A senior Hamas delegation has held talks with Egypt’s intelligence chief, Hassan Rashad, as diplomatic efforts intensify to move forward with U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed framework for ending the Gaza conflict. The meeting, held on Sunday, August 16, 2026, comes as Washington and regional mediators push to resolve disagreements over the implementation of the … Read more
Governor Ademola Adeleke’s victory in the Osun State governorship election has triggered a wave of congratulatory messages from prominent political figures, with former Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, former Senator, Ben Murray-Bruce, former Kogi State Senator, Dino Melaye and former Lagos State Labour Party governorship candidate, … Read more
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, is set to begin the commissioning of 10 major projects across the State as his administration intensifies efforts to deliver infrastructure and public facilities to communities across the 23 local government areas. The commissioning exercise is scheduled to begin on Monday, August 17, 2026, and will continue until August 28, … Read more
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has renewed his support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s bid to secure a second term in the 2027 presidential election. Adeleke made the declaration on Sunday while delivering his victory speech after being declared the winner of the August 15 Osun State governorship election. The Governor, who had previously endorsed … Read more
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has called on his All Progressives Congress (APC) challenger, Bola Oyebamiji, to accept the outcome of the 2026 governorship election and congratulate him following his re-election. Adeleke made the appeal after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared him the winner of Saturday’s governorship election, handing him another four-year mandate … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that 1,906,390 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have been collected by registered voters in Osun State ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. The figure represents 81.50 per cent of the 2,339,233 registered voters in the State, leaving 426,842 PVCs yet to be collected, according to the electoral commission. INEC … Read more
The Accord Party has rejected the endorsement of the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Osun State, Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, by Professor Chris Imumolen, insisting that the former 2023 presidential candidate no longer represents the Party. The development has deepened the political disagreement within Accord ahead of the August 15, 2026, Osun State governorship election, … Read more
Oyo State Governor and presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, Seyi Makinde, has named former Director-General of the Department of State Services, DSS, Lawal Musa Daura, as his running mate for the 2027 presidential election. Makinde reportedly unveiled Daura on Thursday, August 13, 2026, during the APM’s elective National Convention in Bauchi, where … Read more
Former Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, former Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola and other prominent Nigerians gathered in Lagos on Thursday to honour the late Anthony Adeosun, husband of former Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun. The funeral service attracted political leaders, public officials, business figures, friends and associates of the Adeosun family, who came together to … Read more
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday met with the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr. Richard Montgomery, and other senior officials of the United Kingdom diplomatic mission, in an engagement that comes as political activities intensify ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. The meeting, which took place on Thursday, August 13, 2026, was disclosed … Read more