The governorship candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Oyo State, Adebiyi Adedapo, has petitioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the omission of his name from the final list of governorship candidates for the 2027 election. In an open letter dated October 15, 2026, and addressed to INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, Adedapo called on the INEC Chairman to urgently investigate the omission and take corrective steps in line with the law. Adedapo said he emerged as the duly nominated candidate of the NNPP following a consensus primary conducted under the supervision of the…
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The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi Thursday met with members of the Akpu Sellers Association at Sheda and Sheda Galadima markets in Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to mark the International Day of Rural Women. Obi, who interacted with the traders during his visit said the women spoke about the harsh economic realities affecting their businesses, including low patronage, lack of access to microcredit, and inadequate water supply. The traders appealed for financial support to sustain their businesses and improve their livelihoods. Speaking after the engagement, Obi said rural women…
A Bureau De Change operator, Jamilu Abdullahi, has told the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, how transactions amounting to ₦1.425 billion were used for the purchase of foreign currencies within two months. Abdullahi, who testified as Prosecution Witness 19, PW19, in the ongoing trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, disclosed this on Thursday before Justice Maryanne Anineh. Bello is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, alongside Umar Shuaibu Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu, on a 16-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust and money laundering involving ₦110.4 billion. Led in…
The Osun State Police Command has arrested a 42-year-old man, Babalola Saheed, for allegedly exhuming and mutilating the corpse of a 22-year-old woman, Rukibat Babatunde, in Iwo. Its Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday. According to the police, The complainant, father of the deceased, reported that his daughter died on October 12, 2026, after a brief illness and was buried same day in accordance with Islamic rites at Olomo’s Compound, Feesun area, Iwo. He was however distressed to discover that at about 2:00 a.m., the grave had been dug up and…
Ahead of the 2927 general election, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has released its Nationwide Campaign Rally Schedule for the 2027 presidential election covering 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). TheHintsNews Reports that President Bola Tinubu had on Wednesday during the inauguration of the APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) held at the Presidential Villa hinted that he won’t be available for all the campaign because he doesn’t want to abandon governance. The campaign is scheduled to run from October 2026 through early January 2027, with Lagos hosting the major closing rally on 9th January 2027. However, according…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) have held a strategic partnership engagement on early warning, satellite applications, and institutional development. The strategic meeting was held on the sidelines of the 2026 Alliance for Hydromet Development Annual Meeting, with both institutions committing to stronger cooperation. CMA Deputy Administrator, Mr. Song Shanyun said Nigeria, through NiMet, had demonstrated strong leadership and affirmed CMA’s readiness to support the strengthening of meteorology in Nigeria and beyond. He described cooperation between the two countries as important and outlined three priority areas for engagement: Joint development of the MAZU operational…
Troops of Joint Task Force North West have overrun a Lakurawa terrorists’ enclave in Waria Forest, Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State, neutralising several terrorists and recovering weapons and five motorcycles during a clearance operation conducted on 15 October, 2026. Its Media Information Officer, Lt.Col. Aliyu Danja in a statement issued Thursday said during the operation, troops of Sector 2 advanced through identified terrorists’ enclaves along Alela, Bilange and Kandam villages towards Waria Forest and made contact with the terrorists. He explained that during the firefight, troops dominated the terrorists with superior firepower, forcing them to abandon their…
Nigeria and Ghana Wednesday resolved to strengthen bilateral cooperation on fisheries governance, sustainable fisheries management and the fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing. The decision was made when the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, visited Ghana where he met with the Ghanaian Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Hon. Emelia Arthur, in Accra. The visit also provided an opportunity for Oyetola, who is the President of the Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC), to engage with the FCWC Secretariat and the Regional Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Centre in Tema, Ghana,…
The Director-General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. Charles Anosike ane Permanent Representative of Nigeria with the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and the President of World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), Dr. Abdulla Al Mandous have called for increased investment in weather and climate observation infrastructure and stronger public-private partnerships to address critical data gaps across Africa. Anosike made at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Alliance for Hydromet Development, held at Eko Hotel & Suites, Lagos. Highlighting Africa’s observation challenges, Anosike stated that Africa today has the largest basic weather and climate data gaps in the world, holding roughly…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that under Section 32(2) of the Electoral Act, 2026, political parties that believe their candidates were wrongly left off the list have 14 days from the date of publication to notify the Commission. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna in a statement issued Tuesday said said affected political parties have until 24th October, 2026 to make their complaints known. TheHintsNews reports that following the publication of the finalist list of Governorship candidates for the 2027 general election, opposition parties have accused the commission of bias.…