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A fresh political controversy has erupted in Kwara State over the removal of campaign billboards belonging to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Engr. Suleiman Bolakale Kawu. The state government has insisted that the exercise is part of an ongoing enforcement of signage regulations. The PDP, however, has accused the administration of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of using government agencies to suppress the opposition and remove its campaign materials from strategic locations across Ilorin. The latest dispute followed the removal of Kawu’s billboards at Agaka and Adabata Junction in Ilorin. The situation comes days after the Kwara State Signage and…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has petitioned the Department of State Services (DSS) over an alleged anti-northern statement being circulated on Facebook and other social media platforms. Akpabio’s Special Assistant on Media, Jackson Udom, made the petition available to journalists in Abuja on Wednesday. The petition was filed by Akpabio’s Chief of Staff, Chinedu Akubueze, on behalf of the Senate President. It asked the DSS to investigate what it described as a “manifestly false, inflammatory and dangerously divisive statement” being wrongly attributed to Akpabio. The statement was shared alongside Akpabio’s photograph and official designation. It allegedly quoted him as saying: “Northerners,…

Operatives of the Benue State Police Command have arrested 46 suspects in connection with the attack on the convoy of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Commissioner of Police, Cletus Nwadiogbu, who announced this on Wednesday, said investigation is still ongoing as key leaders of the youths involved in the incident are being trailed. He warned that the police in Benue State will not allow any act of political intolerance as the general election approaches. The commissioner said the command would continue to take necessary steps to identify all those involved and ensure that anyone found culpable…

The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has condemned the alleged attack and obstruction of its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, during his visit to Benue State. The party, in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director, said Obi’s convoy was allegedly blocked by suspected thugs who prevented him from gaining access to Yelwata community, where more than 270 people were reportedly killed. According to the NDC, the group was allegedly led by an aide to the Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, and was armed with dangerous weapons. The statement reads “According to reports, the group was allegedly…

The Benue State Government has denied having prior knowledge of Peter Obi’s visit to the state after the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, reportedly encountered a blockade during his movement on Tuesday. Obi was in Benue as part of a planned visit to Yelewata, where he was expected to meet families affected by the deadly June 2025 massacre. His convoy was reportedly stopped by some youths at Gyado along the Gboko Road, preventing him from continuing to the intended location. Reacting to the development, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Hyacinth Alia, Kula Tersoo, said the state…

Nigerians in the United Kingdom have expressed displeasure over delays, long waiting times and poor organisation that has characterised the conduct of the Special Passport Intervention. Across social media platforms, many Nigerians living in the UK decried the difficulty of accessing the passport services that the National Immigration Service (NIS) promised months ago. The NIS first announced the intervention in August. The exercise aims to help Nigerians in the UK obtain new passports, renew existing ones, and resolve pending passport applications. It is also an effort to clear the backlog of passport applications among Nigerians in the UK. The first…

There was tension in Benue State on Tuesday after suspected thugs allegedly blocked a major road as the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, arrived in the state. The incident was disclosed by Obi’s media aide, Esther Umoh, who shared a video on her X handle showing the blocked route. According to Umoh, the incident occurred shortly after Obi and his entourage arrived in Benue State. “We have just arrived in Benue State, where alleged sponsored thugs have blocked Boko Road by the Air Force Base, attempting to prevent Peter Obi from gaining access into the…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Rivers State has reacted to the statement made by the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, that the Vice Presidential candidate of ADC, Rotimi Amaechi, will be defeated by 12 noon on election-day, saying the powers to announce election results is vested on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not Wike. The party also stayed that no politician in the state can win the forthcoming 2027 elections by boosting and sugar-coating the masses with lies and vain promises. Wike, had during a civic reception organized in his honour by the City Boy Movement…

The All Progressives Congress legal term in Osun State has disowned a petition filed on behalf of the party to challenge the victory of Governor Ademola Adeleke in the last month Governorship election in the state. According to the notices signed by the Tribunal Secretary, Belemo Diete-Spiff, in the first petition, the Osun APC governorship candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji and the All Progressives Congress were the petitioners, while Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke, Accord Party and the Independent National Electoral Commission, were the respondents in the suit with the number EPT/Os/Gov/01/2026. The notices of the two petitions were displayed on…

A building has collapsed in Wuse Zone 4, Abuja, with rescue operations currently underway at the scene. Men of the FCT Fire Service are at the scene conducting rescue operations, while three ambulances have also been stationed at the location. The FCT Police Command said it received a distress call about the building collapse at approximately 7:45 p.m. on Monday, September 7, 2026. A police response team led by the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Department of Operations, ACP Edward Akaniyene, and the Area Commander, Metro, ACP Georgelyn Ufomadu, promptly responded to the scene. Personnel from the National Emergency Management Agency…