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14 Nov 2026

Politics

“Ba ma yi, ba ma so” — Tinubu booed at Abuja mosque; Presidency denies convoy stoning

Youths chanted “Ba ma yi, ba ma so” as the President left Friday prayers — then two competing videos told opposite stories about what happened next.

Politics Desk · 14 Nov 2026
Politics

“Only Nigeria's speech was cut out” — Fani-Kayode accuses South African Presidency of deliberate snub; Pretoria fires back

Fifteen ambassadors spoke. Fourteen were broadcast. Only Nigeria's speech was cut out — then it appeared two hours later, after a public protest. Glitch, or a deliberate snub?

Politics Desk · 14 Nov 2026
Entertainment

“I woke up to a ₦100m alert” — Portable claims Senator Yayi paid him ₦100m after APC campaign

₦100 million, on camera, from a named senator, in the middle of a campaign season — and nobody on the other side has confirmed or denied it.

Entertainment Desk · 14 Nov 2026
Entertainment

Peller and Carter Efe lose streamer award to India's Ashswag — Phyna alleges Nigerians ‘used to run ads’

Two of Nigeria's biggest streamers lost to an Indian creator, the category was announced on the red carpet, and Phyna's “used to run ads” charge turned a loss into a debate.

Entertainment Desk · 14 Nov 2026
Politics

“Look in the mirror” — NDC fires back at Wike over Obi anthem row, says old anthem was spontaneous

Wike says Obi disrespected Nigeria over the anthem. The NDC says Wike should look in the mirror — and that the old anthem was sung by the crowd, not planned.

Politics Desk · 14 Nov 2026
Economy

Cooking gas hits ₦1,800/kg in Abuja as depot prices jump 31.8% — a 12.5kg refill now costs ₦22,500

₦22,500 to fill a gas cylinder, weeks before Christmas, while supply is up and one refinery sells far cheaper than the depots.

Economy Desk · 14 Nov 2026
Security

Nigeria and EU finalise €20m defence support package — first-ever bilateral military aid deal for Nigeria

The EU has never given Nigeria bilateral military support before. Now it's finalising €20 million of it — all non-lethal, aimed at the Lake Chad fight.

Security Desk · 14 Nov 2026

13 Nov 2026

Politics

Presidency fires back at Makinde: Tinubu acted swiftly on Oriire — but never answers the call

The Presidency answered Makinde's interview — everything except the question at its centre. And the governor says the opposition is now talking about one ticket.

Politics Desk · 13 Nov 2026
Sport

CONFIRMED: Super Eagles beat Tanzania 3-1 in Uyo as Arokodare's eight-minute brace settles must-win tie

It is official — the Eagles beat Tanzania 3-1, and the hero was the striker who came off the bench and scored twice in eight minutes.

Sport Desk · 13 Nov 2026
Politics

PDP gives INEC 24 hours to publish Adebutu's name — court deadline expires today, this Saturday

A court gave INEC 24 hours to put Adebutu back on the Ogun ballot. The deadline is today — and INEC hasn't said a word. Will it obey?

Politics Desk · 13 Nov 2026
Health

No secondary Ebola infection: NCDC discharges last of 62 contacts as Nigeria's 21-day monitoring ends with zero new cases

Three weeks of national anxiety, ended with the best possible news — zero secondary cases — but the NCDC is deliberately refusing to call it over.

Health Desk · 13 Nov 2026
Entertainment

Tems to executive-produce 'Children of Blood and Bone' soundtrack — Burna Boy, Ayra Starr, Fireboy DML and BNXN on the album

A Yorùbá-inspired Hollywood epic, with its music run by Nigeria's biggest global star and a soundtrack stacked with Afrobeats royalty.

Entertainment Desk · 13 Nov 2026
Politics

“Go your way” — Fubara tells supporters unwilling to join Wike's Rainbow Coalition to leave his camp

The governor who fought Wike for years is now telling his own loyalists to get in line behind Wike's coalition — or get out.

