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- Armed men kidnap dozens in attacks on Nigerian villages Al Jazeera
- Ogogo: Nollywood mourns acting legend Taiwo Hassan who died at 66 BBC
- US takes drone technology to Africa’s 3rd strongest military as it deepens security partnership Business Insider Africa
- Doctored news banner falsely claims Nigerian opposition leader asked troops to reject pay rise Yahoo
- Fever 105-57 NIGERIA (May 2, 2026) Final Score ESPN
- 2026 CAVB African Beach Volleyball: Morocco and Nigeria secure continental titles and LA28 Olympic quota olympics.com
- US-Africa Week Ahead: Nigeria next steps, Iran sanctions and Ghana investment summit The Africa Report
- Building Shared Readiness: U.S. and Nigerian Forces Strengthen Partnership Through UAS Training at OL Bauchi army.mil
- US, Nigeria strengthen partnership to address shared security challenges [Image 4 of 11] DVIDS
- More Than 100 People Abducted in Central Nigeria globalpost.com
- Dozens of people abducted in attacks on villages in Nigeria, police say BBC
- Nigeria SEC toughens crypto rules ITWeb Africa
- Nigeria Now Open to a Wide Range of US Red Meat Products foodmarket.com
- Analysis: Coordinator Of ‘Fake’ Made In Nigeria Agency Shares Appointment Letter ‘Issued By SGF Office’ #trusttvnews instagram.com
- THE SHELL NIGERIA FILES: PUBLISHED 24 AUGUST 2026 Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
- Bishop condemns lynchings in northern Nigeria Aid to the Church in Need
- Why Nigerians may soon be paying more for beer The Drinks Business
- Egyptian investors are ready to commit $500m to aid Nigeria in processing its minerals and resources and to hone its mining assets Business Insider Africa
- Taiwo Hassan Ogogo burial: Nigerian actor Ogogo go make final journey home today BBC
- Nigeria: How Subomi Balogun’s four sons are expanding the family’s influence The Africa Report
- “Be friends and fathers to your people”: U.S. Archbishop to 14 Newly Ordained Catholic Priests in Nigeria ACI Africa
- INTERVIEW: How my role on UN panel on nuclear war effects can benefit Nigeria Premium Times Nigeria
- New fake agency in Nigeria: Who dey behind di new fake agency wey ICPC discover as President Tinubu suspend three permanent secretaries BBC
- Fuel Subsidy Debate: Nigerians React To Atiku’s 2027 Regime Restoration Pledge #trusttvnews instagram.com
- Taiwo Hassan Ogogo dead: Nigerian actor Ogogo die at age 66 afta battle wit stage 4 cancer BBC
- 600 people abducted in Nigeria mosque attack, residents say daily-sun.com
- Elumelu-backed Seplat mulls new floating LNG facility in Nigeria Businessfront
- Doctored news banner falsely claims Nigerian opposition leader asked troops to reject pay rise Yahoo News UK
- Nigeria Targets $750m in Cloud and AI Infrastructure Investment Within 24 Months Under New Digital Cloud Policy iAfrica.com
- Scores of people kidnapped from mosque in Nigeria, residents say Sky News
- Save-A-Life Founder: Technology, Local Capacity Can Reverse Nigeria’s Medical Tourism Arise News
- Fuel subsidy debate returns to Nigeria’s politics ahead of 2027 presidential election Businessfront
- In one year, the UK Medical Tribunal sanctioned 16 Nigerian doctors for fraud, rape, theft, others Premium Times Nigeria
- EXCLUSIVE: How Nigeria’s new ‘fake’ agency built nationwide network, sought state funds, land, more Premium Times Nigeria
- US Mission Nigeria Warns Visa Applicants Against Fraudulent Documents TVC News
- Nigeria approves two new satellites to cut foreign satellite dependence Techpoint Africa
- Google raises cloud storage subscription price by 51.72% in Nigeria Premium Times Nigeria
- States urged to strengthen data protection, responsible data governance Peoples Gazette Nigeria
- DLM Leads Nigeria’s Top Money Market Funds With 20.69% YTD Yield nigeriahousingmarket.com
- Russian dream and the death of a promising young Nigerian The Guardian Nigeria News
- Winning battles on terror: Can Nigeria win the war? The Guardian Nigeria News
- Nigeria issues payment deadline for signature bonuses to oil block winners Businessfront
- Federal Character or Favouritism? Tracing Nigeria's Nepotism Debate in Political Appointments, 2023 to Date Modern Ghana
- Nigeria’s green economy enters the banking mainstream as local finance for renewable energy expands Africa Sustainability Matters
- Experts to converge at 5th cycling Lagos webinar to unlock Nigeria’s recycling potential Realnews Magazine
- Tunji-Ojo charts new pathways for Nigeria, Ondo, town The Nation Newspaper
- Ogogo: Nollywood mourns acting legend Taiwo Hassan who died at 66 BBC
- Fake Agencies, Bloated Government Nigerian Voice
- Army launches rescue operation for abducted villagers in Niger Peoples Gazette Nigeria
