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Odibo Victory Security personnel from the Nigerian Police Force and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) were heavily deployed across Ikere-Ekiti on Saturday ahead of the Ekiti governorship election. According to reports, Ikere-Ekiti is the community of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Deputy Governorship candidate, Mrs Monisade Afuye and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Candidate, Dr Oluwole Oluyede. Both the entry point to the community and the exit were barricade by personnel of the Nigerian police to ensure compliance with the restriction of movement during the election. Vehicles and motorcycles were stopped from advancing, with residents only…

Odibo Victory Electoral officers have been seen setting up at polling units ahead of the election. One of the polling units currently being set up is Ward 10, Unit 31, located within the premises of All Souls Grammar School, Ado-Ekiti. This development was seen in a video posted on X. NPO reported that the election is slated to formally commence by 8:30am and end by 2:30pm.

Odibo Victory President Tinubu has extended the Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi tenure six months. As CGC Adeniyi’s first tenure extension ought to have expired on August 1, 2026. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, via his X handle. The six-month extension, which will expire in February 2027, is to enable him to consolidate the implementation of the National Single Window and ensure an orderly succession in the service. During the transition period, Adeniyi, working with the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Board, will ensure…

Odibo Victory The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Oyo State Command has on Friday, arraigned a 65-year-old woman for allegedly trafficking 238.5kg of Cannabis Sativa. The accused who identified herself as Fatima Ilori was brought before the Federal High Court in Ibadan. Ilori, also known as Iya-Kerosine, pleaded not guilty to the one-count charge of unlawful dealing in narcotic brought against her. Consequent upon her plea, Justice Agomoh ordered the defendant to be remanded in Agodi correctional facility and adjourned the suit until June 26 for hearing on bail application. The prosecuting counsel, Mrs A.A. Balogun had earlier informed…

Agency Report The Students’ Union Government (SUG) of the University of Ibadan (UI) has confirmed the abduction of a 300-level female law student, identified simply as Tomisin. In a statement signed by the union’s president, Comrade Temidayo Adeboye, the student was said to have embarked on a religious retreat with the National General Director of the Scripture Union Student Fellowship, Engr. Uwem Cosmos, and eight other participants. Tomisin is the National Secretary of the Scripture Union Student Fellowship, Nigeria, and the Vice President of the Scripture Union, University of Ibadan chapter. The union dismissed reports claiming that eight UI students…

Odibo Victory The Benue State Police Command has commenced a statewide enforcement exercise against vehicles with covered, obscured, unauthorised or defaced number plates, as well as unregistered vehicles. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Edet Udeme, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Makurdi. According to Udeme, the exercise, which began on June 18, is in compliance with the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, and is aimed at strengthening security and enhancing crime prevention efforts. She explained that the operation seeks to address security concerns associated with the use of such vehicles by criminal elements to evade…

The Governor of Kogi state, Ahmed Ododo, has on Friday, granted free health insurance coverage for individuals living with sickle cell disease in the state. The initiative, announced by the state government, will enroll “Sickle Cell Warriors” on the Kogi Health Insurance Scheme at no cost. This was contained in a statement issued by Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingsley Fanwo on Friday in Lokoja in commemoration of the World Sickle Cell Day 2026. Ododo described the intervention as a landmark step to ease the financial burden of managing the condition and improve access to quality healthcare. He said the…

Odibo Victory The Nigerian Citizens Association South Africa (NICASA) has called for urgent intervention by the Federal Government to assist stranded Nigerians in South Africa. The association urged the government to address the worsening humanitarian situation facing Nigerians awaiting repatriation from the country. This was contained in a statement issued on Friday by NICASA’s National President, Frank Onyekwelu. Onyekwelu said hundreds of Nigerians who responded to the government’s voluntary repatriation programme were facing severe hardship due to delays in the scheduled evacuation flights. According to him, many of the affected Nigerians travelled from distant provinces across South Africa after being…

Agency Report Stakeholders have expressed support for the tax reform introduced by the administration of President Bola Tinubu, describing it as a major milestone in Nigeria’s tax reform programme. The President of the Ife Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (IFECCIMA), Mr Samuel Olawole, said the reform would reduce financial pressure on the citizens, particularly small and informal-sector businesses. Olawole stated this at a seminar organised by IFECCIMA in Ile-Ife on Thursday, aimed at enlightening entrepreneurs and the public on the tax reform. He urged Nigerians to embrace the reform and seek proper understanding of its objectives, rather than…

Odibo Victory The Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, has on Thursday, rewarded police operatives who apprehended suspects linked to the Benin Vegetable Market kidnapping incident with N10m. According to reports, unidentified gunmen attacked a family that had gone to buy fruits at the Fruit Market along Airport Road in Benin City and abducted a woman after shooting the tyre of their parked Jeep. Her husband and children, however, escaped unhurt. The woman was rescued from the kidnappers’ den on Wednesday. Okpebholo announced the reward at the Edo State Police Command headquarters on Thursday during the parade of suspects, including…