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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“We’ll be watching Nigeria’s 2027 election closely.”— U.S. Congressman Riley Moore

BREAKING 🇳🇬🗳️: INEC Extends Nationwide Continuous Voter Registration Exercise by Two Weeks Beyond the July 10, 2026 Deadline,…

BREAKING 🇳🇬🎓: Former Senate President Abubakar Bukola Saraki has pledged to cover the remaining relocation costs for Adisa Blessing Oluwafikayo after the First Class UNILORIN Mathematics graduate (CGPA: 4.76/5.0) appealed for financial support despite securing a fully funded Master’s scholarship at the University of Calabria in Italy.

Bandits Foiled: Hunters, Military Repel Attack on Kwara Traditional Ruler, Two Injured

Suspected bandits on Thursday evening invaded Yaru community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State in an…

BREAKING: Kwara Government Takes Ex-Governor Saraki to Court Over Claim About AbdulRazaq’s Education

The Kwara State Government has taken former Governor Bukola Saraki to court over his claim that Governor AbdulRahman…

Louisiana Man First in Region to Be Functionally Cured of Sickle Cell Disease Through Gene Editing

A 23-year-old Louisiana man, Daniel Cressy, has become the first person in the Gulf South to be functionally…

EFCC Chair Reveals How Yahoo Boys Stole Judge’s N7.2m Child’s School Fees Overnight

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has revealed how suspected internet fraudsters, popularly…

BREAKING: FG Summons Ivorian Ambassador Over Death of Nigerian in Custody, Demands Compensation

The Federal Government has summoned the Ivorian Ambassador to Nigeria, Kalilou Traore, to demand an explanation over the…

South Africa to Nigeria: “We Will Pay No Compensation – Tell Us Where Your Drug Dens Are”

South Africa’s government has told Nigeria that it will not pay compensation for businesses lost or damaged during…

WANTED 🇳🇬🚨: Nigeria Police declare six Anambra men wanted over alleged criminal conspiracy, cyberstalking, criminal defamation, incitement and other related offences.

“Yoruba Is Not Just a Language, It Is a Way of Life” – UI VC Declares as Foreign Scholars Flock to Study Yoruba Culture

By Ademola Adekusibe The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Professor Kayode O. Adebowale, has declared that the…

BREAKING 🇳🇬💊: Lagos becomes the first state in Nigeria to procure antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for people living with HIV, with the first batch expected before the end of August.

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