The claim raises concerns that the bandits were regrouping despite ongoing military offensives in the region

Mustapha Inuwa says supporters are beginning to lose confidence in the ADC as the dispute over its governorship candidate selection process remains unresolved

Police say the operation led to the arrest of a suspected gang member, identified as Bube Tukur, and the recovery of weapons allegedly used by the criminal group.

Governor Dikko Radda plans to end the export of livestock in its raw form and instead focus on local meat processing

Rabiu Shuaibu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was declared the winner of the Dawakin Kudu/Warawa Federal Constituency bye-election.

The plaintiff said Mr Duke's emergence as PRP's presidential candidate was against INEC's extant regulations and guidelines.

"Oyebanji made history in Ekiti State as the first governor to be re-elected back-to-back since 1999, a testament to his approach to governance and his ability to unite the state's stakeholders across party lines."

The Group F encounter carried added significance as it became the 1000th match in FIFA World Cup history, but it was Japan who ensured the landmark occasion would be remembered for their ruthless efficiency and attacking brilliance

…retreated 7.22%. The NGX Industrial Goods Index fell 4.11% to 11,114.23 points; the NGX Premium Index shed 4.03%. The NGX 30 Index - tracking the exchange's most capitalized stocks - declined by 3.64%. The NGX Consumer Goods Index and NGX Oil & Gas Index recorded relatively contained losses of 1.61% and 1.06% respectiv…

The nursing science programme, she said, would be offered in collaboration with the University of Benin Teaching Hospital.

The report said the bandits operated around the Niger-Kwara-Kogi axis before the military offensive.

The caucus announced that Afam Ogene, a senior lawmaker and former journalist, will serve as its spokesperson and help promote accountability, transparency, and democratic governance.

From the capital, Ado Ekiti, to rural councils such as Moba and Ekiti East, Mr Oyebanji maintained commanding leads, leaving the opposition without a single local government area.

The caucus, at a press conference on Wednesday, had asked President Bola Tinubu to suspend all his 2027 political activities, declare a six-month National Security and Economic Recovery Plan and lead the country or resign.

The victory grants the governor another four-year term and makes him the first Ekiti governor to successfully secure consecutive re-election in a state where incumbents have often struggled to retain power.

Mr Oyebanji was declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.

Across the 16 local government areas, the APC candidate has consistently dominated both urban and rural voting blocs, with particularly strong showings in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti West, Irepodun/Ifelodun, Ikole, and Ekiti East.

APC's cumulative votes from the 10 LGAs you supplied stand at 182,331 votes, while PDP has 28,777 votes and African Democratic Congress (ADC) has 6,598 votes. APC has won every declared LGA and leads by 153,554 votes across the 10 councils announced so far.

TCN official recalled a tragic incident in Ezillo, Ebonyi, where an unidentified vandal was electrocuted while attempting to vandalise tower 34 on the Nkalagu-Abakaliki 132kV transmission line.

Results collated at Ugele/Aroku Ward, the PDP candidate's ward in Ikere, showed that the APC polled 769 votes to defeat the PDP, which garnered 683 votes.

The Movement for Credible Elections has called for urgent investigations into allegations of vote buying, pre-thumbprinted ballot papers and the suspected distribution of uncollected voter cards during Saturday's Ekiti governorship election.

The federal government's action followed renewed Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, prompting concerns about the risk of cross-border transmission.

The final result announcement is being held at the INEC headquarters in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.

Ekiti has 1,059,360 registered voters, but only 1,028,929 of them who collected Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) were eligible to participate in the election.

The West African investigative journalism network has joined growing calls for accountability over the controversial ejection of journalists from a magistrate court in Akwa Ibom, asking the state Chief Judge to order an independent inquiry into the incident.