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President Bola Tinubu has promised that Nigerians will pay less for transport from October 2026. This was disclosed in a statement by Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Saturday. The development is an update on the National Affordable Compressed Natural Gas, CNG, Transit Programme. “On August 27, I met with the governors of our 36 states, and we agreed on a clear objective. From October 1, more Nigerians should begin to see measurable reductions in transportation costs. We subsequently established an implementation committee for the National Affordable CNG Transit Programme under the auspices of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, chaired by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. “I am aware of the considerable work already underway by the commit...

The United State Department of Justice has announced charges against 16 individuals, including three Nigerians, in connection with illegal voting, illegal voter registration, and related election-fraud schemes across the country.  This was announced in a press release issued on Friday, September 18, 2026. The charges include unlawful voting by non-citizens in federal elections, false claims of citizenship to register or vote, and related offenses including wire fraud, naturalization fraud, passport fraud, and unlawful firearm purchases uncovered during the course of these investigations. A Nigerian national, Helen Sayen Adams, 67, a lawful permanent resident since May 2024, was charged with Voting by an Alien in a Federal Election and False Statement of Citizenship in Order t...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has trained over 100 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Lagos State on digital citizenship, cybersecurity, data protection and assistive technologies, as part of its drive to ensure that disability does not exclude Nigerians from opportunities in the digital economy. The participants received the training during a two-day Digital Citizenship Training for Persons with Disabilities held on September 9 and 10, 2026, in Lagos, under the theme, “Empowering Persons with Disabilities Through Digital Citizenship for an Inclusive Digital Economy.” The programme exposed participants to digital foundations, internet and digital communication, cybersecurity basics, data protection, assistive technologies and responsible participation in the digit...

Survivors of the incident that killed 37 suspected illegal gold miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, have narrated their ordeals inside the cell where they were kept. One of the survivors, while recounting his experience, said 17 people were initially locked inside a small room before additional detainees were brought in. According to him, the detainees complained about the size of the room and the intense heat but were still kept inside. “They locked us in a very small room. We were 17 in number, then they added more people, and we started complaining that the room was small,” he said. The survivor added that the situation became worse after the detainees were asked to stand up as the room was about to be locked. He equally a...

The US war with Iran has cost $45.1 billion, the Pentagon informed Congress on Friday, according to two sources familiar with the matter.   The department told lawmakers that war costs were $43.6 billion as of September 3 plus an additional $1.5 billion for extra fuel, the sources added.  The estimate is not a full accounting of the war’s cost, however.   It does not include an assessment of the cost to repair damaged bases or buildings and did not provide Congress with detailed breakdowns of indirect costs of military operations as lawmakers have asked for, one source said.   The $45.1 billion cost estimate from the Pentagon surpasses the $38 billion price tag the Congressional Budget Office projected the war cost through August 1, and comes after the Pentagon...

The International Criminal Police Organisation has said an artificial intelligence-assisted counter-terrorism operation identified 126 suspected foreign terrorist fighters from visual material published by jihadist groups. Interpol said the operation, codenamed Operation Shams II, brought together 28 specialised officers and experts from 11 countries, including Nigeria. Other participating countries were Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Iraq, Kenya, Malaysia, the Philippines, Qatar, Tajikistan, Tunisia and Uzbekistan. GeographicReference In a statement, Interpol described the exercise as a “first-of-its-kind” operation that combined artificial intelligence, facial recognition and other investigative technologies to analyse material associated with terrorist groups. According to the organisat...

President Bola Tinubu has ordered am investigation into the d£aths of 37 suspected illegal miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State. He directed that officials found culpable in the de@ths be arrested and prosecuted. A statement issued on Friday, September 18, by Tinubu's Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made it clear that the life of every Nigerian matters and that no citizen should di£ in government custody as a result of negligence, abuse, inhumane treatment or dereliction of duty. “Where the investigation establishes that any official, through action, abuse or negligence, contributed to these deaths, such an officer must be arrested and prosecuted in accordance with the law. There must be accou...

United States President Donald Trump has barred CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House, alleging propaganda by the major news networks and website.   Trump accused the outlets of reporting “fake news” about his administration, stating they “shouldn’t be able to constantly write or report fiction or lies” when covering the President.   In a statement via his social media platform TruthSocial, the President indicated that other “fake” media organizations would face a similar ban.   Trump claimed Politico received “an illegal and ridiculous $8 million subscription” from the U.S. Government under former President Joe Biden “in order to keep them alive”.   During a presser in the Oval Office, Trump defended his decision when a reporter reminded him that e...

A popular politician in Enugu State, Prince Ikechukwu Oloto, better known as Okanga Moo, has reportedly been killed by unknown gunmen in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State. Oloto was allegedly attacked and killed inside his residence at Odenigbo, Nsukka, on Thursday evening. According to reports circulating on social media, the attackers allegedly used a knife to kill the politician. Confirming the development in a Facebook post, social media influencer Sen. Chijinkem Ugwuanyi said Oloto was killed by unknown gunmen at his residence in Odenigbo. Ugwuanyi wrote: “Prince Ikechukwu Oloto, aka ‘Okanga Mo’, was killed yesterday evening by unknown gunmen in Nsukka, right in his residence at Odenigbo. “He was brutally cut into pieces.” As of the ti...

A 15-year-old boy was recently nabbed with a gun hidden inside a loaf of bread in Lagos.. In a viral video, the boy claimed his friend gave him the gun to take to Oshodi bus terminal, where someone would then take the package from him. He said he had just returned from school when the friend came to him and asked him to help deliver the gun hidden inside the bread. This incident comes months after an upcoming entertainer from Delta State, Mene Ogidi, was extrajudiciously killed by police officers after he arrived at a motor park to pick up a consignment containing a gun that was sent by his friend.  https://youtu.be/QmACxtD_MIU?si=5RokncJ5dn5Eo56V