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Professor of Political Economy, Pat Utomi, has reacted to the outcome of the Osun State governorship election, describing the result as proof that voters can overcome electoral manipulation.In a statement posted on his verified X handle on Sunday, Utomi commended the electorate following the declaration of incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke as the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Adeleke secured victory in 19 Local Government Areas, polling 511,067 votes to defeat his primary opponent, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who won in 11 Local Government Areas with 444,815 votes.Reacting to the polls, Utomi wrote:“Nigeria we hail thee. So the people triumphed in the state of Osun. “Like in Kano in years before, the people prov...

Lagos State Government has renewed its warning against the permanent or routine use of dealer number plates by motorists and automobile dealers across the state.The Director of Public Affairs, Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, Bolanle Ogunlola, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday.Ogunlola urged motorists and vehicle dealers to ensure that dealer registration plates were used strictly for purposes permitted under the law, warning that their misuse would attract sanctions.She explained that the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law, 2018, limits the use of dealer plates to specific activities and within defined periods.According to her, approved uses include authorised vehicle test drives, inspections, delivery or collection of vehicles, as well as the...

Families have announced the burial arrangements for the lovers who died in a building collapse. The bodies of Vivian Chinedu Akabuike, 29, and her boyfriend, Ifeanyi Stanley Nwachukwu, 32, were recovered from the rubbles of the collapsed Elite 5-Star Hostel in Amaokpala, near the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State.The building, which had about 60 rooms, caved in on Sunday night, July 26, 2026.Vivian, a baker, and Ifeanyi, a Moniepoint PoS machine distributor, popularly known as Don Cash, were both alumni of the Federal Polytechnic Oko.It was gathered that the young couple were working hard to build a better future together.It was gathered that Ifeanyi had gone to visit Vivian at the hostel at about 10:45 p.m on that fateful ...

,Five people have died following two separate building collapses, the Kano State Fire Service has confirmed.The incidents occurred on Saturday at Gaida in Kumbotso Local Government Area and Kurna in Fagge Local Government Area of Kano State.According to a statement issued on Sunday by the Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Fire Service, ACFO Saminu Yusif Abdullahi, the emergency response unit received distress calls about the incidents at about 2:34 pm and 2:40 pm, respectively.“At Gaida, near Salbas Filling Station, an incomplete building under construction collapsed while six workers were at the site.“Fire service personnel who responded to the incident rescued two workers alive, identified as 17-year-old Muhammad Hassan and 19-year-old Kha...

An Islamic scholar and cleric, Malam Abdulrahaman Nuhu Almgaliky, has defended the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 general election.Almaliky, a member of the leadership of Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatis Sunnah, headquartered in Jos, Plateau State, defended the Muslim-Muslim leadership of the current administration.The Islamic scholar was responding to a controversial sermon by his ally Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir, who had described Christians as “infidels.”Jingir called on Muslims to support Muslim-Muslim political tickets, while urging his followers to obtain their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of future elections.“I am aware that the infidels are embittered by this word. However, are there no Christians alike? Are there no...

The Federal Capital Territory Administration says the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has signed 26,272 Certificates of Occupancy since President Bola Tinubu assumed office in May 2023.The figure, according to the FCT Administration, is 17,575 higher than the 8,697 C-of-Os produced and signed between 2010 and 2023.A statement issued on Sunday by the Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, disclosed the figures, stating that the achievement was in line with the Renewed Hope Administration of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration, as well as to aid the ease of doing business in the FCT.“To aid the ease of doing business in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Ho...

The Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre (DIGC), Paul Enenche, has reacted to the recent controversial remark on Christians made by popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Yahya Jingir.Recall that Jingir had referred to Christians as infidels and also claimed that Muslims outnumber Christians.However, speaking on Sunday while delivering a sermon at the church’s headquarters in Abuja, Enenche challenged the Nigerian government to conduct a credible population census to determine the largest religion in the country.“If you think you are superior, why didn’t you people allow for the census all these while”, he asked.He urged the federal government to conduct a “credible census; let everybody tell you what they believe in, then you will be shocked that where yo...

President and founder of Anap Foundation, Atedo Peterside, has raised concerns about the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) failure to upload results from 62 polling units to its Result Viewing (IReV) portal in the Osun State election.Peterside shared his observation in a post on 𝕏 on Sunday after INEC declared Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party winner of the election. Adeleke was declared winner by the electoral commission after he polled 511,067 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress, who got 444,815 votes.Speaking on the development, Peterside argued that though Adeleke’s victory had been ascertained, INEC still needs to publish the outstanding results.“As at 8.50 am on the day after the election...