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August 4, 2026

Tinubu only leader with courage to fix Nigeria: Wike

Mr Wike said Mr Tinubu’s economic policies had strengthened the finances of state governments.

Bola Tinubu in a jolly mood with Wike.
August 4, 2026

Rivers is for Tinubu; cancel it from your political calculations in 2027, Wike tells opposition parties

Mr Wike stated, “If anybody is counting Rivers, go now and cancel it. The only person that can count Rivers is Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.”

Rivers logo and Tinubu
August 4, 2026

TikToker Wasilat Olalere’s chilling confession after Oloolu cleansing ritual; Ibadan traditionalists issue warning

“Oloolu is real, and when anything forbidden is done, it will certainly have repercussions. Anybody who waits for Oloolu will be afflicted,” an Ibadan traditionalist said.

TikToker Wasilat Olalere
August 4, 2026

Hajj 2027: Kano pilgrims board sets Friday deadline for passport submission

The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board has directed all registered intending pilgrims for the 2027 hajj to submit their valid passports on or before August 7 to facilitate travel documents.

The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board
August 4, 2026

Kano govt appoints 19 permanent secretaries, redeploys 14

The Kano government has approved the appointment of 19 new permanent secretaries and redeployed 14.

Kano governor
August 4, 2026

Nigerians warned about AI, online data privacy

A data scientist with the National Space Research and Development Agency, Oluwaleke Oni, has urged Nigerians to adopt safer digital habits to safeguard their online activities.

A hacker on a computer used to illustrate the story.
August 4, 2026

Bandits, Boko Haram, ISWAP killed 1,932 people in Borno, Adamawa, Yobe in three months

One thousand, nine hundred and thirty-two people have been killed in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe.

IPDs
August 4, 2026

Adeleke invokes 1983 Old Western Region crisis, military coup; warns Tinubu against rigging, violence in Osun election

“President Tinubu, I am passing this message to you… I am repeating it. Don’t let what happened in 1983 repeat itself,” Mr Adeleke warned.

Adeleke standing with Tinubu; violence in Old Western Region
August 4, 2026

Nigeria’s Most Searched Word Definitions By State (FULL LIST): Kano, ‘nonchalant’; Lagos, Rivers, ‘spiritual’; Abia, ‘dream’; Anambra, Delta, Edo, Enugu, Kaduna, ‘love’

In Kano, Lagos, Abia, Anambra, and Kaduna, Nigerians are typing “fast and furious” searching for the definition of words that have caught the imagination of the world.

Nigerians using their phones
August 4, 2026

Gang processing, selling meat of cow carcasses nabbed in Maiduguri: Police

The police command in Borno has arrested five suspects in connection with the alleged processing and selling of meat from cow carcasses in Maiduguri.