Politics Desk · 13 Nov 2026
Politics

INEC will obey the courts on Atiku's 2027 candidacy, chairman says — but Atiku's camp demands answers on two conflicting judgments

The man running the election was asked whether the main opposition candidate can even be on the ballot — and his answer drew a public challenge pointing to two judges saying opposite things.

Politics Desk · 13 Nov 2026
Politics

INEC chairman confronted by angry diaspora protesters in London — vehicle surrounded at Chatham House over “AI photos” in voter register

Prof. Joash Amupitan was mobbed by Nigerian protesters outside Chatham House as he arrived for a dialogue on the 2027 elections — and the trigger is the voter register itself.

Politics Desk · 13 Nov 2026
Politics

Is this vote-buying? Seyi Tinubu hands cash to a woman in a Kebbi keke after she backs his father

The president's son asked a keke passenger who she supports. She said his father. Then the cash came out — and the timeline split between “kind gesture” and “vote-buying”.

Politics Desk · 13 Nov 2026
Security

Kidnappers demand ₦500m ransom for FUNAAB graduate and three others seized at an Ogun farm

A fresh graduate, taken from her workplace at a farm, with a half-billion-naira price tag on four lives — and a 24-hour deadline that has already passed.

Security Desk · 13 Nov 2026
EFCC

Court overrules Emefiele's objection and admits Supreme Court judgment in $4.5bn fraud trial — case adjourned to 17 December

The judge let the Supreme Court judgment in — but only to show what it decided. The defence lost the admissibility fight, but won a limit on how the document can be used.

EFCC Desk · 13 Nov 2026
Business

FG hands Port Harcourt airport to a private operator for 30 years — second major airport concession in five months

A second international airport privatised in five months — the government's airport programme is now visibly moving, and the question is whether private operators deliver better airports or just collect the revenue.

Business Desk · 13 Nov 2026
Security

Seven dead, 11 injured as speeding tipper rams a loaded bus on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway

Seven more deaths on Nigeria's busiest highway, in the afternoon, on camera — and the cause, per the authorities, is the same one every time: a speeding truck.

Security Desk · 13 Nov 2026
Entertainment

“My man is not finding it funny” — Nkechi Blessing warns ex Falegan to stop posting her pictures

They apologised to each other on TikTok live five days ago. Now Nkechi Blessing is telling Opeyemi Falegan to stop posting her pictures — because her man is not finding it funny.

Entertainment Desk · 13 Nov 2026

12 Nov 2026

Politics

Police probe Obi town hall attack, arrest one suspect and confirm two injured as House opens inquiry

One suspect arrested, two men injured, and now the House of Representatives is investigating — the morning after the cutlasses at Obi's Lagos town hall.

Politics Desk · 12 Nov 2026
Security

UNN bans sign-out parties after four students die at off-campus celebration — governor suspends town hall, autopsies still pending

Four students are dead after a sign-out party, and UNN has now banned the celebrations outright. But nobody officially knows yet what killed them.

Entertainment Desk · 12 Nov 2026
Business

Nvidia chief Jensen Huang resigns after 33 years amid spy probe and affair reports as shares slide

The founder of the company at the centre of the AI boom has resigned after 33 years, with the board naming an interim chief — and the stock sliding sharply.

Business Desk · 12 Nov 2026
Sport

CONFIRMED: Manchester United announce Pochettino as new manager — takes charge 18 November, first game is Liverpool at Anfield

It's official — Pochettino is United's man, and Liverpool is first. He takes over on 18 November after finishing with the USA.

Sport Desk · 12 Nov 2026
Economy

Labour wants ₦300,000 minimum wage — “₦70,000 can no longer guarantee a decent standard of living”

From ₦70,000 to ₦300,000 — the demand was made to the Labour Minister's face at the ASCSN's NEC meeting in Abuja, with a December deadline behind it.

