Wednesday, August 26, 2026

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August 9, 2026

Tinubu to declare world Muslim conference on security open Tuesday 

Mr Mohammad said that the conference would examine global security within the context of Nigeria’s national security challenges.

President Bola Tinubu
August 9, 2026

FG reconstructed over 10 bridges per state in three years: Umahi

Mr Umahi called on the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps to protect highways against illegal parking and other forms of abuse.

From left, Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Works, Rep. Akin Alabi; Senate Deputy Chief Whip, Sen. Onyekachi Nwebonyi; Chairman, Senate Committee on Works, Sen. Allwell Onyesoh; Minister of Works, David Umahi, and Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State during a stakeholder engagement on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway on Sunday in Lagos
August 9, 2026

Coastal highway project laudable; opposition politics not about running down govt, PRP presidential aspirant tells Duke

Mr Kingsley said opposition should not mean rejecting every government initiative simply because it was undertaken by an incumbent administration.

Donald Duke and Coastal highway.
August 9, 2026

Temitope Osoba died at Lagos police station; I never for once bullied her, says fiancè 

Mr Onadeko, who noted that he was unaware of Ms Osoba’s cancer battle when they first met, said he stood by her throughout the journey.

Prophet Itunu Onadeko and Temitope Osoba
August 9, 2026

Faces of alleged local, international drug lords busted by NDLEA

NDLEA said it busted several drug lords and traffickers between August 2 and 8.

Faces of alleged local, international drug lords
August 9, 2026

2027: Afenifere seeks stronger Yoruba-Igbo ties, warns against ethnic division

Mr Wellington said the initiative was informed by growing mutual suspicion between the Yoruba and Igbo communities, which he described as unhealthy for national unity.

Afenifere
August 9, 2026
Anthony Adeniyi Adeosun
August 9, 2026

SEREC urges stronger port, border security

He said Nigeria’s maritime and land-frontier networks are being persistently tested and exploited by transnational criminal syndicates, arms traffickers, and drug cartels.

SEREC
August 9, 2026

Ex-lawmaker commends Tinubu on rescue of 363 abducted victims

According to him, the administration’s efforts in combating terrorism should be supported.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
August 9, 2026

Joint intelligence sharing key to curbing insecurity in Nigeria, says Ndarani

He said that the security challenge faced in the country requires collective effort.

Mohammed Ndarani