday, said that Oyebanji polled 319,224 votes. Oladiji, a professor and Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of T…

…noting that the outcome reflected the collective aspirations of the people. "The voice of the people has reverberated from every part of our great state, and the message is clear. "I am deeply humbled by the scale of this victory. Securing a clean sweep across all 16 local government areas and 85 per cent of the popula…

…If former VP Atiku Abubakar is elected next year, he would be close to 80, taking office on May 29. He would be around 88 relinquishing the reins of power if he serves two terms. Even Atiku will be breaking the Biya record in a way; the Cameroon nonagenarian was a fresh-looking under-50 in 1982 when he transitioned fro…

…the Ondo South Senatorial District by-election conducted on Saturday. INEC Returning Officer, Prof Gbenga Solomon-Ibileye, Vice Chancellor, Federal University, Lokoja, announced the results on Sunday at the collation centre in Okitipupa, Okitipupa Local Government Area […]