Economy Desk · 12 Nov 2026
EFCC

Six years on the run — court orders Faisal Maina to begin his seven-year jail term for money laundering

He jumped bail and vanished for six years. Today a court ordered him to prison — and the seven years run from the day the DSS caught him.

EFCC Desk · 12 Nov 2026
Politics

Pantami's convoy attacked in Gombe — Amnesty blames suspected APC thugs, police say no arrests yet

Burning tyres, smashed windscreens and no arrests yet — the second opposition event attacked in two days, and now Amnesty has put its name to an accusation.

Politics Desk · 12 Nov 2026
Sport

Floyd Mayweather due in Abuja today to launch boxing academies and a 2027 Nigeria fight plan

The unbeaten boxing legend is expected in Abuja today, with a press conference tomorrow — and a promise of academies, a 2027 fight and mining talks.

Sport Desk · 12 Nov 2026
Security

21 AK-47s on camels — DSS intercepts an arms shipment from Niger Republic into Sokoto, 70 days to the elections

Security sources say the DSS intercepted 21 AK-47 rifles, four PKT machine guns and 825 magazines smuggled from Niger Republic on camels at Dawakawa, Sokoto — less than 70 days before voting starts.

Security Desk · 12 Nov 2026
Politics

Tinubu asks the Reps to approve ₦10.79 trillion in foreign borrowing — $7.7 billion, mostly Eurobonds

The President's letter, read by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas at plenary on Wednesday, asks the House to approve implementation of the ₦10.79 trillion external borrowing plan already in the 2026 Appropriation Act — not a new loan, the Presidency says.

Politics Desk · 12 Nov 2026
Entertainment

Ayra Starr is going to Coachella 2027 — Sundays, April 11 and 18, on the same bill as SZA

Festival organisers unveiled the full 2027 lineup on Instagram on Wednesday, placing Ayra Starr on the Sunday bill for both weekends at Indio, California — and she replied: “See you in the desert.”

Entertainment Desk · 12 Nov 2026
Politics

US hearing verdict: Washington says Tinubu's government is taking Christian persecution “extra seriously” — but the pace is “inadequate”

Washington's verdict is in: trying hard, moving too slowly — and a congressman says Nigeria's Attorney General called a bishop a liar.

Politics Desk · 12 Nov 2026
Sport

Two Eagles, one Friday — the Olympic Eagles are in Lubumbashi for a behind-closed-doors DR Congo qualifier

Nigeria's U-23 side arrived in DR Congo on Tuesday for Friday's first-leg U-23 AFCON qualifier at TP Mazembe Stadium — played behind closed doors on security grounds, with their coach in Uyo.

Sport Desk · 12 Nov 2026
Entertainment

“I kidnapped myself” — Delta police arrest a 54-year-old woman who staged her own kidnap to extort ₦15m

Police spokesperson SP Bright Edafe released a video on Tuesday in which the suspect admits the scheme — “I kidnapped myself” — after allegedly telling her younger brother gunmen had taken her and were demanding ₦15 million.

Entertainment Desk · 12 Nov 2026

11 Nov 2026

Politics

ADC finally gets the court judgment — and Dino Melaye says Atiku's name is nowhere in it

The certified true copy of Justice Peter Lifu's 5 Nov judgment was finally released on Wednesday — and the ADC's own spin on it is colliding with the judgment's text in public.

Politics Desk · 11 Nov 2026
Politics

Shettima calls Obi a 'clout chaser' over the Flamingos — and says importing cheap wine doesn’t make an economist

Vice-President Kashim Shettima used the APC rally in Akure to accuse Peter Obi of 'clout chasing' over the Flamingos — and questioned his economics.

Politics Desk · 11 Nov 2026
Entertainment

Spotify premieres a Tems concert film from Lagos — as her debut EP passes 888 million streams

Spotify premiered Tems: Surround Sound, a full-length concert film shot in Lagos, as her debut EP For Broken Ears passed 888 million streams.

