By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has flagged off the National Community Food Bank Programme in Anambra State, completing the nationwide rollout of the initiative aimed at tackling child malnutrition. This was disclosed via a statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant on Media to the First Lady, Mrs Busola Kukoyi on Thursday, 10 September, 2026 noting that the flag-off took place during her first official visit to the state, where she also inaugurated a Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI)/TETFUND ICT Experience Centre at the Federal Polytechnic, Oko. Speaking at the Alex Ekwueme Square, Senator Tinubu described the completion…
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The Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress(NDC), Peter Obi, on Thursday, 10 September, 2026 urged Nigerians not to allow ethnic considerations to dominate the 2027 presidential election. His statement comes amid growing political debates over regional calculations, zoning and the geographical distribution of presidential support ahead of the 2027 election. Obi, a former Anambra State governor, who stated this during an interview with Arise Television aired on Thursday said Nigerians should judge political candidates and their programmes on the basis of what they could offer the country rather than their ethnic backgrounds. “Our election should not be driven by…
The Nigeria Democratic Congress vice presidential candidate, Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, has urged African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race, citing Atiku’s age and health as reasons Kwankwaso, who made the call while receiving members of the Fulani Farmers Association, who paid him a visit at his Abuja residence, said Atiku should instead focus on his traditional responsibilities. The former Kano State governor also cited Atiku’s age and health as reasons for the appeal, urging supporters of the ADC candidate to convince him to step aside from the presidential contest. “Go…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Friday, 11 September, 2026 threatened to resume its suspended nationwide strike, accusing the Federal and state governments of failing to fully implement the December 2025 agreement reached with the union fully. The union also demanded payment of the outstanding 3.5 months of salaries withheld from lecturers and the remittance of billions of naira deducted from their earnings for pensions, cooperative contributions and union dues. ASUU issued the warning in a memo issued on Thursday, 10 September, 2026 after an emergency meeting of its National Executive Council held at the University of Abuja,…
Nelly Monday, 53, who was arrested in Meiran on Wednesday, 9 September, 2026 for dumping in the drains during the rain has been convicted of the offence. She was arraigned before the Magistrate Court sitting at Bolade, Oshodi, where she pleaded guilty to the offence and was sentenced to one month in prison. LAWMA warns residents against indiscriminate waste disposal, particularly dumping refuse in drainage channels and other unauthorised locations as such acts are environmental offences that attract sanctions under the law. The Authority will continue to work with relevant enforcement agencies to identify and sanction environmental offenders across Lagos.…
By Segun Adewale n Gombe Gombe State Governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has sworn in 19 newly appointed Permanent Secretaries, with this development as the largest single appointment of Permanent Secretaries in the history of the state. While performing the swearing-in ceremony at the International Conference Centre, Gombe yesterday, the Governor said the latest appointments brought to 55 the number of Permanent Secretaries appointed by his administration over the past seven and a half years, alongside more than 100 directors elevated into the senior administrative cadre of the state civil service. He said the appointments were part of a broader…
The Oshodi-Isolo Chapter of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors has commissioned a new secretariat donated by Alhaji Comrade Musiliu Ayinde Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, as part of efforts to strengthen the organisation’s grassroots structure and administrative activities in the constituency. The secretariat is expected to serve as a hub for coordination, meetings, public engagement and other organisational activities, while supporting the group’s mobilisation efforts ahead of the 2027 elections. The commissioning ceremony also featured the inauguration of the newly constituted Chapter Executive Committee, which was charged with coordinating the affairs of the organisation across Oshodi, Isolo and Ejigbo. Speaking…
By Segun Adewale in Bauchi Fresh crisis has erupted within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi State following allegations by some State House of Assembly candidates that their names were substituted after they emerged victorious in the party’s primary elections. The development has further widened the cracks within the party, coming amid the resignation of prominent chieftains and aspirants and growing complaints over alleged imposition of candidates and lack of internal democracy ahead of the 2027 general elections. One of the affected candidates, Hon. Abdulhamid Rufai, who is seeking to return to the Bauchi State House of Assembly to…
Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested a 36-year-old content creator, Anulika Onyeanusia over an alleged case of child pornography on social media. It was gathered that a disturbing video of a woman allegedly using sex toys on a minor went viral recently. The woman was accused of using different children in explicit content during a private livestream. Several video clips of netizens calling for her immediate arrest trended on Thursday, 10 September, 2026 across social media platforms.
The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has announced plans to institute the Dotun Oladipo Prize for Online Journalism in memory of its former president. GOCOP Deputy President Olumide Iyanda announced the initiative on behalf of the Guild on Thursday, 10 September, 2026, at the service of songs for Oladipo at Regal Hall, Daystar Christian Centre, Oregun, Lagos. “I therefore wish to announce, on behalf of our President, the Executive Committee and the entire membership of GOCOP, our intention to institute the Dotun Oladipo Prize for Online Journalism. “The prize will recognise outstanding online journalism in Nigeria and keep alive…