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2027: Atiku Sues Tinubu, Seeks Disqualification Over Alleged NYSC Certificate Forgery

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking the disqualification of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from contesting the 2027 presidential election over allegations concerning his National Youth Service Corps certificate. Atiku, who is contesting under the African Democratic Congress, ADC, personally visited the court registry on Friday, August 14,

August 14, 2026 No Comments

OgasTV Nigeria

“AVIATION CRISIS DEAL: FG Orders Airline Debt Repayment Plans, Backs Union Access as Strike Threat Eases.”

Aviation-sector development. Nigeria’s Aviation Minister, Festus Keyamo, has brokered a new settlement framework after a temporary suspension of industrial action by aviation unions. The Federal Government says the emergency stakeholders’ meeting produced binding resolutions on airline debts, union access to workers, and NCAA enforcement. The key decisions are significant: aviation agencies must obtain payment schedules

August 14, 2026 No Comments

OgasTV Nigeria

“15,000 Police for One Election: Osun Becomes Nigeria’s Security Test Ahead of 2027.”

Osun security development. The Nigeria Police Force has imposed a statewide movement restriction for the Osun governorship election from 12:00 midnight on Friday, August 14, until 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 15, 2026. The Force says roughly 15,000 police personnel have been deployed, alongside a DIG-led command structure, Commissioners of Police assigned across the state,

August 14, 2026 No Comments

LCDA

“Lagos Installs Oba Kabir Saliu as New Olu Oko Baba Agba Monarch in Kosofe — What the New Traditional Leadership Means for the Community.”

Kosofe Political Watch The Lagos State Government has officially installed HRM Oba Kabir Adesegun Saliu as the new traditional ruler of the Olu Oko Baba Agba Kingdom in Kosofe Local Government Area. The ceremony was held at Kosofe Local Government headquarters and included representatives of the Lagos State Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and

August 14, 2026 No Comments

Nigeria Watch

OSUN 2026 LOCKDOWN:POLICE DEPLOY 15,000 OFFICERS DRONES, HELICOPTERS & MOVEMENT RESTRICTION BEGIN

The Nigeria Police Force has imposed a statewide movement restriction for the Osun governorship election from 12:00 midnight on Friday, August 14, until 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 15, 2026. The Force says roughly 15,000 police personnel have been deployed, alongside a DIG-led command structure, Commissioners of Police assigned across the state, helicopters and surveillance

August 14, 2026 No Comments

OgasTV Nigeria

OSUN 2026: Tinubu Declares Governorship Poll a Test of INEC’s Readiness for 2027

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and security agencies to ensure that the Osun State governorship election scheduled for Saturday, August 15, 2026, is conducted peacefully, transparently and credibly. In a statement issued by the Presidency on Friday, August 14, President Tinubu described the Osun election as an

August 14, 2026 No Comments

Politics

Lagos APC Takes 2027 Campaign to Wards and LGAs as Grassroots Mobilisation Intensifies

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, is shifting more of its 2027 election mobilisation toward local governments and wards, signalling a more decentralised campaign strategy as political activities gradually intensify across the state. The decision, reported following a Lagos APC stakeholders’ meeting, means campaign organisation is expected to move closer to

August 14, 2026 No Comments

Lagos Watch

“Lagos Expands Free Hepatitis Screening to Ikorodu — Where Can Residents Access the Programme?

Lagos Expands Free Hepatitis Screening and Vaccination, With Ikorodu Included A new Lagos public-health development published on August 14 is directly relevant to Ikorodu OgasTv. What changed: The Lagos State Government says it has expanded free community hepatitis screening and Hepatitis B vaccination, with simultaneous outreach taking place in Ikorodu, Isolo and Agege. The announcement

August 14, 2026 No Comments

Africa Economic Watch

AFC Leads Investment in Dangote Refinery’s $2.5bn Private Placement After Recovery of $300m Loan

AFC did not invest the entire $2.5 billion. Africa Finance Corporation led a group of strategic investors in Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s $2.5 billion private placement. AFC has not publicly disclosed the size of its own investment or resulting equity stake. The placement itself was reportedly 3.7 times oversubscribed. The transaction also deepens an older financing

August 14, 2026 No Comments

Economic

Lagos Onboards 1,000 More Graduates Into Internship Programme — But How Many Ultimately Get Jobs?

Lagos State has onboarded another 1,000 graduates into its Graduate Internship Placement Programme, GIPP, as part of the government’s wider youth-employment strategy. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu says the latest intake brings the government-reported number of young graduates who have passed through the programme to more than 8,000. The onboarding exercise was organised by the Lagos State

August 13, 2026 No Comments