Wednesday, October 7, 2026

ADEFEMOLA AKINTADE

September 11, 2026

Nigerian lawmakers, officials barred from visits to South Africa, SA-hosted legislative events boycotted over xenophobia

The National Assembly has suspended all official visits to South Africa and directed lawmakers to boycott conferences and other events hosted or co-hosted by the country.

Senate president, deputy Senate president, Reps speaker and deputy Reps speaker.
September 10, 2026

ECOWAS, ISOFS partner to end obstetric fistula by 2030

The partnership is projected to accelerate medical progress for West African obstetric fistula patients.

ECOWAS CCDG, ISOFS
September 10, 2026

Anambra businessman Nathan Ogbatue under scrutiny after raking in $36 million from U.S. healthcare system

Nathan Ogbatue began acquiring multimillion-dollar properties around the time he stopped filing the utilisation report, buying a luxury mansion and beach house.

Nathan Ogbatue
September 9, 2026

Britain, Canada, France sanction Israeli settlements in West Bank

The UK foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, accused the Israeli government of turning a blind eye to the “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians in the region.

West Bank
September 9, 2026
Prime minister Lawrence Wong
September 8, 2026

EU, WANEP rally stakeholders for peaceful, credible elections in Gambia

The EU and the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) convened a forum to promote peaceful and credible elections in The Gambia.

The Gambia
September 8, 2026

AfDB launches $5.1 billion emergency plan to ease Africa’s energy, fertiliser crises

Mr Kamara said, “A crisis response must do more than cushion the shock.”

AfDB
September 8, 2026

Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods take effect today

“I don’t want Canadian cars, I don’t want Canadian parts, I don’t want Canadian anything,” Mr Trump wrote on social media last month.

Mark Carney and Donald Trump
September 8, 2026

How USCIS officer Owolabi Ganiyu made $1.7 million approving green cards, citizenships for Nigerian immigrants: FBI

“Ganiyu had multiple unattributable cash deposits and directly received funds from numerous individuals who had pending applications for USCIS,” an FBI special agent said.

Homeland Security and FBI agents
September 7, 2026

Tanzanian PM to headline first-ever investment forum in London

Mr Nchemba will outline the economic opportunities in Tanzania to woo foreign investors who will be in attendance.