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UNGA:Tinubu, Family Enjoy Unimpeded US Transit, Have No Case to Answer; Allegation Is Not a Crime — Jimoh Ibrahim

NewsDeskNgSep 6, 2026September 6, 20260

Nigerian Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, says President Bola Tinubu and members of his family enjoy unimpeded transit and cannot be arrested in the United States while attending the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Ibrahim, who is also Chairman of the United Nations Committee on Budget...

KIA Africa exits receivership as Bacita Sugar firm gets fresh investor lifeline

NewsDeskNgSep 6, 2026September 6, 20260

Lagos-based KIA Africa Group has regained full ownership and operational control of Bacita Sugar Company Limited, following what it described as an amicable resolution of all outstanding issues with Keystone Bank over the financing and redevelopment of the Kwara State-based agro-industrial firm. The company disclosed this in a statement issued...

Iran Condemns Alleged US Strike On Wedding Ceremony, Says 68 Civilians Killed Or Injured

NewsDeskNgSep 6, 2026September 6, 20260

Iran condemns an alleged US strike on a wedding ceremony in southern Iran, saying 68 civilians are killed or injured. The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran has condemned an alleged United States military strike on a wedding ceremony in southern Iran, saying the attack killed or injured 68...

Okrika Deaths: Bassey Warns Niger Delta Faces Deepening Toxic Environmental Crisis

NewsDeskNgSep 6, 2026September 6, 20260

Environmental activist Nnimmo Bassey warns Okrika deaths expose a deepening toxic environmental and public health crisis across the Niger Delta. Environmental activist and President of the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), Nnimmo Bassey, has warned that the reported death of at least 37 people at Okrika in Rivers State...

2027: Why Obasanjo, other elder statesmen should speak up over Tinubu’s US records

NewsDeskNgSep 6, 2026September 6, 20260

The Yoruba Ronu Leadership Forum has called on former President Olusegun Obasanjo and other prominent Nigerian elder statesmen to publicly address the ongoing legal controversy in the United States involving records relating to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The group, in a statement signed by its President, Chief Akin Malaolu, on...

Banks’ Deposits With CBN Fall 1.14% To N82.99tn In August

NewsDeskNgSep 6, 2026September 6, 20260

Banks’ deposits with the CBN fall to N82.99 trillion in August as lenders balance excess liquidity, credit risks and returns. Nigerian banks’ deposits with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) declined by 1.14 per cent month-on-month to N82.99 trillion in August 2026, from N83.96 trillion recorded in July, latest data...

First Lady Launches Food Bank Programme In South-South To Combat Child Malnutrition

NewsDeskNgSep 6, 2026September 6, 20260

Oluremi Tinubu launches National Community Food Bank Programme in South-South, targeting malnutrition among children and vulnerable mothers. Wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu on Friday flaged off the National Community Food Bank program to tackle child malnutrition in the South-South geopolitical zone. At the event held in Calabar, the...

2027: Datti Baba-Ahmed Says Tinubu’s Opponents, Including Peter Obi, Can’t Improve Nigeria

NewsDeskNgSep 6, 2026September 6, 20260

Datti Baba-Ahmed says Tinubu’s 2027 opponents, including Peter Obi, lack the capacity to improve Nigeria if elected president. Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the Labour Party’s vice-presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election, has said none of President Bola Tinubu’s major opponents in the 2027 election has the capacity to improve Nigeria....

Petrol Subsidy Return Will Collapse Over 15 Northern States Within Three Months, OAU Don Warns

NewsDeskNgSep 6, 2026September 6, 20260

OAU professor Tunji Ogunyemi warns subsidy restoration could slash federal allocations, leaving over 15 northern states unable to sustain operations. A professor at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Tunji Ogunyemi, has warned that restoring petrol subsidy could leave about 15 states in northern Nigeria unable to sustain their operations within three...

Shakira, Burna Boy’s ‘Dai Dai’ Hits One Billion YouTube Views

NewsDeskNgSep 6, 2026September 6, 20260

Shakira and Burna Boy’s ‘Dai Dai’ has surpassed one billion YouTube views, marking another major global milestone for both artistes. Shakira and Burna Boy’s hit collaboration, ‘Dai Dai’, has officially surpassed one billion views on YouTube, marking another major global milestone for the music stars. The song, released on 23...