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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has assured President Bola Tinubu that he will deliver the state’s votes to him, insisting that he does not make empty promises and that politics must be guided by integrity.

Two women have been arrested in Jalingo, Taraba State, after they were caught attempting to take three young girls out of the state to Adamawa.

Media mogul and EbonyLife CEO, Mo Abudu, has made it clear that she is not one to accept younger people casually calling her by her first name.

President Bola Tinubu has formally reported the recurring xenophobic and Afrophobic att@cks against Africans and other nationals in South Africa to the African Union (AU), calling for urgent collective action.

The Presidency reportedly spent N37.64 billion on presidential trips, logistics, foreign exchange and other travel-related expenses between June 2023 and April 2026, according to an analysis of GovSpend records.

Prophet Akinbo Shalom Kelvin has sparked reactions after advising married men whose wives continually deny them intimacy not to secretly ch+at but to consider taking a second wife.

Popular Anambra comedian and media personality, Isaac Nwosu, popularly known as Aiza Nwosu,unknown g¥nmen has reportedly been shot de@d by unidentified g¥nmen in Awka, Anambra State.

A woman, Mrs Iyabo Sowunmi, has been arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle suspected illicit dr¥gs into the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Ibara, Abeokuta, Ogun State, for her son, Dare Sowunmi, who is reportedly on de@th row.

Actor Kunle Omisore has revealed that he has an automatic emotional “switch” that helps him detach from people and situations that bring him stress.

Former Super Eagles striker Obafemi Martins has thrown his weight behind Seyi Tinubu, saying the President’s son could help bring the needed changes to Nigerian football if given the opportunity to lead the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

Three sisters have d+ed after the boat they were travelling in capsized at Tiga Dam in Tudunwada Local Government Area of Kano State.

National Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has urged Nigerians to pray for political leaders, saying politicians and poor leadership are largely responsible for the country’s challenges.

A Nigerian man has sparked debate online after urging citizens to carefully consider the country’s economic situation as they prepare for the 2027 presidential election.

Arise News anchor, Rufai Oseni, has questioned the repeated campaign promises of African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, ahead of the 2027 elections.

Vice-Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2027 election, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said that former governors Ibrahim Shekarau and Abdullahi Ganduje, along with incumbent Governor Abba Yusuf, are politically finished in Kano State.

The Rivers West senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Vincent Job, has declared that his decision to contest the senatorial seat against his erstwhile political boss, Bro. Felix Obuah, would not affect their relationship.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has defended the inclusion of former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, in President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 Presidential Campaign Council.

Former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing the ruling party of abandoning its founding ideals.

According to Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, it is necessary to recall the political discussions that took place behind the scenes during the process of selecting the principal officers of the National Assembly after the 2023 general election.

The 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu over his legal bid to prevent the release of records held by United States law enforcement agencies concerning past investigations involving him.

According to News Century TV on Sunday, August 30, 2026, Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara said his administration had broken what he described as a longstanding pattern of governments visiting Bonny Local Government Area mainly during political campaigns without returning to commission completed projects.

Argentina captain, Lionel Messi, has called time on his international career, ending a remarkable 21-year journey with the national team.

 Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, during his visit to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, in his Port Harcourt residence this evening.

Former Edo State Governor and Professor of Law, Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor, has said he campaigned vigorously for President Bola Tinubu during the 2023 presidential election because he believed the widely promoted claims about Tinubu’s achievements as governor of Lagos State.

Former military President, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd.); Vice President Kashim Shettima; former Vice President Atiku Abubakar; Adamawa State Governor, Umaru Fintiri; Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori; Chairman/Editor-in-Chief of THISDAY/ARISE Media Group, Prince Nduka Obaigbena; former Senate President, David Mark, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, have condoled with legal icon, Mr. Damian Dodo (SAN), over the death of his mother, Mrs. Veronica Rabi Dodo.

President Bola Tinubu has begun a three-week vacation as part of his annual leave.

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of allegedly removing candidates nominated by the party for the 2027 general elections and replacing them with individuals it described as “strange names” unknown to the party.

According to report by The Nation on Saturday, August 29, 2026, he Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the credentials and personal details of candidates nominated by political parties for the 2027 governorship and House of Assembly elections in Rivers State.

According to a report by Vanguard on Sunday 30 August 2026, a political support group in Rivers State, Rivers Women Unite for Sim (RWUS), has announced the collapse of its structure into the Renewed Hope Agenda and the Rainbow Coalition associated with Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.

Singer Kelly Hansome has alleged that Flavour struggled to sell out his London show because Yoruba fans did not support him, claiming that the situation would have been different if the artist were Wizkid.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 47,200 Capt@gon pills and 3.9 million opi%id tablets worth over ₦6.2bn at Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport.

G¥nmen who abd¥cted some members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Kogi State have reportedly demanded a ransom of ₦20 million for each victim.

A 200-level Political Science student of Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University (MOAUM), Rose Adikwu, has been hospitalised in Makurdi after she was allegedly sc@lded with a hot mixture during a disagreement with her cousin and co-tenant, Agbo Felicia.

Pastor David Ibiyeomie has sparked reactions with his remarks on the kind of message Christians should preach to Nigerians when trying to win souls for Christ.

An associate of NDC’s 2027 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, identified as MamaPee, has said Obi would defeat any politician in Nigeria if elections were free and fair.

A minibus carrying churchgoers collided head-on with a truck in central Zimbabwe, killing at least 27 people, police said Saturday, in the latest deadly road crash to hit the country.

Norway’s King Harald V has died at the age of 89 after a prolonged period of ill health, with his only son, Crown Prince Haakon, succeeding him as monarch.

Davido’s cousin, singer Adebayo Adeleke, popularly known as B-Red, has said he doesn’t want his father, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, to become President of Nigeria, despite believing he would lead the country well.

The Nigeria Police Force has invited social media critic Martins Vincent Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan, to substantiate a claim he made during a speech at the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, conference in Port Harcourt.

The General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Emmanuel Ugboaja, is dead.

In a recent interview on Channels TV, on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, Ireti Kingibe, Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, discussed the political situation in the FCT and the possibility of returning to the Senate in the 2027 elections.

Following intense pressure over the poor management of Nigerian football, the President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau, and other board members have resigned.

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore has revealed what he told the vice presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Rotimi Amaechi after he invited him to his house in Rivers state.

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has ordered the arrest of the Managing Director of Hartland Nigeria Limited over the company’s failure to complete an 11-kilometre section of the Benin-Onitsha Expressway despite receiving about ₦14 billion from the Federal Government.

Nigerian human rights lawyer and professor Chidi Odinkalu has weighed in on the emerging political alliances ahead of the 2027 general elections, particularly the role of politicians who appear to maintain links with different political parties.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has submitted records relating to President Bola Tinubu’s 1993 drug-trafficking and money-laundering investigation to a United States federal judge for confidential review.

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Josiah Osigwe, SAN, has commissioned the State-of-the-Art Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital and General Hospital in Rumuigbo, Obio-Akpor LGA, Rivers State.

NDDC under the leadership of its CEO/MD, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, has flagged off the emergency intervention and rehabilitation of failed sections of the Effurun–Benin Express Road in Delta State.

The Amanyanabo-elect of Opobo Kingdom, King Charles Douglas Mac-Pepple Jaja, has formally invited former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan to his coronation scheduled for September 26.

According to a report published by Daily Post on Friday, August 28, 2026, Elijah Ayodele, the leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has cautioned the All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Tinubu against becoming overly confident about their chances of winning the 2027 presidential election.