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Raphael Ede The Enugu State Government on Monday launched the Enugu State Gender-Based Violence Taskforce, marking what stakeholders described as a historic turning point in the fight against gender-based violence across the state. The event, held at the International Conference Centre, brought together government officials, civil society groups, traditional rulers, religious institutions, and development partners to strengthen coordinated action against GBV. The Enugu State Commissioner for Children, Gender Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Ngozi Enih, said the occasion “is a bold declaration that gender-based violence has no home in Enugu State.” She emphasized that the task force is an action-driven…

The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has dismissed claims that he is preventing Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang and his Osun State counterpart, Ademola Adeleke, from joining the party. In a statement on Wednesday, the APC Chairman described the allegations as baseless, misleading, and deliberately crafted to undermine his longstanding commitment to broad-based political inclusion. Yilwatda’s reaction follows a statement credited to a group calling itself the Youths Political Movement of Nigeria (YPMN), which alleged that he refused to open the APC membership register to block the two governors and other intending defectors.…

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday expressed “grave displeasure” over the backlog of unpaid federal contractors and set up a high-level committee to resolve the bottlenecks and fund repayments. Briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the President was “upset” after learning that about 2,000 contractors are owed. “He made it very, very clear he is not happy and wants a one-stop solution,” Onanuga told journalists. “An important highlight in the course of the FEC meeting is that the President expressed very, very grave displeasure about the…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has met with leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and governorship aspirants from Osun State, pressing for cohesion, discipline and consensus-building as the party prepares for its primary election scheduled for December 13. The meeting, held Monday night at the State House, Abuja, was disclosed on Wednesday by Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. It comes as the APC intensifies efforts to avoid a repeat of the internal divisions that cost the party the 2022 governorship election to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Those in attendance included former Deputy Governor…

Former captain of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Sunday Oliseh, has told Thierry Henry to back off over the statements he made concerning Mohammed Salah, Soccernet.ng reports. The Liverpool winger scored 34 goals and provided 23 assists in 52 games across all competitions for the Reds last season, but his form this season has seen him struggle to replicate such numbers. Across board, Liverpool are out of their depth despite spending over £446m in the summer to secure the services of Jeremie Frimpong, Alexander Isak, Hugo Ekitike, Florian Wirtz, and Milos Kerkez. Arne Slot’s side are currently 10th in the…

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has emerged as the candidate of the Accord Party for the August 8, 2026, governorship election in the state. Adeleke won the gubernatorial primary held in Osogbo on Wednesday, polling 145 votes. In his acceptance speech, the governor said his administration had achieved so much in the past three years to earn him another term in office. He challenged his opponents to base their campaigns on the performance of their parties when they were in government, noting that “Osun will never go back to the dark days.” Thanking the leadership of the Accord Party and…

The simmering tension over the Federal Government’s new security directive played out on the Senate floor on Wednesday as the lawmaker representing Bauchi Central, Abdul Ningi, protested the withdrawal of his only police orderly. The aggrieved senator insisted that the measure, introduced to free up police personnel for core security duties nationwide, must be implemented uniformly across all privileged Nigerians. Ningi told his colleagues that while his security aide was withdrawn in compliance with the directive issued by the Presidency and the Inspector General of Police, several high-profile individuals—including top political actors, business moguls, and entertainers—still moved around with full…

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, is set to elevate nine chiefs in the Otun Olubadan line on Friday, in a ceremony that will reaffirm the long-standing structure and prestige of Ibadan’s traditional council. The promotions, which range from the Jagun rank to the revered Ayingun title, mark another significant step in the orderly succession system for which the Olubadan chieftaincy hierarchy is widely respected. According to a statement by the Olubadan’s Media Aide, Adeola Oloko, the ceremony will take place at 11:00 a.m. at the Oke-Aremo Palace, with members of the Olubadan-in-Council in attendance. The event is…

Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle must address a ‘dangerous’ overreliance on Victor Osimhen, says former Nigeria international Tijani Babangida, Soccernet.ng reports. Babangida maintains that Nigeria must not hinge their Africa Cup of Nations‘ ambitions on one player as that will not augur well for the country’s ambitions of claiming a fourth continental title. Osimhen, Nigeria’s second-highest goalscorer in history, remains the centrepiece of the national team. His 31 goals in 43 matches put him only six behind the iconic Rashidi Yekini, and his impact on the squad is as profound as it is undeniable. Photo by IMAGO With the Galatasaray…

A father, mother and child have died in an accident that occurred at Secretariat, inward the Otedola Bridge on Lagos–Ibadan Expressway on Wednesday. The Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Adebayo Taofiq, disclosed this in a statement. “The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) is profoundly grieved to report a catastrophic multi-vehicle collision that occurred in the early hours of today at Secretariat inward Otedola Bridge, along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway,” Taofiq said. “The tragic accident instantly claimed the lives of three members of the same family father, mother and their young child…