By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Vice President Kashim Shettima has declared that Nigeria will be guided by its national interest and commitment to multilateralism as it engages world leaders at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. Shettima made the declaration on Monday, 21 September, 2026, shortly after arriving in New York to represent President Bola Tinubu and lead Nigeria’s delegation to the high-level gathering. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha. According to the statement,…
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By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola President Bola Tinubu has celebrated his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on her 66th birthday with a heartfelt letter praising her patience, grace and decades of quiet support throughout his political career. The tribute, titled “I Would Choose the Same Road That Led Me to You,” was disclosed on the official X handle of the Presidency, @NGRPresident, on Monday, 21 September, 2026. In the letter, Tinubu described the First Lady as a woman who had walked beside him with uncommon courage, invoking a Yoruba proverb he said the Book of Proverbs echoed, that a good wife is…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC-PCC) has challenged the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to explain the legal and fiscal basis of his proposed “production subsidy” for locally refined petrol, insisting that the plan remains an uncosted promise without a clearly identified legal framework. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Spokesman of the APC-PCC, Dele Alake, on Sunday, 20 September, 2026. According to the statement, Atiku, at a press conference in Abuja on Friday, 18 September,2026 reiterated his proposed subsidy, which he said would reduce pump prices, and…
Following a raid on identified crime flashpoints, shanties and incomplete buildings across the Federal Capital Territory( FCT), operatives of the FCT Police Command on Saturday, 19 September , 2026 arrested at least 300 persons, reports thegazellenews.com. The raid, according to the command, was part of ongoing efforts to prevent crime, disrupt criminal activities, and enhance the safety and security of residents. The FCT Police Command Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, who revealed arrest of the suspects through a statement issued at the Command’s headquarters in Abuja by the Police and tweeted via the command’s X handle on Sunday, 20 September,…
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday, 20 September, 2026 congratulated the winners of the legislative by-elections held on Saturday, 19 September, 2026 across five constituencies in Gombe, Kano, Bauchi and Delta states. The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) won four of the five seats, while the Allied Peoples Movement secured one. The elections comprised one federal constituency and four State House of Assembly constituencies. The successful APC candidates are Kallamu MaiJama’a, Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency in Gombe State; Husseini Datti, Dawakin Kudu State Constituency in Kano State; Okolosi Ator, Udu State Constituency in Delta State; and Yakubu Ali, Disina State Constituency in…
The Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC) on Sunday, 20 September, 2026 denied a viral recruitment notice directing applicants who were not shortlisted or did not receive invitation messages to report to the nearest FRSC camp for verification, reports thegazellenews.com. The Corps described the notice as fake and unauthorised, urging members of the public to disregard it. The FRSC, which disclosed this through a post on its official X handle on Sunday, 20 September, 2026, said: “The public is advised to rely only on official FRSC communication channels for information concerning the 2026 recruitment exercise. “Applicants are equally warned not to…
Gunmen at about 8:45 p.m. on Friday, September, 2026 invaded a vegetable market in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing five people and injuring several others. It was gathered that that attackers invade the market as traders were preparing to close for the day. A survivor, who claimed the attackers opened fire randomly, sending traders and other people at the market running in different directions, just as he also added that the attack lasted about 20 minutes, leaving several people injured. “The unfortunate incident caused a pandemonium in Mangu town as people could not come out of their…
The Nigerian Mainstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), on Saturday, 19 September, 2026 revealed the real reason it cannot fix petrol price in Nigeria, reports thegazellenews.com. NMDPRA, which made this revelation through a statement posted on its verified X handle on Saturday,19 september, 2026 said the Petroleum Industry Act, PIA, 2021 restricts government intervention in pricing strictly to exceptional circumstances, where there is formal evidence of declared market failure. According to the agency, it is only empowered to prevent anti-competitive practices, price-fixing and the abuse of market dominance. It, however, revealed that it is conducting a joint security effort…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has again showed itself as most popular party in the country as its candidates won the bye-elections held in Kano, Bauchi and Gombe states, as they emerged victorious in the three constituencies. The bye-elections were conducted to fill the vacant legislative seats in the affected constituencies. In Kano State, APC candidate, Hussaini Yusuf Datti, was declared winner of the Dawakin Kudu/Warawa State Constituency bye-election after securing 22,890 votes. The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) came second with 270 votes, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled 108 votes. The Action Peoples Party (APP) secured 53…
Former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Friday, 18 September, 2026 expressed sadness over the death of veteran actor, Chief Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs, describing his passing as the end of an extraordinary chapter in Nigerian theatre, television and film. Mohammed, who stated this through a condolence message issued in Lagos on Friday, 18 September, 2026, said Nigeria has lost not just an accomplished actor but a cultural icon whose talent and dignity helped project the country’s creative excellence to the world. “For more than five decades, Olu Jacobs brought intelligence, depth and…