Tuesday, September 15, 2026

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  • Politics

    Shettima returns to Nigeria

    Shettima returns to Nigeria after BRICS summit in India

    Nigeria became a BRICS partner country in 2025 and has since engaged the platform to strengthen South-South cooperation and broaden its relations with major emerging economies.

    Rights

    The three students.

    Court dismisses UI VC’s injunction application to stop student activists’ reinstatement

    The judge said there was effectively no order left to stay, noting the affected students had resumed classes and the substantive matter was pending before the Court of Appeal.

    Nationwide

    KSCPC, in collaboration with the Kano State Consumer Protection Council

    KSCPC, Kano flavour dealers partner to sanitise markets of fake products

    KSCPC, in collaboration with the Kano State Consumer Protection Council, has vowed to prevent the sale of adulterated, expired, and unregistered flavour products in markets.

    Agriculture

    Polluted Niger Delta area

    CSOs advocate urgent action on pollution, ecological crises in Niger Delta

    CSOs in Rivers have called for environmental policies that address the reality faced by communities whose livelihoods were ruined by pollution and ecological degradation.

    OPINION

    Odigbo Deaths: The Nigerian adulterated products crisis

    Somewhere between the chemist and the manufacturer, between the importer and the regulator, life has been converted into a commercial calculation.

    The DailyTimes we wish for, but can’t have

    Today, the brainchild of Richard Barrow, Adeyemo Alakija, and V.R. Osborne could use help from the Salvation Army. It’s more of a cautionary tale than the monument it once was.

    How African campaigns can win on global award juries

    Every year, African agencies and brands produce campaigns that dominate conversations at home, influence culture and sometimes deliver impressive commercial results

    Mfon Ekpo: Olodo Uprising and the knowledge we fail to see

    The Olodo Uprising challenges how we define and recognise intelligence when it appears in unfamiliar forms.

    Uber’s exit exposes mirage of Tinubu’s $1 trillion economy

    Uber is one of more than 20 multinational companies to have left the country since APC came to power in 2015.

    Uber’s exit shows Nigeria’s ride-hailing industry has hit a wall

    Uber is not leaving because Nigerians stopped booking rides. It is leaving because the economics of ride-hailing in Nigeria broke.

    Sport

    Sadio Mane, Kalidou Koulibaly, Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior, Rodri

    2026 highest-paid footballers globally

    Erling Haaland is the highest-paid player in terms of salary outside Saudi Arabia. Haaland is on a £27.3 million-a-year contract at the Etihad Stadium.

    Showbiz

    Bob Mackie

    Fashion, costume designer Bob Mackie dies at 87

    Mr Mackie was Hollywood’s great designer, sought after by celebrities such as Cher, Diana Ross, Tina Turner, Elton John, Bette Midler, Liza Minnelli, Barbra Streisand, and Madonna.

    Faith

    Katsina Hajj pilgrims

    Lagos seeks 2,500 hajj slots for 2027

    The Lagos government has urged the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to increase its 2027 allocation to at least 2,500 slots.