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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JUST IN 🇳🇬🚨: 20 killed in Lakurawa attack in Kebbi State as renewed violence raises security concerns in the North West.

BREAKING 🇳🇬🗳️: ADC names Rotimi Amaechi as Atiku Abubakar running mate for 2027 presidential election.

BREAKING 🇳🇬🪨: Archaeologist Reports Discovery of Patterned Stone Pavement in Ile Ife Excavation

Gérard Chouin has reported the uncovering of an undocumented stone pavement featuring a distinct patterned arrangement during a…

BREAKING 🇳🇬💔😢 : Kwara Monarch Salman Aweda Confirmed Dead After Abduction As Bamdits Demand N21m, Two Motorcycles And Petrol

BREAKING 🇳🇬⚠️: Bandits Attack Kaduna Community, Kill Farmer in Fresh Assault – Residents Flee as Security Search Operation Begins

BREAKING 🇳🇬🛂: Security Operatives Arrest 46 Suspected Illegal Immigrants in Ogun State – Joint Operation Nets Foreign Nationals Across Ijebu Axis

Troops and security agencies have arrested 46 suspected illegal immigrants in Ogun State during an intelligence led joint…

BREAKING 🇳🇬⚠️: Gunmen Demand ₦50m Ransom for Ahman Pategi University Final Year Student and Brother in Kwara State – Victims Still in Captivity

BREAKING 🇺🇸🤝🇮🇷: Trump announces peace deal with Iran, ending 107 days of conflict and reopening the Strait of Hormuz as global oil prices drop amid easing tensions.

“The late Major General Rabe Abubakar, a former Army spokesperson, once appeared on national television assuring Nigerians that the military was winning the war against terrorists. Years later, he was kidnapped and died in captivity at the hands of the same terrorists.” — Army spokesperson.

BREAKING 🇬🇧📱: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Announces Ban On Social Media Use For Under 16s To Protect Children From Online Harms.

Private Member’s Bill Proposes Civilian Firearm Licensing to Combat Insecurity – Citizens May Bear Cost of Defensive Arms

By Ademola Adekusibe15 June, 2026 A private member’s bill titled the “Civilian Defensive Arms Regulation and Community Security…

Another Igbo Man Caught: Brazil-Based Businessman Abugu Oliver Ikechukwu Arrested with Cocaine-Impregnated Shirts, Towels Worth Millions

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a 41-year-old Sao Paulo, Brazil-based businessman, Abugu Oliver Ikechukwu, for…

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