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Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has unveiled his Presidential Campaign Council ahead of the 2027 general elections, with former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, named as Deputy Chairman.

The Anambra State Police Command has arraigned six suspects before the Gender-Based V!olence Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, over separate allegations bordering on defilement, sexual assault, child abuse, assault and alleged unlawful procurement of abortion involving minors.

An Episcopal priestess Rev Flourish Klink has told a congregation at New York City’s Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine that God is trans and argued that Jesus can be understood as having transitioned following his resurrection.

  A Florida couple has sued a fertility clinic after a DNA test allegedly revealed that the husband has a zero percent probability of being the biological father of their long awaited baby girl.

A Nigerian man, Joseph James Nantomah, 49, also known as The Black Mentor,has been sentenced to 48 months in prison in the United States for an investment fra¥d scheme that caused more than $2.7 million in losses to investors.

The First Niger Bridge linking Anambra and Delta states is set to be decorated with pictures of President Bola Tinubu after the completion of its ongoing rehabilitation, Minister of Works David Umahi has announced.

  Apostle Arome Osayi has said Nigeria’s purpose as a nation goes beyond its economic and political struggles, insisting that the country has a spiritual calling to spark revival and spread the gospel to other nations.

  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled a Nigerian-Mexican dr¥g cartel operating a clandestine m+thamphet@mine laboratory in Eziama community, Obeagu, Awgu LGA of Enugu State.

  Minister of Regional Development Abubakar Momoh has said another term for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would give the administration an opportunity to deepen its programmes and further transform the country.

A US-based political advisory and lobbying company, Von Batten-Montague-York, has raised concerns over Nigeria’s 2027 general elections, warning that the United States cannot afford to allow President Bola Tinubu to rig the polls.

Former Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein, 74, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in New York for s+xually a+sa¥lting television production assistant Miriam Haley in 2006.

  Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has compared the cost of petrol in Nigeria and England, saying a litre of fuel costs “about three thousand something” after conversion to naira.

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said the ₦70,000 national minimum wage is inadequate for Nigerian workers to cope with the current economic pressures.

Minister of Works Dave Umahi has challenged those who claim that former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi is superior to him, asking them to point out what Obi has done better than him.

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has withdrawn from the N10.27 billion alleged money laundering case involving Ali Bello, nephew of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello.

The Cross River State Police Command has released the photograph of a woman found dead in a Calabar hotel and appealed to the public to help identify her as the search for the male guest who lodged with her continues.

ADC Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar has donated ₦20 million to the families of 37 suspected artisanal miners who died while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna, Niger State.

Femi Fani-Kayode, Nigeria’s ambassador to South Africa, has threatened to file a lawsuit against Karl Von Batten, a US-based lobbyist hired by Atiku Abubakar, demanding at least $100 million over defamatory allegations.

  The camp of the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has challenged President Bola Tinubu to allow the release of his United States investigative records if they contain no evidence of criminal wrongdoing.

Former All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign spokesperson, Ike Chidolue, has advised the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to be more careful when speaking publicly about private discussions he may have had with President Bola Tinubu.

According to a report by Daily Trust on Thursday, September 24, 2026, Senator Ireti Kingibe, who represents the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the Senate, challenged FCT Minister Nyesom Wike to produce the Senate’s Votes and Proceedings showing that the loans obtained by the FCT Administration received the required legislative approval.

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and other petroleum marketers have reduced the prices of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) across major depots in Lagos, Port Harcourt, Calabar and Warri, following a decline in international crude oil prices.

The Anambra State Government has released a 2024 out-of-court settlement document amid its dispute with former Governor Peter Obi over unpaid salaries and financial obligations left behind by his administration.

According to a video posted on Nevon HQ on Wednesday September 23, 2026, Dr. Biokpomabo Awara said the chief of staff to former President Muhammadu Buhari worked against his 2019 governorship bid because he viewed a rival politician, Rotimi Amaechi, as a future threat to his own political ambitions.

