The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has tackled former Labour Party (LP) vice-presidential candidate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, for claiming that none of President Bola Tinubu’s opponents in the 2027 election can improve Nigeria, including his former running mate, Peter Obi. Obi, who ran with Baba-Ahmed in 2023, is the NDC presidential candidate ahead of the 2027 […]

Dangerous Chemicals Making Food Products Unfit For Human Consumption — Osinbajo NAFDAC, SON, Others Need To Wake Up — Medic Nigerians have raised fresh concerns over the safety of food, drugs, cosmetics and other consumer products in the country amid growing public anxiety over cancer and other serious illnesses. OSUN DEFENDER reports that concerns have […] The post Cancer Deaths: Nigerians Raise Alarm Over Prevalence Of Fake Products appeared first on OsunDefender.

I cooked this piece’s title from Alice Urquhart Fewell’s ‘Soups for the Sick’ published in 1920. I went for it after I found William Bascom’s ‘Yoruba Cooking’ (1951) very inadequate for my lessons on what has been happening in the kitchen of Nigeria since the current chef took over. President Bola Tinubu met the 36 […] The post FAAC soup for sick states appeared first on Tribune Online.

  Twenty-one days after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Governor Ademola Adeleke winner of the August 15 Osun State governorship election, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has yet to publicly file an election petition challenging the outcome, as the constitutional deadline expired on Saturday, September 5. OSUN DEFENDER reports that Section 285(5) of […] The post Osun 2026: 21 Days After, Osun APC Fails To Challenge Election Outcome appeared first on OsunDefender.

  The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, is absolutely correct to have highlighted the harvesting of human organs as an emerging dimension of Nigeria’s deepening social crisis. It would have amounted to a dereliction of duty for a national political leader to ignore such a disturbing development. […] The post EDITORIAL: A Deepening Social Crisis appeared first on OsunDefender.

The choice of the discerning and analytical pundit, Olakunle Abimbola, to write on the intervention of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola was an inspired one. He is the direct opposite of a praise singer. His involvement was therefore particularly appropriate because it reinforces the argument that the age of interpreting history through the adulation of the “great […] The post EDITORIAL: The Reminiscence and the Aftermath appeared first on OsunDefender.

Every recession arrives with a familiar, thunderous soundtrack: widespread panic in financial markets, fear echoing through public conversations, and a chorus of voices declaring economic collapse. Yet, throughout history, downturns have never signaled the death of wealth; they have only marked the end of specific types of wealth. Money does not simply vanish into thin […] The post Reframing recession – 4 appeared first on Tribune Online.

Nigeria’s 2027 campaign is acquiring its familiar shape. Billboards will multiply. Commissioning ceremonies will assume the choreography of state occasions. Governors and ministers will present flyovers, airports and freshly paved roads as proof that government has worked. In the political marketplace, concrete photographs well: it gives achievement a shape, a price tag and a ribbon […]

That was Dotun Oladipo: sometimes, kindness is just someone going out of his way to show another person the way. The post Dotun Oladipo: An elegy appeared first on Tribune Online.

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its presidential candidate, Prince Adewole Adebayo, will unveil their campaign blueprint for the 2027 election. The presidential blueprint is tagged _Farewell to Poverty and Insecurity: Governance & Accelerated Development — Blueprint of a New Nigeria, 2027–2031_ and authored by Adebayo. According to a statement by Adebayo’s media team, the […]

An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain Abdulmalik Suleiman has asserted that Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf  is now fully in charge of Kano State politics. He hinged his position on Saturday’s defection of thousands of supporters of other parties to APC. Suleiman said no fewer than 136,000 defectors joined the ruling party at a mass rally […]

Former Vice President and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu of wrecking Nigerians’ purchasing power, emptying household pockets, and pushing businesses to the brink through economic policies that have made virtually everything more expensive while leaving ordinary citizens with less money to survive. In a statement […]

The chief executive officer of the Nigerian Chamber of Commerce-USA, Gregory Uche Ihenacho, has said Nigeria’s rich cultural heritage,  expo tourism potential and creative industry can position the country as a leading force in Africa and attract global attention. Ihenacho stated this yesterday in Abuja at a press conference, where he explained that showcasing Nigeria’s […]

The Bursar of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Mallam Nasiru Gusau Marafa, has been killed by suspected bandits while travelling along a major highway in Zamfara State, the police have confirmed. Marafa was reportedly attacked on Sunday while returning from Gusau, the state capital, in the latest incident to raise concerns over the […]

Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed the death of a 13-year-old boy, Mubarak Mohd, after allegedly pulling the trigger of a loaded Dane gun in Udubo village, Gamawa local government area. The command said the incident occurred on 5th September, 2026, when 35-year-old Suleiman Hamza, a hunter from the same village, reportedly returned from hunting […]

