ADC accuses the Federal Government of deliberately withholding statutory allocations to Osun local governments in a bid to weaken Governor Ademola Adeleke’s administration. Opposition party warns that the suspension of funds will disrupt salary payments, healthcare, basic education, rural infrastructure and other essential grassroots services across the state. ADC alleges a broader pattern of political […] The post ADC Slams FG Over Suspension of LG Funds Ahead of Election appeared first on THEWILL NEWS MEDIA.

Determined to realize his age – long vision to reposition the state as the major technology hub in Nigeria and Africa, former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Obong Victor Attah, and other partners have rallied local and international investors – to revive the multi – billion Naira Ibom Science Park Park project. Under the new […]

Team Nigeria made a mixed start to the 2026 World Athletics U-20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Wednesday, with Rosemary Nwankwo progressing to the women’s 100 metres semi-finals, while the country’s mixed 4×400 metres relay team failed to reach the final. Nigeria’s relay quartet of Dominion Udoh, Jecinta Lawrence, Perfect Faye and Faith Ezechukwu opened […]

Ghana play Mali on Thursday in Group D. A draw will qualify Ghana while Mali must win to progress The post 2026 WAFCON: 3 quarter-final fixtures confirmed appeared first on Vanguard News.

Chief Executive Officer of Monimichelle Sports Facilities Construction Limited, Ebi Egbe, has warned that Nigeria’s poor stadium maintenance culture is putting the future of the country’s football infrastructure at risk, with many facilities rapidly falling below FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF) standards. Egbe said the persistent neglect of football pitches and sports facilities […]

The race for honours at the 2026 CDS Abuja Military Barracks Youth Sports Championship intensified on Wednesday as the football semi-finalists were confirmed, while the basketball finalists also emerged after a series of thrilling contests at the Aguiyi Ironsi Sports Complex in Abuja. In the men’s football competition, Mambilla Barracks secured their place in the […]

  The Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Gombe State, Abdulrahman Buba Zaune, has resigned from the party with immediate effect, fuelling speculation that he may soon defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Zaune announced his resignation in a letter dated August 5, 2026, addressed to the ADC Ward Chairman of […]

Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called on the government to create an enabling environment for private investment to thrive. Sanwo-Olu stated this at a forum organised by The Alternative Bank in Lagos, tagged ‘Beyond Interest: Capital, Innovation, and the Future of Wealth.’ The stakeholders discussed non-interest finance and the role of long-term capital […]

The presidential candidate of the ACAccord Party, Prof. Christopher Imumolen, has withdrawn from the 2027 presidential race and declared his support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid, describing the move as a sacrifice made in the interest of national unity and Nigeria’s long-term development. Imumolen announced his decision in a statement issued on Wednesday, […]

Federal Government fixes a mid-August deadline for the payment of outstanding wage awards, assuring eligible public servants that disbursement will begin once the final release of funds is concluded. Promotion arrears move into payment stage as the government confirms that the previously omitted Batch 7 is now being processed alongside Batch 9 to clear long-standing […] The post FG Sets Mid-August Deadline to Clear Outstanding Wage Awards, Moves to Pay Promotion Arrears appeared first on THEWILL NEWS MEDIA.

Permit me to continue with the point that I touched on in the preceding part of this contribution about Nigeria’s firsts and our monumental achievements when compared to others on our continent. Still on education. We touched on Oxford University in Part 3 of this essay so permit me to focus on Cambridge here. As […]

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has set up a national reconciliation committee to meet with all the aspirants across the nation and resolve all the outstanding challenges arising from the party primaries. In a press statement signed by the National Chairman of the party, Senator Cleopas Moses and the National Secretary Mr Ikenna Morgan Enekweizu, […]

The Commissioner of Police in charge of the Osun governorship election, Samuel Erale Etaifo, has disclosed that no fewer than 15,000 personnel have been deployed for the conduct of the August 16 governorship election in the state. Etaifo, who spoke during a meeting with some police personnel deployed for the election at the Police Officers’ […]

The Bank of Agriculture (BOA), in partnership with WACOT Limited, has commenced the distribution of farm inputs to smallholder farmers in Jigawa State under the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Smallholder Farmer Support and Value Chain Programme, with a pledge to enhance food security, increase crop yields and improve farmers’ incomes. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony […] The post BOA, WACOT partner to boost Jigawa farmers’ yield with inputs, single-digit loans appeared first on Tribune Online.

Troops have arrested a suspected Boko Haram fighter in connection with the attack on the Nigerian Army Special Forces School (NETTS) in Buni Yadi, Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. The suspect, identified as 26-year-old Musa Abdulhamid, was apprehended at about 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday while allegedly attempting to infiltrate the military facility, according […]

The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has appointed Dr Nonny Patricia Ugboma as its Executive Director, Policy and Programmes and Chief Summit Officer, in a move aimed at strengthening the organisation’s leadership and advancing its policy reform agenda. The appointment, which took effect on Monday, August 3, 2026, followed the approval of the NESG Board […] The post NESG appoints Ugboma executive director, chief summit officer appeared first on Tribune Online.

The Nigerian Bar Association has condemned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over the freezing of Osun State Government bank accounts, saying the anti-graft agency lacks the constitutional power to impose a blanket restriction on a state’s finances without due legal process. OSUN DEFENDER reports that the EFCC on Wednesday directed that no money be […] The post NBA Slams EFCC Over Osun Accounts Freeze appeared first on OsunDefender.

Sustained offensive by troops of “Operation Hadin Kai” (OPHK) on terrorist elements across the North East theatre has led to the voluntary surrender of 17 family members of Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS) known as Boko Haram in Borno State. In a statement issued to journalists in Maiduguri yesterday by the acting military information […]

Plateau-based Shangsat Nigerian Limited has received certification of its Shangsat Premium Rice (Grade 1) under the ARSO Quality Mark issued by the African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO) The event was hosted by the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment (FMITI) and ARSO. A statement issued […]