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Olanipekun Olukoyede, has raised concerns over the number of people with religious titles who are being investigated and prosecuted for financial crimes.

Isaac Fayose, a supporter of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has criticised Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over the territory’s borrowing and use of public revenue for development projects.

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has again vowed that the senator representing the FCT, Ireti Kingibe, will never return to the Senate in 2027.

According to a video posted on Nevon HQ on Wednesday September 23, 2026, Dr. Biokpomabo Awara said the Court of Appeal found in his favor during his long legal fight over the outcome of the 2019 Rivers State governorship election.

The founder of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, says President Bola Tinubu may be unable to complete a second term if he wins the 2027 presidential election.

A member of the House of Representatives, Mohammed Bello El-Rufai, has urged the Federal Government and security agencies to intensify efforts to rescue schoolchildren abducted from communities in Borno State.

A member of the Movement for Credible Elections, Professor Pat Utomi, has warned that Nigerians could be forced to take matters into their own hands if the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) refuses to allow the use of technology to improve transparency during elections.

Chieftain of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, Aisha Yesufu, has accused FCT Minister Nyesom Wike of lying over his claim that the G5 governors deliberately allowed Peter Obi to win South-South states in the 2023 presidential election to reduce Atiku Abubakar’s chances.

The District Head of Gwandu in Kebbi State, Alhaji Muhammadu Rasheed, also known as Sarkin Gabas, has died.

A female corrections officer in South Carolina, Matrese Grant, has been fired and arrested after allegedly bringing home-cooked meals into the W. Glenn Campbell Detention Center for inmates.

Former Kano State Governor and Peter Obi’s running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has reiterated his opposition to the establishment of state police, attributing the push for it to the failure of the federal police and other security agencies.

Davido’s sister, Sharon, has revealed how she told her husband, who was her boyfriend at the time, that although she knows how to cook, she does not enjoy doing it.

Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, immediate past Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University (LASU), has said public universities across Nigeria may need to charge at least ₦1 million in tuition per student to achieve financial self-sustainability.

A pupil of UNIZIK Primary School, Awka, identified as Success Ezenwafor, has reportedly been swept away by floodwaters while travelling to school in a shuttle bus along the Awka-Nibo-Nise-Enugwu-Ukwu Ring Road in Anambra State.

The National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Seriake Dickson, has criticised the activities of the OK Movement, warning political support groups affiliated with the party against operating as parallel structures or competing with it for control.

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has defended Nigeria’s petrol pricing, saying Nigerians are already benefiting from local refining despite the product being sold at a price linked to the global market.

A 35-year-old Nigerian, Olamide Shanu, has pleaded guilty in the United States to conspiracy to commit money laundering after participating in s+xtortion and romance fraud schemes that defra¥ded approximately 150 Americans.

The Federal Government has warned that it would close the Lagos section of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway within two weeks if motorists and other road users fail to comply with safety measures and conditions along the route do not improve.

The Enugu State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of Okpara Chibuike Emmanuel, a 30-year-old man over the alleged m&rder of his girlfriend, identified as Chinyere. 

Singer Peter Okoye has admitted receiving about $800,000 in royalties from SACEM for P-Square’s musical works but said his elder brother, Jude Okoye, did not receive any share of the money.

A former President of the Nigerian Senate, Anyim Pius Anyim, has said that nobody from the Southeast will become President of Nigeria without an alliance with other regions.

Thousands of supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC), led by Ajiboye Sangogade, popularly known as Boye Nation, have joined the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Oyo State.

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed claims by supporters of Peter Obi that the former Labour Party presidential candidate won Rivers State in the 2023 presidential election.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has finally solved his Chicago problem. It is a dream come true for the president of the most populous African nation on earth: he is NOT coming to the United Nations General Assembly.

Social commentator and businessman, Isaac Fayose, has claimed that the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, would comfortably win the 2027 presidential election in Abuja.

According to a report by TVC News on Tuesday September 22, 2026, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has explained why he did not visit former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, following the death and burial of Amaechi’s mother, Dame Ezinne Mary Oduah Amaechi.