Entertainment Desk · 11 Nov 2026
Entertainment

DeeOne tells Davido to 'go and thank Wizkid FC' as the VDM feud drags on

Comedian DeeOne told Davido to 'go and thank Wizkid FC' for standing by him in the VDM feud — and criticised Don Jazzy and Tunde Ednut.

Entertainment Desk · 11 Nov 2026
Politics

Judge stays away, Sowore trial stalls and INEC says it has no record of Tinubu’s forms

The 9 a.m. hearing never happened — the judge was indisposed, the INEC chairman and Joe Igbokwe were absent, and the case is adjourned to 17 November.

Politics Desk · 11 Nov 2026
Politics

'Anyone can report him' — ex-INEC chief says Wike’s ₦10m pledge can be investigated under Section 125

Festus Okoye says INEC, the police or any citizen can trigger an investigation under Section 125 — and the AAC says it will petition the EFCC and ICPC.

Politics Desk · 11 Nov 2026
Security

Police hunt the killers of Taraba’s Miyetti Allah chairman, the second MACBAN chairman killed in 2026

Alhaji Ibrahim Saidu, popularly known as D.O., was shot dead outside his home in Takum. Police have launched a manhunt — but the motive and the day are disputed.

Security Desk · 11 Nov 2026
Economy

UK and Nigeria seal a $750m infrastructure deal as pension funds prepare to unlock billions

The agreement was signed in Lagos on Monday and disclosed by PenCom — but the $750m is a target, not money raised.

Economy Desk · 11 Nov 2026
Politics

Senate warns VIP airport shutdowns could cause an air disaster — planes kept circling for over an hour

The Senate says VIP movements are keeping passenger planes circling for over an hour — and warns it could end in disaster.

Politics Desk · 11 Nov 2026
Entertainment

Reset Nigeria, actor Olumide Oworu declares for the House of Reps in Surulere, this time under the APM

The 31-year-old actor announced his candidacy on Instagram — but he has declared, not secured the APM ticket.

Entertainment Desk · 11 Nov 2026

10 Nov 2026

Politics

Nothing missing under my watch — Kyari finally faces Senate over alleged ₦210 trillion NNPC hole

The former NNPCL boss told the Senate Public Accounts Committee the ₦210tn figure is an audit query about accounting entries — not missing money — after months of dodging its invitations.

Politics Desk · 10 Nov 2026
Politics

Senator Orji Kalu admits he was an international arms dealer selling guns to anyone with money

The Abia North senator told Arise TV he sold heavy weapons country to country — and that whether they blew people up was ‘not my business’.

Politics Desk · 10 Nov 2026
Politics

The manifesto’s numbers are out — 6% growth, 78,000 recruits, 200,000 homes — and Tinubu calls subsidy-restoration promises 'lies'

The APC manifesto’s numbers are out — 6% growth, 78,000 security recruits, 200,000 homes — and at the Dutse rally Tinubu called subsidy-restoration promises 'lies'.

Politics Desk · 10 Nov 2026
Politics

Tinubu has failed — don’t let him come back, Obasanjo warns voters in 2027 at Abeokuta retreat

The former president told a youth mentorship retreat at his Abeokuta library that Tinubu’s ‘incompetence has made many businesses die’ — and that 2027 is the time to decide.

Politics Desk · 10 Nov 2026
Entertainment

Our monetisation is back — but Bimbo Ademoye rejects the apology and keeps the ₦1m bounty on

Mazi Enemuo apologised and said the claim on her film’s soundtrack would clear in 24–48 hours. Ademoye called it ‘complete bullshit’ — and kept the reward standing.

Entertainment Desk · 10 Nov 2026
Politics

Atiku rejects Tinubu’s $500m World Bank loan planned for approval four days before next presidential inauguration

The ADC candidate says no outgoing president should burden a successor with fresh debt — and that his ‘incoming administration’ will not start by taking another loan.

