The Oyo State House of Assembly has approved Governor Seyi Makinde’s annual leave request spanning August 10 to September 11, 2026, paving the way for Deputy Governor Bayo Lawal to serve as Acting Governor throughout the period.
Former Osun State Governor and current ADC National Secretary Rauf Aregbesola has claimed he is the first governor in Nigerian history to serve a full eight-year tenure without owning a personal house, disclosing that he lived in a friend’s home throughout his time in office.
Former Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola has ruled out any presidential ambition, telling TVC that he is content with his current life and has no plans to seek Nigeria’s highest political office.
A Kuwait court has sentenced two unnamed Nigerians to seven years in prison for an armed robbery at a money exchange office in Mahboula, in which the suspects stole foreign currencies worth approximately $14,918 and swapped licence plates to conceal their getaway vehicles.
Thirteen of the 50 oil and gas blocks offered in Nigeria’s 2025 Licensing Round failed to attract bids and will
AAC presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has categorically denied allegations that his activism and journalism are financed by Western governments, telling PAPShow host Umar Isa that his 37 years of public life have been driven purely by personal conviction — while also revealing that security agencies falsely claimed in court that he collected money from Atiku Abubakar in Dubai to fund the 2019 #RevolutionNow movement.
Isaac Fayose has urged his elder brother, Ayo Fayose, to hand off his newly announced Rural Electrification Agency chairmanship to his son, arguing the former Ekiti governor deserved a more senior position such as minister or ambassador.
Lionel Messi added two historic records to his career during Argentina’s 1-0 defeat to Spain in the 2026 World Cup final, becoming the first player to start three World Cup finals and the oldest outfield player to feature in one.
Atiku Abubakar has called on the National Assembly to launch a forensic probe into over ₦210 billion in duplicated allocations
Nigerian businessman Isaac Fayose has walked back his threat to abandon the Obidient Movement after NDC presidential candidate Peter Obi personally called him, with Fayose now declaring himself “one million percent Obidient” just hours after threatening to withdraw his support.
