By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured residents of Osun State that “the ballot, not the bullet,” will determine the state’s next governor, as the commission intensified preparations for the August 15 governorship election. The assurance was given on Friday, 31 July, 2026 by the INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN), during a visit to the palace of the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun Oyetunji, Larooye II, where he sought the support of traditional institutions in promoting peaceful participation in the election, as the commission continued its statewide readiness assessment ahead of the off-cycle…
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The Federal Government will soon publish details of how savings from the removal of fuel subsidy have been spent, even as it disclosed that the funds have largely gone into servicing rising debt and funding increased government spending. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, disclosed this on Wednesday, 29July, 2026 at the African Emerging Markets Forum in Abuja, as government officials continued to defend reforms blamed for worsening living conditions nationwide. Oyedele said fuel subsidies and an implicit foreign-exchange subsidy had cost Nigeria roughly five per cent of GDP before their removal. He said part…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The National Youth Wing of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has opened applications for the 2026 Zacch Adedeji Taxation and Fiscal Policy Fellowship, a programme designed to groom young Nigerians to drive reforms in taxation, public finance and economic governance. The initiative was announced in a statement issued on Friday,31 July,2026 by the APC National Youth Leader, Dayo Israel, who described the fellowship as a strategic investment in developing a new generation of fiscal innovators and policy leaders capable of addressing Nigeria’s economic challenges. According to him, the fellowship seeks to equip exceptional young Nigerians with…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said its Five Plus Five Year Validity policy, which requires pharmaceutical companies to locally manufacture or partner for local production of 29 essential medicines previously imported into Nigeria, has resulted in a 70 per cent reduction in the importation of products under the policy’s coverage. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this on Thursday, 30 July, 2026 during an appearance on Channels Televisions Sunrise Daily, describing the policy as a turning point that had pulled Nigeria’s pharmaceutical industry back from what she…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Federal Government has commenced the distribution of free Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders to households in Bayelsa State, as part of efforts to expand access to clean cooking energy and promote the use of gas across Nigeria. The flag-off ceremony was held on Friday, 31July,2026 in Yenagoa under the Decade of Gas National Grassroots LPG Penetration Programme, an initiative designed to increase LPG adoption among households and support Nigeria’s transition to cleaner energy sources, according to a post sighted on the X handle of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). Speaking at…
For allegedly threatening the life of his late son’s widow, Tosin Omolola, a 63-year-old Lagos father-in-law, David Omolola, has been remanded in police custody. David was said to have been embroiled in a property dispute with Tosin about eight days after the death of his son, Hammed. This was disclosed on Friday, 31 July, 2026 by an activist, Harrison Gwamnishu, in a post on X, where he shared a copy of the charge sheet alongside the update. “He (the father-in-law) has been remanded in police custody pending the perfection of his bail. Before I was contacted and shared Tosin’s story,…
Ukrainian local officials on Saturday, 1 August, 2026 disclosed that Russian attacks the country capital, kyiv killing no fewer than at least nine people and wounded more than two dozen others, with strikes damaging homes and causing fires across the city. Russia and Ukraine have ramped up attacks on each other in recent months.As Moscow has increased its long-range strikes on Ukrainian towns and cities, Kiev has pressed its allies for air defence support. The United Nations found June was the deadliest month for civilians in Ukraine since April 2022.Ukraine’s state emergency service said the latest Russian attack struck five…
Crisis engulfed Ondo State House of Assembly on Friday, 31 July, 2026 as 24 of the 26 lawmakers reportedly declared support for the removal of Speaker, Rt. Hon. Olamide Oladiji, over allegations of financial misconduct and abuse of office. The lawmakers are accusing the Speaker of financial impropriety in relation to about ₦44 million allegedly connected with the reordering of the budget of the Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (OSOPADEC).Speaking on behalf of the aggrieved members, Hon. Olawunmi Fayemi-Obayelu, representing Ilaje Constituency II, said three additional lawmakers had joined the 21 members who had earlier endorsed the impeachment…
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has commenced an internal disciplinary process over sexual misconduct allegations circulating on social media against former National Teens’ President, Adefolarin Fowosere, popularly known as Pastor Ade Fire. Twenty two years old Fowosere, once served as the lead Pastor of RCCG The Revival House, a church focused on teenagers and young adults, and was also associated with the church’s teens’ ministry. The allegations, which surfaced on X and TikTok in recent days, accuse the youth pastor of sexual misconduct, abuse of pastoral authority and exploitation involving multiple women. When PUNCH Online contacted Fowosere, he…
As part of measures to address mounting debts in the power sector, the Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Power on Friday, 31 July, 2026 announced plans to phase out electricity subsidy payments from 2027. Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, who made this disclosure during a media interactive session on Friday, 31 July, 2026, said the subsidy would be removed gradually and consumers would not lose access to electricity services. “We have the mandate of Mr President to clear the legacy debt and come up with sustainable structures to make sure this doesn’t pile up any more,” Tegbe said.…