14+ hour, 19+ min ago   (598+ words) A chieftain of the Accord Party in Osun State, Olalekan Ajagungbade, popularly known as Emir, has reportedly been shot dead in Ile-Ife during a fight over control of a motor park in the town. Sources said that Ajagungbade was attacked…...

18+ hour, 27+ min ago   (261+ words) The late Hon Kolawole passed on Saturday, after a brief illness. He was aged 88. Governor Oyebanji, in a statement by his Special Adviser (Media), Olayinka Oyebode, described Hon Kolawole’s death as a major loss to the party, the people of…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (358+ words) The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 53-year-old man, Gambo Hassan, alias “Anahaka”, over alleged kidnapping, rape, armed robbery and unlawful possession of an offensive weapon in Bauchi metropolis, the Vanguard reporting. Hassan, a resident of Igbo Quarters, Bauchi,…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (717+ words) Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State, on Thursday sworn in 19 newly appointed Permanent Secretaries, describing the exercise as the largest single appointment of Permanent Secretaries in the history of the state. Yahaya said the appointments had brought to 55 the…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (267+ words) The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has announced its intention to institute the Dotun Oladipo Prize for Online Journalism, in memory of the Guild’s immediate past president and founder of The Eagle Online, who died on August 25, 2026, at age…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1002+ words) The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced the seizure of surveillance drones, narcotics and expired pharmaceutical products with a combined value of N43.59 billion at the APM Terminals examination bay, Apapa Port, Lagos. He said the seized items would be handed…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (469+ words) Peter Obi, the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate for the 2027 election, has outlined an agriculture-led strategy to tackle poverty and secure the support of Northern Nigeria. Obi said his administration would invest in agriculture, education, healthcare and skills development…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (58+ words) theeagleonline.com.ng I won 2023 presidential election, Obi insists, gives condition to concede defeat in 2027 The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, says he will concede defeat in the 2027 presidential election if the poll is free,…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (244+ words) The Olusegun Agagu Foundation, OAF Memorial Lecture is set to return with its 13th Anniversary Edition on Monday, September 14, 2026 at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. The annual OAF Memorial Lecture was instituted In honour of late Dr. Olusegun Kokumo Agagu,…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (425+ words) Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has signed a decree lifting a decade-long restriction on the public carrying of legally owned firearms, fulfilling a campaign promise to take a tougher approach to crime. Under the new decree, Colombians who already…...