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#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.
Boko Haram insurgents kill seven, burn three villages in Borno
Attacks by the terrorists in Nigeria’s war-ravaged northeast have increased in recent months.
EXCLUSIVE: AGF Malami hires American firms to plant pro-Buhari op-ed in U.S. papers
Mr. Malami’s action came to light years after this newspaper exposed the Jonathan government for spending thousands of dollars on arranging interviews for its officials on U.S. media outlets.
Two dead, four wounded as another Nigerian soldier commits suicide
The latest suicide came three months after an Army captain committed suicide while under psychiatric evaluation in Borno State.
ANALYSIS: How vote buying may make or mar Osun polls
Vote buying today comes in different forms: “vote and cook soup”, “see and buy”, or “snap and send” among others.
MTN: CBN promises ‘equitable resolution’ over sanctions imposed on telecom firm, banks
The central bank had on August 29 ordered MTN and the four banks to bring $8.1 billion back into Nigeria.
Why new national carrier, Nigeria Air, was suspended indefinitely
The airline was planned to commence operation at the end of the year.
Nigeria suspends national air carrier project two months after launching
The establishment of a new national career was a major campaign promise by President Muhammadu Buhari.
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Police summon Osun PDP guber candidate Adeleke over certificate forgery
The summon comes hours after WAEC reportedly confirmed Mr Adeleke sat for exam in 1981 and three days to the governorship election.
APC changes date for presidential primary election
The party has rescheduled the dates for other primary elections.
Nigerian govt sells stake in security printing firm to CBN for N17 billion
The government will retain only 10.1 per cent equity, after divesting 21 per cent.