Politics Desk · 10 Nov 2026
Security

Two convicts scale the rear fence and walk out of Okene prison — manhunt under way

The two men escaped the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Okene on Sunday morning — but police and the Correctional Service only confirmed it on Tuesday.

Security Desk · 10 Nov 2026
Politics

INEC deletes 1.6 million invalid voter records — and fingers 54 of its own officials

The commission removed 1,608,660 invalid registrations and 873 records of deceased voters, and says 54 of its own registration staff manipulated the process.

Politics Desk · 10 Nov 2026
Politics

EFCC quietly probing all 774 local government chairmen over spending of council funds since autonomy

The probe is being handled by the commission’s zonal directorates across the 36 states and the FCT — but the EFCC has not publicly confirmed it, and no chairman has been named.

Politics Desk · 10 Nov 2026
Politics

Wike promises ₦10m to every councillor who delivers their ward for Tinubu in 2027 elections

The FCT minister made the promise at a Rainbow Coalition stakeholders’ meeting in Kwali — and his aide confirmed it. The reports do not say where the ₦10m would come from.

Politics Desk · 10 Nov 2026
Politics

Court orders INEC chairman to produce Tinubu’s 1999 and 2023 election documents in Sowore trial

The subpoena was issued after the court approved a defence request — but it proves nothing about the documents’ contents, and the hearing is on Wednesday.

Politics Desk · 10 Nov 2026
Sport

One day to Tanzania — full house in Uyo, must-win stakes, and the stadium gets its first LED boards

All 24 Super Eagles are in camp after the final seven arrived on Wednesday — and Friday's AFCON qualifier against Tanzania is now a must-win, with Nigeria three points behind Guinea-Bissau.

Sport Desk · 10 Nov 2026
Security

After 68 days in kidnappers’ custody, Kano APC chairman Abdullahi Fanka of Rogo walks free

Abdullahi Alasan Beli was rescued by Kano State Police after 68 days — moved through Danja, Ikara and Giwa in Kaduna and locations in Zamfara.

Security Desk · 10 Nov 2026
Entertainment

IK Ogbonna goes down on one knee to propose to actress Ego Nwosu on Instagram

The actor shared a video of the proposal on Instagram on Monday — days after dating rumours, and days after the Nkechi Blessing wedding-hint whiplash.

Entertainment Desk · 10 Nov 2026

9 Nov 2026

Sport

Tinubu gives each Flamingo ₦100 million — in savings bonds, not cash — at today’s Villa reception

First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, representing the President, announced ₦100 million in five-year savings bonds for each player at the Presidential Villa — the coach gets ₦100 million in cash.

Sport Desk · 9 Nov 2026
Sport

Nigeria Legends beat Team Africa 2-1 in Onikan thriller as Ikpeba and Dikko score on Sunday night

Victor Ikpeba opened the scoring and NSC chairman Shehu Dikko scored the winner off a Brown Ideye assist as Nigeria’s 1994 and 1996 heroes beat Team Africa at Onikan.

Sport Desk · 9 Nov 2026
Entertainment

Davido–VDM war widens as Samklef says Davido freed VDM and Lil Frosh calls him a liar

Samklef says Davido secured VDM’s release after his Mohbad-campaign arrest, Lil Frosh calls VDM a liar, and Adewale Adeleke confirms his Instagram page was breached.

Entertainment Desk · 9 Nov 2026
Politics

ADC says it paid for the certified judgment and the court still won’t release it

The ADC says Justice Lifu declared copies of the 5 Nov judgment ready, yet the certified copy it paid for still has not been released — and INEC cannot decide Atiku’s fate without it.

