Latest News from Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has expelled Chief Ganiyu Kolawole Egunjobi and Azeez Yusuf over alleged anti-party activities and disloyalty to the party.

The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Association of Nigeria has directed its members across the country to inspect their fuel dispensing meters following a warning from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority over alleged under-dispensing of petroleum products.

Ethiopia’s federal government and authorities in the northern Tigray region have accused each other of launching military offensives, raising fears of a return to full-scale conflict nearly four years after the Tigray war ended.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has unveiled an Inter-Faith Manual designed to help religious leaders promote anti-corruption messages among their congregations.

The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency has sealed 12 establishments across parts of the state over alleged persistent violations of environmental regulations.

A Premier League Key Match Incidents panel has unanimously ruled that the penalty awarded to Sunderland against Arsenal was incorrect.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has revised its health declaration requirements for travellers arriving in Nigeria amid the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

At least 11 people have been killed in a mass shooting at a residential building in KwaMakhutha township near the South African city of Durban.

The African Democratic Congress has questioned the continued absence of President Bola Tinubu from Nigeria, with Vice President Kashim Shettima also out of the country, and called on the Presidency and National Assembly to clarify who is currently exercising the president’s constitutional powers.

Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged African countries to stop relying on the export of raw mineral resources and instead focus on processing, manufacturing and other forms of value addition on the continent.

The Osun State House of Assembly has become the first state legislature to approve the proposed constitutional amendment for the establishment of state police.

Victor Osimhen is expected to return to action for Galatasaray after the first international break of the 2026/27 season as he continues his recovery from a muscle injury, according to Turkish media reports.

The Federal Government has inaugurated a 10-member independent investigative committee to probe the reported deaths of 37 people in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Niger State.

The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, has highlighted repairs to power infrastructure, increased transmission capacity and the deployment of more than 350,000 electricity meters as key achievements in his first 100 days in office.

The All Progressives Congress has challenged the need for a Federal High Court order allowing former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and another plaintiff to serve court processes on President Bola Tinubu through the party.

The Independent National Electoral Commission will hold a World Press Conference and National Stakeholders Meeting on October 6, as preparations intensify for the 2027 General Election.