Church of Nigeria Announces Hosts  of 2027–2028 Standing Committee Meetings

The Primate of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), the Most Rev. Henry Chukwudum Ndukuba, has announced four dioceses that will host the Church’s Standing Committee meetings between 2027 and 2028. Under the new hosting schedule, the Diocese of Owerri will host the February 2027 meeting, while the Diocese of Lagos Mainland will host the September 2027 meeting. The Diocese of Aba is scheduled to host the February 2028 meeting, with the Diocese of Jos...

NAF Gets New Helicopters as FG Steps Up Fight Against Terrorists

The Federal Government has taken delivery of five new helicopters for the Nigerian Air Force as part of efforts to strengthen air operations against terrorists, bandits and kidnappers across the country. The platforms comprise three AW109 Trekker helicopters manufactured by Leonardo Helicopters of Italy and two H125 helicopters produced by Airbus Helicopters. The Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. Ejodame said...

Nigeria Records 104% Surge in Arms Imports Ahead of 2027 Elections

Nigeria imported arms and ammunition worth ₦55.06 billion in the first six months of 2026, representing a 104.31 per cent increase from the ₦26.95 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2025. The latest figure is contained in the National Bureau of Statistics’ (NBS) Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics for the second quarter of 2026, released on 7 September. The NBS report covers trade data for the period under review. The sharp rise in arms...

₦350m Terror Funds, 500 Weapons Recovered as Hadin Kai Commander Bows Out

The Nigerian Army says it intercepted more than ₦350 million linked to terrorist financiers and captured 758 logistics collaborators during the tenure of the outgoing Theatre Commander of the North-East Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai, Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar. Abubakar disclosed this on Tuesday at a press briefing at the Theatre Command Headquarters in Maiduguri, Borno State, as he marked the end of his tenure. He assumed command on 28 April 2025 as the...

Taraba State Govt Warns Teachers Against Absenteeism, Insubordination

The Taraba state government has warned teachers and school administrators against absenteeism, lateness, poor lesson preparation and insubordination, as it intensifies monitoring of secondary schools across the state. The monitoring exercise was conducted on Tuesday by teams from the Ministry of Secondary, Technical and Vocational Education, led by the Commissioner, Dr. Augustina Godwin; Permanent Secretary, Alhaji Idris A. Goje; and Secretary of the Ministry, Mrs. Rabi Sunday. “The exercise was aimed at assessing teachers’ attendance,...

2027: ‘Tinubu Must Go’ Campaign Emerges, As Conveners Seek United Opposition

A new political mobilisation platform, “Tinubu Must Go,” has emerged ahead of the 2027 general election, with its conveners urging opposition parties to unite behind a single presidential candidate to challenge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The campaign, according to one of its leaders, Barrister Hamza Nuhu Dantani, is being driven by activists who are dissatisfied with the direction of the Federal Government and want to mobilise Nigerians around their opposition to Tinubu’s bid for another...

Wike Says Rainbow Coalition is for Tinubu, Not APC Candidates

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has drawn a clear distinction between his support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election and the electoral ambitions of the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying his backing is for the President and not for other APC candidates in the 2027 elections. Wike said the Rainbow Coalition he formed to mobilise support for Tinubu was a cross-party platform and had no affiliation with the APC. His position came...

Inflation Slips to 15.39% as Food Price Pressure Eases in August

Nigeria’s headline inflation rate fell marginally to 15.39 percent in August 2026, from 15.43 percent in July, as the pace of increase in consumer prices slowed during the month. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disclosed this in its Consumer Price Index and Inflation Report for August 2026, released on Tuesday. The latest figure represents a 0.04 percentage-point decline from July. It also marks a significant reduction from the 23.14 per cent recorded in August...

Igbo Group Protests First Lady’s Chieftaincy Ceremony,

…Demands Cultural Cleansing The Ezumezu Umunri Cultural Initiative has protested the conferment of a chieftaincy title on Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, by traditional rulers in Anambra State, describing aspects of the ceremony as a desecration of Igbo cultural institutions. In a press statement dated September 13, 2026, the group accused Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, his deputy and traditional rulers who participated in the ceremony of compromising established cultural protocols for political...

Suspected Boko Haram Gang Strikes Adamawa Community

…Kills 4 People, Sets Houses Ablaze The chairman of Hong local government council, in Adamawa state, Hon. Dr Aliyu Sa’ad Yerima Hong The incident occurred a few weeks ago, when a similar attack was carried out in a nearby community, which has placed the residents in perpetual fear of being attacked. It was gathered that the marauders arrived in the community on motorcycles around 5:00-6:00 pm on Sunday, when residents are resting for the weekend...

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