General news.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has given political parties until October 24 to report alleged errors in its final list of candidates for the 2027 governorship elections, following the omission of PDP candidates Isa Pantami and Oladipupo Adebutu.
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Host communities along the Eastern Gas Pipeline Network in the Niger Delta have given NNPCL and PINL two weeks to settle three months of unpaid allowances owed to surveillance contractors and guards, while demanding inclusion in the companies’ community development programmes.
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Former army chief says the Ministry of Defence managed the $1 billion arms fund and must explain how it was spent.
Stakeholders in Abia North under the Alliance for Good Governance have resolved to mobilise grassroots support for Governor Alex Otti’s bid for a second term.
Governor Abdullahi Sule has inaugurated a 5.2km bypass in Akwanga and one-kilometre roads in three local government areas to improve traffic flow and stimulate development.
A strike in Yemen’s Taiz province killed seven people and injured 40, with Houthi authorities and the internationally recognised government giving conflicting accounts of the target.
African Action Congress presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has returned to Nigeria from the United States to resume his nationwide campaign ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
President Bola Tinubu is expected to return to Nigeria on September 29 after a four-week working vacation in Europe and will mark the country’s 66th Independence Anniversary in Lagos.
Ekiti Governor Biodun Oyebanji has dissolved state boards, commissions and parastatals and terminated several political appointments ahead of his second-term inauguration on October 16.
Lagos transport union leader Baba Alado has died at 83, prompting tributes from MC Oluomo and colleagues.
SERAP demands CBN explain the alleged $6.23 million election-related payment linked to former President Muhammadu Buhari.
Nigerian Navy recovers 33,800 litres of suspected illegally refined petroleum products during operations against oil theft in Rivers.
A car crashed into a gas retail station in Kubwa, triggering an explosion that injured its driver and damaged nearby structures.
Johnny Fisher survived a demanding 10-round contest against Belgium’s Michael Pirotton to secure a majority decision victory at the Copper Box Arena in London.
Tyson Fury has put the chances of his planned heavyweight clash with Anthony Joshua going ahead at one per cent, days after the bout was officially announced for Cardiff.
