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The African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s aide, Dada Olusegun, of being dishonest over his claim that the former vice president opposes the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). Atiku, through his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, said his opposition was not to providing access to education for poor Nigerians but to policies that could leave students heavily indebted. Olusegun, the President’s Special Assistant on Social Media, had accused Atiku of opposing NELFUND and alleged that the ADC candidate did not believe children from poor families should have access to higher education.…

Reactions have trailed the existence of fake agencies in the Federal Civil Service under the current administration of President Bola Tinubu. Many Nigerians from all walks of life have come down heavily on Tinubu’s administration, with some questioning the policies he and members of his cabinet are adopting while piloting the affairs of the country of over 200 million people. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) exposed the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), a ghost agency that secured office space, opened Central Bank accounts and received budget allocations. For much of 2025, nothing set the…

KEY TAKEAWAYS Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode, warned Nigeria’s patience is wearing thin, demanding justice for Bishop Michael Taiwo Fakunle and James Uchechukwu Nwankwo. The Nigerian Citizens Association South Africa said suspects shot Fakunle several times at his Kensington home on September 4, while Nwankwo died on September 5 after SAPS interrogation. Fani-Kayode said Fakunle and Nwankwo were the seventh and eighth Nigerians killed in South Africa this year, and claimed no suspect has faced arrest or prosecution. Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode, has warned that Nigeria’s patience is running thin over the continued killing of Nigerians in…

KEY TAKEAWAYS Dangote Industries Limited President, Aliko Dangote, said the Dangote Petroleum Refinery IPO share price of ₦525 could climb to ₦10,000 later. Dangote said small retail investors buying ₦50,000 or ₦100,000 worth of shares will get priority allotment before big institutional investors. Naija News reported the IPO offers 4.1 billion shares at ₦525, targets ₦2.15tn, runs September 14 to October 13, 2026, with ten-share minimum at ₦5,250. The planned Initial Public Offering (IPO) of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, currently being offered at ₦525, could rise to as much as ₦10,000 in the future, says President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote.…

Nigerians at home and in the diaspora seeking to participate in the landmark Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals can subscribe conveniently through Zenith Bank, a receiving bank for the historic transaction and a designated electronic application channel for the offer. Subscription is open through the Zenith Bank website, the Zenith mobile app, internet banking, USSD, corporate internet banking and any Zenith Bank branch nationwide. Across all of these channels, anchored by Zenith Bank’s network of 456 branches and 84 cash centres, investors enjoy a secure, fast and reliable route into the offer from anywhere in…

The Nigerian Citizens Association South Africa (NICASA), on Thursday, alleged that a Nigerian cleric, Bishop Taiwo Michael Fakunle, aged 58, an indigene of Iye, Ilejemeje Local Government Area of Ekiti State, has been brutally murdered in South Africa. In a statement by its National President, Rev Frank Onyekwelu, NICASA said [b]Bishop Taiwo was brutally killed on Friday, 4 September 2026, at his residence in Kensington, Johannesburg, in circumstances that have left his family, friends and the Nigerian community devastated. “According to the information available to NICASA, two suspects gained access to his residence and opened fire on him, reportedly discharging more…

The ambition of Seyi Makinde for the Nigerian presidency in 2027 has encountered a setback after prominent traditional and community leaders in Ibadan rejected an alleged endorsement of the Oyo State governor by some individuals claiming to represent the city’s Mogajis and other local stakeholders. A video circulating online had shown individuals purportedly declaring support for Makinde, the presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), while also backing Bimbo Adekanmbi as the party’s governorship candidate in Oyo State for the 2027 election. The declaration has now been disowned by the recognised leadership of several traditional and community institutions in…

KEY TAKEAWAYS Former Vice-President and ADC presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, said he wants to restore fuel subsidy to cut production costs for locally refined petrol. Atiku explained on his account on Saturday that he backs a production subsidy for domestic refineries, not an import subsidy for foreign petrol. He said cheaper locally refined fuel would lower transport fares and business energy costs, reduce food prices, and leave families and small traders with more money. Former Vice-President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, said his proposal to restore fuel subsidy is not meant to support imported petrol but to…

The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Friday said Nigerian bishops who recently endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term were doing so because they were hungry. In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele said the bishops made the endorsement out of selfish interests and not based on a divine order. The man of God criticised the bishops while cautioning President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to be overjoyed by the endorsement, describing it as fake. “Bishops endorsing President Tinubu are hungry and looking for what to eat. They didn’t…

KEY TAKEAWAYS President Bola Tinubu and the APC urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss Atiku Abubakar and ADC’s suit over an alleged forged NYSC discharge certificate. In a joint counter affidavit, APC Director of Legal Services, Sanusi Samaila, said Tinubu submitted no forged document to INEC for 2023 or 2027, and NYSC never disowned it. Tinubu and APC counsel, Akin Olujimi, asked Justice Inyang Ekwo to uphold preliminary objections, arguing the suit lacks standing, is time-barred in parts, and is wrongly constituted. President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have asked the Federal High Court in Abuja…