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NEWS UPDATE, TUESDAY, 18-08-2026 

**Tinubu defies Obasanjo, bets on Port Harcourt, Warri refineries  

**Tinubu prays for IBB: “May Almighty Allah keep you with us”  

**Osun Poll: APC underestimated me because I love dancing- Governor Adeleke

**Oyebanji congratulates Adeleke on re-election

**Osun election: ADC candidate Salaam congratulates Adeleke, urges respect for voters’ mandate

**SERAP seeks probe into alleged vote-buying, violence in Osun poll

**Obasanjo pays Adeleke surprise visit after Osun election

**El-Rufai files fresh N10bn suit against ICPC

**2027: Kwankwaso reveals why many governors may lose re-election bids

**Kebbi 2027: Governor Idris replaces deputy with former commissioner as running mate

 

**Wike approves 26,272 C-of-Os in 3 years, surpasses 13-year record

**Hospitals refusing to treat our father, Nollywood actor Ogogo’s daughters cry out over stage-four cancer

**Tinubu reforms helping states deliver projects, pay salaries — Radda

**We’re studying Osun election results – APC

 **Osun 2026: Adeleke’s victory is God’s victory – Eze 

 …Says Osun people have demonstrated that APC can be defeated when Nigerians vote and protect their votes 

**Nigeria limits temporary doctors to six-month contracts, sets 48-hour work week for health workers 

 **Many feared dead as gunmen attack Plateau again, raising fresh security concerns 

**33-years-old Nigerian man sets wife on fire in Kogi

 **27-year-old man remanded for stealing 22 pairs of women’s pants for ritual purposes in Adamawa State

**Kano government Building 1,557 projects worth ₦996bn across the state

**Edo Assembly Speaker resigns as Lawmakers plans his mpeachment

**Edo Assembly gets new speaker

**NDLEA destroys N301 billion worth of illicit drugs in Lagos

**Adamawa man charged for alleged theft

**Why we removed Agbebaku – New Edo speaker

**Idiaye becomes new Edo Assembly Speaker after Agbebaku’s resignation

**Troops rescue 14 kidnap victims in Kogi, Plateau operations  

**Police arrest man for allegedly setting wife ablaze  

.**Nigerian arrested over alleged plot to rob three Ghanaian banks appears in Accra Court

**Trump confirms release of US missionary kidnapped in Niger  

**Niger arrests 331 suspects as drug crackdown sweeps Niamey  

**Violence breaks out in western Kenya ahead of opposition rally  

**Ukraine hits Russia with 600 drones  

**Trump says US To reduce Military drills with South Korea after it stayed out of Iran war

**Pope Leo XIV hands Vatican financial control to a 36-year-old Liechtenstein Princess  

**Cameroon end 22-year wait, clinch First WAFCON title with 3-0 win over Malawi  

**Barcelona agree €76.5m deal to sign Rodri from Man City  

News Update, 17/08/2026

**Adeleke wins Osun Governorship Poll with 511,067 votes, defeats APC’s Oyebamiji

**Tinubu bets on PH, Warri refineries despite Obasanjo’s doubts

**Tinubu congratulates Adeleke, says Osun victory reinforces democratic confidence 

**Adeleke hails Osun election victory as triumph for democracy

 **2027: Kwankwaso explains Obi alliance, declares Ganduje, Yusuf finished

**Tinubu’s reforms helping states deliver projects, pay salaries – Radda

**Osun Election: Makinde congratulates Adeleke, says people’s movement will always win

**Osun poll: We’re studying results across 332 wards – APC

**I’ll not disappoint you, Adeleke tells Osun residents after re-election

**Adeleke reaffirms stronger support for Tinubu's 2027 re-election after Osun victory

**We are voting for Tinubu next year, He is our son- Adeleke

**Osun election: Tension, alleged arrests, attacks mar impressive turnout

**Ogun CP seeks Youth Partnership against crime, social vices

**Opposition heavyweights unite to celebrate Adeleke’s Osun victory

**How Davido became the ultimate MVP of Osun election 2026

 

 **APC's loss in Osun State: blame former governor Mr. Gboyega Oyetola

**Adeleke vows not to disappoint Osun residents after re-election

**2027: Tinubu’s future bright in Osun, says Orji Kalu

**NDC candidate, Onwubiko congratulates Adeleke on Osun victory, says result reaffirms power of the people

**Obasanjo raises the alarm over consequences of leadership failure

**Guber: Osun poll is a forerunner of 2027 general elections -Atiku

**NDLEA arrests India-bound businessman with cocaine, recovers N3.6b Colos, codeine

 

