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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Alaafin to Be Honoured in Bahia, Brazil as UNESCO Recognises OYO: The City of Yoruba Cultural Heritage as a World Heritage Site

By Ademola AdekusibeJune 27, 2026 His Imperial Majesty, Oba Akeem Abimbola Owoade I, the Alaafin of Oyo, will…

Adeboye to US: “Terrorism Has Reached My Doorstep” – Urges Stronger Nigeria Partnership

By Ademola AdekusibeJune 27, 2026 The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye,…

BREAKING: FG Announces ‘World-Class’ Discovery of Platinum, Lithium, Rare Earth Minerals in Kaduna

The Federal Government has announced the discovery of a “world-class” polymetallic mineral province in Kaduna State, containing significant…

CRACKDOWN 🇳🇬🔫: Plateau Illegal Arms Makers Confess They Sold Locally Made Guns to Fulani Militias Because They Paid More, Nigerian Military Reveals.

Trump Claims US Military Action Stopped Killings of Christians in Nigeria, But Nigerian Forces Led the Ground Fight

US President Donald Trump has claimed that recent American military operations in Nigeria “largely ended the slaughter of…

BREAKING 🇳🇬📱: NCC Board Chairman Idris Olorunnimbe Pledges to Seek Presidential Incentives for Investors Willing to Establish Smartphone Manufacturing Factories in Nigeria.

BREAKING 🇳🇬🚔: Nigeria Police in Lagos and Ogun Launch Operation Kosaye, a Joint Security Initiative to Tackle Kidnapping, Armed Robbery and Other Criminal Activities Across Both States.

🎓🔥 LASU Sets IED 302 Question on Sheikh Hamad Labeeb’s Western vs Islamic Education Remarks.

Students were asked to critically examine his initial and later pronouncements and state their own position on the…

DSS Releases, Compensates Nura Idris Wrongfully Arrested Over Alleged Boko Haram Links

The Department of State Services (DSS) has released Nura Idris, a farmer and livestock rearer from Kaduna State,…

WORLD CUP 🇬🇭⚽️: Ghana is now the lowest ranked team to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 32.

The Black Stars, currently ranked 74th in the FIFA World Rankings, are the lowest ranked nation remaining in…

BREAKING 🇳🇬🪪: Tinubu Signs NIMC Act 2026 Into Law, NIN Now Required for Passports, Bank Accounts, Voter Registration, Land Deals, SIMs, Taxes, Pensions and Other Key Government Services

President Bola Tinubu has signed the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act 2026 into law, making the National…

BREAKING 🇧🇫🇫🇷🚨: Burkina Faso officially severs diplomatic relations with France, ending ties with its former colonial power with immediate effect as tensions over sovereignty, security, and alleged foreign interference reach a new peak.

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