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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP) were conspicuously missing in the final list of candidates released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the 2026 Osun Governorship Election. According to a statement issued by INEC’s Public Relations Officer in Osun State, Musa Olurode, the cleared parties include Accord (A), Action Alliance (AA), African Action Congress (AAC), African Democratic Congress (ADC), Action Democratic Party (ADP), All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), All Progressives Congress (APC), Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Action Peoples Party (APP), Boot Party (BP), New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Young Progressive Party (YPP), and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP). Naija News reports that th...

The Nigeria Police Force has reportedly relieved Assistant Commissioner of Police Benjamin Hundeyin of his position as Force Public Relations Officer, barely six months after he assumed the role. According to reports, the decision was approved on Thursday, March 5, 2026, although the reason for the development had not been disclosed at the time of filing this report. The change comes shortly after a leadership transition within the police hierarchy. On Wednesday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu officially inaugurated Tunji Disu as the substantive Inspector-General of Police. Disu was recently appointed as the 23rd Inspector-General following the removal of Kayode Egbetokun, who had held the position since 2023. Sources within the police indicated that Hundeyin’s removal was carried...

Countries in the Middle East have expressed concern to European officials that the escalating conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel could trigger a civil war within Iran, according to the European Union’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas. Speaking on Thursday ahead of a virtual meeting with EU foreign ministers and representatives of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Kallas said several countries in the region are worried about internal instability in Iran amid the ongoing tensions. “When we talk to countries in the region, they are worried about the possibility of civil war inside Iran due to the leadership situation and the developments taking place there,” she said. Kallas noted that the European Union is pushing for a diplomatic solution to the crisis, stressing t...

Senator representing Borno South at the National Assembly, Ali Ndume, has confirmed that several civilians, soldiers, and terrorists were killed during an attack on Ngoshe community in Borno State by suspected Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters. Speaking in an interview with Vanguard, Ndume said full details of the incident remain unclear but disclosed that many of the fleeing insurgents were eliminated by the air component of the Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI. The lawmaker lamented that the attack claimed the lives of the Chief Imam of Ngoshe, some community elders, and several soldiers. He added that more than 100 people are still missing or have been abducted by the attackers. Ndume condemned the assault and expressed sympathy ...

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court Abuja, has discharged and acquitted suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, in 23 count charge of alleged non declaration of Assets filed against him by the NDLEA. Kyari is being charged alongside his two brothers who were accused of swearing to a false affidavits to conceal the origin of some properties. The court in it judgment delivered today March 5, held that the NDLEA failed to provide sufficient evidence in proving its case against the defendants, which is mostly non declaration of land properties. Justice Omotosho noted that proving ownership of landed properties can be done through traditional history, title, acts of possession and possession by connection. The judge held that the prosecution did not pro...

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused the United States of committing an atrocity by sinking an Iranian navy ship off Sri Lanka and warned it would "bitterly regret" the precedent set. "The US has perpetrated an atrocity at sea, 2,000 miles away from Iran's shores. Frigate Dena, a guest of India's Navy carrying almost 130 sailors, was struck in international waters without warning," he posted on X. "Mark my words: The US will come to bitterly regret precedent it has set," he added. His comments came after US officials confirmed that an American submarine torpedoed and sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean, in what they described as part of Washington’s expanding war against Iran. US War Secretary Pete Hegseth said the strike demonstrated the reach of ...

Kabiru Isa Dandago, a former Commissioner for Finance in Kano State, has passed away. According to reports, the professor died on Wednesday evening at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital. His death was confirmed by Lamara Garba, Director of Information at Bayero University Kano. Garba said the late scholar, who specialised in Accounting and Taxation, died after many years of service to both the university and Kano State. The university described the development as a painful loss to the academic community, noting that Dandago had only recently contributed to a welfare fund set up to support families of deceased staff members. Until his passing, the professor remained active in academic engagements and public discourse. Just last weekend, he participated as a panel discussant at a Ramad...

The United States expects to achieve “complete” control of Iranian airspace within hours as military operations against Iran continue for a fifth day, according to the White House. Speaking on Wednesday, March 4,  White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said American forces were close to establishing full aerial dominance. “We expect to have complete and total dominance over Iranian airspace in the coming hours,” she said. Earlier, Pete Hegseth said the United States and Israel were working together to secure control of Iranian skies. “We will have complete control of Iranian skies, uncontested airspace,” Hegseth said, though he did not provide a specific timeline. He added that the objective was to allow allied forces to operate freely in targeting Iran’s military capab...

The Anambra State Government has warned that students who fail to attend school on Mondays will face a one-week suspension as authorities move to restore full academic activities across the state. The directive was issued by the Commissioner for Education, Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, while addressing the management of Mount Olive Schools and Springfield Academy GRA in Onitsha during a meeting at her office on Wednesday, March 4. Chuma-Udeh said the warning followed instructions from the state governor, Chukwuma Soludo, as part of efforts to ensure that schools operate normally on Mondays. The two schools had been summoned by the ministry to explain their alleged noncompliance with the government’s directive on Monday school attendance. “This measure is in line with the State Government’s re...

Africa hosts military bases within reach of Iranian missiles and is feeling the impact of rising oil prices and threats to shipping, as the continent again suffers from events largely beyond its control. The continent is “structurally exposed” to the Middle East war, said Hubert Kinkoh, senior researcher at the CARPO think tank. “Energy imports, foreign military bases, and its proximity to maritime chokepoints mean the war’s effects reach African shores quickly.” – Targets – The Horn of Africa includes possible targets for Iranian strikes, notably the 4,000 US military personnel at Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti. It lies less than 100 miles (160 kilometres) from Yemen, where Houthi rebels have an arsenal of ballistic and anti-ship missiles and drones, courtesy of Iran. The Ho...