Breaking News from Nigerian Evening Newspapers and Evening News Friday 6th March 2026
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target=_blank>Senate seeks stricter measures to prevent Ponzi scheme fraud
The Senate has called for a strengthened regulatory framework that places the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) at the centre of coordinating oversight for the country’s fast-growing fintech sector, while also demanding tougher measures to combat the proliferation of Ponzi schemes in Nigeria. The position was articulated by Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru (Lagos East), Chairman
target=_blank>2027 Elections Under Global Watch, Emeka Anyaoku Warns INEC
Former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Emeka Anyaoku, on Friday warned that the international community will closely monitor Nigeria’s preparations and conduct of the 2027 general elections. Anyaoku gave the warning while delivering the chairman’s opening remarks at the 2026 memorial lecture organised by the Obafemi Awolowo Foundation in honour of the late nationalist, Obafemi Awolowo, at Ikenne,
target=_blank>Bandits arrested with firearms, tramadol in Kwara
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it arrested two suspected bandits during an intelligence-led operation in Saminaka Community, Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara. The suspects, Abubakar Jubril, 28, and Mohammed Abubakar, 26, were apprehended on Tuesday, 3rd March 2026, following sustained surveillance by operatives of the
target=_blank>I’ve not seen copy of signed Electoral Act – Makinde
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, says the newly signed Electoral Act by President Bola Tinubu is not available to the public. “I haven’t seen it. That is the reality,” Makinde said on Friday in Ikenne-Remo, Ogun State, during the Obafemi Awolowo Lecture 2026. The well-attended lecture titled “Politics as Future-Making: Awolowo and Leadership as Theory
target=_blank>Wives of alleged coup plotters protest 160-day detention
Wives of Nigerian military officers detained over an alleged attempt to overthrow President Bola Ahmed Tinubu staged a protest in Abuja on Friday. The protesters, who were flanked by human rights activists, Omoyele Sowore and Barrister Deji Adeyanju, converged on the Federal Capital Territory, demanded open trial of their husbands. Daily Trust had earlier reported
target=_blank>ADC: Rivers Secretariat Attack Assault on Democracy
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has condemned the recent attack on its Secretariat in Rivers State. Daily Trust had reported how suspected political thugs set the ADC secretariat ablaze in Ubima Community, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, on Thursday night. The incident occured ahead of the visit of the former Governor of Rivers
target=_blank>Suspected bandits nabbed with firearms, tramadol in Kwara
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said it has arrested two suspected bandits during an intelligence-led operation in Saminaka Community, Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State. The suspects, Abubakar Jubril, 28, and Mohammed Abubakar, 26, were apprehended on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, following sustained surveillance by operatives
target=_blank>One killed as cult groups clash at Kwara Market
At least one person was killed on Friday when suspected cultists clashed at the densely populated Ilorin Central Market, popularly known as Oja Oba, in Ilorin, Kwara State. Witnesses said rival groups engaged in a daylight gun battle in the busy market, sending traders, motorists and passersby scrambling for safety. One of the suspects was
target=_blank>Strategic Assessment: GCC Structural Vulnerability, Drone Warfare Economics, and the Resilience of the Petrodollar System
By Tanimu Yakubu, DG, BOF This paper evaluates the analytical claims that Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states are structurally fragile, that Iranian drone warfare can economically exhaust Gulf and United States defenses, and that resulting instability could precipitate the collapse of the petrodollar system. The assessment tests these claims through quantitative indicators of structural vulnerability,
target=_blank>FFK gets Germany, Omokri Mexico as Tinubu posts ambassadors
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the postings of 31 career and 34 non-career ambassadors to various countries and the United Nations. In the list which was released by Bayo Onanuga, Presidential spokesman, on Friday afternoon, a total of 65 ambassadors and High Commissioners were posted across the country. The Senate confirmed the ambassadors-designate last
target=_blank>Don’t use impeachment to settle political scores – Kwankwasiyya tells Kano lawmakers
The Kwankwasiyya Movement has cautioned the Kano State House of Assembly against using the impeachment process as a political tool, warning that such a move could worsen political divisions in the state. The group was reacting to reported moves to impeach the Kano State Deputy Governor, Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo. In a statement issued on Friday,
