The presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has responded to claims by his former running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed that none of the leading contenders in the 2027 presidential election can fix Nigeria. Baba-Ahmed, who served as Obi’s running mate during the 2023 presidential election, had recently argued that major presidential hopefuls, including Obi, could not transform the country if elected. He also stated that leading political figures seeking the presidency in 2027 lacked the capacity to solve Nigeria’s challenges. Reacting to the comment during an interview on Arise News, the former Anambra State governor said his…
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Egyptian football icon, Mohamed Salah, is expected to appear before the New Cairo Court on Sunday, 13 September, 2026 over a lawsuit filed by his former lawyer, Amr Faragallah. Faragallah is seeking payment for legal and administrative services he claims he provided to Salah. The court has scheduled the first hearing of the case and ordered Salah to appear in person to take an oath. The court has also set the wording of the oath, which requires Salah to deny that Faragallah provided the services mentioned in the lawsuit or that he owes the former lawyer any money. The court…
Ahead of the 2027 presidential election, Bauchi State Governor and National Leader of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Bala Mohammed, on Monday, 7 September, 2027, warned political opponents not to underestimate Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, reports thegazellenews.com. Makinde, who is serving his second term as governor of Oyo State, is among the emerging political figures being positioned ahead of the 2027 presidential race. Mohammed handed down the warning on Monday, 7 September, 2026 during the inauguration of the APM presidential campaign office in Abuja, where he declared that the party was prepared to “reset Nigeria” with Makinde as its presidential…
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Prof. Taiwo Oyedele has disclosed that the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is on track to achieving its N11 trillion annual target, reports thegazellenews.com. Oyedele attributes the feat to the aggressive automation, intelligence-led reforms, and improved cargo processing strategies under the leadership of Comptroller-General(C-G) Bashir Adeniyi. The Minister made this disclosure during his inaugural board meeting and facility tour at the NCS headquarters in Abuja. The NCS’s Spokesperson, Abdullahi Maiwada who stated this through a statement in Abuja on Sunday, 6 september, 2026 in Abuja, said Oyedele commended the NCS for its…
A latest data released by a civic oganisation, Budgit Nigeria, has revealed that oil contributed just 4.04 per cent to Nigeria’s GDP in the first half of 2026, down sharply from 8.87 per cent in 2017. The data said the figures suggest that Nigeria’s economy is gradually becoming less dependent on oil for overall economic output, even though petroleum remains critical to government finances. According to BudgIT, oil’s contribution to GDP stood at 8.87 per cent in 2017, 8.16 per cent in 2020, 7.24 per cent in 2021, 5.67 per cent in 2022, 5.40 per cent in 2023 and 3.38…
Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations(UN), has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu and members of his family face no risk of arrest or restrictions on their movement in the United States while attending the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Ibrahim, who is also Chairman of the UN Committee on Budget and Administration, made the clarification in a statement issued by Nigeria’s Permanent Mission to the UN in New York. According to him, the Nigerian Mission had received no notification from the US government indicating any restriction on Tinubu’s movement during the UNGA. Ibrahim Citing Section 11…
Popular British medium, BBC on Monday, 7 September, 2026 reported that the husband of Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan, Hafidh Ameir Hassan, has died while receiving treatment at a hospital in Zanzibar. According to BBC report, Vice-President Deogratius Ndejembi announced Ameir’s death, saying he had been suffering from a heart condition. Ndejembi said Ameir died at 08:00 local time (06:00 GMT) on Monday, 7 september, 2026 at Emilio Mzena Memorial Hospital in Zanzibar. He added that funeral arrangements were underway in Kizimkazi, a village on the country’s semi-autonomous island of Zanzibar. Ameir was an agricultural academic who largely maintained a…
The Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Monday, 7 September, 2026 formally commenced the process of hearing challenges to the August 15 governorship election, following the display of two petitions filed by the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The petitions, challenging the re-election of Governor Ademola Adeleke, were pasted on the notice board of the tribunal secretariat in Osogbo on Monday. The development followed confirmation by the Secretary of the Tribunal, Pefe Belemore, that petitions challenging the outcome of the election had been filed Pefe Belemore had earlier disclosed that the necessary notices would…
The United Nations (UN) on Monday, 7 September, 2026 warned that artificial intelligence could pose an “existential threat to humanity,” demanding immediate action to reduce the risks. The rights chief Volker Turk, who handed down the warning while speaking before the UN Human Rights Council, on Monday, 7 September, 2026, said that humans currently faced “unfamiliar, even unprecedented” threats to their rights. “The need for AI governance is widely acknowledged, but where is the action?” he asked, warning that “delay only benefits the massive tech companies, their owners and enablers.” Turk decried that “a handful of men have almost unlimited…
In what is seen as a move to strengthen indigenous shipping and create over 30,000 direct and indirect jobs, the Federal government of Nigeria, through the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy on Monday, 7 September, 2026, disclosed that it will provide qualified Nigerian ship-owners with up to $25 million each, under the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund. The Federal Government also disclosed that disbursement of the long-awaited CVFF to qualified Nigerian ship-owners to strengthen indigenous shipping and create thousands of jobs will soon commence. The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, who made this disclosure through his official …