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Nigeria Escorts Koroma Home as Two-Year Political Exile Ends
Sun, 06 Sep 2026 20:26:05 +0000

Michael Olugbode in Abuja Nigeria has helped bring to an end one of West Africa’s most delicate political sagas, facilitating the return of former Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma

BNXN, Runtown, Patoranking To Storm New York For Nigeria’s 66th Independence Day Parade
Sun, 06 Sep 2026 20:20:28 +0000

Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo Nigerian Singer Daniel Benson, popularly known as BNXN; Douglas Jack Agu, professionally known as Runtown; and singer-songwriter Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie, better known as Patoranking, are set

Adeleke’s CoS, Akinleye, Empowers Pardoned Inmates With POS Machines, Cash
Sun, 06 Sep 2026 20:14:35 +0000

*Says gesture aimed at preventing return to crime Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo Some inmates pardoned by the Osun state government were weekend empowered with Point-of-Sale (POS) machines and cash capital

Tinubu: Nigeria Requires Leaders Committed to Public Good, Not Personal Interests 
Sun, 06 Sep 2026 18:33:33 +0000

From Wole Ayodele in Jalingo  President Bola Tinubu has restated that Nigeria needs patriotic leaders whose commitment to national development transcends personal interests and self-aggrandisement. The president, who stated this

Military Moves to Choke Logistics, Financial Lifelines Sustaining Asymmetric Warfare
Sun, 06 Sep 2026 18:28:45 +0000

Linus Aleke in Abuja  The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa (rtd.), has revealed that a major component of the military’s updated strategy is focused on choking the logistical

2027: Radda Proclaims Katsina An APC Stronghold 
Sun, 06 Sep 2026 17:08:26 +0000

Francis Sardauna in Katsina  Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, has reaffirmed the state’s position as a stronghold of the All Progressives Congress (APC), assuring President Bola Tinubu of the

31 Years After Graduation, Eric Moore Old Students Return With School Gate, Fence Painting Project
Sun, 06 Sep 2026 17:05:00 +0000

31 years after leaving the classrooms of Eric Moore High School, Surulere, Lagos, members of the school’s Class of 1995 have returned to their alma mater with a tangible gesture

Tragedy as Three Siblings Found Dead on Ondo Farm
Sun, 06 Sep 2026 17:04:56 +0000

Fidelis David in Akure Tragedy has struck a family in Akure, Ondo State, following the discovery of the bodies of three siblings, including a pair of 11-year-old twins, at a

Zero Tariffs Are an Opening, Not a Strategy
Sun, 06 Sep 2026 17:03:15 +0000

By YE Weifeng and XIA Ranruo A tariff concession is not often the sort of thing that gets people talking outside government offices. It should, in this case. Since 1

Tinubu Eulogises Health Minister, Ali Pate, At 58
Sun, 06 Sep 2026 16:32:04 +0000

.Lauds his contributions to nation’s health, social welfare sector Deji Elumoye in Abuja President Bola Tinubu has felicitated Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Ali Pate, on

Broad Street Property: Court Halts Further Demolition After Council’s 48-Hour Quit Notice
Sun, 06 Sep 2026 16:29:43 +0000

Wale Igbintade The Lagos State High Court has halted further demolition and construction on a disputed property at 168 Broad Street, Lagos Island, following a 48-hour quit notice issued by

Food Security: Plant Breeders Urge Investment in Agricultural Innovations, Set to Hold Conference in FCT
Sun, 06 Sep 2026 16:22:41 +0000

Prof. Victor Adetimirin, the President of Nigerian Plant Breeders Association (NPBA) has called for increased investment in research and scientific innovations in order to reposition the nation’s Agricultural sector and

President Faye Hails Sahara’s Enduring Support for Senegal’s Energy Development
Sun, 06 Sep 2026 14:48:54 +0000

President of the Republic of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has praised Sahara Group for its longstanding contribution to Senegal’s energy sector, describing the company as a trusted partner that continues

Troops Flush Out Bandits in Sokoto, Recover Arms Cache
Sun, 06 Sep 2026 14:02:15 +0000

Onuminya Innocent in Sokoto Troops of the COAS Special Intervention Battalion 7, Sector 2 of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have dislodged terrorist elements in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State

Otumara Laid to Rest As Prominent Leaders, Political Heavyweights Honour His Legacy In Delta
Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:09:55 +0000

Sylvester Idowu in Warri and its environs literally stood still Saturday as prominent political leaders, government officials, traditional stakeholders, friends and associates gathered to bid a final farewell to late

Okrika Pipeline Incident: NSCDC Confirms Death of Four Persons, Begins Probe into Cause of Casualty 
Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:08:11 +0000

Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt  The controversy surrounding the reported deaths at Jetty Creeks in Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State deepened Saturday as the Nigeria Security and Civil

Tinubu’s Economic Policies Deepened Poverty, Atiku Has Better Plan, Says Imansuaghon
Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:06:37 +0000

A stalwart of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Edo State governorship aspirant, Mr. Kenneth Imansuaghon, has expressed confidence that the presidential aspiration of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar offers

Scrutinise Kwankwaso’s Background and Mine, Obi Tells Nigerians
Sun, 06 Sep 2026 03:06:46 +0000

•30 govs won’t guarantee victory for APC in 2027, Kwankwaso insists Chuks Okocha in Abuja The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Peter Obi, has challenged Nigerians

Report: Banks’ Deposits with CBN Declined 1.14% to N82.99tn in August
Sun, 06 Sep 2026 03:04:20 +0000

Kayode Tokede Nigerian banks’ deposits with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) declined by 1.14 per cent month-on-month to N82.99 trillion in August 2026, from N83.96 trillion recorded in July,

Okonjo-Iweala, US Lawmakers Excited as Donald Trump Signs Bill for Two-year Extension of AGOA
Sun, 06 Sep 2026 03:03:09 +0000

Ndubuisi Francis in Abuja The Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and some members of the United States Congress have expressed excitement as President Donald

Wike: Tinubu is Our Brother, Rivers Will Back His 2027 Re-election
Sun, 06 Sep 2026 03:00:25 +0000

Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has declared that President Bola Tinubu is now “our brother,” insisting that the people

Nigeria,‌ 163 Countries to Back UN Resolution for Larger Africa on World Map
Sun, 06 Sep 2026 02:59:25 +0000

Nigeria has joined 163 other countries to endorse an African-led UN resolution seeking fairer world maps that accurately reflect Africa’s true geographical size.The UN General Assembly adopted the historic “Correct

US Military Destroys Three Iranian Oil Tankers After Missile Attacks
Sun, 06 Sep 2026 02:56:47 +0000

•Iran vows more severe reprisals if attacks continue The United States military yesterday said its forces struck and disabled three Iranian crude oil tankers after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Atiku Playing to the Gallery, 15 Northern States will Collapse If Subsidy Returns, Don Warns
Sun, 06 Sep 2026 02:53:57 +0000

A professor at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Tunji Ogunyemi, has warned that restoring petrol subsidy could leave about 15 states in northern Nigeria unable to sustain their operations within three

FG: Tinubu’s Reforms Have Achieved a Reasonable Degree of Price Stability and Economic Growth
Sun, 06 Sep 2026 02:53:22 +0000

Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi The federal government has said President Bola Tinubu’s reforms have achieved a reasonable degree of price stability and economic growth, adding that the country was gradually