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The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has cleared e-hailing platforms, including Bolt, to resume airport pickups following public outcry over restrictions that had forced passengers at Abuja and Lagos airports to use its designated car-hire system, the Airport Car Hire Rank Management System (ACHRAMS).

According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), women and girls account for more than 60 per cent of human trafficking victims globally. At the same time, sexual exploitation remains the most common form of trafficking. The vulnerability of women to trafficking is also shaped by their weaker participation in the labour market. World Bank Open Data estimates that women accounted for only 40.2 per cent of the global labour force in 2025.

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the suspension of three permanent secretaries following the discovery of an alleged fake agency, the National Brands Development and Made in Nigeria Special Project Office, reportedly operating within the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. The suspended officials are M.S. Danjuma, Nadungu Gagare and Richard P. Pheelangwah.

Nigeria’s airports continue to fall short of providing accessible air travel for persons with disabilities (PWDs), with gaps ranging from inadequate mobility equipment to poor communication support and limited enforcement of existing protections.

In the Osun State governorship election held on August 15, 2026, about four in ten registered voters cast ballots, and roughly two of those four voted for Governor Ademola Adeleke. The state recorded a voter turnout of 43.2 per cent, with more than 2.3 million registered voters. About 81.5 per cent reportedly collected their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). In total, about 1.01 million voters were accredited, with more than 985,079 valid votes and 20,721 rejected votes.

August 20, 2026 — The Coalition for Whistleblower Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) strongly condemns the violent physical assault, harassment, unlawful seizure, and destruction of working tools belonging to Sunday Michael Ogwu, Editor of Pinnacle Daily, by officers of the Nigeria Police Force, supervised and led by the DPO of the   Lugbe Police Division and members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN).

The candidate of the Accord Party and incumbent governor, Ademola Adeleke, has been declared the winner of the 2026 Osun State governorship election after securing 511,067 votes. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Adeleke won 50.8 per cent of the 1,005,800 votes cast across the state’s 3,763 polling units.

Kehinde Ogunyale and Testimony Ishola The candidate of the Accord Party and incumbent governor, Ademola Adeleke, has been declared the winner of the 2026 Osun State governorship election...

Osun State Election analysis shows voting was marked by late arrivals, BVAS challenges, and vote trading persists Osun State went to the polls on Saturday, August 15, 2026, to elect its next governor. Dataphyte monitored the election through more than 60 trained observers across all 30 Local Government Areas (LGAs), generating real-time reports on voter turnout, accreditation, election officials, security, election materials, and incidents.

Following the conclusion of the Osun State governorship election today, August 15, 2026, vote counting has commenced across polling units in the state.