- Nigeria gets reprieve as US judge strikes down Trump’s immigrant visa ban on 75 countries TheCable
- 14 yrs after Oronsaye Report, bloated agencies cost Nigeria N1tr in 2026 The Guardian Nigeria News
- The Nigerian Government Has A Fragile Relationship With The Church The Culture Custodian
- UACN, Wema, NEM top stock pick this week Premium Times Nigeria
- Nigerian newspapers review: Nigeria’s oil output drops by 20.8% in 10 years Vanguard News
- Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis threatens to worsen health worker shortage Business News Nigeria
- Nigeria’s oil output wobbles after 10yrs of increase in rigs Vanguard News
- Binance tightens crypto controls, restricts 3 Nigeria-linked platforms Business News Nigeria
- BREAKING: Nigeria Police Raid Niger Ex-Deputy Governor’s Aide’s Home At 1AM, Allegedly Assault, Arrest Him Sahara Reporters
- Nigeria-UAE trade surges 66.7% to $5bn in 1 year Vanguard News
- Taiwo ‘Ogogo’ Hassan, veteran Nigerian actor, is dead Premium Times Nigeria
- Nigerian Olukanyinsola Odebode jailed 12 years for rape, sexual assault Peoples Gazette Nigeria
- EFCC Arraigns Brookfield Group Holdings CEO, Olatunji Adebola, for Alleged N990m Fraud - The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, on Thursday, August 20, 2026, arraigned the Chief Exe...
- EFCC Arraigns Alleged Three Land grabbers, Two Firms in Abuja - The Abuja Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, August 18, 2026 arraigned three alleged land grabbers, and two...
- EFCC Arraigns Three for Visa Fraud in Ibadan (Photos) - The Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, August 19, 2026 arraigned the trio of Emmanuel Serah Motunrayo, Awo...
- Nigerian Sentenced To Two Years In Prison In Cyprus For Drug Trafficking (Photo) - Okechukwu Charles Nelson, who was found in possession of 42 grams of cannabis-type narcotics, 700 milligrams of cocaine and one narcotic p...
- Mary Habila Finally Buried As Family Says She Died From Cardiac Arrest After Living With Heart Condition (Photos) - The family of late Mary Habila, popularly known as “Mara,” has said she lived with a heart condition ...
- We Can’t Keep Counting Bodies – Obi Tackles FG Over Benue, Plateau - The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has criticised the Federal Government over the recent attacks in Benue, Pla...
- 2 OPM Footballers Sponsored Abroad by King Apostle Chibuzor Signed by Top European Club - Two young Nigerian footballers, Ikechukwu George and Godswill Nwakanma, have signed one-year professional contracts with ...
- APC 2027: Tinubu Names Yari Campaign DG, Uzodimma Secretary - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has constituted the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 presidential election, with former Z...
- Court Remands Three Over Alleged N30 Million Canadian Visa Fraud - The Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, August 19, 2026 arraigned the trio of Emmanuel Serah Mot...
- I’m Now Alone, Isaac Fayose Laments Abandonment By Politicians He Supported - Isaac Fayose, younger brother of a former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has lamented being abandoned by politicians he backed in past el...
- 2027: Obidient Movement Denies Sending Emissaries To Atiku To Step Down For Obi - The Obidient Movement has denied claims that it has been sending emissaries to Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the African Democr...
- Ex-NEPA, PHCN Pensioners Protest Over 25-Year Unpaid ₦350 Billion Entitlements - Pensioners of the defunct National Electric Power Authority and Power Holding Company of Nigeria, Benin branch, on Friday protested the al...
- I Don't Know Where Dele Momodu Is Now, Adeleke Is With Us - Wike - The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has commended Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, for paying him and President Bola Ti...
- Why Atiku’s Subsidy Gambit Rattles Tinubu- Farooq Kperogi - Atiku Abubakar may finally have discovered the issue that can draw political blood from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. And I am enjoying seeing the president a...
- Israel-turkey Tensions Rise After Netanyahu Orders Strikes On Syrian Airbase - Fears of a military confrontation between Israel and Turkey are growing after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to assert domin...
- Nigerian Man Convicted Of Laundering Over $2.7million In USA - Following an eight-day trial, a federal jury convicted Babajide Adesayo of laundering over $2.7 million obtained from victims of romance fraud and other types...
- FG Won’t Publish Spending Details Of $5bn FAB Loan - Taiwo Oyedele - Taiwo Oyedele, Nigeria’s finance minister, says the federal government will not publish details of how funds drawn from its $5 billion financing fac...
