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Saturday, 24 October, 2026

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday held separate, high-level closed-door meetings with the governors of Kaduna, Benue, and Cross River states at the State House, Abuja. Naija News reports that they meeting us coming amidst persistent security and governance issues Read more…


Former Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, has declared that he is still in active politics. According to the former Minister who spoke on Friday at the convocation lecture of Achievers University in Ondo State, a politician can never retire from Read more…


A Nigerian man, Sunday Afolabi, has reportedly been detained by the Nigerian Army under conditions his family says have raised fears for his health, safety, and access to urgent medical care. Sunday was reportedly arrested on Monday, October 20, 2025, Read more…


The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has backed the candidacy of President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana for the Chairmanship of the African Union in 2027. Naija News understands that ECOWAS arrived at the decision during the 95th Read more…


Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has appointed Emmanuel Meribole as the acting Secretary to the Abia State Government. The appointment is coming a few days after the former SSG, Professor Kenneth Kalu proceeded on Leave of Absence. The appointment of Read more…


The House of Representatives on Thursday threw its weight behind a bill seeking to prohibit the use of foreign currency for domestic transactions and amend major sections of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act. The bill, jointly sponsored by Read more…


The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the death of the Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Lawrence Oborawharievwo Ewhrudjakpo, as an inexplicable and painful loss. The PDP made the submission in a statement on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Ini Read more…


Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has confirmed that Nigerian soldiers aboard the C-130 aircraft that made a forced landing in Burkina Faso remain in the West African country. Tuggar made the disclosure on Thursday during a joint press Read more…


The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs has cleared Ambassador-designate, former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode. Naija News reports that Fani-Kayode was cleared after his appearance before the Senate. Fani-Kayode, who is also a former Minister of culture, was given the Read more…


A political economist, Pat Utomi, has stated that decades of leadership failures have made Nigerians disillusioned. Utomi made the remarks on Wednesday on the sidelines of the 15th Anniversary of Enough is Enough Nigeria (EiE) in Lagos. He lamented that Read more…