The local organising committee (LOC) of the 13th All Nigeria Universities Debate Competition (ANUDC) has declared that the contest was aimed at promoting reasoned discourse. The organisers said the competition was also aimed at raising a generation of Nigerians who can win arguments with words rather than violence. The LOC chairman, Dr Dike Harcourt, in […]

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has rescued a 60-year-old kidnap victim, arrested at least 33 suspects and recovered firearms, ammunition, stolen property and vandalised oil infrastructure in a series of operations in several states. The operations, conducted between September 2 and September 5, 2026, also saw police tactical teams forced bandits to retreat into the […]

Residents and youths of Enugu State have marched through popular streets in the state capital in support of the government’s campaign against insecurity, declaring their zero tolerance for terror, criminality and violent extremism. The youths, including undergraduates and members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), who ultimately converged yesterday on Government House, Enugu, where […]

By Innocent Odoh  with Agency report Rescuers in Nepal are racing to reach thousands of people missing in areas near the China border after catastrophic floods, as search operations enter their 12th day. The flooding that authorities said was likely caused by a glacial collapse last month has killed at least 1,384 people and left […]

The Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, has suspended the Isikhuan royal praise singers indefinitely for allegedly violating palace tradition by performing a sacred royal rendition at the residence of the Esama of Benin, Chief Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion. The performance, reportedly held a few days ago, was […]

The increasing frequency of diphtheria outbreaks across Nigeria, despite the availability of a safe and effective vaccine, is a disturbing development that demands urgent and coordinated action from all levels of government. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported more than 10,000 confirmed cases of diphtheria this year, with northern and […]

Nigerian experts have called on the federal government and major stakeholders to invest more in stress management in order to reduce the negative effects of the menace in the country, which, according to reports, leads to deaths and other forms of crises when not properly managed. This was the focus of a medical outreach organised […]

Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday bade farewell to former Sierra Leonean President Ernest Bai Koroma as he returned home after spending more than two years in Nigeria. Koroma had been in Nigeria since January 2024 after leaving Sierra Leone following treason charges connected to the November 2023 attacks in the capital, Freetown. The Sierra […]

BY BUKOLA ARO-LAMBO, OLUGBENGA SOYELE Civil Society groups in the country and legal luminary Femi Falana have called for a probe into the Alleged N7.8 billion cash transfer scandal. The CSOs are the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called […]

Demand for the Federal Government-backed student loan scheme has been overwhelming, reflecting the growing financial pressure facing many Nigerian students seeking to enter and remain in tertiary institutions, the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has said. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NELFUND, Mr Akintunde Sawyerr, said the scheme had become a crucial […]

BY KHALID IDRIS DOYA and NONYE EKWENUGO The Senator representing Bauchi South Senatorial District, Shehu Buba Umar, has said he has commenced legal action against one Hassan Saleh Hussein over alleged defamation and insults made against him through electronic communication. The senator, who was the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Livestock and Animal Husbandry, […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a 20,000-litre fuel tanker fitted with a concealed compartment containing 2,145kg of cannabis, in a major breakthrough in its nationwide crackdown on illicit drug trafficking. The tanker, marked MKA 960 XC, was intercepted along the Akoko/Lokoja Expressway in Ondo State on Friday, 4 September 2026, after […]

NIGERIANS earning salaries in dollars, pounds or euros from foreign companies while living in Nigeria may now find their income firmly within the Nigerian tax net under the Nigeria Tax Act, which came into effect on January 1, 2026. The new framework shifts the focus from where an employer is located to the tax residency […] The post Foreign currency earners in Nigeria now face worldwide income tax under new law appeared first on Tribune Online.

The Kwankwasiyya Movement has said the defection of politicians and supporters to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State will not affect its chances of winning the 2027 elections. The movement’s spokesperson, Habibu Mohammed, stated this yesterday while reacting to the reported defection of over 130,000 people from various political parties to the APC […]

THE Nigeria Tax Act, 2025 (NTA) has triggered a fresh legal debate over the tax obligations of non-resident individuals working remotely for Nigerian companies, with tax experts warning that an apparent conflict between two provisions could leave affected workers and employers uncertain about their liabilities. The controversy centres on Sections 13 and 17 of the […] The post How new tax law treats non-resident citizens working for Nigerian-resident employers appeared first on Tribune Online.

THE Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) has clarified the categories of persons and businesses exempt from the country’s presumptive tax regime, offering guidance to taxpayers under the Nigeria Presumptive Tax Regulations, 2026. In tax education materials shared on X, the institute noted that not every individual or business falls under the simplified tax […] The post CITN identifies entities exempt from Nigeria’s presumptive tax regime appeared first on Tribune Online.

President Bola Tinubu has authorised the disbursement of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF), with the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola, directing the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and 12 Primary Lending Institutions (PLIs) to fast-track the process. Oyetola said the directive was aimed at ending more than 20 […] The post Tinubu approves CVFF disbursement as Oyetola directs faster loan processing appeared first on Tribune Online.