Author: Vincent Osuwo

Governor Biodun Oyebanji has been confirmed as the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for Ekiti State’s 2026 election, following a consensus affirmation procedure held on Monday at the Ekiti Parapo Pavilion in Ado-Ekiti. During the procedure, 885 delegates from the state’s 16 local government units endorsed Oyebanji, who is seeking a second term as governor. The extraordinary nomination congress, presided over by a 10-member commission chaired by Kogi State Governor Usman Ododo, formally approved Oyebanji’s candidacy following the voluntary withdrawal of the sole other cleared contestant, Mrs Atinuke Omolayo. Monday Okpebholo, the governor of Edo State, served as the…

US President Donald Trump announced Monday that he had an MRI scan during a recent hospital visit, explaining for the first time why he underwent his second medical test in a year. The Republican billionaire, who turns 80 in June, has been accused of being secretive about his health, and his surprise visit to Walter Reed Medical Center on the outskirts of Washington earlier in October prompted fresh curiosity about his physical state. “I did. I got an MRI. It was perfect,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One Monday. “I gave you the full results. We had an MRI,…

Four people were murdered in clashes between security personnel and followers of an opposition leader in Cameroon who claims to have won recent presidential elections, authorities reported ahead of the official results announcement on Monday. Issa Tchiroma, who challenged President Paul Biya’s 43-year hold on power on the October 12 ballot, had asked his followers to march peacefully on the eve of the announcement, despite a restriction on public meetings. Tchiroma claims he received 54.8 percent of the vote, but most observers believe the 92-year-old Biya will win an eighth term in a system that his critics claim is increasingly…

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, 92, was re-elected for an eighth term with 53.7 percent of the vote, according to official results released by the Constitutional Council on Monday. Issa Tchiroma Bakary, a rival candidate and former government minister, finished second with 35.2%, the council reported. Chiroma declared victory against the incumbent two days after the October 12 election, calling for protests. Four people were murdered on Sunday in clashes between security forces and opposition supporters in Douala, the region’s economic powerhouse, according to the governor. According to demonstrators interviewed by AFP, security personnel deployed tear gas first, then “live ammunition.”…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, or JAMB, has authorized the admission of 85 minor candidates who will be under 16 years old by September 2025, following a rigorous and exhaustive screening process under its unusual admission policy. According to the Board, in a statement issued by its Public Communication Adviser, Fabian Benjamin, the 85 candidates were qualified after a thorough evaluation and have been notified to proceed to their respective institutions to complete their admission process and print their individual JAMB admission letters. JAMB explained that the extraordinary admission criteria are consistent with global best practices, which consider underage…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the postponement of the screening of aspirants for its 2025 Elective National Convention, earlier scheduled for Tuesday, October 28, 2025. According to a statement published on Monday by Ahmadu Fintiri, Chairman of the National Convention Organizing Committee and Governor of Adamawa State, the exercise has been postponed due to “unforeseen circumstances.” Fintiri stated that a new date for the screening will be given to all aspirants and party members in due course, and that the committee regretted any trouble the postponement had caused. “A new date will be communicated once fixed. The NCOC…

The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Monday abandoned his earlier plan to call witnesses in his ongoing trial before the Federal High Court in Abuja. Kanu is being tried on seven terrorism allegations presented by the federal government. On Friday, Kanu requested an adjournment from the trial judge, Justice James Omotosho, after informing him that his former legal team, led by former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Kanu Agabi (SAN), had yet to release his case file. Meanwhile, Kanu had already stated his willingness to launch his defense…

Olohundare Jimoh, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, has urged activist Omoyele Sowore and others not to mobilize rallies over recent demolitions in the state. Jimoh issued the warning while speaking to reporters on the Iyana-Oworo axis of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos on Monday. The police chief stated that the command has undertaken significant deployments throughout the city to prevent any planned rallies that could lead to civil unrest. He underlined that the command would not accept any attempt to block major routes or disrupt the existing state of tranquility in Lagos. “We want to warn Sowore and…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, to explain the whereabouts of alleged missing oil funds amounting to N22.3bn, $49.7m, £14.3m, and €5.2m, reportedly unaccounted for in the company’s financial records. The civic group, in a letter dated October 25, 2025, and signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, stated that the missing monies were documented in the 2022 annual report just published by the Auditor-General of the Federation on September 9, 2025. SERAP requested Ojulari to identify and report persons responsible…

An unknown number of people were reportedly trapped after a building collapsed in Lagos in the early hours of Monday. This was revealed in the situation report issued by Margaret Adeseye, Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service. The impacted building is a two-story structure located at 54 Cole Street, near the Cemetery Bus Stop in Lagos’ Oyingbo neighborhood. Adeseye, who confirmed the event, stated that the Sari-Iganmu Fire Station team was quickly rushed to the area after receiving a distress call about 12:20 a.m. on Monday. The organization confirmed that the structure, which had previously displayed signs…