Two Leaders, Zero Clarity: What Tinubu’s Vacation Reveals About Nigeria’s Chain of Command

30 Aug 2026

President Bola Tinubu departed Abuja for a three-week vacation, but as of this weekend, the presidency has not clarified whether Vice President Kashim Shettima has been formally handed power to act in his place — a silence that is raising fresh questions. What happened? Tinubu left for Europe, with London as his first stop, for […]

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Gunfire And Explosions Rock Niger’s Capital Again, Raising Fresh Fears For Nigeria’s Northern Border

29 Aug 2026

Sustained gunfire and heavy explosions rocked several parts of Niamey, the capital of Niger Republic, in the early hours of Saturday, with witnesses reporting fighting near the city’s international airport, a military base and the presidential palace. According to witnesses, the violence began around 1 a.m. and included heavy exchanges of gunfire around the presidential […]

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Two Nigerians Extradited To The US Over A Deadly Online Scheme Targeting Teenagers

29 Aug 2026

Two Nigerian men have been extradited to the United States to face prosecution over alleged online sextortion schemes targeting American teenagers, with one case reportedly linked to the death of a 13-year-old boy. FBI Director Kash Patel announced the extraditions of Adebola Festus Adekunle, 26, and Mudasiru Afeez Olawale, 24, on Friday, describing both men […]

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Atiku’s Claim That Tinubu Is 90 Reopens Nigeria’s Long-Running Problem With Unverifiable Political Ages

28 Aug 2026

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has claimed that President Bola Tinubu is 90 years old and in poor health, saying he possesses evidence he is prepared to present in court. Atiku made the claim in an interview with the BBC published on Friday, while defending his decision to contest the 2027 presidential election under the […]

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Doctors Arrested Over Alleged Illegal Kidney Removals As Nigeria’s Organ Trafficking Crisis Resurfaces

28 Aug 2026

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested four medical doctors and several other suspects over alleged involvement in organ trafficking and illegal kidney sales, following weeks of public pressure sparked by a young man’s allegation that a hospital in Abuja removed his kidney without his consent. The case first came to public attention on 18 August, […]

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Gunmen Abduct More Youth Corps Members On A Nigerian Highway, Renewing Fear Over NYSC Safety

28 Aug 2026

Gunmen abducted at least 15 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members along the Ofu/Itobe–Onicha-Igo axis in Kogi State on Wednesday, as the corps members travelled from their orientation camp in Bayelsa State toward Abuja. The victims, members of the 2026 Batch ‘B’ Stream II, had just finished their three-week orientation at the NYSC camp in […]

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Hundreds Missing As Sudden Mountain Flood Destroys Villages In The Himalayas

27 Aug 2026

A massive flash flood has torn through mountain villages on Nepal’s border with Tibet, killing at least 177 people and leaving more than 1,300 people missing, most of them foreign tourists. The disaster struck the Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts on Wednesday, sweeping away homes, roads, bridges and power projects along the Trishuli and Bhote Koshi […]

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After 17 Years Of Silence, A Beloved Nigerian Biscuit Factory Runs Again — Here’s What Its Revival Means

27 Aug 2026

Okin Biscuits, one of Nigeria’s most fondly remembered snack brands, has resumed production for the first time in 17 years. Biscuits rolled off one of the company’s rehabilitated production lines at its factory in Offa, Kwara State, on Wednesday, in what the company called a major step toward returning its products to Nigerian shelves. The […]

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Eight Relatives Killed At Family Dinner: The Danger Signs Families And Communities Often Miss

26 Aug 2026

A man shot dead eight members of his own family, including four children, during a Sunday evening family dinner at a home outside Billings, Montana, in the United States. The gathering was a weekly tradition for the family. Family members identified the shooter as 44-year-old Alan Smith. He had been living with his parents for […]

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