- Nigerian Drug Trafficker Convicted In UK, Awaits Sentencing September 3 - Nigerian, Gideon Oluwasetemi Olumoyegun, who was nabbed among a gang of 11 drug couriers plotting to smuggle cannabis worth £13.8 million into the...
- Australian Police Discover Guns Disguised As Iphones - Two extraordinary handguns allegedly designed to fold up and resemble smartphones have been seized during a police raid north of Brisbane. The weapons were among f...
- Tinubu Orders Arrest As ICPC Uncovers Another Fake Agency In SGF's Office - President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate arrest of Prince George Buchi Nwabueze in connection with the discovery of National Brands Deve...
- All of Africa Today - August 24, 2026 [allAfrica]
- Police Rescue 75 Passengers Abducted By Gunmen in Kaduna [Leadership] Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have rescued 75 kidnapped men, women and children after armed kidnappers abducted them from commercial buses in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
- Investigation - the Multi-Million Dollar Norwegian Scam and the Role of a Nigerian [Premium Times] This is the story of a sophisticated scam network that cost its victims millions of dollars in different parts of the world.
- Lagos Housing Crisis - Aac Candidate Rejects Hamzat's Advice to Young Workers [Premium Times] "While responsible personal financial management is important, telling hardworking Lagosians who cannot afford housing to simply move back to their parents or share accommodation is not a housing policy," he said.
- Seven Die, Two Injured in Auto Crash Along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway [Premium Times] The latest incident comes as the expressway continues to carry heavy traffic between Lagos and several parts of southwestern Nigeria.
- How My Role On UN Panel On Nuclear War Effects Can Benefit Nigeria - Prof Rabia Sa'id [Premium Times] Rabia Sa'id, a professor of physics at Bayero University, Kano (BUK), was appointed last year by the United Nations Secretary-General to a 21-member scientific panel studying the physical effects and societal impacts of nuclear war.
- Subsidy Return Will Reverse Economic Gains - Minister [Vanguard] The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has cautioned against calls to restore the petrol subsidy.
- In One Year, the UK Medical Tribunal Sanctioned 16 Nigerian Doctors for Fraud, Rape, Theft, Others [Premium Times] Although the majority of the cases handled by the UK tribunal did not involve Nigerians, the tribunal heard at least one case involving a Nigerian each month during this period, except in January.
- CWPPF Renews Call for Independent Investigation As FCT Police Command Shifts Focus From Alleged Assault to Journalist's Conduct [CJID] Abuja, Nigeria -- 22 August 2026 -- The Coalition for Whistleblowers Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) issues this follow-up statement to its release of the 20th of August, 2026, condemning the assault on Sunday Michael Ogwu, Editor of Pinnacle Daily, by police and the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) personnel in Lugbe, Abuja. We do so in response to a press statement issued on 21 August 2026 by the FCT Police Command, through its Public Relations Officer SP Josephine Adeh, and to subsequent
- Surge in Betting Fuels Poverty and Crime Across West Africa - Nextier Report [Vanguard] ABUJA-- A new policy analysis has warned that the fast-growing gambling industry in low-income areas of Nigeria, Ghana, and Sierra Leone is worsening economic hardship for young people and may be driving increased debt, youth unrest, and certain kinds of crime.
- 2027 - Kwankwaso Knocks APC Campaign Council, Says Election Choice Between Oppressors, Oppressed [Premium Times] Former Governor of Kano State and vice presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has criticised the newly constituted All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 general election.
- Atiku's Subsidy Proposal Designed to Make Petrol Affordable - Okonkwo [Vanguard] ABUJA -- Kenneth Okonkwo, spokesperson for the 2027 presidential campaign of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, has dismissed criticism of Atiku's plan to restore petrol subsidy if elected, saying the proposal is aimed at reducing fuel prices and has nothing to do with the subsidy regime of the past.
- Gunmen Kill Two Security Operatives, Seize Rifles in Plateau [Premium Times] Two security operatives were reportedly killed and their rifles taken away after gunmen attacked communities in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State.
- Amnesty Demands Rescue of Worshippers Abducted in Niger Mosque Attack [Premium Times] Amnesty International has urged Nigerian authorities to urgently rescue worshippers abducted during Friday prayers at a mosque in Kpenya, Niger State, amid escalating attacks and mass abductions in the Borgu-Kainji corridor.
- 2027 - Akwa Ibom Opposition Parties Back Tinubu, Akpabio, Eno, Collapse Structures [This Day] Abuja -- The re-election bids of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, received a major boost at the weekend as stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state rallied behind the three political leaders ahead of the 2027 general election.
