Rotimi Amaechi has said he would leave Atiku Abubakar’s campaign and support President Bola Tinubu if petrol fell to ₦600 a litre. The former Rivers State governor made the conditional pledge on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, 2 October. He said he would visit a filling station the following morning to check the price himself. “If
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Nollywood actress Chioma Chukwuka-Akpotha has announced the death of her father, Leonard Ndukaife Chukwuka, in apersonal Instagram tribute shared on Friday. She said she had kept the news close while trying to process her grief. Her announcement did not give the date of his death, his age or the cause. Remembering her father Chukwuka-Akpotha said
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Public sector unions in Nigeria have called a three-day warning strike from Friday, 2 October, after their deadline for the Federal Government to respond to demands on petrol prices and wages passed. The Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) directed members in federal, state and local government employment to join the action until Sunday,
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Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has confirmed the death of his mother, Deaconess Angel Oyakhilome, while explaining why he does not consider her passing a permanent loss. The founder and president of LoveWorld Incorporated, also known as Christ Embassy, announced that his mother died on the morning of Friday, 25 September 2026. He spoke about her death
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An Accra High Court has remanded four people accused of involvement in the alleged export of nearly four tonnes of cocaine from Ghana to France. The defendants were named as Desmond Koranteng Curiel, also known as Paul Kweku Yeboah and “Biggs”; Musah Atta, also known as “Kromo”; Kweku Okyere; and Jessica Hartog. They have been
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The Gambia’s Independent Electoral Commission has registered three new political parties ahead of the country’s presidential election scheduled for 5 December 2026. The National Democratic Party, National Builders Party and Gambia Labour Party were approved after meeting the registration requirements under the Elections Act 2025. Their registration brings the number of recognised political parties in
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a 38-year-old South African woman to concurrent prison terms after she pleaded guilty to importing 5.75 kilograms of heroin into Nigeria. Will Jessica Ann received 15 years’ imprisonment on the first count and 25 years on the second count. Justice Obiora Atuegwu Egwuatu ordered the sentences to
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Uber is shutting down its ride-hailing operations in Nigeria, ending a 12-year presence in Africa’s most populous country. The company confirmed that its services would cease on 2 September 2026, following what it described as a review of its business operations. Uber entered Nigeria in 2014 with a launch in Lagos before expanding its services
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Nigeria’s economy grew by 4.43% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, its strongest quarterly growth rate in more than two years, according to figures from the National Bureau of Statistics. The result marks an improvement from 3.89% in the first quarter of 2026 and 4.23% in the second quarter of 2025. Both the oil
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