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• No such groups exist in South-West, says Atofarati• 2027: PDP mulls Jonathan, Obi, Makinde as presidential candidate, says Abba Moro Some stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun and Lagos states, under the platform of Gbenga Hashim Solidarity Movement (GHSM), have staged rallies rejecting the zoning of the party’s 2027 presidential ticket to the South, declaring the arrangement “null and void.” The stakeholders, at the rallies, adopted former presidential aspirant, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, as their preferred candidate, insisting that competence and capacity should replace zoning in determining leadership. In Osogbo, the rally, held at the City Hall, was…

Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate and former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has called on Nigerian accountants, particularly women, to lead efforts to curb what he described as reckless government borrowing and wasteful spending. Obi made the call on Wednesday at the investiture of Mrs. Blessing Ngozi Osakwe as the 12th President of the Society of Women Accountants of Nigeria (SWAN) in Lagos. He warned that unchecked financial mismanagement was mortgaging the future of younger generations. “We are borrowing and spending away the future of our children. This recklessness must stop. You, as professionals, must hold those in power accountable,”…

The Police Command in Ondo State on Wednesday arrested one Abdullahi Saliu of Top Quality Hotel for parading himself as a Colonel in the Nigerian Army. DSP Olushola Ayanlade, the command’s spokesperson, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Akure. Ayanlade attributed the breakthrough to part of the command’s notable record in the fight against crime and fraudulent activities in the state. According to him, the suspect defrauded two victims, Oshoade Janet ‘f’ and Daisi Remilekun Joy ‘f’, under the false pretext of securing employment for their sons in the Nigeria Customs and Immigration Services. “Through this fraudulent…

Polygon has restored full network stability after a software bug temporarily disrupted milestone finality and forced some nodes offline, according to an official incident report published on the project’s status page.The issue began early Wednesday when a bug affecting Bor, Polygon’s block producer, and Erigon, its data access layer, caused disruptions across parts of the ecosystem. While the blockchain itself continued to produce blocks, some Remote Procedure Call (RPC) services and validators halted, forcing providers to rewind to the last finalized block and resynchronize.Polygon Executes Emergency Hard Fork to Resolve Finality BugPolygon engineers confirmed the bug was preventing node progress…

Agency  Some residents in the FESTAC area of Lagos State have praised the Lagos State Waste Management Authority for its prompt and efficient waste collection services. The commendation came in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Lagos, with residents highlighting the improvements over previous arrangements. Before LAWMA’s consistent presence, residents largely relied on informal waste collectors, popularly known as Abokis, to dispose of domestic waste. However, they noted that LAWMA has proven more reliable, with scheduled waste pick-ups every Thursday and occasionally on Sundays. This regularity, they said, has significantly reduced indiscriminate dumping and environmental…

President Bola Tinubu has directed a Federal Executive Council (FEC) committee to address transport-related challenges affecting the cost of food across the country. The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, disclosed the directive on Wednesday at a capacity-building workshop for Senate correspondents in Abuja. According to Abdullahi, the President’s order is aimed at guaranteeing the safe passage of farm produce across major routes in order to reduce logistics costs. “The President has given a matching order with a Federal Executive Council committee already handling it on how we are going to promote safe passage…

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has intensified its campaign against food adulteration and unsafe handling practices, warning producers and vendors that legal action will follow any attempt to compromise public health. The Commission issued the warning during a one-day sensitisation programme on food quality standards, safety, regulation, and fair business practices held on Wednesday in Enugu. Delivering the keynote address, FCCPC’s Executive Vice Chairman, Olatunji Bello—represented by the Director of Quality Assurance and Development, Dr. Nkechi Mba—said food safety remains a legal and human rights issue. “Food is not merely a commodity; it is a fundamental human…

A Magistrate Court in Osogbo, Osun State, has ordered the remand of Oruhu Emmanuel Odey, who is standing trial for allegedly impersonating a lawyer and defrauding a medical practitioner of ₦18.5 million in a property transaction. The defendant was arraigned before Magistrate Olusegun Ayilara on a four-count charge of impersonation, fraud, stealing, and forgery.Prosecutor Saheed Anifowose told the court that between December 15, 2020, and May 9, 2021, Odey allegedly presented himself as a legal practitioner to Dr. Olujuwon Philips Towoju and facilitated the purchase of two houses at Oroki Estate, Osogbo. According to Anifowose, the defendant collected ₦18.5 million…

The Federal Government has published Nigeria’s new tax reform laws in the official gazette, signaling the most comprehensive overhaul of the country’s fiscal framework in decades. The reforms, signed into law by President Bola Tinubu on June 26, 2025, introduce four landmark legislations: Nigeria Tax Act (NTA), 2025 Nigeria Tax Administration Act (NTAA), 2025 Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Act (NRSEA), 2025 Joint Revenue Board (Establishment) Act (JRBEA), 2025 According to a statement released by the Presidency, the new laws are designed to simplify Nigeria’s complex tax system, reduce compliance burdens, and expand the country’s non-oil revenue base in line with…

Popular Netflix dystopian series Black Mirror has inspired creators to launch a franchise $MIRROR token, which is built on the IP blockchain KOR protocol.According to a September 8 official X post, the $MIRROR token launch is backed by Avalanche, Solana, Republic Crypto, and Animoca Brands. It is now live for trading on Gate.io, Kraken, MEXC, and Binance Alpha.The team also shared a Base blockchain contract address (CA) as well as a Solana CA, with Base’s largest DEX, Aerodrome Finance, and Solana DEX market Meteora also providing means to trade the $MIRROR token directly on the blockchain. What happens when one…