Nigeria is entering its 66th Independence Anniversary with a major security push in both the capital and the North-West. The Nigeria Independence Day security 2026 operation includes the deployment of 3,000 Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps personnel across Abuja, while the Nigerian Army has operationalised two new infantry battalions in Zamfara State. The NSCDC…
A BusinessDay investigation has raised questions over ₦60.1 billion in payments from Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Works to Reinforced Global Resources Limited, a company owned by Joshua Okoro, a former supporter of Works Minister David Umahi. According to the investigation, the company received the money through 27 transactions between 2024 and 2026. The payments were…
The arrest of a man accused of beating a toddler with what appeared to be a charger cable in Ikorodu, Lagos, has reopened an uncomfortable question about corporal punishment as a form of home training. The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) confirmed that the alleged perpetrator was arrested on Wednesday, September 23,…
Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has spoken about the silence of friends, former colleagues and political allies as he continues to face legal and political challenges. In a statement titled “My Relationships and the Aftermath”, dated September 23, 2026, El-Rufai said he was aware that some people he had supported in the past had…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has defended President Bola Tinubu’s extended working vacation, insisting that there is no power vacuum in Aso Rock despite the President’s prolonged absence from Nigeria. Akpabio made the comments in Akwa Ibom on Tuesday, September 22, while commissioning projects by Governor Umo Eno. He said Tinubu remained in power and continued…
The legal battle involving former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai and the Department of State Services (DSS) is now heading toward another major date. The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed October 26, 2026, to rule on El-Rufai’s no-case submission in the alleged wiretapping case. The case began with comments El-Rufai made during a…
Nigeria’s latest petrol price increase has revived an uncomfortable question for an oil-producing country: why does fuel remain so expensive for Nigerian workers even as domestic refining capacity expands? Petrol is now selling at around ₦1,400 per litre in Lagos and Abuja, with prices reaching about ₦1,500 in parts of northern Nigeria, according to recent…
Hundreds of students of the Taraba State College of Nursing Sciences in Jalingo took to the streets on Monday, September 21, after an alleged attack on an off-campus female hostel left a student injured and reportedly raped. The students blocked the college gate and nearby roads, demanding immediate action from the Taraba State Government, security…
Freshly circulated leaked audio involving Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and Godswill Akpabio has added another layer to the long-running dispute between the Kogi Central senator and the Senate President. The recordings, released by activist Sandra Duru, have triggered a new wave of political reactions, but their authenticity and full context remain unverified. The development is significant not…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in New York to lead Nigeria’s delegation to the 81st United Nations General Assembly, with the country preparing to push for changes to global institutions and a stronger voice for developing countries. Shettima is representing President Bola Tinubu at the gathering, which brings world leaders and senior officials together…