**U.S. ends temporary protection for 4 African countries, deportations fear rise

**Iran offers $30,000 bounty for killing, capturing US soldiers

**EPL: Alonso hails Chelsea fans’ warm reception

**Arsenal crush Man City 3-0 to lift Community shield

News Update,16-08-2026

**Osun Election: Adeleke takes early lead as results trickled in 

**Former Governor Oyetola of APC loses polling unit to Governor Adeleke of Accord

 **Adeleke defeats former Osun Governor, Oyinlola who backed APC 

**Osun Election:Accord Party wins APC’s Omisore’s polling unit

**Osun Election: INEC uploads over 52% of results on IReV

**Armed personnel surrounds Osun Speaker's residence, Adeleke camp

**Osun Election: Ayeni, Fadahunsi, Oyintiloye hail voter rurnout, peaceful conduct

 

**Police arrest 10 In Oyo, recover human body parts

 

**Osun Election: I’m not happy at all, Adeleke decries BVAS delays, voter intimidation

 

**Osun Election: Oyebamiji casts ballot, says everything under control

 

**Osun Election: Women storm Police station with placards, leaves

 **Osun poll chaos: Hoodlums cart away INEC materials in Modakeke

 **Omisore activates political structure for APC victory in Osun 

**Osun Guber: If you gather Jesus’ 12 disciples, you will still lose” — Davido knocks Oyetola

 

**Police confirm release of abducted Anambra Billionaire Chief Ezeokafor, Rev Sister 

**CoS Femi Gbajabiamila admonished  Nigerians in Diaspora to desist from being used by desperate politicians to demarket Nigeria

**Osun Election: I was treated with respect,’ physically challenged woman says

**Osun Election: Panic in Modakeke as alleged policemen cart away materials

**Oyetola and Wife cast their votes in Iragbiji

**Governorship candidate of APC Bola Oyebanji casting his vote at Ward 9 Unit 11, Open space, Gantry area, Ikire.

**Tinubu Senior Aide, Tunde Rahman, casts vote, mobilise support for APC and  Oyebamiji in Iwo

**Governor Adeleke raises alarm, accuses APC of importing Police from Portharcourt to rig election

**INEC restores 4 Assembly Constituencies 

**Osun Election: Police accused of invading RAC, seizing materials as voting disrupted at Aregbesola’s unit 

**FG sends Osun on high security alert as over 40,000 personnel deployed for Governor's  election

**Kaduna APC supporters March 10km to celebrate Governor Uba Sani’s choice of Jerry Adams as Deputy Governor

**Voters turned out as early as 7:20 a.m. at Unit 7, Oke-Oja, in Osogbo, as INEC officials prepared the polling unit for the commencement of voting.

**ADC Candidate, Najeem Salam Alleges Assassination Attempt

**they fear my imminent victory"

**Lagos NUJ hails Fatile’s appointment as Bond FM General Manager

**Osun Decides: Oyebamiji calls for calm, says security agencies should handle suspicions

**Police raid ballot boxes, fire tear gas and cart away election materials in Ife East, Osun State

**Osun 2026: Adeleke and wife casts vote in Ede, commends security presence

**Osun Election: ‘I want to vote’, 55-year-old Sharafa Lasisi laments BVAS failure

 **#OsunDecides2026: Tension breaks out at Deputy governor Adewusi’s polling unit

**Adeleke accuses Police of helping APC rig Osun poll 

 

**Guber candidate whisked away as violence erupts in his polling Unit 

**Davido reveals he was barred from entering Osun State for Governorship election

 

**Osun female voter breaks down after INEC official asked her to remove Hijab before voting

 **OsunDecides2026: Senator Fadahunsi brazenly tells APC supporters to monitor voters at units, says non-supporters must be ‘Dealt With’

 **Jowizaza's billionaire father regains freedom from kidnappers den in Anambra

**Residents scoop fuel after tanker spills contents on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

 

**Osun Election: ADC’s Najeem whisked away after violence at his polling unit

 

**Osun Speaker’s R

residence surrounded by armed personnel, says Adeleke Campaign

**Osun election suspected thugs disrupt voting at Aregbesola's polling

unit

**Davido demands transparency over delayed Osun election results

**Troops intercept arms courier, recover 180 explosives in Zamfara

 

**ISWAP terrorists killed in failed attack on troops in Borno

 

**Helpless Borno families sell houses to pay ransom

**Two injured as container truck overturns blocks Ikorodu road

**Nigeria has produced more oil than its OPEC target for 3 months in a row.

**Trump says he will declare Strait of Hormuz a US ‘territory’ amid Iran war

**Israeli strike kills seven in south Lebanon

 

 **Iran calls US to accept defeat as gasoline prices soar

 

**Japan minister visits contentious shrine

 

**Iran fires back at Trumps threat to declare Hormuz a US territory

**Powerful earthquake off Indonesia kills 20, sparks mass evacuations

**Taliban authorities mark five years ruling Afghanistan

**UAE oil giant says vessel attacked in Hormuz Strait

 

**Arsenal, Man City set for 2026 Community Shield clash Sunday

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