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2019: Again APC reschedules presidential primary
The new presidential primary holds same day Osun governorship re-run election holds.
God Is Good Motors’ passengers kidnapped, some released after ransom payment
The relatives of the kidnapped passengers recount their ordeal.
#OsunDecides2018: Polling units that will decide Osun’s next governor
Elections will only hold in those areas with all the 48 political parties involved
Six bodies recovered in Maiduguri boat mishap
An official attributed the incident to the heavy wind with sandstorm which lasted for about 30 minutes.
Ras Kimono’s wife, Efemena Okedi, is dead
Her death comes three months after Ras Kimono passed on.
UPDATED: It’s Official: INEC declares Osun governorship election inconclusive
The PDP candidate won with a margin of less than 400 votes.
#OsunDecides2018: Adeleke, Oyetola to battle in re-run election
Neither of the two leading candidates clinched enough votes for outright victory in the governorship elections in Osun on Saturday.
#OsunDecides2018: Osogbo to determine Osun governor as PDP leads after 29 local govts
From results so far, the APC trails the PDP in total valid votes cast.
#OsunDecides2018: INEC formally announces results — LIVE-UPDATES
The results are being announced at the INEC headquarters in Osogbo.
#OsunDecides2018: INEC results from local govts
Results of each local government will be announced at the INEC collation centre in the local government.
#OsunDecides2018: Official results from polling units
The Osun election is being held in the 30 local government areas of the state.
VIDEO: #OsunDecides2018: Party agents caught sharing N2000 to voters
A beneficiary, an elderly woman who spoke with PREMIUM TIMES, said the money is her “right.”
NYSC replies Minister Shittu, says political office not replacement for national service
Mr Shittu faces legal sanction for skipping the mandatory national service.
#OsunDecides2018 (LIVE UPDATES): APC, PDP, SDP, others battle
Over one million voters are eligible to vote for the 48 parties taking part in the election.
OsunDecides: Successes, challenges in INEC’s distribution of electoral materials
Delays are being experienced in some local governments as electoral officials wait for sensitive materials.
ANALYSIS: OsunDecides: Familiar foes, former allies battle for governorship seat
Forty-eight parties are running but the winner is expected from the Big Five.
Nigeria’s Central Bank takes over Skye Bank
The CBN has approved a change of name for the distressed bank.
Nigeria panel releases report on cause of Abuja ‘earthquake’
A presidential committee says 110,000 boreholes and daily extraction of 330,000 metric tonnes of water in Abuja is not sustainable.
FirstNation Airline boss must face trial for alleged N1.7bn theft, Court rules
The court fixed November 7, 8 and 9 for Mr Odukoya’s trial.
ANALYSIS: Nigerian Senate as retirement home for state governors
Out of 10 outgoing governors, eight are seeking new stools in the upper chamber of the National Assembly.
Why I am probing Buhari’s Senate ally – APC Governor
The governor is also gunning for a Senate seat next year.
EXCLUSIVE: Another Buhari’s minister busted for skipping NYSC, risks jail term
The minister confirms he did not participate in the mandatory NYSC scheme.
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Nigerian, Italian jailed as Malabu oil fraud claims first convicts
The first convictions in the murky case comes days before Shell and Agip-Eni are set to go on trial over the $1.1 billion oil deal.
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Nigeria anti-trafficking agency sacks six staff for demanding sex, bribes from suspects
Some officials were fired for arranging “professional sureties” for suspects for a fee.
NFF Election: Pinnick records landslide victory
It is the first time in the NFF that an incumbent will be getting a second consecutive term in office via a democratic process.