Breaking News in Nigeria Today Sunday 18th October 2026
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Sunday 18th October 2026 on some of the nation newspapers .
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target=_blank>Ogun 2027: I Never Purchased Gov’ship Nomination Form, Says PDP Aspirant
…Narrates how he was promised money, car, appointments A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Topa Olusegun Peter, has raised the alarm over the alleged unauthorised use of his name as a governorship aspirant ahead of the 2027 election, insisting that he never purchased a nomination form or authorised anyone to…
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target=_blank>Jonathan: Almajiri Schools Established To Reduce Terrorists Recruitment Drive
Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has disclosed that the establishment of Almajiri schools across the North was part of measures by his administration to address security challenges plaguing the country. Specifically, the former President said the move was to reduce the prevalence of youth recruitment by terrorists and other violent extremists in parts of the region….
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target=_blank>2027: Olajide Vows To Bridge Ibadan-Ibarapa Dev’t Gap If Elected Senator
The senatorial candidate of the African Peoples Movement (APM) for Oyo South, and current federal representative for the Ibadan South West/ North West Constituency, Hon. Stanley Olajide (a.k.a. Odidiomo), has pledged to bridge the development gap between Ibadan and Ibarapa zone of the state through improved healthcare, education, agricultural support and rural infrastructure if elected…
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target=_blank>EU Set To Deliver €20M Defence Support To AFN
The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (Rtd), received the European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Gautier Mignot and his delegation during a visit to his office at Ship House in Abuja. The engagement centred on modalities for an EU’s bilateral assistance of £20 million for the Armed Forces of Nigeria under the European…
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target=_blank>Abbas Commissions Power Projects In Soba, Lays Foundation For Others
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas on Saturday, commissioned two power projects, which he attracted to Soba local government area, as part of his flagging-off of 80 projects in Zone 1 Senatorial District of Kaduna state. Speaker Abbas, who noted that Nigerians’ wait to reap the dividends of democracy must end,…
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target=_blank>UNDC Urges FG To Extend PINL’s Pipeline Surveillance Contract
The United Niger Delta Congress (UNDC) has urged the Federal Government to extend the pipeline surveillance contract of Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL), citing improved crude oil delivery and job creation in the Niger Delta. The call came on Saturday after the House of Representatives Committee on Host Communities, through its technical sub-committee, recommended dismissal…
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target=_blank>Troops Gun Down Two Kidnappers, Rescue One, Recover N10m Ransom In Kano
Troops of 3 Brigade, Operation MESA, Kano, have rescued a kidnapped victim, neutralised two suspected kidnappers, and recovered the sum of ₦10 million in ransom during an operation in Falgore Forest, Doguwa Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State. The operation, according to Major Babatunde Zubairu of Army Directorate Of Information, followed the abduction of…
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target=_blank>White Cane Day 2026: NCC Calls For Establishment Of Nat’l Accessible Book Portal
The Director-General of the Nigerian Copyright Commission, Dr John Asein, has emphasised the need to establish a National Accessible Book Portal as a key instrument for operationalising the provisions of the Copyright Act, 2022. He said the Portal is envisaged as a trusted national platform to identify and facilitate access to books and other works…
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target=_blank>Oyo APC Member Macheted To Death In Ibadan
The Senator Sharafadeen Alli Campaign Organisation (SSACO) has called on elders across Oyo State to caution Governor Seyi Makinde and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) governorship candidate, Hon. Bimbo Adekanmbi, following the alleged killing of an All Progressives Congress (APC) member in Ibadan. The organisation alleged that the APC member, identified as Ridwan and popularly…
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target=_blank>I’ll Defeat Tinubu In His 12 BattleGround States, Others – Makinde
The presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Engr. Seyi Makinde, has boasted that he would defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 12 battleground states Tinubu said he would only visit during the 2027 presidential election. Director, Strategic Communications of Makinde-Daura Presidential Campaign Organisation (MDPCO), Richard Ihediwa, in a statement over the weekend, said…
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