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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that the Kebbi State Senate, House of Representatives and House of Assembly by-elections will be held on Saturday, June 20. By-elections will be held in six states – Kebbi, Kano, Ondo, Rivers, Nasarawa and Enugu. Ondo’s senatorial seat became vacant, following the resignation of Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, who returned to work at …

There seems to be renewed hope that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) can still take an active part in the upcoming 2027 general elections if they straighten things out before that date. This comes as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) updated its website to recognize the National Working Committee (NWC) led by David Mark, following a recent court ruling. …

Popular Nollywood actor Lateef Adedimeji and his wife, Adebimpe Oyebade, have welcomed a set of triplets, all boys. The couple shared the news on Instagram on Friday, May 1, 2026, sparking excitement among fans and peers in the entertainment industry. Adedimeji described the arrival of the children as the most significant moment of his life, revealing that he had stayed …

The 2023 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State, Oladipupo Adebutu, has formally declared his intention to contest the state’s top seat again in the 2027 general elections. Adebutu conveyed his decision in a letter dated April 30, 2026, addressed to the Ogun State leadership of the PDP and routed through the party Chairman in Odogbolu Local …

An unidentified man stormed the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja and demanded the party reward him or kill him. The man was seen in a viral video holding a placard reading “Reward me or kill me,” claiming that the party abandoned him after he sold his house to campaign for the 2023 election. The man, …

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Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has chosen the governorship nomination form to run for a second term in the 2027 general elections. The form was obtained for the Governor by farmer groups in the 25 local government areas to contest again on the platform of the APC. The leader of the group who is also the President, All Nigeria …

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational Institutions and Associations (NASU) have directed their members in universities across the country to commence “total and comprehensive strike action” from May 1, 2026. The unions have given the Federal government until April 30, 2026 to meet their demands or they will go on industrial …

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The Osun State Government says the son of Governor Ademola Adeleke, singer of B-Red, has escaped what the Commissioner for Information and Public Information, Kolapo Alimi, has described as an “assassination attempt” in Osogbo. In a statement dated April 30, 2026, Alimi said the incident occurred around 3.30pm on Wednesday in Oke-Fia, near Government House. The commissioner said the hoodlums, …