Don’t use impeachment to settle political scores – Kwankwasiyya tells Kano lawmakers
target=_blank>ADC accuses Tinubu administration of breaching diplomatic protocol in ambassadorial postings
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of breaching diplomatic protocol in the announcement of newly posted ambassadors. The opposition party described the move as a diplomatic blunder and another sign of what it called the government’s incompetence. In a statement issued on Friday by its National Publicity
ADC accuses Tinubu administration of breaching diplomatic protocol in ambassadorial postings
target=_blank>Borno attack: Zulum mourns victims, vows rescue of abducted residents
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has mourned residents killed in a recent attack on Ngoshe community in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, assuring that efforts are ongoing to rescue those abducted during the incident. The governor spoke on Friday while visiting displaced residents from Ngoshe currently taking refuge in Pulka community, where he
Borno attack: Zulum mourns victims, vows rescue of abducted residents
target=_blank>ADC: You’ll soon understand meaning of structure in politics – Joe Igbokwe to Aisha Yesufu
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Joe Igbokwe, has said that Aisha Yesufu of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) will soon understand the importance of political structures in party politics. Igbokwe stated that the dynamics of politics would make the significance of party structures clearer over time to Yesufu. Posting on Facebook, she
ADC: You’ll soon understand meaning of structure in politics – Joe Igbokwe to Aisha Yesufu
target=_blank>Anyaoku warns on 2027 election, tasks INEC on credibility, fairness
Former Commonwealth Secretary-General Emeka Anyaoku has advised the Nigerian government and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to ensure that the forthcoming 2027 general elections are peaceful, fair and credible. His advice comes following the controversy surrounding the electronic transmission of results in Nigeria’s 2027 national elections. Anyaoku harped on the importance of transparency and
Anyaoku warns on 2027 election, tasks INEC on credibility, fairness
target=_blank>Emefiele: Court fixes April 17 for adoption of addresses in trial-within-trial
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Friday fixed April 17 for the adoption of final addresses in a trial-within-trial involving Henry Omoile, co-defendant with former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, governor, Godwin Emefiele. Emefiele is standing trial on a 19-count charge bordering on alleged gratification, corrupt demands and abuse of office linked to large financial
Emefiele: Court fixes April 17 for adoption of addresses in trial-within-trial
target=_blank>Gov Bala Mohammed completes e-registration, reaffirms loyalty to party
Bauchi State Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed has once again affirmed his commitment to Nigeria’s leading opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mohammed, who also serves as the Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, has consistently stated in previous public remarks that he has no intention of leaving the party. DAILY POST reports that the
Gov Bala Mohammed completes e-registration, reaffirms loyalty to party
target=_blank>One dead as rival cult groups clash in Kwara market
A middle-aged man was reportedly killed on Friday during a confrontation between suspected rival cult groups at Oja-Oba Market in Ilorin, Kwara State’s capital. The state Police Command confirmed the incident, noting that the victim’s body was removed from the scene by officers in a Hilux pickup vehicle. The violent encounter sparked panic in the
One dead as rival cult groups clash in Kwara market
target=_blank>Troops neutralise several high-profile terrorists, rescue hostages
The Defence Headquarters says troops neutralised scores of terrorists, eliminated several high-value insurgent leaders and rescued dozens of kidnapped victims in nationwide operations in the last week. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Michael Onoja, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja while providing updates on military operations conducted between February 28 and March 6. Onoja
Troops neutralise several high-profile terrorists, rescue hostages
target=_blank>Makinde raises alarm over delay in access to 2026 Electoral Act
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has expressed concern that two weeks after the President signed the 2026 Electoral Act into law, he has yet to see an official copy of the legislation. The governor raised the issue on Friday while delivering remarks at the Obafemi Awolowo Lecture 2026 held at Efunyela Hall in Ikenne-Remo, Ogun
Makinde raises alarm over delay in access to 2026 Electoral Act
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