Politics Desk · 9 Nov 2026
Security

Plateau weekend of horror grows: troops repel Mangu attack as five killed in Barkin Ladi and Riyom

A third Plateau incident surfaced overnight — troops repelled a suspected militia attack in Mangu on Saturday night — on top of the five killed on Sunday.

Security Desk · 9 Nov 2026
Economy

The fuel-price fight escalates — marketers tell the FCCPC to “understand the market” as Dangote's gantry price falls to ₦1,215

Local refiners and marketers have answered the FCCPC's demand for lower pump prices, saying the commission does not understand how the downstream market works — as Dangote's gantry price fell again to ₦1,215 a litre.

Economy Desk · 9 Nov 2026
Entertainment

Nkechi Blessing makes peace with ex Falegan — then says it is NOT a reunion

The pair reconciled on a TikTok Live on Saturday night, with a wedding hint — then both clarified on Sunday and Monday that making peace is not a reunion.

Entertainment Desk · 9 Nov 2026
Politics

Keyamo says ADC will be on 2027 ballot but Atiku may not after court voids Mark faction

Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo says the ADC will be on the 2027 ballot, but candidates of the David Mark faction, including Atiku Abubakar, may not be, pending the Supreme Court.

Politics Desk · 9 Nov 2026
Politics

Omo-Agege asks Tinubu to caution Oborevwori after NDC march attack leaves one dead in Asaba

Former Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege has asked President Tinubu to caution Governor Sheriff Oborevwori after Saturday’s attack on NDC supporters in Asaba left one person dead.

Politics Desk · 9 Nov 2026
Sport

Nwankwo and Bright sweep Youth Olympics 100m golds as Nigeria makes sprint history in Dakar

Rosemary Chigozie Nwankwo, 17, and Gift Bright, 15, won the girls’ and boys’ 100m finals in Dakar, making Nigeria the first country to sweep both sprint crowns at one Youth Olympics.

Sport Desk · 9 Nov 2026
Power

Tegbe says power is back in Lagos, FCT and three states as 72-hour deadline expires

The minister says the Benin–Egbin line is repaired and supply is back above 1,000MW — a claim NewsFlux has not independently verified area by area.

Power Desk · 9 Nov 2026
Economy

NLC denies negotiating ₦40,000 pay rise for federal workers, says public-sector unions did it alone

The Nigeria Labour Congress says it did not negotiate the ₦40,000 consequential adjustment for federal workers, blaming a deliberate distortion of the collective bargaining framework.

Economy Desk · 9 Nov 2026
Sport

Rangers extend NPFL lead to three points as nine-time champions Enyimba sink into relegation zone

Enugu Rangers beat Kwara United 1-0 to move three points clear at the top, while nine-time champions Enyimba lost again and slipped into the relegation zone.

Sport Desk · 9 Nov 2026
Security

ANC clings to top spot with 30.76% as DA takes five of South Africa’s eight metros

The IEC has declared the final results of South Africa’s 2026 local elections: the ANC holds 30.76% and 3,246 seats, while the DA leads in five of the eight metros.

Security Desk · 9 Nov 2026
Economy

Tinubu to inaugurate Kaduna-Kano railway on December 3 as line hits 90% completion, APC says

The APC Presidential Campaign Council says President Tinubu will inaugurate the Kaduna–Kano standard gauge railway on December 3, with the line about 90% complete.

Economy Desk · 9 Nov 2026

8 Nov 2026

Economy

Dangote cut petrol by ₦35 but Abuja pumps still sell at ₦1,420 as motorists demand a real cut

Dangote Refinery cut its petrol gantry price by ₦35 a litre, but checks by the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Sunday found pump prices unchanged at between ₦1,385 and ₦1,420 a litre, as motorists called on marketers to pass the cut on.

Economy Desk · 8 Nov 2026
Security

Zamfara family burned alive: 11, 12 or 13 dead — and seven still in bandits’ hands

The death toll is now disputed three ways — police say 11, the council chairman says 12, one reporter says 13 — and residents say seven people are still in the bandits’ hands and no help came.

