Author: Vincent Osuwo

Governor Seyi Makinde, the Allied People’s Movement presidential candidate on Thursday selected Lawal Daura, former director-general of the Department of State Services, as his running partner in the 2027 presidential election. Makinde made the announcement during the APM’s elective national convention, which was held at Rilwanu Adamu Square, Government House in Bauchi. Lawal succeeds Ibrahim Bala, who was previously declared Makinde’s running companion but was meant to be a placeholder. The former DSS DG joined the APM a few days ago, having resigned from the African Democratic Congress after losing the Katsina ADC governorship ticket. Speaking on Daura’s appointment, Makinde…

The Super Falcons crashed out of qualifying for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil on Thursday when they fell 2-1 to South Africa in the Confederation of African Football play-off at the 2026 WAFCON in Morocco. The Falcons missed out on an automatic World Cup ticket after losing to Cameroon in the quarterfinals on Sunday. The defeat against Cameroon also stopped Nigeria’s streak of reaching at least the semi-finals in every previous WAFCON, giving the 10-time African champions their lowest-ever finish in the championship. However, Nigeria had another opportunity to renew their hopes of retaining their record of…

The Presidential Working Group on the National Police Bill has extended the deadline for submitting memoranda and position papers on the proposed legislation until Friday, August 21, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. West Africa Time. In a statement signed by Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the President and Chairman of the Presidential Working Group, the group stated that the extension was intended to provide interested individuals, institutions, and organizations with adequate opportunity to make substantive contributions to the proposed legislation. “The Presidential Working Group is committed to ensuring that the process of developing the National Policing Bill benefits from broad…

Leicester City’s Thai owners, King Power, have put the club up for sale after 16 years of ownership, with the group apparently demanding more than £200 million. As reported by BBC Sport on Thursday, a sales brochure created by US investment bank Citigroup is being distributed to prospective purchasers as the team looks for new investors. The eight-page “Project Lineup” paper mentions Leicester City, the club’s women’s squad, and other important assets, including the 32,000-capacity King Power Stadium and the Seagrave training facility. Leicester’s Belgian sister club, OH Leuven, is also among the assets up for sale. The brochure estimates…

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, security agencies, and other stakeholders to ensure a peaceful, free, and fair governorship election in Osun State. Obi issued the request in a message posted on X on Thursday, ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. He stated that Osun belongs to its people and asked institutions, political players, the diplomatic community, international observers, and other stakeholders to maintain impartiality, professionalism, and restraint. “Osun belongs to its people. Therefore, I call on the Independent National Electoral Commission, security agencies, political parties, candidates, government institutions, civil…

The Director-General of the Department of State Services, DSS, Oluwatosin Ajayi, has called for stronger collaboration among security agencies, government institutions and communities to tackle terrorism, banditry and other criminal activities in the North-West. The DSS DG made the call in Katsina on Thursday at the second North-West Zonal Conference of State Directors of Security, organised by the DSS with the theme “Unite Against Terror”. Ajayi, who was represented by the Chairman, North-West Forum of State Directors of Security and Kano State Director of Security, Husseini Abubakar, said the conference provided an opportunity for security stakeholders to review the evolving…

Governor Seyi Makinde, the presidential candidate of the Allied People’s Movement, has stated that the party will collaborate with other opposition political parties to give Nigerians a credible option in the 2027 general elections. Makinde, who is also the governor of Oyo State, made the statement on Thursday during the APM national convention at Dr. Rilwanu Sulaimanu Adamu Square, Government House, Bauchi. He stated that a robust opposition was necessary for the survival of democracy and urged the party’s new leadership to work with other opposition parties to offer Nigerians a genuine alternative in 2027. “As I said, the presence…

The Commandant-General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Abubakar Audi, has promised that the corps would decisively deal with anyone attempting to disrupt the electoral process during the August 15 governorship election in Osun State. The NSCDC boss gave the warning on Thursday during an operational visit to the state to assess security preparedness and strengthen coordination ahead of the election. “We don’t want any bloodshed. We will decisively deal with anyone who attempts to disrupt the electoral process,” the statement by the agency’s spokesman, Afolabi Babawale, quoted him as saying. Audi visited with Ademola Adeleke, the Governor of…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has connected President Bola Tinubu’s current political rhetoric to the contentious remarks made by Senator Francis Fadahunsi ahead of Saturday’s Osun State governorship election. Speaking on Arise News on Wednesday, the party’s national publicity secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, said he believed Fadahunsi misinterpreted the president’s recent statement that “all is fair in politics” as permission for political actors to do whatever it took to win elections. “I don’t want to blame Senator Fadahunsi. I blame President Bola Tinubu. He got his imprimatur for what he said from President Bola Tinubu. He got his authorization from President…

The Association of Resident Doctors at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital (LAUTECH)  in Ogbomoso has threatened to restart its suspended industrial action on August 28, 2026, if the Oyo State Government and hospital management do not address its outstanding welfare demands. On Thursday, the group issued a statement signed by President Dr. Adedapo Mustapha and General Secretary Dr. John Stephen. The doctors had paused their strike on June 27, giving the hospital management and relevant authorities an eight-week period to address their concerns. According to the organization, the suspension was done “in good faith” to promote industrial unity,…