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Month: August 2026

Education

WAEC Withholds 167,486 WASSCE Results Over Alleged Examination Malpractice

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has withheld the results of 167,486 candidates who sat the 2026 Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates over alleged examination malpractice. The withheld results represent 8.59 per cent of the 1,950,726 candidates who wrote the examination, marking a slight improvement from the 9.7 per […]

Politics

$4.5bn Oil-Backed Loan: Tinubu Is Weapon Fashioned Against Nigeria, Says Atiku

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticised the National Economic Council’s (NEC) approval of a $4.5 billion refinancing of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited’s oil-backed loan, describing President Bola Tinubu as “a weapon fashioned against Nigeria’s economy.” In a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, […]

Politics

Osun Poll: Police Deploy 15,000 Personnel, Warn Against Election Manipulation

The Nigeria Police Force has warned politicians, security personnel and electoral officials against any attempt to manipulate the August 15 governorship election in Osun State, saying suspects arrested for serious electoral offences will be transferred to the Force Headquarters in Abuja for investigation and prosecution. The Commissioner of Police in charge of election security in […]

Politics

EFCC explains freezing of Osun government accounts

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has explained that it froze the Osun State Government’s bank accounts to prevent the alleged diversion of public funds amid preparations for the state’s August 15 governorship election. In a statement shared on its official X account on Wednesday, the anti-graft agency said it had been investigating the […]

Breaking News

Osun heads to court as EFCC freezes govt account Osun State’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Oluwole Jimi-Bada on Wednesday, said he has the mandate of the governor to sue the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission after the anti- graft agency froze government accounts. Jimi-Bada said a ‘Post no debit’ letter from the EFCC […]

Breaking News

Popular Nollywood Actress Temitope Osoba Dies, By Kehinde Olayinka

Popular Nollywood actress Temitope Osoba has passed away. The sad news was announced on Wednesday by fellow actor Alesh Sanni, who shared an emotional tribute on his Instagram page. Mourning the actress, Sanni revealed that he had been unable to sleep since receiving the heartbreaking news. He described Osoba as a beloved sister and reflected […]

Breaking News

Flooding: NEMA Activates National Emergency Operations Centre

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has activated its National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) to enhance coordination, monitoring and emergency response for the 2026 flood season nationwide. Speaking during the inauguration of the centre at NEMA headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday, the agency’s Director-General, Zubaida Umar, urged members of the operations centre to discharge their […]

Presidency

Nigeria to Lead Africa’s Renewable Energy Revolution, Says Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday declared that Nigeria has positioned itself as Africa’s leader in renewable energy capacity development following the inauguration of the continent’s first renewable energy college. The President made the declaration during the commissioning of the Barefoot Renewable Energy College and the Green Hydrogen Research and Demonstration Pilot Plant at the Confluence […]

Breaking News

Police Probe AIG Over VeryDarkMan’s Corruption Allegations

The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed that it has launched an internal investigation into the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2 Command, AIG Moshood Jimoh, following corruption allegations made by social media personality Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan. The Force said AIG Jimoh has been invited for questioning as part of […]

Breaking News

Tinubu Approves 30%–80% Salary Increase for Armed Forces Personnel

President Bola Tinubu has approved a salary increase of between 30 and 80 per cent for members of the Nigerian Armed Forces as part of efforts to improve troop welfare and strengthen the country’s security architecture. The new salary package, which will take effect from September 1, 2026, will benefit about 250,000 military personnel, according […]

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