Security Desk · 8 Nov 2026
Sport

Flamingos beat Japan 2-1 to win U-17 Women's World Cup, first African champions

Nigeria's Flamingos defeated Japan 2-1 to win the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. They are the first African team to lift the trophy.

Sport Desk · 8 Nov 2026
Entertainment

Morayo’s husband questions Pastor Jimmy Odukoya’s appearance amid remarriage debate

Femi Afolabi-Brown, husband of media personality Morayo Afolabi-Brown, has questioned Pastor Jimmy Odukoya’s appearance and leadership during a discussion on the couple’s show, Brown’s Couch, as debate continues over the pastor’s recent remarriage.

Entertainment Desk · 8 Nov 2026
Sport

Galatasaray confirm Victor Osimhen knee surgery success as Super Eagles striker misses Tanzania qualifiers in November

Galatasaray have confirmed that Victor Osimhen underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. He will miss Nigeria's AFCON 2027 qualifiers against Tanzania.

Sport Desk · 8 Nov 2026
Security

Nasarawa police arrest four suspects after missing 50-year-old man found dead in Karu dry well

Police in Nasarawa State have arrested four suspects in connection with the alleged murder of 50-year-old Jude Thaddeus, whose body was recovered from a dry well in Aku Village, Karu.

Security Desk · 8 Nov 2026
Security

Congo attack kills at least 33 and forces Ebola patients to flee health facility as militants strike Beni

At least 33 people were killed when militants linked to Islamic State attacked Cantine-Aloya near Beni, in North Kivu, DR Congo, forcing Ebola patients to flee a health facility.

Security Desk · 8 Nov 2026
Entertainment

Nollywood star Moji Afolayan says she never wanted to marry into a polygamous family after growing up in one

Nollywood actress Moji Afolayan has said she never wanted to marry into a polygamous family, because she grew up in one and “wouldn't wish it on anyone”.

Entertainment Desk · 8 Nov 2026
Entertainment

Actor Kunle Afod breaks silence on separation from wife Desola in first interview since split

Actor Kunle Afod has spoken publicly for the first time about his separation from his wife, Desola Afod, in an interview with Kasnasty Sugar.

Entertainment Desk · 8 Nov 2026
Security

Nigerian Air Force recovers voice recorder from Ondo crash that killed 25 people as probe continues

The Nigerian Air Force has recovered the intact Cockpit Voice Recorder from the ATR-42 that crashed on 5 October near Igbokoda, Ondo State, killing 25 people.

Security Desk · 8 Nov 2026
Politics

Shettima calls Atiku intellectually malnourished, Obi politically irrelevant as Tinubu praises Fubara at Rivers rally

At an APC rally in Rivers, Vice President Kashim Shettima described Atiku as intellectually malnourished and said Peter Obi has become politically irrelevant.

Politics Desk · 8 Nov 2026
Economy

Obi challenges Tinubu to account for ₦15.8trn subsidy savings, loans, power and healthcare

Peter Obi has challenged President Tinubu to account for the 15.8 trillion naira said to have been saved from fuel subsidy removal, plus more than 100 billion dollars borrowed.

Economy Desk · 8 Nov 2026
EFCC

EFCC says Adeboye ordered refund of billions donated to RCCG project within 24 hours

The EFCC Chairman has revealed that Pastor Enoch Adeboye ordered the immediate refund of billions of naira donated to an RCCG project after the money was traced to proceeds of crime.

EFCC Desk · 8 Nov 2026
Security

Troops rescue three kidnapped women in Plateau as abductors flee, families reunited unharmed

In Plateau, troops of Operation Enduring Peace rescued three young women who had been kidnapped in Bokkos.

Security Desk · 8 Nov 2026
Politics

One killed, five injured as NDC procession turns bloody on Nnebisi Road in Asaba

A procession by the Obedient/OK Movement in support of NDC presidential candidate Peter Obi turned bloody in Asaba on Saturday. One person was killed, five others injured.

