Breaking News in Nigeria Today Friday 16th October 2026
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Friday 16th October 2026 on some of the nation newspapers .
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target=_blank>Tinubu Hails Aide, Lado At 60
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Senator Basheer Lado, Special Adviser on National Assembly Matters (Senate), on his 60th birthday on Friday. The President described Lado as a dependable public servant and accomplished legislator who served in the Senate for four years before becoming his liaison officer in the National Assembly’s Upper Chamber. Tinubu said Lado’s…
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target=_blank>2027: Tinubu Instructs Security Agencies To Provide Safety, Ensure Free, Fair Elections
President Bola Tinubu has instructed the security agencies to provide adequate safety and ensure free, fair and credible election in 2027. Tinubu, who ordered the security agencies to ensure the rescue of all kidnapped victims across the country and dislodge kidnappers and bandits from their hideouts, gave this instruction on Thursday at security meeting with…
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target=_blank>Celio Honoured At NELAL 2026 As Okoye Urges Nigeria To Raise Builders
…Not Complainers Disi Jimmy Celio Godwin, Chairman of the FCT Swimming Association, has received the Excellent Leadership Award in Sports Development at the 2026 National Excellent Leadership Awards and Lecture (NELAL), held in Abuja on Saturday, October 3. The event brought together leaders and professionals from different sectors to celebrate outstanding achievements and discuss how…
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target=_blank>Anterus Ezeh Honoured At NELAL 2026
Long before he founded a nursing college and a hospital, High Chief Dr Sir Anterus Chikaobi Ezeh was already demonstrating a commitment to service as a Primary Three pupil teaching Catechism to other children in his parish. Decades later, that spirit of service was recognised in Abuja on Saturday, October 3, 2026, when Ezeh received…
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target=_blank>Fubara Restates Commitment In Expanding Inclusive, Quality Education
The Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has restated his commitment to back initiatives to improve education and make it more accessible, especially for vulnerable children. The governor, who stated this on Thursday at an event to Promote the Enrolment of Out-of-School Children (OOSC) in Port Harcourt, urged stakeholders to intensify efforts to identify and…
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target=_blank>Edo Tanker Explosion: No Death Recorded Yet, Says FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in Edo State, Preye Ezekiel Bedford, has said no death has been officially recorded following the tanker explosion at Oluku, Ovia North-East Local Government Area of the state. Bedford disclosed that security operatives and emergency responders, including the police, military personnel, the Federal Fire Service and the…
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target=_blank>Multiple Honours: Delta, Ondo, Ogun Monarchs Confer Ovi Emamuzozino, Aare Shiobaloju, Aare Fiwagboye Titles On Diplomat, Ojadah
Delta State Monarch and Two prominent traditional rulers in South-west Nigeria have conferred prestigious chieftaincy titles on the Chairman of UNIPGC Supreme Council, His Excellency, Amb. Dr. Jonathan Ojadah. The titles are Ovi Emamuzozino Of Emevor Kingdom, Isoko North LGA Delta State, Aare Shiobaloju of Ayeka Kingdom in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State…
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target=_blank>Kwara Doctors Begin 7-Day Warning Strike
Doctors in the service of the Kwara State Government have commenced a seven-day warning strike over unresolved welfare concerns and deductions from their salaries for the Kwara Health Insurance Scheme (KHIS). The strike action includes doctors under the Kwara Doctors Forum, as well as the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), the National…
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target=_blank>2027: APC Nat’l Chairman Woos Ex-Aspirants
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has urged former House of Representatives aspirants to remain committed to the party, insisting that President Bola Tinubu’s record in infrastructure development and economic reforms gives him an edge over opposition candidates. Yilwatda spoke on Thursday at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja…
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target=_blank>2027: No Nigerian Should Be Disenfranchised Due To Late Arrival Of Materials – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has called on its Electoral Logistics Committee (ELOC) to ensure timely delivery of election materials to the 176,846 polling units across the country, on election day. INEC Chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan who spoke on Thursday at inauguration of the committee, said Nigeria’s geography, from the creeks of the Niger…
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