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Elections // February 19, 2026

Tinubu signs Electoral Act 2026, retains optional e-transmission

Abiodun hails peaceful APC ward congresses in Ogun

Hoodlums storm APC secretariat in Akure, injure state party chairman

Reps in uproar over move to reverse real-time result transmission

LAUTECH students protest relocation of anatomy and physiology department

Owo church attack: DSS details ISWAP plot in court

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Saudi Arabia declares Wednesday start of Ramadan 1447

February 17, 2026 // 9:53 pm

Ota toll gate crash: 7 dead as Ogun orders probe

February 17, 2026 // 5:05 pm

DHQ confirms arrival of 100 US military personnel in Bauchi

February 17, 2026 // 4:50 pm

Senate passes new Electoral Act after heated Clause 60 showdown

Lagos

lagos house assembly

Lagos assembly ratifies Zoomlion waste concession with safeguards

Lagos dismisses Appeal Court ruling on VIO as inapplicable in state

Lagos probes ambulance incident at Access Bank marathon

Sanwo-Olu backs Tinubu’s second term, launches Renewed Hope Ambassadors in Lagos

Granite-laden truck crushes car, kills motorist on Lekki expressway

Oyo

Oba Akeem Owoade

Alaafin raises alarm over terror threat to Kwara Yoruba towns

Police kill two suspected bandits, foil attack in Oke-Ogun

Kingmakers urge Makinde, Ladoja to fast-track new Oniroko installation

ADC launches aggressive membership drive in Oyo

Gunmen kidnap 12-year-old student in Ibadan, police launch probe

Ogun

auto accident

Ota toll gate crash: 7 dead as Ogun orders probe

Customs officer killed in Ogun ambush as anti-smuggling raids net ₦3.3bn seizures

Iyabo Obasanjo confirms APC membership, signals political comeback in Ogun

Customs officers repel fresh smugglers’ attack in Ogun, one dies

Ogun govt vows tougher action against gender-based violence, child abuse in 2026

Osun

osun apc rally

Five Osun PDP federal lawmakers defect to APC

Osun retirees protest, oppose Aregbesola’s ADC return

Oyinlola insists PDP remains strong in Osun despite Adeleke’s defection

Osun police arraign mosque imam, four others over worshipper’s death in Osogbo

APM slams Adeleke over idle ₦10.7bn Oke-Fia bridge, calls project wasteful

Ondo

dss

Owo church attack: DSS details ISWAP plot in court

Army kills two terrorists in Ondo forest operation

Amotekun arrests 95 suspects in statewide crackdown in Ondo

Ondo police raid Akure cult hideout, arrest three, recover weapons

Ondo police arrest landlady for allegedly poisoning tenant’s son

Ekiti

electoral reform

Electoral reform bill nears completion as NASS harmonises stakeholders’ inputs

Ekiti court sentences three men to death for armed robbery

Ekiti police arrest 17 suspected cattle rustlers, recover 558 cattle

Former Ekiti PDP spokesperson defects to APC

Osun, Ekiti off-cycle polls, FCT council elections to test INEC’s 2027 readiness

Opinion & Interview

Fani-Kayode slams ‘faceless’ group calling for FIRS chairman Adedeji’s resignation

Prioritise your security: The Asaba shockwave

Electing visionary leaders for Oyo State NUJ

Makinde’s multi-pronged strategy tames multi-dimensional poverty in Oyo

Education

funato

FUNATO fixes March 6, 2026 for pioneer students’ resumption

tasued transfer

Ogun hands over TASUED to federal government in historic education shift

jamb

JAMB begins 2026 UTME registration, warns candidates, CBT centres

data-driven decision

Stakeholders push data-driven policy shift in Nigeria’s TVET sector

Politics

osun apc rally

Five Osun PDP federal lawmakers defect to APC

african democratic congress

ADC launches aggressive membership drive in Oyo

renewed hope ambassador

Sanwo-Olu backs Tinubu’s second term, launches Renewed Hope Ambassadors in Lagos

pdp

Oyinlola insists PDP remains strong in Osun despite Adeleke’s defection

Law & Crime

babajide sanwo olu

Lagos moves to end court delays in tenancy, other matters

dss

DSS files charges against El-Rufai over alleged NSA phone interception

nigerian army in action

Army kills two terrorists in Ondo forest operation

ondo amotekun

Amotekun arrests 95 suspects in statewide crackdown in Ondo

National

national assembly

Senate passes new Electoral Act after heated Clause 60 showdown

dss

DSS files charges against El-Rufai over alleged NSA phone interception

tax reform

Nigeria Tax Act 2025: Committee debunks 25% building funds tax claim