Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party has maintained the upper hand in the Osun governorship election, winning the majority of the 26 local government areas declared so far, while the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Oyebamiji, has secured victories in several councils across the state. Results announced by collation and returning […] The post FULL LIST: How Adeleke, Oyebamiji won LGAs so far in #OsunDecides2026 appeared first on Tribune Online.

The Osun State governorship election took place yesterday, with citizens enthusiastically casting their votes for their preferred candidates. YINKA OLADOYINBO, who monitored the election across the three senatorial districts, provides the following report on the events that unfolded. The election was held on Saturday across all 33 local government areas in the state, marking the […] The post Osun Governorship Election: Matters arising appeared first on Tribune Online.

Nigerians are eagerly awaiting the conclusion of the Osun State governorship election today when the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will officially announce the winner. The post #OsunDecides2026: Nigerians await INEC to declare winner today appeared first on Tribune Online.

ADC gubernatorial candidate, Najeem Salam, has lost his own Ejigbo local government to the candidate of the Accord Party, Governor Adeleke.... The post #OsunDecides2026: ADC’s Najeem Salam loses own Ejigbo LG to Adeleke appeared first on Tribune Online.

Uba said the military detected an unauthorised attempt to compromise the account and immediately activated technical measures to secure it and prevent further access.

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Oyebamiji, recorded a commanding victory in Irewole Local Government Area, his home council, in the Osun governorship election. Official results from the local government showed that Oyebamiji secured 29,972 votes to defeat his closest rival, Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party, who polled 10,934 votes. […] The post OsunDecides2026: APC’s Oyebamiji wins own Irewole LG by wide margin appeared first on Tribune Online.

The figures give Adeleke a 67,335-vote lead over Oyebamiji with results from only five LGAs remaining to be announced.

Following the report, Commissioner of Police Naziru Abdulmajid directed operatives of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal–Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Base 13 to proceed to the location.

Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir is supposed to be a cleric whose duty is to shepherd people onto a godly path. That is the calling he took upon himself. On 8 August, however, he caused many Nigerians to question his conduct when he trod a path that would have made Fela Anikulapo-Kuti exclaim: “Teacher, don’t teach me nonsense!” The post Why Sheikh Jingir should not teach us religious nonsense appeared first on Tribune Online.

Anyone against the universal brotherhood of humankind and the secularism of multicultural Nigeria is an infidel. So is anyone who canvasses for bloodletting as a campaign tool or the required red carpet to line the route to gory electoral victory. In my books, both Sheikh Yahaya Jingir and Senator Francis Fadahunsi fit the bill. First, […]

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has banned capital market firms from conducting business with North Korea and Iran as part of new anti‑money‑laundering and counter‑terrorism financing measures. The regulator also expanded its crypto sandbox by admitting three more virtual asset service providers, bringing the total in the Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme to 14. In […]

The deceased have been identified as 32-year-old Sumanth, a civil engineering graduate from Dakshina Kannada, and his 29-year-old wife Padmavathi, a software professional from Hubballi.

PwC Nigeria have said Nigeria’s new tax guidelines for virtual assets provide welcome clarity but leave practical and legal uncertainties that could complicate compliance for taxpayers and service providers. In a tax alert titled “Taxing the intangible: A critical analysis of the NRS guidelines on taxation of virtual assets”, the firm welcomed the Nigeria Revenue […]

The French press association said the AI overview has triggered a drop in internet traffic to original news articles. The post French press body demands action against Google AI summaries appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

Bonny Light — Nigeria’s benchmark light, sweet crude — traded close to $95 a barrel on Friday as persistent geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and worries over the Strait of Hormuz kept global energy markets on edge. Brent rose roughly 6.5 per cent during the session while European gas prices climbed just under nine […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Limited) has engaged ExxonMobil on boosting deepwater output and pursuing further offshore investments, weeks after work began on the US$1 billion Usan Infill Project in Oil Mining Lease 138. The group chief executive officer of NNPC Limited, Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, received a delegation from ExxonMobil led by […]

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has raised the alarm over a sharp increase in the use of fake Schengen visa stamps by passengers travelling to Europe, with some Nigerians allegedly absconding during transit in Morocco. The director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection of the NCAA, Michael Achimugu, disclosed this while explaining some of the […]

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has confirmed the collapse of five transmission towers on the Ikot Abasi–Eket 132kV double‑circuit line after vandals removed key structural components, forcing a reconfiguration of the local network and threatening further outages. The damage was discovered during a routine joint line patrol by TCN linesmen on August 9, 2026, […]

The new capital base of Nigerian banks has provided a stronger capital buffer for the industry, but lenders must now deploy the fresh capital more strategically to support micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and drive economic growth, the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) has said. President and chairman of Council, CIBN, Dr […]

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, has recorded its highest-ever monthly revenue collection of N323 billion in July 2026, with the Area Controller, Comptroller Emmanuel Oshoba, attributing the feat to ongoing reforms, improved compliance, operational efficiency and relative stability in the foreign exchange market. The latest figure surpasses the Command’s previous record of […]

AI-driven cyberattacks rose sharply over the past year, with more than one in four organisations reporting malicious incidents linked to artificial intelligence, IBM says. In its 2026 Cost of a Data Breach Report, technology firm IBM found that AI-enabled attacks increased 56 per cent year-on-year and now carry a markedly higher price tag. The average […]

Speaking after an infrastructure inspection, Governor Ademola Adeleke openly backed President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid. He warmly referred to him as “our own son, father and leader.” He went further to declare: “I am the governor of the ancestral birthplace of Mr President. The post Osun: The mourning after appeared first on Tribune Online.

The founding chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande, has lost his Ila local government area to the candidate of the Accord Party, Governor Ademola Adeleke.  The post APC’s Bisi Akande loses Ila LG to Adeleke appeared first on Tribune Online.

On paper, at least, Zamfara is one of the poorest states in Nigeria. There is ample evidence to make such an assertion. Available development indices from the state, the Bureau of Statistics, and even international institutions point in that direction. From life expectancy to safety and the fear of encountering violence, or simply the number […]

A tipper truck has crushed two brothers to death at a Palm Wine Joint along Erhuwaren Road in Kiagbodo town, Burutu local government area of Delta State. Kiagbodo is the home of the former leader of the South-South, Chief Edwin Clark. According to an eyewitness, the killer truck veered off the road and crushed the […]

In Ede North, Adeleke recorded an emphatic 35,427 votes, compared with Oyebamiji's 10,283, giving the Accord candidate a margin of 25,144 votes.