Latest News in Nigeria Today Saturday 26th September 2026
These are the Latest News in Nigeria Today on Saturday 26th September 2026 .
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target=_blank>Soldiers rescue 14 kidnapped in Katsina, arrest terrorist logistics couriers
Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma have rescued 14 kidnapped victims, comprising 12 males and two females, while conducting a routine patrol operation in Katsina.
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E2%82%A625bn-water-works-4-2mw-solar-project/ target=_blank>Sokoto govt replies ADC on ₦25bn water works, 4.2MW solar project
Sokoto State Government has defended its investments and ongoing interventions in the water sector, dismissing claims by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate, Hon. Manir Muhammad Dan’iya, over the state’s water supply situation.
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target=_blank>Iran proposes Hormuz plan, Trump reportedly refuses
“Iran has conveyed to the United States, through Qatar, a concrete seven-day plan. If the necessary conditions are met, the strait can be reopened, and normal maritime passage restored within seven days,” Araghchi said at the UN.
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target=_blank>2027: Atiku’s victory will end rotational presidency — Shehu Sani
The former lawmaker said Atiku had a constitutional right to contest the election but maintained that political considerations should also be taken into account in determining the direction of the 2027 contest.
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target=_blank>I didn’t concentrate road projects in Southeast — Umahi
By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki ABAKALIKI — Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has denied allegations that he has concentrated federal road projects in the South-East geopolitical zone, saying projects under his ministry are distributed across the country in line with approvals by President Bola Tinubu. Umahi spoke while inspecting the Trans-Sahara Highway, which starts from
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target=_blank>Diphtheria: Death toll hits 31 as cases rise to 469 in Plateau
The death toll from the diphtheria outbreak in Plateau State has risen to 31, with 469 suspected cases recorded across 10 Local Government Areas of the state.
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target=_blank>Obi rallies support for NDC in Delta
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has called for unity, improved security and a shift from consumption to production as part of efforts to create jobs and reduce poverty in Nigeria. Obi stated this in a post on his X platform on Saturday while recounting his visit to Delta State on Thursday,
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target=_blank>APM asks Tinubu to quit 2027 race, back Makinde
ABUJA — The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has urged President Bola Tinubu to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race and support its candidate, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde. The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Abubakar Yusuf, on Friday, said Tinubu had failed to demonstrate what it described as the leadership required
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target=_blank>Nigeria has finished making sacrifices — Tinubu
By Gift Chapi Odekina, Abuja President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the country is on the right path, declaring that the nation has “finished making sacrifices” and that peace and development will return. Tinubu gave the assurance in a message delivered by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, at a
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target=_blank>KC Luxury, two others face 22-count drug charges
LAGOS — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has filed a 22-count charge against Afolabi Kazeem Michael, popularly known as KC Luxury, and two others over the alleged shipment of 184.5 kilogrammes of cocaine to London, United Kingdom. Afolabi was arraigned alongside Boniface Freeman Ochoche Sule and Ikechukwu Ekugo Patriarch before Justice Musa Kakaki
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