Latest News in Nigeria Today Saturday 17th October 2026
These are the Latest News in Nigeria Today on Saturday 17th October 2026 .
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target=_blank>Bauchi court jails eight for eight years over public disturbance
A Bauchi State court has sentenced eight persons to eight years’ imprisonment each for thuggery and disturbance of public peace in Unguwar Dim, Bauchi metropolis.
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target=_blank>Iran denies Saudi accusation of involvement in Houthi attacks
Iran on Friday denied having anything to do with attacks by Yemen’s Houthis, a day after Saudi Arabia accused it of having encouraged the group’s recent escalation against the kingdom.
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target=_blank>Anthropic proposes law regulating AI to US lawmakers
Anthropic, the creator of the AI assistant Claude, confirmed on Friday it is circulating a draft bill among US lawmakers aimed at regulating artificial intelligence to address the lack of federal legislation on the risks posed by the new technology.
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target=_blank>Military kills 11 terrorists, arrests 22, rescues 25 kidnapped victims in one week
Troops fighting to rid the nation of criminal gangs and enemies of the state in the different theatres across the nation neutralised 11 terrorists, rescued 25 kidnapped victims and arrested 22 terrorists, collaborators, logistics suppliers and gun runners, among others in the last week
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target=_blank>Trump signs executive order waiving new Russia sanctions, tariffs
The Lindsey Graham Act — named after the deceased US senator who sponsored the bill — allowed Trump the authority to impose duties up to 100 percent on major buyers of Russian oil and gas.
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target=_blank>Drug Addiction: Arrest is not recovery – Prof Daniel Ikpechukwu
If the underlying problem remains unaddressed, the young man may return to the same cycle, with another arrest, another court appearance and another family crisis waiting
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target=_blank>DSS, military, police arrest 5 over NYSC members kidnap
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), the military and police have arrested five suspected members of a criminal gang allegedly responsible for the abduction of 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in Imo State on Nigeria’s 66th Independence Day.
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target=_blank>NFF Normalisation Committee: FIFA keeps Nigeria waiting
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is still awaiting clarification from FIFA following Thursday’s FIFA Council meeting in Zurich, Switzerland, amid expectations that the country’s football leadership crisis would be on the front burner. The FIFA Council held its 37th meeting on October 15, 2026, with discussions covering football development funding, governance reforms and disciplinary procedures.
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target=_blank>‘I’ve intercepted 573 Benue girls from traffickers, returned over 103 from outside Nigeria since March’ — Acrivist Yaaya
When I asked her to send the remaining girl back home, she went and wrote a petition against me at Zone 2 in Lagos. In Nigeria, if you have money, you can do almost anything
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target=_blank>2027: ‘I won’t restore petrol subsidy’ — YPP candidate Agada
The YPP candidate argued that Nigeria’s economic challenges were not solely a consequence of subsidy removal but were also linked to how the country manages oil revenues and the expenses incurred in producing crude oil.
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