Breaking News in Nigeria Today Saturday 22nd August 2026
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Saturday 22nd August 2026 on some of the nation newspapers .
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target=_blank>Ogun Communities Send SoS To Gov On Land Grabbers’ Activities
…As Ogun AG set to conduct enquiry The Ikangba-Agoro-Imodi-Amosan Communities in Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun State, have underscored the urgent need for relevant authorities to scrutinise the different Judgements of court being presented by some parties in a protracted land dispute, with a view to authenticating their validity, or otherwise. The call was…
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target=_blank>Edo Govt Denies Banning Davido From Performing In The State
The Edo State Government has dismissed reports claiming that popular Nigerian musician David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has been banned from entering or performing in the state. This followed a comment made by Apostle Kassy Chukwu, a Senior Special Assistant on Digital Media to the State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, declaring that the Afrobeats star will…
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target=_blank>Boat Accident: Tinubu Directs NIWA, NEMA, Sokoto Govt To Prevent Recurrence
President Bola Tinubu has directed the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to work closely with the Sokoto State Government to prevent a recurrence of boat accident and to ensure that safety standards on waterways are strictly enforced. According to a press release by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu expressed deep…
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target=_blank>ICPC Uncovers Fake Agency In SGF’s Office, Reports To Tinubu
…as president orders arrest of promoter, Nwabueze, suspension of three Perm. Secs The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has discovered another fake agency named National Brands Development and Made in Nigeria Special Project Office, operating illegally in the country. The ICPC Chairman, Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu, who made this disclosure on Friday,…
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target=_blank>Abbas Mourns Victims Of Sokoto Boat Accident
….Calls For Safety On Waterways The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, has commiserated with the families of passengers who lost their lives in a boat accident on Thursday in Sokoto State. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Krishi, Abbas described the mishap as “Unfortunate…
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target=_blank>UK Travel Advisory: Nasarawa Stays Off Danger List
Following the exemption of Nasarawa State from the travel restrictions placed by the United Kingdom (UK) Government on states in the North Central geopolitical zone, the State Government has said it would continue to work tirelessly to sustain and improve the prevailing peace and security being enjoyed by citizens across the state. This is even…
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target=_blank>Abiodun Receives Thousands Of PDP, ADC Defectors Into APC
…Mobilises Ogun East for 2027 …Says opposition has nothing to campaign with, set to flag off Ago-Iwoye–Ibadan road Monday Ogun State Governor and leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Friday formally welcomed hundreds of former members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and African Democratic Congress (ADC),…
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target=_blank>Ex-PDP Chairman Joins APC In Niger
The immediate past Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Niger State, Barrister Tanko Beji, has officially joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In a telephone interview on Friday, Beji, who served two terms as PDP Chairman, confirmed the move by saying, “Yes, it is true.” He did not specify his reasons for…
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target=_blank>Kwara Distributes 1,755 Computers, Devices To 70 Schools
…Digital literacy a necessity, not a luxury, Gov AbdulRazaq Kwara State Government has flagged off the distribution of about two thousand computer devices for public senior secondary schools in the state to equip teachers and students with digital literacy skills. At least 70 public schools cutting across the 16 Local Government Areas of the State…
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target=_blank>MamaBase Supports Vulnerable Women Through Pregnancy, Delivery In Ibeju-Lekki
The Maternal and Reproductive Health Collective (MRH Collective), through its MamaBase Programme, has called for stronger government and private sector support to expand its intervention for vulnerable pregnant women across Nigeria. The organisation made the call during a community sensitisation programme held recently at the Lekki Primary Health Centre in the Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Development…
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