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Diesel Crisis Puts Ukraine-Russia Strikes At Centre Of Trump-Zelensky Talks

adminSeptember 21, 2026

The worsening global diesel supply crunch has emerged as a key issue ahead of a planned meeting between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in New York this week. Trump has urged Zelensky to scale back Ukraine’s long-range attacks on Russian oil refineries, arguing that the strikes are aggravating shortages and contributing...

Delta Councillor’s Detention Sparks Fresh Petition To Tinubu

adminSeptember 21, 2026

The lawyers of a Delta State councillor who was detained over allegations arising from his comments on local government affairs have asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to investigate what they described as the misuse of state institutions against their client. In a petition dated September 15, 2026, the legal team representing Hon. Victor Chukwuemeke, a...

CJID Joins A’Ibom NUJ To Strengthen 2027 Election Debate

adminSeptember 21, 2026

The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) has joined the Akwa Ibom State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in the planning of the 2027 election debate, bringing additional technical and professional expertise to the process. The partnership, announced in Uyo on Monday by the Chairman of the Debate Planning Committee, Comrade...

White House Press Ban Lands Trump In Court As Three Outlets Fight Back

adminSeptember 21, 2026

Three major US news organisations have taken President Donald Trump and senior White House officials to federal court over the denial of access to their journalists. According to The Independent, CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO filed the lawsuit after reporters from the outlets were blocked from entering the White House and had their press credentials...

Cement Distribution: HBM Sets N250m Entry Bar As Prices Hit N15,000 Per Bag

adminSeptember 21, 2026

Prospective cement distributors seeking to join the nationwide distribution network of HBM Nigeria Plc may need access to hundreds of millions of naira, with the Chinese-owned company setting a minimum working capital of N250 million for applicants. The recruitment drive, reported by Legit.ng on Monday, comes as the retail price of a 50kg bag of...

Ogun Customs Intercepts 32,412 Drug Parcels, Seizes N6bn Smuggled Goods

adminSeptember 21, 2026

The Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun I Area Command, has intercepted 32,412 parcels of hard drugs and 92 sacks of raw Cannabis sativa in cross-border operations, alongside smuggled goods with a combined Duty Paid Value of N6.043 billion. The narcotics were handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Idiroko Special Command, between January...

Niger Inaugurates Panel To Probe Death Of 37 Miners In NSCDC Custody

adminSeptember 21, 2026

The Niger State Government has inaugurated a 20-member Committee of Inquiry to investigate the circumstances surrounding the deaths of 37 artisanal miners while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Niger State Command. The committee, inaugurated on Saturday, September 19, 2026, by Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago, is headed by the...

“People Died One After Another” — Survivors Recount Niger NSCDC Cell Tragedy

adminSeptember 21, 2026

Extreme heat, thirst and overcrowding turned a detention cell in Minna into a desperate struggle for survival, according to survivors who were held there alongside dozens of suspected illegal miners. Northern Nigeria Hub reported that the survivors spoke to BBC News correspondent Madina Maishanu about their experience in the facility, where they alleged that detainees...

Police Arrest Suspected Robber, Recover Two Pistols, Machetes In A’Ibom

adminSeptember 21, 2026

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a suspected armed robber and recovered two locally made pistols and two machetes during a follow-up operation in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area of the state. The Command disclosed this in a statement signed by its Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, on behalf of the...

Niger 37 Deaths: Adeyanju Says He Joined FG Panel To Seek Justice, Vows No Cover-Up

adminSeptember 21, 2026

Human rights lawyer and activist Deji Adeyanju has defended his decision to join the Federal Government’s panel investigating the deaths of 37 people in Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) custody in Niger State, saying his priority is to ensure that the victims get justice. Adeyanju, who is one of 10 members of the...

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