Wednesday, September 9, 2026

News Update

DAWN Commission Hosts Retired Heads of Service, Explores Deeper Southwest Development Collaboration Anambra Police Launches Security Sweep Ahead of First Lady Oluremi Tinubu’s Visit Wase Represented as APC Unveils 2027 Presidential Campaign Council Headquarters in Abuja Turan Rising: How Turkey Built a Sphere of Influence Between Central Asia and the Middle East BREAKING: Plateau Government Shuts Down All Schools Over Suspected Diphtheria Cases GEOPOLITICS WITH OLADIMEJI BOLARINWA: The Middle Belt at a Crossroads, Three Roads That Could Decide the Future of Nigeria’s Forgotten Minorities UN Assembly Approves Push for More Accurate World Maps YORUBA CULTURE: A CIVILIZATION ON THE BRINK DAWN Commission Hosts Retired Heads of Service, Explores Deeper Southwest Development Collaboration Anambra Police Launches Security Sweep Ahead of First Lady Oluremi Tinubu’s Visit Wase Represented as APC Unveils 2027 Presidential Campaign Council Headquarters in Abuja Turan Rising: How Turkey Built a Sphere of Influence Between Central Asia and the Middle East BREAKING: Plateau Government Shuts Down All Schools Over Suspected Diphtheria Cases GEOPOLITICS WITH OLADIMEJI BOLARINWA: The Middle Belt at a Crossroads, Three Roads That Could Decide the Future of Nigeria’s Forgotten Minorities UN Assembly Approves Push for More Accurate World Maps YORUBA CULTURE: A CIVILIZATION ON THE BRINK

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BREAKING ⚠️: Anambra State Government Arrests Woman for Allegedly Running Illegal Maternity Home, Performing Caesarean Sections Without Medical Qualifications

The Anambra State Government has arrested a 47-year-old woman, Mrs. Onyinyechi Esther Charles, for allegedly operating an illegal…

GLOBAL🏆: Yoruba Scholar, Oluwami Dosunmu-Ogunbi, Makes History as First Nigerian and First Black Woman to Earn a Doctorate in Robotics from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States.

🏆 Another Yoruba Innovator Makes Global Mark as Nigerian-Canadian Tech Entrepreneur, Damilare Bakare, Wins Prestigious Export Award for Strengthening Africa-Canada Technology Partnership.

BREAKING ⚠️: Gunmen Abduct Oyo School Headmaster, Demand ₦30 Million Ransom Barely 24 Hours After Oriire Rescue

Mr Owoade Matthew Kolawale, Headmaster of Nomadic Basic School, Igbojaye, in Itesiwaju Local Government Area of Oyo State,…

Victory Over Terror: TYF Hails Tinubu, Security Forces for Rescue of 46 Oyo Captives

By Ademola Adekusibe Think Yoruba First has expressed profound gratitude to the Federal Government and President Bola Ahmed…

Afenifere Hails Rescue of Oyo Schoolchildren, Teachers as “Heart-Warming,” Demands Stronger Security

By Ademola Adekusibe Afenifere has expressed profound joy over the release of the schoolchildren and their teachers abducted…

Yoruba Monarchs Take Culture to Brazil: Alaafin, Oloro Lead Historic Mission to Reconnect Diaspora

The Alaafin of Oyo and the Oloro of Oro have led a historic royal delegation to Bahia, Brazil,…

BREAKING 🚨🔥: Bandits Attack Petroleum Tanker in Zamfara, Shoot Driver and Set Vehicle Ablaze.

Yoruba Elders Raise Alarm Over Fulani ‘Conquest Plot’ Against South-West – “Yorubaland Is in Mourning, Murderers Are Invading”

By Ademola Adekusibe The Council of Yoruba Elders has raised a chilling alarm over an alleged plot by…

JIGAWA 💔🏠: Jahun Local Government Chairman distributes one roofing sheet each to residents.

AIRSTRIKE ✈️🔥: On July 10, 2026, Nigerian Air Force jets bombarded a terrorist enclave at Yanagari in the Gezuwa general area of Borno State.

JUST IN 🇯🇵🚔: Tokyo police have arrested a 53-year-old Nigerian, Nwadiukwu Ikenna, on suspicion of persistently approaching and soliciting customers for bars and clubs in Kabukicho, Tokyo’s famous nightlife district, despite repeated police warnings.

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