Tinubu, APC Deny Forged Certificate Claim as Atiku’s Disqualification Suit Continues

18 Sep 2026

President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have formally denied allegations that a forged National Youth Service Corps (NYSC — Nigeria’s compulsory one-year national service programme for graduates) discharge certificate was submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). What Atiku Is Alleging Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, now the African Democratic Congress […]

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A Political Alliance Meant To Strengthen Tinubu’s 2027 Bid Is Now Dividing His Own Party

16 Sep 2026

A political coalition that was supposed to widen support for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 election has instead opened a public rift between one of his closest allies and the governors of his own party. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has been building what he calls the “Rainbow Coalition” […]

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Why a Handbag Has Become a Test of Peter Obi’s “Prudent” Image Ahead of 2027

16 Sep 2026

A viral video showing Margaret Obi, wife of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi, carrying a luxury handbag has ignited a fresh debate over the former Anambra State governor’s long-cultivated image as a frugal, prudent politician. The bag, identified by commentators as a Hermès Kelly 35 in Malachite and listed on Hermès’ official […]

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Why Nigerian Politicians Keep Fighting Over Who Left the Debt Behind

15 Sep 2026

Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi has strongly denied that his administration left any unpaid debt behind when he left office, after the current state government said it is still repaying loans taken during his tenure. Reacting to a claim by Anambra’s Commissioner for Finance, Izuchukwu Okafor, that the state is still servicing loans inherited […]

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Dangote’s Bold Millionaire Promise Puts Nigeria’s Investing Culture Back in the Spotlight

15 Sep 2026

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has told Nigerians that investing about N100,000 in the ongoing Dangote Petroleum Refinery share offer could turn them into millionaires within one or two years. Speaking on Arise Television as the refinery’s Initial Public Offering (IPO), a public sale of company shares that lets ordinary people buy a stake in […]

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A Toothpaste Tube Away from Harm: Inside Nigeria’s Growing Counterfeit Products Crisis

14 Sep 2026

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the public to the circulation of a suspected counterfeit toothpaste, ORACIRE+ Toothpaste, being distributed in Nigeria under the guise of the registered ORACARE+ Toothpaste. In Public Alert No. 041/2026, published on social media on September 14, the agency said the alert followed […]

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Nigeria’s Recurring Killer Drink Crisis: What’s Behind the Latest Deadly Alcohol Outbreak in Ondo

13 Sep 2026

The death toll from a suspected poisoning linked to locally brewed alcoholic and herbal drinks in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State has risen to 29, with 60 suspected cases recorded overall. Ondo State Commissioner for Health, Dr Banji Awolowo Ajaka, said three of those affected remain on hospital admission while 27 others are […]

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Fuel Costs Climb Again: What’s Driving Nigeria’s Latest Petrol Price Surge, and Who Pays the Price

13 Sep 2026

Petrol prices have jumped again across Nigeria, with some filling stations in Abuja now selling at ₦1,430 per litre. Checks on Sunday showed NIPCO outlets raising prices from ₦1,350 to ₦1,430 per litre, Mobil moving from ₦1,350 to ₦1,400, and MRS increasing from ₦1,350 to ₦1,395. Similar increases have been recorded in Lagos and other […]

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Illegal Settlements Under Bridges (Unauthorized Homes and Businesses Built in Restricted Areas): Lagos’s Repeating Infrastructure Crisis

12 Sep 2026

Lagos State Government officials have begun demolishing unauthorized “apartments” built under a bridge in the state, where people were reportedly living, allegedly tapping electricity illegally, and running large storage warehouses beneath public infrastructure. This is not the first time such a discovery has been made in Lagos, and it likely will not be the last, […]

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