Politics Desk · 8 Nov 2026
Politics

Court voids ADC leadership, nullifies Atiku's 2027 candidacy as Atiku vows to appeal

A Federal High Court has voided the David Mark-led ADC leadership and nullified Atiku Abubakar's 2027 presidential candidacy. Atiku says he is not quitting.

Politics Desk · 8 Nov 2026
Politics

Tinubu praises Fubara for embracing Wike peace deal, says he will not regret it

President Tinubu, speaking at the Port Harcourt rally, praised Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara for embracing the peace deal with Nyesom Wike.

Politics Desk · 8 Nov 2026
Power

Power minister promises electricity will improve in Lagos and FCT within 72 hours

Power Minister Joseph Tegbe says electricity supply in Lagos, the FCT and other affected areas should start improving within 48 to 72 hours.

Power Desk · 8 Nov 2026

6 Nov 2026

Sport

Flamingos beat Brazil 3–1 to reach U-17 final — Japan awaits today

Nigeria U-17 girls produced the result of the tournament, defeating Brazil 3–1 to book a final against Japan on 7 November.

Sport Desk · 6 Nov 2026
Politics

Court ruling shakes ADC — what it means for Atiku's candidacy

A court decision on the ADC has thrown the party's presidential ticket into fresh uncertainty ahead of 2027.

Politics Desk · 6 Nov 2026
Nigeria

DHQ denies Boko Haram ceasefire reports

The Defence Headquarters has dismissed reports of a ceasefire deal with Boko Haram, insisting operations continue.

National Desk · 6 Nov 2026
Business

CBN sets ₦15bn capital bar in new stablecoin framework

The Central Bank's stablecoin rules put a ₦15 billion capital requirement at the centre of Nigeria's crypto future.

Business Desk · 6 Nov 2026
Education

UBEC and Sultan Foundation team up on new drive for basic education

A new UBEC–Sultan Foundation effort puts the spotlight back on getting every Nigerian child into basic school.

Education Desk · 6 Nov 2026
Health

NARD rejects emergency-care bill — says proposal needs rework

Resident doctors have rejected the proposed emergency-care bill, warning it could create new problems if passed as drafted.

Health Desk · 6 Nov 2026
Entertainment

Omoni Oboli teams up with MTN for Christmas films

Nollywood's festive season gets a major boost as Omoni Oboli partners MTN on a slate of Christmas movies.

Entertainment Desk · 6 Nov 2026

5 Nov 2026

Nigeria

FG's ₦50,000 NERSI relief — who qualifies and what to know

The Federal Government's ₦50,000 NERSI relief is trending. Here is what has actually been announced about it.

National Desk · 5 Nov 2026

4 Nov 2026

Politics

National Assembly sends the state police bill to Tinubu for assent after 30 states approve it

The National Assembly has transmitted the Constitution (Sixth Alteration) Bill 2026 to President Bola Tinubu for assent, after 30 of the 36 state Houses of Assembly approved it.

Politics Desk · 4 Nov 2026
Nigeria

FCT Police rescue newborn baby abandoned in Bwari

FCT Police rescued a newborn baby boy abandoned in a nylon bag in Bwari on Monday. The baby was taken to hospital in critical condition.

National Desk · 4 Nov 2026
Politics

Stones and machetes damage vehicles near Watt Market as Obi convoy is attacked in Calabar

Vehicles were damaged near Watt Market in Calabar when Peter Obi's convoy came under attack with stones and machetes.

Politics Desk · 4 Nov 2026
Politics

Warning: no elections in Warri Federal Constituency if INEC insists on using disputed delineation report, stakeholders say

Stakeholders warn there will be no elections in Warri Federal Constituency if INEC insists on using the disputed ward delineation report.

Politics Desk · 4 Nov 2026

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