Following the deadly attack on communities in Kebbe Local Government Area in Sokoto State, the state government Saturday, 5 September, 2026 declared a total war against terrorists and other criminals. The government also provided N9 million in financial assistance to families of people killed or injured in the attack. The assistance was delivered on Saturday, 5 September, 2026 by a delegation led by the state Commissioner for Religious Affairs, Prof. Jabir Sani Maihulla, on the directive of Governor Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto. The delegation visited the affected communities to sympathise with families of the victims, comfort survivors and provide food and…
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The Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund(NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyerr, on Sunday, 6 September, 2026 denied claims that the student loan scheme is biased, saying that it was “completely ridiculous” to make such an allegation. Sawyerr stated this on Sunday during his interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme. The NELFUND boss also said the electronic process for loan application required basic information such as the student’s name and matriculation number, which, according to him, wasn’t programmed to detect political affiliations. “I have not heard this allegation, but I can tell you that it’s a completely…
Grammy Award-winning Nigerian Afrobeats star Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, on Sunday, 6 September, 2026 marked his 15 years in music industry at the 2026 edition of the Afro Plus Fest in Maryland, United States. The 35-year-old singer headlined the final night of the three-day festival, which ran from 4 to 6 September at the Northwest Stadium Complex in Landover, Maryland. Wizkid’s performance carried added significance as he celebrated a decade and a half in the industry, having first risen to prominence with the hit “Holla at Your Boy” from his 2011 debut album, Superstar. Wizkid, who shared the…
Nollywood actress Temitope Osoba will be buried in Iperu Remo, Ogun State, on Thursday, 10 September, 2026. This was disclosed in an obituary released by her family on her Instagram page on Monday, 7 September, 2026. According to the family, Osoba’s body would leave the Ogun State University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, at 9am, while the burial service would hold from 10am to 11am at Akesan Club, opposite Iperu Morning Market, Iperu Remo. The obituary stated, “Body leaves OSUTH Sagamu by 9am. Burial service Thursday 10th of September, 10:00am–11:00am, Akesan Club opposite Iperu Morning Market, Iperu Remo.” It added that, “Interment:…
The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), on Sunday, 6 September, 2026 announced that the school’s Bursar, Nasiru Marafa, has been shot dead while returning from Gusau, Zamfara State, reports thegazellenews.com. The university, which announced his death through a statement on Sunday, and signed by its Registrar and Secretary to Council, Oladipo Ajayi, Marafa was reportedly shot while returning from Gusau, although the university did not disclose where the incident occurred or provide further details about the circumstances surrounding the shooting. “The Vice-Chancellor, on behalf of the Governing Council, Management, Senate, Staff and Students of the National Open University of Nigeria…
On Friday, 4 September, 2026, troops of the 90 Amphibious Battalion, in collaboration with personnel of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested five suspected illicit drug peddlers in Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State. Security analysts and counter-insurgency specialists focused on the Lake Chad Basin, Zagazola Makama reports that the suspects were arrested during a cordon-and-search operation at about 10:10 p.m. on September 4, 2026, in Ugberukoko Community, following intelligence on alleged drug-peddling activities in the Sapele area. During the operation, the troops recovered six bottles of a substance suspected to be codeine from the suspects.…
Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested a 20-year-old man, Isiyaku Usman, for allegedly defiling a seven-year-old girl and stealing two mobile phones in Darazo Local Government Area of the state, reports thegazellenews.com. The suspect, a resident of Kari village in Darazo, was arrested following a complaint lodged by the victim’s 37-year-old father on Sunday, 6 September, 2026. The Bauchi State Police Command Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, who made this disclosure through s statement on Monday, 7 September, 2026, said the incident occurred around 8am on Sunday, 6 September, 2026 when the girl was reportedly on her…
Following an alleged hit-and-run incident, a man named as Basit has been beaten to death on the night of Wednesday, 2 September, 2026 by a mob in the Lagos Island area of Lagos State. Basit, who had reportedly returned to Nigeria from abroad ahead of his wedding, was said to have been attacked by residents after allegedly knocking down a man in the Patey area of the community. Basit, it was gathered, was reportedly driving through the area when he allegedly hit a male resident who was attempting to cross the road. Rather than stop after the incident, Basit was…
Energy consumers’ advocate and expert, Abdulrahman Sani Ibrahim, Friday, 4 September, 2026 accused the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), of protecting “adulterated” fuel importers at the expense of Nigerians. Ibrahim, who made the allegation through statement on Friday, 4 September, 2026, said NMDPRA had failed to take decisive action against major marketers involved in the importation of adulterated petroleum products into Nigeria. He also alleged an influx of blended fuel from Dubai and other countries, which he said is posing a serious threat to consumers and the economy. According to him, poor-quality petroleum products could damage vehicles…
Data from the Nigeria apex bank, Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) has revealed that the naira appreciated by N8.21 against the United States dollar in the first week of September 2026 in the official foreign exchange market, reports thegazellenews.com. According to the data, the naira stood at N1,321.22 per dollar at the close of trading on Friday, 4 September, 2026, compared with N1,329.43 at the start of the month. With this latest development, it means that in the first four trading days of September 2026, the naira gained N8.21 against the dollar in the official foreign exchange market. Meanwhile, at the black…