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NOSC Selects Dear Ajayi as Nigeria’s Official Submission for 99th Oscars
Vanessa Obioha ‘Dear Ajayi’, a 2026 film directed by Damilola Orimogunje, has been selected as Nigeria’s official submission for the Best International Feature Film category at the 99th Academy Awards.
Osun CP deploys tactical team over cult killings
By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo Following recent cult-related killings in Osogbo, Osun State capital, the Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Zungura, has deployed the command’s tactical teams to the metropolis to restore
Kidnapped NYSC members still in captivity
…Police locate abductors’ camp, fear IEDs By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI — Prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members abducted along the Owerri-Onitsha highway in Imo State on October 1, 2026,
Nigeria owes women economy worthy of their labour – Shettima
—Flags off Community Investment Fund to empower business women across Katsina—Inaugurates several road, public transportation projects, receives decampees into APC fold By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA– THE Vice President, Senator Kashim
NGE demands 50% presidential threshold, faster election cases
…Calls for INEC appointment reforms, independent candidacy The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has called for far-reaching constitutional and electoral reforms, including a 50 per cent threshold for presidential elections
Sanwo-Olu, Adeboye urge Nigerians to serve nation
…Sowore seeks peace, progress as Nigeria marks 66th Independence By Olayinka Latona LAGOS — Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God
10 African countries with the longest coastlines
African countries are surrounded by the Atlantic and Indian oceans, as well as the Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea, giving dozens of countries access to major maritime routes. Some African
2027: ADC accuses APC of threatening voters with AK-47
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council, ADC PCC, has accused the All Progressives Congress, APC, of threatening Nigerians with violence ahead of the 2027
2027: Kano APC chieftain urges unity, dialogue
…Appeals to Tinubu, Yari to reconcile party leaders By Henry Umoru ABUJA — Ahead of the 2027 general elections, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State,
Wike presses Amaechi on $308m power plants proceeds
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Federal Capital Territory FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, has pressed a former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, to account for the $308 million proceeds from the sale
