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The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre), a prominent non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting good governance, transparency, and accountability in Nigeria, announces the call for nominations for the 9th Edition of the Gani Fawehinmi Impact and Integrity Awards (GFIIA 2026). Named in honor of the late Chief Gani Fawehinmi, a distinguished human rights activist and legal luminary, the Gani Fawehinmi Impact and Integrity Awards aim to recognize individuals who demonstrate exceptional integrity and contribute significantly to societal improvement. The awards’ board, chaired by Professor Itse Sagay and co-chaired by Professor Ayo Atsenua, includes esteemed members such as Mr.…

Perhaps because Fayemi is calm, reflective, intellectual, and measured, many people misunderstand his personality and political style. In an environment where loudness is often mistaken for strength, his restraint is sometimes wrongly interpreted as weakness or indecision. Yet beneath that composed personality lies one of the most experienced, sophisticated, resilient, and internationally connected political actors in Nigeria today. In today’s contemporary political discourse, Kayode Fayemi has become a factor to be reckoned with. His voice is easily noticed whenever he speaks on national issues, while his comments, interventions, and political positions are constantly dissected in relation to where he stands…

The Ogun State Police Command says its has strengthened proactive security measures, assuring residents of the state of a peaceful, safe, and hitch-free El-Kabir celebration. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, in a statement on Monday said adequate personnel and operational assets were deployed to strategic locations in the state. Babaseyi noted that they were deployed to Eid prayer grounds, major highways, recreational centres, markets, motor parks, residential areas, and other identified public spaces.  According to him, the deployment aimed at ensuring visible policing, effective crowd control, early threat detection, and swift response to any emerging security concerns before, during,…

Former Minister of Transportation and frontline presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Chibuike Amaechi, has commended the conduct of the party’s presidential primary in Ward 8, Ubima, in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, describing the exercise as free, fair and transparent. Addressing journalists after participating in the voting process, the former Rivers State governor said he was satisfied with the level of organisation and credibility recorded during the exercise. He also assured party members and Nigerians of an inclusive style of leadership if he emerges as the ADC presidential candidate. Amaechi further called on Nigerians to…

Zimbabwe head coach Kaitano Tembo says his team is battle ready for their Unity Cup semi-final encounter against the Super Eagles of Nigeria. The Warriors, who are making their maiden appearance in the invitational tournament will battle the Super Eagles for a place in the final at the Valley on Tuesday. Tembo’s side have met the Super Eagles twice in the last two years. Both matches in Rubavu and Uyo ended in stalemates. The gaffer said that they will do everything to win the game. “I think this is a different game, a different scenario, different situation as well. We need to…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, Ondo State, on Monday restrained Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, from taking further action on the Akirun of Ikirun chieftaincy matter pending the determination of an appeal before the court. The court specifically ordered parties to maintain the status quo regarding the stool occupied by Olalekan Akadiri. The Osun State Government had earlier declared the stool vacant and directed parties involved in the dispute to await the outcome of the pending appeal. The decision was contained in white papers issued by the state government following reports of committees set up to review issues…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar won the presidential primary of the African Democratic Congress in Sokoto State on Monday. Announcing the results at the party secretariat in Sokoto, the state presidential primary collation officer, Prof. Aminu Abubakar, said 69,434 votes were cast out of 69,871 registered voters. According to the results, Atiku polled 68,823 votes to defeat other contenders in the exercise. Alhaji Muhammad Hayatudeen secured 319 votes, while former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, scored 292 votes. The exercise was witnessed by party stakeholders, including former Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, former Deputy Governor Manir Muhammad Dan’iya and the…

The All Progressives Grand Alliance has declared former Senator Stella Oduah winner of the Anambra North senatorial primary election conducted by the party on May 23. Oduah, a former Minister of Aviation and ex-senator representing Anambra North Senatorial District, polled 22,076 votes across the seven local government areas that make up the district, defeating her closest rival, Primus Odili. In a statement released on Monday, APGA’s National Publicity Secretary, Ejimofor Opara, said the election was conducted peacefully across all 99 wards in Anambra North Senatorial District, with results announced at the ward level. Opara noted that computations circulating by some…

Interim manager Calum McFarlane has admitted Chelsea’s dismal disciplinary record was a key reason for their failure to qualify for Europe. The Blues finished in 10th place in the Premier League after a 2-1 defeat at Sunderland on Sunday ended their faint hopes of securing a European berth for next season. In the last game of McFarlane’s second spell in temporary charge, Chelsea once again finished with 10 men. French defender Wesley Fofana was sent off for a second yellow card after fouling Wilson Isidor in the 61st minute. Fofana’s dismissal was the eighth red card for Chelsea in the…

A suspected third-party Safe module exploit has drained about $3.2 million from wallets across Ethereum and Base, with multiple teams pointing to an external module as the cause.Blockchain security platform Blockaid reported the incident on Monday, saying it involved a contract labeled “SquidRouterModule,” which initially led to confusion over a possible link to the cross-chain protocol Squid.Squid later said on X that the issue was unrelated to its core protocol and instead involved a third-party module integrated into Safe wallets.“A third-party SquidRouterModule was exploited, not Squid’s Router contract,” Squid said, adding that the contract shares its name but not its…