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Ekiti election: Police deploy officers to all polling units
NANS engages FUOYE VC over SUG president’s suspension
Ogun court sentences eight to community service
Ruswsia receives Nigeria’s new ambassador, pledges stronger bilateral ties
TV presenter resigns after wrongly announcing death of Lionel Messi’s father
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The Nigeria Police Force on Friday said it has completed security deployments across all 2,545 polling units in Ekiti State ahead of the governorship election scheduled for Saturday, June 20, 2026.
Commissioner of Police in charge of Election Security, CP Shogule Abayomi said a multi-layered security architecture had been adopted to guarantee a peaceful, credible and hitch-free election.
He said security personnel and operational assets had been strategically positioned across polling units and other designated locations to ensure the safety of voters, electoral officials, election observers and sensitive electoral materials throughout the exercise.
The National Association of Nigerian Students has engaged the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Prof. Abayomi Fasina, over the suspension of the institution’s Students’ Union Government President, James Adio.
The NANS President, Akinteye Babatunde, disclosed this in a statement on Friday on X, saying he held an extensive discussion with the vice-chancellor following the union’s earlier condemnation of the suspension.
According to Babatunde, the national leadership of NANS expressed strong opposition to what it described as the “unjust suspension” and “persecution” of the student leader.
An Ogun State Magistrate Court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, has convicted and sentenced eight individuals for indiscriminate waste disposal within the Abeokuta metropolis.
In a statement by the Ogun State Waste Management Authority on Friday, the offenders were arrested and prosecuted on a two-count charge by the Medical Officer of Health of the Ogun State Waste Management Authority, Kehinde Ogunsola.
Ogunsola told the court that, “The defendants were apprehended between 6:15 a.m. and 8:05 a.m. while allegedly dumping refuse on public roads at Isale-Igbein, Car-Wash and Abiola Way within the Abeokuta Magisterial District.”
FOREIGN NEWS
Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Borisenko Evgenievich, has received Nigeria’s newly appointed Ambassador to Russia, Joseph Iji, in Moscow.
The meeting, held on Thursday, was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by Ms. Daria Senyushina, Communications Officer at the Russian Embassy in Nigeria.
Senyushina said Ambassador Iji presented copies of his credentials during the engagement.
According to her, both sides discussed issues aimed at strengthening the long-standing friendly relations between Nigeria and Russia.
SPORT NEWS
Argentine television presenter Florencia Peña has resigned following a major on-air blunder in which she announced the death of Jorge Messi, father of football superstar Lionel Messi.
According to a report by L’Equipe on Friday, the incident occurred during the programme “El Show del Verano” on Luzu TV. Peña was reportedly fed the false information through her earpiece by the production team.
The erroneous announcement quickly spread before it was debunked by members of the Messi family. Jorge Messi is alive and has been reported to be recovering from health issues.
Ekiti election: Police deploy officers to all polling units
NANS engages FUOYE VC over SUG president’s suspension
Ogun court sentences eight to community service
Ruswsia receives Nigeria’s new ambassador, pledges stronger bilateral ties
TV presenter resigns after wrongly announcing death of Lionel Messi’s father
NOW THE DETAILS
The Nigeria Police Force on Friday said it has completed security deployments across all 2,545 polling units in Ekiti State ahead of the governorship election scheduled for Saturday, June 20, 2026.
Commissioner of Police in charge of Election Security, CP Shogule Abayomi said a multi-layered security architecture had been adopted to guarantee a peaceful, credible and hitch-free election.
He said security personnel and operational assets had been strategically positioned across polling units and other designated locations to ensure the safety of voters, electoral officials, election observers and sensitive electoral materials throughout the exercise.
The National Association of Nigerian Students has engaged the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Prof. Abayomi Fasina, over the suspension of the institution’s Students’ Union Government President, James Adio.
The NANS President, Akinteye Babatunde, disclosed this in a statement on Friday on X, saying he held an extensive discussion with the vice-chancellor following the union’s earlier condemnation of the suspension.
According to Babatunde, the national leadership of NANS expressed strong opposition to what it described as the “unjust suspension” and “persecution” of the student leader.
An Ogun State Magistrate Court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, has convicted and sentenced eight individuals for indiscriminate waste disposal within the Abeokuta metropolis.
In a statement by the Ogun State Waste Management Authority on Friday, the offenders were arrested and prosecuted on a two-count charge by the Medical Officer of Health of the Ogun State Waste Management Authority, Kehinde Ogunsola.
Ogunsola told the court that, “The defendants were apprehended between 6:15 a.m. and 8:05 a.m. while allegedly dumping refuse on public roads at Isale-Igbein, Car-Wash and Abiola Way within the Abeokuta Magisterial District.”
FOREIGN NEWS
Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Borisenko Evgenievich, has received Nigeria’s newly appointed Ambassador to Russia, Joseph Iji, in Moscow.
The meeting, held on Thursday, was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by Ms. Daria Senyushina, Communications Officer at the Russian Embassy in Nigeria.
Senyushina said Ambassador Iji presented copies of his credentials during the engagement.
According to her, both sides discussed issues aimed at strengthening the long-standing friendly relations between Nigeria and Russia.
SPORT NEWS
Argentine television presenter Florencia Peña has resigned following a major on-air blunder in which she announced the death of Jorge Messi, father of football superstar Lionel Messi.
According to a report by L’Equipe on Friday, the incident occurred during the programme “El Show del Verano” on Luzu TV. Peña was reportedly fed the false information through her earpiece by the production team.
The erroneous announcement quickly spread before it was debunked by members of the Messi family. Jorge Messi is alive and has been reported to be recovering from health issues.