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Ekiti 2026: Mrs. Funmilayo Ogun to pick PDP governorship nomination form

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A leading Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship aspirant in Ekiti State, Mrs Ogun Funmilayo Theresa will pick the PDP’s nomination form on Thursday, September 18, 2025, to contest the party’s primary.

The ceremony, according to a statement by her Special Adviser on Media, Oladimeji Olayinka, will hold at the party’s headquarters in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.

The former Commissioner for Works assured her supporters that she was upbeat of clinching the ticket on account of her robust relationship with the PDP top hierarchies and those at the grassroots based on her years of service to the party.

The ex-PDP State Secretary added that she was in the race to make a remarkable difference and not as a mole or as a candidate that want to use the platform to negotiate, or a person looking for undue attention or fame.

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Funmi Ogun stated that time is ripe for the PDP to wrestle power from the ruling All Progressives Congress, and this she boasted was achievable, because of solid presence of the party across the units, wards and local governments.

We are in this race to make a difference, not as a mole or planning to use the platf to negotiate or seeking attention at all, I mean business. And the difference we intend to make is to reclaim our dear state and make it to be better than the old good days by providing good and transparent governance.

“We are confident of winning the primary on the pedestal of our goodwill. The goodwill of consistency with the party. The goodwill of fair and enigmatic representation and the goodwill of magnetic connect with our people will speak audibly and loudly for us in this race.

“Since I joined politics, I have been consistent in my political ideology with the PDP. I have always been steadfast in my commitment to help the party win elections. So, this is the opportunity for me to showcase my capacity for the good of all of us.

I want to assure our teeming party supporters to have unflinching faith in my ability to do it. PDP is a party with strong antecedents and rich history of good performance and delivery. Our political records are there.

“With all hands on the deck, we shall accomplish our mission, which is to secure the PDP governorship ticket and win so resoundingly, the June 20, 2026 governorship election in Ekiti State”, Funmi Ogun said

 

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JUST IN: FG Files 13 Count Charges Against Alleged Coup Plotters

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April 21, 2026

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By Yusuf Danjuma Yunusa

The Federal Government has filed a 13-count charge before the Federal High Court in Abuja against individuals accused of plotting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu. Among those named in the suit are a retired major general, a retired naval captain, a serving police inspector, and three other suspects.

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According to security sources, the coup was scheduled to be executed on Nigeria’s Independence Day. However, the plot was uncovered after preparations and plans were leaked, leading to its successful disruption.

The development prompted the Federal Government to cancel the Independence Day programme—a move described as highly unusual by political observers.

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BIKOBA Mourns EX-NFA Chairman, Ibrahim Galadima

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April 21, 2026

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The leadership, and the entire members of Birnin-Kudu Old Boys Association (BIKOBA) mourn the passing of the former president of the Association, and former Chairman of the Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Galadima, who died Saturday, the 18th of April 2026, after a protracted illness.

Alhaji Ibrahim Galadima, who died at the age of 78, was the fourth president of BIKOBA, having served two consecutive terms between 1993-1997, and being a member of ’71 class chapter of the Association.

Remarking on the passing of the elderstateman, President of BIKOBA, Alhaji Ja’afar Usman Muhammad (Turakin Gaya), described him as an astute football administrator and one of the most influential figures in Nigerian sports.
He said, after diligently serving BIKOBA as it’s fourth president, late Ibrahim Galadima had also served in various capacities at national and sub-national levels, as one time Commissioner of Information, Kano State while noting that his tenure as Chairman of the Nigeria Football Federation (2002–2006), was full of success stories, culminating to the growth and develpoment of sporting sub sector in Nigeria.

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He similarly served with distinction as the Chairman of the Kano State Sports Commission, where he played a vital role in promoting sports at both grassroots and elite levels, said BIKOBA President.

“Being one of the founding fathers of Kano Pillars FC, late Galadima also laid a solid foundation for the club’s growth into a dominant force in Nigerian football, adding that, his legacy, leadership, and passion for the game will continue to be remembered in the history of the club”

The president, on behalf of the executive committee and entire members of BIKOBA, extends heartfelt condolences to the immediate family of the deceased, his friends, the government, the good people of Kano State, as well as the entire Nigerian football community over the irreparable loss.

In a statement signed by National publicity secretary of the association Malam Mahmud Ibrahim Kwari said BIKOBA also prays that Almighty Allah grants late Ibrahim Galadima Aljannatul Firdaus, Ameen.

 

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President Tinubu Counters Police Academy in Kano, Establishes New Campus in Ogun

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of a new campus of the Police Academy in Erinja, Yewa South Local Government Area in Ogun State.

A statement by Bayo Onanuga
Special Adviser to the President,
Information & Strategy, says President Tinubu also approved a special take-off grant of N15billion for the college.

The President’s approval was in fulfilment of the provisions of the Nigeria Police Academy (Establishment) Act, 2021, particularly with respect to the expansion of the Police Academy based in Wudil, Kano state, into multiple campuses across the country.

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The intervention fund will be sourced from the TetFund 2026 allocation to finance priority infrastructure, academic facilities, student accommodation, and core training assets.

A high-level consultative meeting involving the Minister of Police Affairs, the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, officials of the Federal Ministry of Education, the Inspector-General of Police and the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC) recommended the siting of the new campus in Erinja.

The meeting considered student intake capacity, funding realities, academic quality assurance, and the long-term needs of the Nigerian Police Force, which is currently recruiting more men.

President Tinubu believes the expansion will strengthen institutional governance, modern policing education and national security.

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