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Osun Police Confirm Davido Was Target in Violent Attack on Governor Adeleke's Convoy Assault on Governor's Convoy in Osogbo The Osun State Police Command has made a startling revelation regarding the recent security breach involving the convoy of Governor Ademola Adeleke. According to law enforcement officials, international Afrobeat sensation Davido was the primary target of the violent disruption that occurred in Osogbo, the state capital. The incident unfolded shortly after Governor Adeleke received his certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). As the governor's motorcade, which also carried his children and the music star, made its way to the palace of the Ataoja of Osogbo, a confrontation erupted between security details and armed individuals. Cultists Linked to the Targeted Attack Police spokesperson Abiodun Ojelabi confirmed that preliminary findings point to members of the notorious Eye Confraternity. The principal suspect has ...

 Gunfire in Osogbo as Hoodlums Attack Governor Ademola Adeleke's Convoy Panic gripped the ancient city of Osogbo on Wednesday, August 19, when suspected hoodlums launched a daring attack on the convoy of the Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke. The violent incident triggered a heavy exchange of gunfire between the assailants and the governor's security operatives. The Clash at the Palace According to eyewitness accounts, the attack occurred shortly after Governor Adeleke concluded a meeting with the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji, at his palace. The governor had arrived at the palace around 3:15 pm in a motorcade of approximately 20 vehicles, having just visited the Osun State headquarters of the electoral commission. Trouble started just as the meeting was winding down and the governor's entourage prepared to depart. Suspected hoodlums, who reportedly arrived in an unregistered vehicle through the Ita Olokan axis of Osogbo, opened fire on the convoy. "H...

 "We Are Not on the Same Level": Verydarkman Claims No Nigerian Celebrity Has More Impact Than Him Controversial Nigerian social media commentator and activist, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as Verydarkman, has sparked intense debate online after asserting that no celebrity in Nigeria matches his level of societal impact. Redefining Success: Impact Over Material Wealth In a recently surfaced video, the vocal activist clarified his perspective on what truly makes a person "big" in society. Rather than measuring success through conventional metrics such as multi-million Naira mansions, luxury cars, or bank balances, Verydarkman emphasized that his benchmark remains the tangible, positive difference made in the lives of ordinary citizens. According to him, many Nigerian celebrities focus heavily on showcasing material acquisitions while doing very little to uplift their communities. He maintained that when judged by the metric of real-world influence and help r...

 STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE   TINUBU TASKS HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISER TO COORDINATE FIVE-YEAR NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT ASSESSMENT, DEFENCE PLAN President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the immediate preparation of a comprehensive National Threat Assessment and a rolling five-year Strategic Defence Operations Plan to strengthen coordination across Nigeria’s defence, intelligence and security capabilities.  The President's Special Adviser on Homeland Security, Major General Adeyinka A. Famadewa, will coordinate and provide secretariat support for the 11-man committee the President constituted to draft the strategic defence operations plan. Other members of the committee are the National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu; the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa; the Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Bello Muhammad Matawalle; the Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede; the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Waidi Shaibu; the Chief of Air Staff,  ...

 N200 Petrol Price Would Have Made Dangote Refinery Impossible — Finance Minister The Federal Government has said the Dangote Petroleum Refinery would not have been able to commence operations under the previous petrol subsidy regime, arguing that the removal of the subsidy was essential to create a viable market for private refining investment. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Taiwo Oyedele made the remarks on Wednesday in Abuja while presenting the government’s report titled “Nigeria’s Reform Scorecard: The Benefits, Costs and Harms Prevented.” Oyedele acknowledged that the removal of the petrol subsidy and the unification of the foreign exchange market had imposed significant costs on Nigerians. However, he maintained that the reforms had averted a far more severe economic crisis and established the conditions necessary for major investments such as the Dangote refinery to function commercially. He linked the refinery’s viability directly to the end o...

‘Sponsor A Bill Rather Than Resort to Abuse,' NDLEA Commander Fires Back at Sowore Over Cannabis Farm Destruction Criticism The Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Ogun State, CN Tijjani Rabe, has strongly responded to criticism from human rights activist and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore over the agency’s anti-drug operations. Rabe asserted that leadership cannot be built on insults directed at institutions that “sacrifice daily for this country.” Sowore had, in a post on X on Tuesday, faulted the NDLEA for destroying cannabis farms, describing the crop as economically viable. He called on the government to legalise and regulate its cultivation to harness medicinal and industrial potential rather than destroy it. “It is idiotic @ndlea_nigeria wake up, put on uniforms, march into farms, and set economically viable crops worth millions of dollars ablaze while your country is drowning in multidimensional poverty,” Sow...

 Nurses Writes Kaduna Governor Over Alleged Unauthorised Salary Deductions, Intimidation By Health Union Officials  Concerned nurses in Kaduna State have appealed to Governor Uba Sani to urgently intervene in alleged unauthorised deductions from nurses’ salaries and reported intimidation of members who have questioned the deductions. The nurses, in an open letter addressed to the governor, alleged that deductions were being made from their salaries in connection with a “particular project” reportedly initiated through the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Kaduna State. They stressed that while they recognise the legitimate role of trade unions and professional associations in protecting workers’ interests, such powers, they said, must be exercised within the limits of the law, financial regulations, due process and workers’ fundamental rights. According to the concerned nurses, the legality and authority for the deductions require ...

 EFCC Arraigns Two for Alleged Unlawful Supply of Bank Access Codes in Lagos   The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, arraigned Gideon Bakpa Aghogho and Oscar Ebere Chukwuebuka before Justice F.N. Ogazi of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos,  for  alleged unlawful supply of bank access credentials.   The defendants were arraigned alongside one Scott, who is currently at large, on an eight-count charge bordering on the unlawful supply of access credentials to a bank database.    The offences are contrary to Sections 27 and 28(1)(b) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015, as amended in 2024.   One of the counts reads: “That you, GIDEON BAKPA AGHOGHO, OSCAR EBERE CHUKWUEBUKA, along with an individual identified as SCOTT (at large), conspired unlawfully between 24th and 26th July 2026 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court...

 CHAIRMAN COUNCIL OF NIGERIA LEGION APPEALS FOR PATIENCE AS VETERANS AWAIT WELFARE ENTITLEMENTS The National Chairman, Council of Nigeria legion and Commandant Corp of commissioners, Grace Morenike Henry, has appealed to veterans of the Nigerian Armed Forces to remain patient with the Federal Government over outstanding entitlements and approved pension increases. The appeal follows the decision by veterans to call off their planned public protest, with the Legion commending them for their peaceful and mature conduct. Morenike Henry said the Federal Government has assured veterans that outstanding entitlements and approved pension increases will be fully paid. She stressed that government holds the welfare of veterans in high esteem and is working to resolve the administrative processes necessary to ensure that all benefits due to them are cleared. The National Chairman also disclosed that efforts are underway to improve the healthcare of war-wounded veterans through strategic part...