NEWS September 4, 2026 / 3 min read. By Atinuke Otedola and her Editorial Team. Nigeria Denies Backing Failed Niger Coup NIGERIA The Federal Government has rejected allegations linking Nigeria or the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to the failed coup attempt in Niger Republic, describing such claims as false and misleading. The … Read more
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) can lose an election under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu without the country’s democratic system being threatened. Sanwo-Olu made the remark while speaking at the seventh annual lecture organised by Freedom Online on Thursday, September 3, 2026, at the Sheraton Hotel in Ikeja, Lagos. … Read more
Chief Dan Osi Orbih, a prominent Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain and former National Vice-Chairman of the Party for the South-South zone, has died at the age of 64. Orbih died on Monday, August 31, 2026, according to a statement issued by his family and signed by Francis Udukhomoi Orbih on Tuesday. The announcement brings … Read more
Rufai Challenges Ayodele Over Tinubu’s FBI Records Journalist Rufai Oseni has criticised the Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, over his call on President Bola Tinubu to prevent the release of documents reportedly held by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Rufai made his position known during an interview on … Read more
Former British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has announced his decision to leave the U.K. Parliament, bringing his 11-year career as the Member of Parliament for Holborn and St. Pancras to an early end. Starmer announced the decision on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, saying he had spent the summer reflecting on his future and concluded that … Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has selected the Majority Leader of the State House of Assembly, Major M. Jack, as the running mate to its governorship candidate, Kingsley Ogundu Chinda, ahead of the 2027 election. Jack’s emergence completes the APC’s governorship ticket in Rivers State as the Party intensifies preparations for the … Read more
Nigeria’s opposition parties have taken a major step towards building a common political front ahead of the 2027 general election, with six parties agreeing to begin a structured process that could ultimately produce a single presidential candidate. The development followed a summit of major opposition political parties held on Monday, August 31, at the Shehu … Read more
Former Bayelsa State Governor and ex-Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing the ruling Party of abandoning the principles and ideals that guided its formation. Sylva announced his resignation in a strongly worded letter dated Monday, August 31, 2026, addressed to the APC Chairman of … Read more
The Federal Government has launched a 100-bus electric mass transit programme designed to reduce the financial pressure of daily transportation on federal civil servants and improve their safety, punctuality and productivity. The initiative, unveiled in Abuja on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, is part of the Renewed Hope Mass Transit Programme and is expected to provide … Read more
Former Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, has thrown his weight behind calls for the reintroduction of fuel subsidy in Nigeria, arguing that the removal of the policy has failed to deliver meaningful benefits to ordinary citizens. Dalung made the position known on Tuesday during an interview, where he assessed some of the … Read more