Latest News in Nigeria Today Sunday 20th September 2026
These are the Latest News in Nigeria Today on Sunday 20th September 2026 .
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target=_blank>2027: ‘No Be Cho Cho Cho’, APC’s four bye-election wins significant — Keyamo
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has described the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s victory in four of five recent bye-elections across three geopolitical regions as significant ahead of the 2027 general elections. Keyamo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, made the remarks in a statement posted on his social media account while
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target=_blank>Akunyili Family marks 5th anniversary with free medical outreach
The family of the late Dr. Chike Akunyili, husband of former Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Prof. Dora Akunyili, will mark the fifth anniversary of his death with a free medical outreach for indigent residents in Enugu. The memorial outreach is scheduled for Sunday, September 28, 2026,
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target=_blank>2027 Elections: SERAP sues INEC over failure to disclose political donation limits, party finances
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) “over its failure to disclose the limits on political contributions under section 91 of the Electoral Act 2026, including whether the Commission has exercised its statutory power to set such limits and, if so, why the applicable
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target=_blank>RAINBOW COALITION: Tinubu must be careful with Wike — Odion Akhaine, political scientist
Speaks on the case of Bola Ige in Obasanjo govt and the wrecking of AD Says selfish politicians destroy parties, replace them with SPVs By Charles Kumolu, Deputy Editor As political realignments ahead of the 2027 general elections continue to reshape Nigeria’s political scene, the growing involvement of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory,
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target=_blank>We’re not the same — Olawepo-Hashim distances self from Obi, Atiku’s political ideology
Olawepo-Hashim was apparently referring to the differing positions among opposition candidates on fuel subsidy and the management of funds saved from its removal.
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target=_blank>31 APC Govs vs Wike: Tinubu faces difficult options
Tension that had simmered for months within the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the immediate circle of President Bola Tinubu has finally spilled into full public view, setting the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, against a bloc of governors elected on the party’s ticket, and raising hard questions about how the president plans to keep his disciples intact heading into the 2027 election.
Where each side stands
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target=_blank>Killing over alleged blasphemy rocks Sokoto
Tension has gripped parts of Sokoto metropolis following the stabbing of controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Musa Ayuba Lukuwa, shortly after he conducted the Jumu’at prayer at his mosque in the Mabera area of the metropolis.
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target=_blank>‘High flood to hit Delta, Imo, Cross River, 12 other states in 7 days’
Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, NiHSA, has warned of a high riverine flood risk across 15 states from September 19 to 25, 2026, urging affected communities to relocate to safer and higher grounds.
The Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of NiHSA, Arch Umar Mohammed, disclosed this on Saturday in the agency’s National Flood Advisory.
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target=_blank>Petrol, gas: Cost of living spikes
As the rising cost of living continues to pressure households and businesses across the country, economic, financial and social analysts have warned that wage awards and palliatives alone cannot resolve the crisis.
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target=_blank>37 miners’ suffocation: Anger spreads, 20 security officers suspended, mining disasters rock Kogi, Taraba
Anger mounted yesterday over the reported deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in the custody of the Niger State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, as the Federal Government suspended 20 officers and ordered an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deaths.
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