Breaking News in Nigeria Today Saturday 10th October 2026
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Saturday 10th October 2026 on some of the nation newspapers .
Read also
target=_blank>Customs Seizes N3.7bn Drugs Smuggled From Canada To Tincan Port
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Tin Can Island Port Command, has intercepted 1.2 tonnes of illicit drugs valued at N3.674 billion in two 40-foot containers imported from Canada to Nigeria. The seizures, made on September 2 and 16, 2026, comprised 890 packs of Delta-8 cannabis-infused cookies and gummies weighing 598.08 kilogrammes and 1,207 packages of…
The post Customs Seizes N3.7bn Drugs Smuggled From Canada To Tincan Port appeared first on New Telegraph.
target=_blank>UNILAG Faculty Mourns Sobowale, Celebrates Legacy
The Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, University of Lagos (UNILAG), has mourned the passing of Professor Idowu Akanbi Sobowale, OON, a distinguished scholar, veteran journalist, astute administrator who died on Thursday, October 8, 2026 at the age of 85. In a statement issued by the Dean of the Faculty, Professor Oloruntola Sunday, he described…
The post UNILAG Faculty Mourns Sobowale, Celebrates Legacy appeared first on New Telegraph.
target=_blank>Vanguard Summit: APN President Urges FG To Implement Mental Health Act
The President of the Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria (APN), Dr Veronica Oluyemisi Nyamale, has called for the urgent implementation of the Mental Health Act 2021 to expand access to affordable, youth-friendly mental healthcare across the country. Nyamale made the call at the fourth Vanguard Mental Health Summit, organised by Vanguard Media Limited at the…
The post Vanguard Summit: APN President Urges FG To Implement Mental Health Act appeared first on New Telegraph.
**-emerges-ipu-assembly-president/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=milton-d***-emerges-ipu-assembly-president target=_blank>Milton D*** Emerges IPU Assembly President
Mr Milton D***, Speaker of Australia’s House of Representatives, has been elected President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly for the 2026-2029 term. Mr D***, who was in Abuja last week to consult with the Nigerian parliament and seek its support, secured the backing of the Chairman of the National Assembly, Senator Godswill Akpabio. Akpabio,…
The post Milton D*** Emerges IPU Assembly President appeared first on New Telegraph.
target=_blank>FUTES-Iyin Ekiti Announces October 12 Resumption For New Academic Session
The Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences, Iyin-Ekiti (FUTES-Iyin), has announced resumption dates for the 2026/2027 academic session. The Pioneer Vice-Chancellor, Professor Gbenga Aribisala, who disclosed this during the university’s maiden press conference held on campus, said returning students will resume on Monday, October 12, 2026, while fresh students will resume on Monday, November…
The post FUTES-Iyin Ekiti Announces October 12 Resumption For New Academic Session appeared first on New Telegraph.
target=_blank>Alake: Obi’s Claim Of Winning 2023 Presidential Election, Delusional
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development and spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, Dele Alake, has described the claim by the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, that he won the 2023 general election as “delusional.” Alake, who criticised Obi over his recent remarks during an interview…
The post Alake: Obi’s Claim Of Winning 2023 Presidential Election, Delusional appeared first on New Telegraph.
target=_blank>Petrol Discount: Tinubu Copied Me Wrongly – Atiku
Former Vice President and the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, said President Bola Tinubu wrongly copied his production subsidy model in the 30-day fuel discount he announced on Thursday. Atiku, at the inauguration of the ADC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) on Friday, demanded an apology from the president for…
The post Petrol Discount: Tinubu Copied Me Wrongly – Atiku appeared first on New Telegraph.
target=_blank>Pensions Board: We’re Committed To Military Pensioners’ Welfare
The Military Pensions Board (MPB) has restated its commitment to the welfare of veterans, assuring that their sacrifices will not go in vain. The pensions board made the pledge on Friday during a meeting with representatives of the military veterans’ associations in Abuja. A statement signed by the Public Relations Officer, Squadron Leader Aliyu Mohammed,…
The post Pensions Board: We’re Committed To Military Pensioners’ Welfare appeared first on New Telegraph.
target=_blank>Sanwo-Olu Mourns Ex-Lagos Commissioner, Sobowale
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has mourned the death of veteran journalist, communication scholar and former Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Idowu Sobowale, describing his passing as a significant loss to Lagos State and Nigeria. New Telegraph reports that Sobowale, a pioneer mass communication scholar and former war correspondent, died on Thursday at the…
The post Sanwo-Olu Mourns Ex-Lagos Commissioner, Sobowale appeared first on New Telegraph.
target=_blank>Benue Shuts Down Schools For Forcing Textbook Purchases On Pupils, Parents
The Benue State Government on Thursday shut down Orenda and Opal Schools over alleged violation of its textbook policy and victimisation of pupils whose parents refused to buy books directly from the institutions. The government, on assumption of this term, outrightly “banned the use of restricted/customized non-transferable books in all public and government-owned schools and…
The post Benue Shuts Down Schools For Forcing Textbook Purchases On Pupils, Parents appeared first on New Telegraph.
Read also
You can also check
