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The Nigeria Police Force has deployed a new Commissioner of Police (CP), Samuel Erale, to oversee the forthcoming 15 August governorship election in Osun State. This comes after months of persistent calls from the state government for the removal of CP Ibrahim Gotan amid controversies his alleged partisanship and poor handling of election-related security. Police Public Relations Officer in Osun, Abiodun Ojelabi, a deputy suprintendent of police, confirmed Mr Erale’s deployment to replace Mr Gotan on Friday. However, it appears Mr Erale will only be in charge of the police in the state for the time being, pending the conclusion…

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has moved its 2026 Elective Congress by one day, with the election now set to take place on Sunday, September 27, 2026, in Lafia, Nasarawa State. The congress was first scheduled for Saturday, September 26, and will elect members of the NFF Executive Committee, who will lead the federation for the next four years. The decision was approved during an extraordinary General Assembly held virtually on Wednesday after the NFF Executive Committee proposed the change. NFF President, Ibrahim Musa Gusau, said the date was changed because of the Super Eagles’ opening qualifier for the 2027…

“Ebola feeds on delay, fear and hunger,” said Carl Skau, acting Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP). “Stopping this outbreak requires all hands on deck and communities at the centre.”Declared in eastern DRC on 15 May, the Ebola outbreak is the fastest growing on record. Full-blown Ebola caused by the Bundibugyo virus is marked by severe bleeding and a fatality rate of around 40 per cent.What you need to knowThis is the largest Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus to date, according to the latest update from the World Health Organization (WHO)48 health zones across five provinces…

Visa, the global payments company, has appointed Anne Kinuthia Otieno, the former managing director of Airtel Money Kenya, as the Vice President and Head of East Africa, less than a week after announcing her departure from the mobile money operator.  She will assume the role on August 4, overseeing Visa’s business across seven East African markets. According to Visa, Kinuthia-Otieno will be based in Nairobi, where she will lead the company’s efforts to grow digital payments, deepen partnerships with financial institutions and partners, and expand financial inclusion across the region.  The appointment answers the question industry watchers had after Kinuthia-Otieno…

Sterling Financial Holdings posted a 20.4% increase in profit after tax to ₦50.3 billion in H1 2026, with total assets rising to ₦4.67 trillion and customer deposits climbing to ₦3.62 trillion. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that Sterling Financial Holdings Company Plc has reported a strong financial performance for the first half of 2026, posting a 20.4 per cent increase in profit after tax (PAT) as the Group’s balance sheet expanded to nearly ₦5 trillion. According to its unaudited financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Group recorded a profit after tax of ₦50.3 billion, up from the corresponding period…

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Barely two weeks before the 15 August governorship election in Osun State, the Accord Party has petitioned President Bola Tinubu, Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Disu and others over what it described as the police’s pattern of intimidation and politically motivated arrests targeting its members. The party also renewed its call for the immediate removal of the state’s Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, over alleged partisanship, saying his continued tenure could undermine the credibility of the forthcoming governorship election. The petition comes after months of heightened tension between the ruling party and the police, including the controversial raid on the residence…

President Bola Tinubu has stated that the creation of four additional divisions of the Nigerian Army to complement the existing eight was to ensure that the military responded swiftly to acts of insecurity wherever they happened. He added that the 12 divisions are now better motivated to tackle the insecurity in the country that has festered for long. The president stated this while receiving traditional rulers under the auspices of the Oyo State Council of Obas, led by the Olubadan of Ibadan, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, Arusa 1, in the State House on Thursday. According to the…

News » Premier League news » Arsenal newsJuly 30, 2026 20:07 GMT (UK), by Sri Aswin View Arsenal summer 2026 transfer targets Nwaneri on the move soon? Arsenal have set an asking price of £50 million to part ways with graduate Ethan Nwaneri this summer, according to The Times. The 19-year-old struggled for playing time under manager Mikel Arteta last term, and he was loaned out to Marseille at the turn of the year.Nwaneri made a bright start for the Ligue 1 outfit, but his minutes were drastically reduced after the dismissal of manager Roberto De Zerbi.The youngster has returned to the Gunners for pre-season,…

As of 20 July, the agency reports that 18 Palestinians have died this year in attacks involving settlers. Twelve died at the hands of settlers, three by Israeli forces and responsibility for the remaining three deaths is disputed.Since Friday, eight Palestinians, including a boy, and two members of the Israeli military have also been killed in the region.The number of settler attacks has increased each year since 2023 following the brutal Hamas attacks on southern Israeli communities, rising to 1,835 last year, according to the UN’s humanitarian aid office (OCHA).  There were about 190 attacks per month in the first four months…