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G100: Atiku, Obi, Makinde absent as opposition groups, Reps caucus chart path to 2027

The Editor — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:54:35 +0000

The presidential candidates of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar; the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi; and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) and Governor of Oyo state, Seyi Makinde, were absent as leaders of Nigeria’s six main opposition political parties converged on the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja, on Monday for the first […]

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Military rescues 15 NYSC members, six others in Kogi forest operation

The Editor — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:33:29 +0000

The Nigerian military has confirmed the rescue of 21 kidnapped victims, including 15 members of the National Youth Service Corps, in Kogi State. This is as it vowed to sustain operations to rescue residents abducted in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. Speaking on the rescue of the NYSC members, the Director, Defence Media […]

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Shettima departs Abuja for AU Peace Summit in Angola

The Editor — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:31:21 +0000

Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Luanda, Angola, where he will represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 21st Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU). The summit, according to a statement issued on Saturday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on […]

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Northern states record 185,502 rise in child malnutrition cases

The Editor — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:26:40 +0000

At least 185,502 more children were treated for acute malnutrition across seven northern states in 2025 than in the previous two years. The latest data from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) -Doctors Without Borders – identified the affected states as Zamfara, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Bauchi, Borno, and Sokoto. It attributed the deepening nutrition crisis to conflict, displacement […]

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Police confirm abduction of corps members in Kogi

The Editor — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:25:25 +0000

The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of a number of National Youth Service Corps members travelling from Bayelsa State to Abuja, saying 11 victims have been rescued The victims were kidnapped last Wednesday along the Aloma–Egane Expressway in Ofu Local Government Area of the state when armed hoodlums reportedly emerged from the […]

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NFF Crisis: Tinubu orders comprehensive reform of Nigerian football

The Editor — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:10:16 +0000

President Bola Tinubu has ordered a “comprehensive reform” of Nigerian football following a string of failures by the country’s national teams to qualify for major international competitions. The directive came on Thursday, hours after Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President Ibrahim Musa Gusau, General Secretary Mohammed Sanusi and members of the federation’s Executive Committee resigned amid […]

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Terrorists in Nigeria raise nearly $6m in ransom

The Editor — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:14:52 +0000

Terrorists in Nigeria collected nearly $6 million in ransom payments over the past year, as kidnappings surged across Africa’s most populous country, according to a new study. The Lagos-based SBM Intelligence consultancy estimates that about 7.78 billion naira, or $5.8 million, was paid in ransom between July 2025 and June 2026 — more than three times […]

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Umahi orders contractor to quit Benin-Asaba road

The Editor — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:11:51 +0000

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has appealed to the concessionaire handling the Benin-Asaba road to immediately write to the Federal Government through the Ministry of Works to enable it to terminate their contract. The minister also ordered the concessionaire to urgently remove all the blockages on the Benin-Asaba road to allow free flow of […]

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NFF President, other board members resign

The Editor — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:41:22 +0000

The President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau and other board members have resigned. Last weekend, the 13-member NFF board that has Ibrahim Musa Gusau as President with two vice presidents and 10 others, met and considered the options of resigning en-masse despite initial plans to have most members returned to office at the […]

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Tinubu orders rescue of 600 victims abducted from Niger mosques

The Editor — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:02:19 +0000

President Bola Tinubu has ordered a manhunt for armed kidnappers who launched deadly attacks on four villages in a remote part of Niger state last Friday. Terrorists had abducted dozens of worshippers from four mosques during last Friday’s Juma’at prayer in Dekara, Kpenya, Sabon-Gida and Gidan-Zana communities, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. Local […]

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30 die in terrorists’ attacks on four Niger State mosques

The Editor — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 08:19:41 +0000

At least 30 people have been killed following attacks on four mosques in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State last Friday. Terrorists attacked the mosques simultaneously during Juma’at prayers in Dekara, Kpenya, Sabon-Gida and Gidan-Zana communities, abducting dozens of worshippers. The attackers reportedly assembled the worshippers and marched them into the forest. Speaking on […]

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Terrorists using dead persons’ accounts to raise funds, says NFIU

The Editor — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:18:11 +0000

The Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has uncovered an emerging crowdfunding network being exploited to raise and channel funds for terrorist operations. This is as the agency said terrorist financiers were opening bank accounts in women’s names as well as using phone numbers for mobile banking or account alerts that are not registered to the […]

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Concerns over Betta Edu, others’ inclusion in Tinubu’s campaign council

The Editor — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:08:41 +0000

Since the release of names of persons in the 2027 APC Presidential Campaign Council over the weekend, reactions have trailed the inclusion of the former Minister for Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu, former chairperson of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Board, Ngozi Olejeme and the Chairman of the National Revenue Service (NRS), Zacheus Adedeji. […]

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Tinubu orders arrest, suspends three perm secs as ICPC uncovers new fake agency

The Editor — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:35:19 +0000

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate arrest of one George Buchi Nwabueze and the suspension of three permanent secretaries over the discovery of another fake agency operating within the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. They include M.S. Danjuma, Nadungu Gagare, and Richard P. Pheelangwah. Chairman of the Independent Corrupt […]

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FG declares Tuesday public holiday for Eid ul Mawlid

The Editor — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:10:22 +0000

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, August 25, 2026, a public holiday to mark this year’s Eid ul Mawlid, commemorating the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced the holiday on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement issued on Friday by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, […]

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FBI asks US court to keep records on Tinubu drug trafficking probe secret

The Editor — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:06:08 +0000

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has asked a US court for permission to submit a confidential declaration explaining why it is withholding some records relating to allegations linking President Bola Tinubu to a drug-trafficking investigation. The FBI made the request in an application dated August 20 before the United States District Court for the […]

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DSS alerts Sokoto as terrorists target tertiary institutions

The Editor — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 01:09:18 +0000

The Department of State Services (DSS), Sokoto State command, has raised the alarm over intelligence indicating planned attacks and kidnappings targeting tertiary institutions across the state. The warning, contained in a July 18, 2026, letter to the Sokoto State Government, said terrorist and bandit groups had shifted their focus from vulnerable primary and secondary schools […]

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States get special N435bn for security, infrastructure

The Editor — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 01:05:23 +0000

State governments are receiving billions of naira through a relatively new Federation Account Allocation Committee intervention for infrastructure and security, with available half-year budget implementation reports showing that at least N435bn in revenue was recorded under the funding window by 29 states between January and June 2026. The intervention, classified in state financial records as […]

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Presidency, OPS kick against Atiku’s petrol subsidy push

The Editor — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:57:46 +0000

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate in the 2027 election, Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday, came under vitriolic attacks over his plan to restore petrol subsidy should he win the 2027 presidential election. While the Presidency and the Organised Private Sector (OPS) faulted the proposed policy reversal, the Nigeria Labour Congress was divided over Atiku’s […]

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2027 Elections: Tinubu, Obi, others sign peace pact, vow issue-based campaigns

The Editor — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:20:30 +0000

Presidential candidates and leaders of political parties ahead of the 2027 general elections have signed a National Peace Accord, pledging to conduct issue-based campaigns and reject violence, hate speech, personal attacks, fake news and ethnic or religious incitement. The agreement was signed on Tuesday in Abuja under the auspices of the National Peace Committee (NPC, […]

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