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Osun Poll: CDD Flags BVAS Failures, Vote Buying, Violence As Threats To Credible Election

NewsDeskNgAug 15, 2026August 15, 20260

CDD says Osun election shows early polling but flags BVAS failures, vote buying and violence threatening voter freedom. The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), through its Election Analysis Centre (CDD-EAC), has raised concerns over BVAS failures, vote buying and isolated cases of violence in the ongoing Osun State governorship...

ADC Vows To Unseat APC In Jigawa, Says Incumbency No Guarantee

NewsDeskNgAug 15, 2026August 15, 20260

ADC chairman Sani Gumel says growing grassroots support will help opposition party defeat APC and take over Jigawa in 2027. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has expressed confidence that it will defeat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections and form the next government in Jigawa...

Troops Foil ISWAP Assault On Biu Military Base, Kill Several Terrorists, Recover Weapons

NewsDeskNgAug 15, 2026August 15, 20260

Troops thwart another ISWAP attempt to overrun military base in Biu, inflicting heavy casualties and recovering weapons from fighters. Troops of 162 Amphibious Battalion, operating under the Joint Task Force North-East, Operation Hadin Kai, successfully thwarted an attempted attack by ISWAP terrorists on their location at Forward Operating Base Mandaragirau,...

SEC Admits Blockchain.com Into Regulatory Sandbox For Nigeria’s Digital Asset Market

NewsDeskNgAug 15, 20260

SEC admits Blockchain.com into ARIP, allowing the digital asset firm to operate within a controlled regulatory sandbox in Nigeria. Blockchain has been admitted into the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme (ARIP), marking an important step in the company’s long-term commitment to Nigeria and its broader...

C’River: PRISMA Research Study Hits 200 Enrolment Milestone in Weeks

NewsDeskNgAug 15, 2026August 15, 20260

The Pregnancy Risks, Infant Surveillance and Measurement Alliance, PRISMA, has enrolled 200 participants in Cross River State within weeks of commencing registration for its maternal and newborn health research programme. The milestone marks significant progress for the international research initiative, which recently moved from months of community sensitization and stakeholder...

Old Borgu Stakeholders Thank Tinubu for Rescue of 308 Captives, Seek Urgent Road Repairs to Tackle Insecurity

NewsDeskNgAug 15, 2026August 15, 20260

Community leaders from the Old Borgu region across Kwara, Niger and Kebbi states have expressed gratitude to the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led Federal Government for the rescue of 308 kidnap victims and the establishment of two new military battalions, while calling for urgent intervention on road infrastructure to address...

Osun Poll: CSOs Applaud NSCDC for Professional Conduct, Peaceful Election

NewsDeskNgAug 15, 2026August 15, 20260

A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) has commended the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for the professional conduct, restraint and impartiality demonstrated by its personnel during the Osun State governorship election. The coalition, led by the National President of STAND UP NIGERIA, Comrade Sunny Attah, gave the...

2027: C’River LGs Enjoy Best Funding Under Otu, Says ALGON Chair

NewsDeskNgAug 15, 2026August 15, 20260

The Chairman of Yakurr Local Government Area and Cross River State ALGON Chairman, Chief Yibala Inyang, has dismissed claims of underfunding of local governments in the state, saying the councils are enjoying their best funding and partnership with the state government under Governor Bassey Edet Otu. Inyang said the Otu...

Energy Consultants Retract Call for Ojulari’s Removal, Say Further Investigation Found ‘High Level of Transparency’ at NNPCL

NewsDeskNgAug 15, 2026August 15, 20260

The Association of Energy Policy and Development Consultants (AEPDC) has retracted its earlier call for the removal of Bayo Ojulari, Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), saying further investigations showed that its initial position was based on incomplete and misleading information. Dr Ibrahim...

C’River ALGON to Jarvis: We Are Well Funded

NewsDeskNgAug 15, 2026August 15, 20260

The Cross River State chapter of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, has dismissed claims that local government councils in the state are being underfunded, insisting that the councils are adequately funded under the administration of Governor Bassey Edet Otu. The ALGON Chairman and Chairman of Yakurr Local...

Ladipo Johnson: Osun Voters Defeated Political Tyranny

Nasarawa SUBEB Chair Empowers 75 Less Privileged Persons With N250,000 Grants In Nasarawa

Umeh Seeks State Of Emergency As Erosion Threatens Anyaoku, Achebe’s Communities

Osun Poll: CDD Flags BVAS Failures, Vote Buying, Violence As Threats To Credible Election

ADC Vows To Unseat APC In Jigawa, Says Incumbency No Guarantee

Troops Foil ISWAP Assault On Biu Military Base, Kill Several Terrorists, Recover Weapons

SEC Admits Blockchain.com Into Regulatory Sandbox For Nigeria’s Digital Asset Market

C’River: PRISMA Research Study Hits 200 Enrolment Milestone in Weeks

Old Borgu Stakeholders Thank Tinubu for Rescue of 308 Captives, Seek Urgent Road Repairs to Tackle Insecurity

Osun Poll: CSOs Applaud NSCDC for Professional Conduct, Peaceful Election

2027: C’River LGs Enjoy Best Funding Under Otu, Says ALGON Chair

Energy Consultants Retract Call for Ojulari’s Removal, Say Further Investigation Found ‘High Level of Transparency’ at NNPCL

C’River ALGON to Jarvis: We Are Well Funded