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target=_blank>Live Updates: Ekiti Governorship Election 2026
SATURDAY 20, JUNE, 2026 07:49am Distribution of Election Materials to Polling Units Begins Gbenga Sodeinde in Ado-Ekiti Distribution of sensitive and non- sensitive materials have commenced at Registration Area Centre
target=_blank>Ekiti Decides: Oyebanji, Oluyede in Two-horse Race
*13 political parties jostle for governorship seat *EU monitors warn against vote-buying, violence*SDP denies withdrawing from race*Police deploy personnel, tactical assets*Bye-elections hold in six states Chuks Okocha, Sunday Aborishade, Linus
target=_blank>Mother, Sister of Late Terrorism Kingpin, Battujo Get Landmark 40 Years Jail Terms
*Troops repel ISWAP attack, inflict heavy losses on insurgents in Buratai counter-offensive *Shettima visits NIPSS, orders security overhaul after deadly attack Deji Elumoye, Alex Enumah, Linus Aleke in Abuja and
target=_blank>Alison-Madueke: 13-year Investigation Ruined My Life, Faults UK Probe
Sunday Ehigiator Former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has criticised British law enforcement authorities following her acquittal on bribery charges, saying the 13-year investigation by the United Kingdom’s
target=_blank>Israel, Hezbollah Agree to Ceasefire in Lebanon
Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire yesterday, after an escalation in hostilities in Lebanon sorely tested the United States-Iranian interim deal to end the wider Middle East conflict.A
target=_blank>Again, Tinubu Extends Customs CG, Adeniyi’s Tenure, Now to Retire in Feb. 2027
Deji Elumoye in Abuja President Tinubu has granted a final six-month tenure extension to the Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi. As Comptroller General of Customs, Adeniyi’s first tenure extension ought
target=_blank>Petrol Imports Jump 59.5% Despite Zero PMS Export by Dangote Refinery in May
·650,000bpd facility supplies 41.5m litres daily as utilisation tops 101% ·Imports constitute 12.74% of total supply ·Crude receipts by domestic refineries drop by 5.6% m-o-m Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja Petrol imports
target=_blank>Interagency Rivalry Fuelling Nigeria’s Insecurity, NSCDC Commandant Declares
Michael Olugbode in Abuja Interagency rivalry and the inability of security institutions to work seamlessly together are undermining Nigeria’s response to insecurity, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Commandant of the Nigeria
target=_blank>Athena Observatory Deploys Real-time Electoral Data System for Ekiti Poll, Signals Poll
Michael Olugbode in Abuja The Athena Election Observatory (AEO) has unveiled a strengthened post-election audit system featuring near real-time result capture for the Ekiti State governorship election scheduled for Saturday, in
target=_blank>External Reserves Climb to $51bn, Gain $13.3bn in One Year
Nume Ekeghe Nigeria’s gross external reserves have crossed the $51 billion mark gaining $13.3 billion over the past 12 months due to the country’s strengthening external position and growing confidence
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