The Kogi State Government has confirmed the death of 26 traders in a boat accident on the River Niger. The victims were travelling from Ibaji Local Government Area of Kogi to Ilushi market in Edo State when the mishap occurred on the evening of Tuesday, September 30, 2025. In a statement on Wednesday, Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, described the incident as a...

…as APC loses 4 council bosses in one year The Chairman of Otto-Awori Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Lagos State, Prince Musbau Ashafa, has died, throwing the local chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) into mourning. Ashafa, a prince of the Ijanikin kingdom, died yesterday (Friday) after an undisclosed illness that lasted a few months. According to reports, Ashafa had...

The Brazilian delegation was received at the Presidential Wing of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in the early hours of Tuesday. They were received by the Deputy Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Ibrahim Hadejia; Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole; two other ministers; and Nigerian government officials. Senator Hadejia, who spoke at the airport reception,...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has expressed outrage over what it describes as “fiscal vandalism” by the Tinubu administration following the approval of yet another $21 billion in foreign loans by the National Assembly. The party says this new wave of borrowing will drive Nigeria’s public debt...

U.S. proposes $1 trillion defence budget for 2026 The budget includes $848.3 billion for the discretionary budget and $113.3 billion in mandatory funding through congressional reconciliation. President Donald Trump has proposed a $1.01 trillion national defence budget request for fiscal year 2026. The U.S. Department of Defence said the request represented a 13.4 per cent increase from...