The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudiness and thunderstorms from Sunday to Tuesday across the country. NiMet weather outlook released in Abuja envisaged sunny skies with patches of clouds over the northern region with chances of early morning thunderstorms. It anticipated light rains over parts of Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara, Kaduna, Borno, Taraba and Adamawa…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Accord as the winner of Saturday’s Osun governorship election. The Returning Officer for the governorship election, Prof. Joshua Ogunwole, declared Adeleke the winner after polling a total of 511,067 votes. Ogunwole stated that a total of 1,005,800 votes were cast during the…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party has won 19 of Osun State’s 30 Local Government Areas in the governorship election, while his closest challenger, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC), secured 11 LGAs, according to results announced during the ongoing collation by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The results give Adeleke…
Troops of the newly established 15 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have dismantled three suspected camps of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN), in Anambra State, killing three suspected members and recovering firearms, explosives and other items. The operation was conducted in the early hours of Saturday,…
The Ebola outbreak caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo has intensified, with confirmed cases rising to 4,665 and deaths to 2,184, according to Congolese authorities. The outbreak has now spread to 54 health zones across six provinces, after authorities confirmed a case in Buta health zone in Bas-Uélé, the…
The wife of the Enugu State Governor, Mrs Nkechinyere Mbah, has enrolled 868 pregnant women from the 17 local government areas of the state in the Enugu State health insurance scheme. The women were enrolled through her Custos Care Foundation (CCF) under the MamaCare Health Insurance Onboarding Programme, themed “A Healthy Life Begins in the…
Enugu State Commissioner for Children, Gender Affairs and Social Development, Mrs Ngozi Enih, has urged women to remain united, resilient and committed to educating their children, especially the girl-child. Enih made the call on the final day of the 2026 General August Meeting of the Nomeh Unateze United Women Association in Nkanu East Local Government…
Nigerian Afrobeats star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has announced plans for a return to London in 2027, following his headline performance at the Crystal Palace Bowl. Davido performed on Friday, August 14, at the “Davido & Friends” concert, part of the Crystal Palace Bowl summer festival series in London. The event was officially…
Enugu State Governor, Dr Peter Mbah, Catholic Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Most Rev. Callistus Onaga, and other dignitaries have celebrated renowned Professor of International Law, Nwachukwu Okeke, on his 85th birthday. The celebration was held on Friday at the Law Auditorium of Godfrey Okoye University (GOUNI), Enugu, alongside the presentation of a Festschrift titled International…
AWKA — Prominent Anambra State industrialist and Chairman of Jezco Group of Companies, Chief Sir Joseph Ebere Ezeokafor, along with an unidentified Reverend Sister, have regained their freedom after spending 10 days in the custody of armed abductors. Ezeokafor—a septuagenarian entrepreneur and father of prominent socialite Joseph Ezeokafor Jr., popularly known as Jowi Zaza—was abducted…
