Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Luanda, Angola, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the 21st Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union, with the summit focused on strengthening Africa’s capacity to prevent and resolve conflicts.
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has called on residents of the North-West to support President Bola Tinubu’s bid for a second term in 2027, arguing that the region should reciprocate what he described as the benefits it has received from the Federal Government with electoral support.
The Young Progressives Party (YPP) has announced a boycott of the ongoing Anambra State local government elections, citing alleged violence, irregularities and intimidation of its agents and supporters during the exercise.
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has reaffirmed his support for President Bola Tinubu’s second-term bid in the 2027 presidential election, describing the President as “a son of Osun State” while thanking him for what he called a free, fair and credible governorship election.
Afrobeats star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has called on House of Representatives member James Faleke to respect the will of Osun voters, alleging that attempts were being made to influence the ongoing collation of results from the state’s governorship election.
Afrobeats superstar David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has claimed that he received information suggesting soldiers were planning to prevent him from entering Osun State ahead of Saturday’s governorship election, a development that quickly sparked political debate as authorities enforced sweeping security restrictions across the state.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the Osun State governorship
Governor Ademola Adeleke joined thousands of voters across Osun State on Saturday morning to cast his ballot in the state’s governorship election, arriving at his polling unit in Ede North Local Government Area as voting got underway in one of Nigeria’s most closely watched off-cycle elections.
Voting preparations got underway in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, on Saturday morning as residents began making their way to polling units for the state’s closely watched governorship election, with security agencies maintaining a visible presence across key locations and election officials completing early morning preparations.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says more than 1.9 million Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have been collected across Osun State as preparations enter the final stage for Saturday’s governorship election.
The All Progressives Congress has intensified its final campaign activities in Osun State, with Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma and other senior party figures converging on Osogbo for a major rally ahead of Saturday’s governorship election.
The Federal Government has officially commenced the 2026 recruitment exercise into the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS), inviting suitably qualified Nigerians to apply for vacancies across the Superintendent, Inspectorate and Assistant Cadres.
In a statement posted on its official X account, INEC reaffirmed that the CVR exercise would end on Sunday, July 26, 2026, with registration centres nationwide operating between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Court records show that the prosecution intends to call several witnesses, including Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, alongside civil servants, law enforcement officers and other individuals allegedly connected to the case.
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday held a closed-door meeting with Nigeria’s top security and intelligence officials at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, amid growing public debate over the welfare of military personnel following recent comments on soldiers’ salaries.