Saturday, August 29, 2026

News Update

“Nigeria’s Borders Are Not Closed, So They Cannot Be Reopened” — Tunji-Ojo Fires Back at Atiku TOURISM — THE UNTAPPED RAW MATERIAL IN YORUBA LAND CDCFIB Releases Shortlist for Oral Interview, Gives Candidates Dates to Check FG Activates Emergency Task Force as Diphtheria Outbreak Hits Katsina, Kano RMAFC, NEITI Strengthen Partnership to Boost Nigeria’s Revenue Transparency Tinubu Orders Forensic Audit of IPPIS, Federal Agencies Over Ghost Workers, Fraud NUPRC Seeks Completion of 10-Storey Headquarters to Boost Nigeria’s Investment Appeal NDLEA Begins Nationwide Training of Counsellors on Standard Rehabilitation Guidelines “Nigeria’s Borders Are Not Closed, So They Cannot Be Reopened” — Tunji-Ojo Fires Back at Atiku TOURISM — THE UNTAPPED RAW MATERIAL IN YORUBA LAND CDCFIB Releases Shortlist for Oral Interview, Gives Candidates Dates to Check FG Activates Emergency Task Force as Diphtheria Outbreak Hits Katsina, Kano RMAFC, NEITI Strengthen Partnership to Boost Nigeria’s Revenue Transparency Tinubu Orders Forensic Audit of IPPIS, Federal Agencies Over Ghost Workers, Fraud NUPRC Seeks Completion of 10-Storey Headquarters to Boost Nigeria’s Investment Appeal NDLEA Begins Nationwide Training of Counsellors on Standard Rehabilitation Guidelines

Politics

Kidnappers Kill Pastor Three Days After Abduction, Claim Ransom Was Delayed

A Nigerian pastor identified as Akoh has been killed by suspected kidnappers who allegedly claimed his ransom payment…

Think Yoruba First 4th Annual Yoruba Global Conference – June 6, 2026 at UNILAG

Theme: Yoruba Land in a Multipolar World: The Hope of the Nation as a Nigeria BlocIn collaboration with…

Youngest Yoruba King, Oba Arujale of Okeluse, Completes Final Defense at Afe Babalola University

The youngest king in Yorubaland, Oba Oloyede Adekoya Akinghare II, the Arujale-Ojima of Okeluse Kingdom in Ondo State,…

NUC Bans HND-to-BSc Conversion, Top-Up Programmes in Nigerian Universities with Immediate Effect

The National Universities Commission has directed all Nigerian universities to immediately stop admitting students into Higher National Diploma…

Amaechi Rejects ADC Presidential Primary Results: “I Will Not Accept This Sham”

Former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi has rejected the outcome of the ADC presidential primaries, describing the results…

BREAKING 🇳🇬🚔: Oyo Police Command kills three suspected kidnappers during a gun battle in Otu area, rescues abducted victim alive as security operatives recover weapons and intensify crackdown on criminal gangs.

Former US Mayor Arnold Rejects Obi-Kwankwaso Ticket as ‘National Disaster,’ Links Kwankwaso to Sharia, Extremism And Corruption.

“Breach to Yoruba Monarchy Tradition, Unacceptable” — Iwo Ruling Houses Drag Oluwo to Court Over Alleged Exhumation of Past Kings’ Remains

Three ruling houses in Iwo, Osun State, have filed a suit at the State High Court seeking the…

BREAKING 🇳🇬🗳️: Atiku defeats Amaechi, Hayatu-Deen to win ADC presidential primary in Gombe with 139,334 votes.

Cardoso Drops Hammer: “We Won’t Repeat Past Mistakes, CBN Intervention Programmes Nearly Ruined Monetary Policy”

CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso has warned against returning to intervention programmes, stating that such measures weakened monetary policy…

Court Clears Goodluck Jonathan for 2027 Presidential Race, Removes Legal Barrier for Former President

The Federal High Court in Abuja has declared that former President Goodluck Jonathan is eligible to contest the…

BREAKING 🇳🇬🕌: Federal Government of Nigeria declares Wednesday and Thursday as public holidays for Eid al Kabir celebration across the country.

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