- Dangote Refinery Expands Free Fuel Delivery to Kano, Imo, Others, Targets Lower Pump Prices [This Day] *Marketers laud initiative as refinery absorbs delivery costs to reduce distribution expenses, ease pressure on consumers
- Residents Trapped As Flood Submerges Houses in Akwa Ibom Council [Leadership] A Bauchi State-based non-governmental organisation (NGO), Radiant Care Foundation (RCF), has provided free medical services to 100 persons with visual impairment in Anguwan Makafi, Bauchi metropolis, under its Project THRIVE 1.0.
- Support Grows for Akasoba Zainab Duke-Abiola, mni, Bid for UN Secretary-General [InfoWire] London -- International support is growing around the candidacy of Akasoba Zainab Duke-Abiola, mni, for the position of Secretary-General of the United Nations, especially across Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America.
- Peace On Paper, Peril in Practice - Why 2027 Elections Remain At Risk [Leadership] There is reassurance in political rivals signing a common promise of peace. Where elections have too often carried intimidation, inflammatory rhetoric and violence, the symbolism matters. It says political competition need not become warfare; opponents are adversaries, not enemies; and the pursuit of power must remain subordinate to the republic.
- Adeleke Poised to Unleash Mayhem At Local Councils Again, Osun APC Alleges [Leadership] The Osun State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sooko Tajudeen Lawal, has raised the alarm over alleged plans to create fresh tension at local government councils across the state, urging security agencies to protect council officials and workers.
- Idele Commends Tinubu for Appointment, Pledges Effective Women Mobilisation for 2027 [Leadership] Dr Mary Idele has expressed appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing her as Secretary of the Women Mobilisation Directorate of the Presidential Campaign Council.
- Restoring Fuel Subsidy Will Reverse Nigeria's Economic Gains [Daily Trust] The renewed call for the restoration of petrol subsidy under any guise demands a clear-eyed examination of what Nigeria has gained from reform and what the country would have to surrender by reversing course.
- Nigeria Must Dismantle Ethnic, Religious Fault Lines to Grow - Oshiomhole, Others [Daily Trust] Former Governor of Edo State and Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has urged Nigerians to dismantle ethnic and religious fault lines, saying such divisions undermine accountability, justice and national development.
- Many Worshippers Abducted From Niger Mosques During Juma'at Prayer [Daily Trust] Terrorists have abducted dozens of worshippers from four mosques during last Friday's Juma'at prayer in Dekara, Kpenya, Sabon-Gida and Gidan-Zana communities, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State.
- Concerns Over Inclusion of Betta Edu, Others in Tinubu's Campaign Council [Daily Trust] Since the release of names of persons in the 2027 APC Presidential Campaign Council over the weekend, reactions have trailed the inclusion of the former Minister for Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu, former chairperson of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Board, Ngozi Olejeme and the Chairman of the National Revenue Service (NRS), Zacheus Adedeji.
- Niger Mosque Abduction - We're Yet to Ascertain Number of Victims - State Govt [Leadership] Four days after scores of worshippers were abducted at a Central Mosque in Dakera District, Borgu local government area, the Niger State government is yet to ascertain the number of the victims.
- Ahead of 2027 Elections - Youth Vote At Risk As 52% of Young Nigerians Unregistered [CJID] As Nigeria moves closer to the 2027 general elections, a significant number of young Nigerians may still be on the sidelines of the electoral process, with 52.1 per cent of respondents in a recent survey across 34 tertiary institutions saying they were not registered to vote. The figure rises to about 59 per cent among respondents aged 18 to 21, pointing to a major gap between Nigeria's large youth population and its participation in formal electoral processes.
- NAF Vows to Deny Extremists Freedom to Threaten Vulnerable Places in North West [This Day] Abuja -- The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has vowed to deny terrorists, bandits, kidnappers, extremists and hostile elements the freedom to threaten vulnerable communities, as the Service intensified joint operations against emerging security threats in the North-West.
- Inside Tinubu's 2027 Campaign Team - No Key Roles for Akume, Keyamo, Others [Leadership] The 2027 presidential campaign season is already exposing alliances and calculations shaping President Bola Tinubu's re-election bid, with familiar political heavyweights missing from the main campaign council, new allies securing strategic positions and the inclusion of some controversial figures stirring fresh debate.
- Police Rescue 75 Kidnapping Victims From Kaduna Forest [Vanguard] Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have rescued 75 men, women and children abducted by armed kidnappers while travelling in commercial buses in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
- Niger State Orders Security Forces to Rescue Abducted Worshippers in Borgu [Premium Times] Suspected terrorists reportedly attacked the Kpenya Mosque while Muslims were observing Juma'at prayers.
- BBNaija Season 11 - Cassi Evicted As Abi Emerges As Most Influential Player [Premium Times] His exit makes him the fourth housemate to be evicted from the "Show Ya Sef" season.
- Atiku Mourns Ogogo, Says Actor's Death Leaves 'Painful Void' in Nollywood [Vanguard] Former Vice-President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has mourned veteran Nollywood actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, who died on Sunday at the age of 66.
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