https://naijadigest.ng/ Nigeria’s one-stop hub for breaking news, tech, football, celebrity gossip, Naija music, live TV, exchange rates and trending topics. en-ng Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:30:43 +0000 60 https://naijadigest.ng/social-card.png https://naijadigest.ng/ https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2026/08/16/im-going-to-die-engineer-who-killed-wife-wrote-before-dying-by-suicide/ https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2026/08/16/im-going-to-die-engineer-who-killed-wife-wrote-before-dying-by-suicide/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:29:50 +0000 PM News Nigerian News The deceased have been identified as 32-year-old Sumanth, a civil engineering graduate from Dakshina Kannada, and his 29-year-old wife Padmavathi, a software professional from Hubballi. https://leadership.ng/pwc-flags-ambiguities-in-virtual-assets-tax-rules/ https://leadership.ng/pwc-flags-ambiguities-in-virtual-assets-tax-rules/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:29:47 +0000 Leadership Nigerian News PwC Nigeria have said Nigeria’s new tax guidelines for virtual assets provide welcome clarity but leave practical and legal uncertainties that could complicate compliance for taxpayers and service providers. In a tax alert titled “Taxing the intangible: A critical analysis of the NRS guidelines on t https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/903278-french-press-body-demands-action-against-google-ai-summaries.html https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/903278-french-press-body-demands-action-against-google-ai-summaries.html Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:28:47 +0000 Premium Times Nigerian News The French press association said the AI overview has triggered a drop in internet traffic to original news articles. The post French press body demands action against Google AI summaries appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. https://leadership.ng/bonny-light-nears-95-as-strait-of-hormuz-tensions-keep-markets-wary/ https://leadership.ng/bonny-light-nears-95-as-strait-of-hormuz-tensions-keep-markets-wary/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:28:40 +0000 Leadership Nigerian News Bonny Light — Nigeria’s benchmark light, sweet crude — traded close to $95 a barrel on Friday as persistent geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and worries over the Strait of Hormuz kept global energy markets on edge. Brent rose roughly 6.5 per cent during the session while European gas prices https://leadership.ng/nnpc-exxonmobil-meet-as-usan-infill-work-begins-on-oml-138/ https://leadership.ng/nnpc-exxonmobil-meet-as-usan-infill-work-begins-on-oml-138/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:28:14 +0000 Leadership Nigerian News The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Limited) has engaged ExxonMobil on boosting deepwater output and pursuing further offshore investments, weeks after work began on the US$1 billion Usan Infill Project in Oil Mining Lease 138. The group chief executive officer of NNPC Limited, Eng https://leadership.ng/fake-schengen-visas-surge-as-nigerian-passengers-abscond-during-morocco-transit/ https://leadership.ng/fake-schengen-visas-surge-as-nigerian-passengers-abscond-during-morocco-transit/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:25:43 +0000 Leadership Nigerian News The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has raised the alarm over a sharp increase in the use of fake Schengen visa stamps by passengers travelling to Europe, with some Nigerians allegedly absconding during transit in Morocco. The director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection of the NCAA, Mi https://leadership.ng/five-towers-on-ikot-abasi-eket-132kv-line-collapsed-after-severe-vandalism/ https://leadership.ng/five-towers-on-ikot-abasi-eket-132kv-line-collapsed-after-severe-vandalism/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:25:27 +0000 Leadership Nigerian News The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has confirmed the collapse of five transmission towers on the Ikot Abasi–Eket 132kV double‑circuit line after vandals removed key structural components, forcing a reconfiguration of the local network and threatening further outages. The damage was discovered https://leadership.ng/cibn-tasks-banks-on-msme-financing-2/ https://leadership.ng/cibn-tasks-banks-on-msme-financing-2/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:25:21 +0000 Leadership Nigerian News The new capital base of Nigerian banks has provided a stronger capital buffer for the industry, but lenders must now deploy the fresh capital more strategically to support micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and drive economic growth, the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) has https://leadership.ng/apapa-customs-hit-record-n323bn-revenue-in-july-credit-reforms-forex-stability/ https://leadership.ng/apapa-customs-hit-record-n323bn-revenue-in-july-credit-reforms-forex-stability/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:21:55 +0000 Leadership Nigerian News The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, has recorded its highest-ever monthly revenue collection of N323 billion in July 2026, with the Area Controller, Comptroller Emmanuel Oshoba, attributing the feat to ongoing reforms, improved compliance, operational efficiency and relative stabi https://leadership.ng/ai-driven-cyber-attacks-jump-56-breaches-now-cost-6-04m-ibm/ https://leadership.ng/ai-driven-cyber-attacks-jump-56-breaches-now-cost-6-04m-ibm/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:20:41 +0000 Leadership Nigerian News AI-driven cyberattacks rose sharply over the past year, with more than one in four organisations reporting malicious incidents linked to artificial intelligence, IBM says. In its 2026 Cost of a Data Breach Report, technology firm IBM found that AI-enabled attacks increased 56 per cent year-on-year a https://tribuneonlineng.com/osun-the-mourning-after/ https://tribuneonlineng.com/osun-the-mourning-after/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:20:00 +0000 Tribune Nigerian News Speaking after an infrastructure inspection, Governor Ademola Adeleke openly backed President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid. He warmly referred to him as “our own son, father and leader.” He went further to declare: “I am the governor of the ancestral birthplace of Mr President. The post Osun: https://leadership.ng/fct-sapz-dangote-partner-to-train-2000-fct-farmers-on-agriculture/ https://leadership.ng/fct-sapz-dangote-partner-to-train-2000-fct-farmers-on-agriculture/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:19:52 +0000 Leadership Nigerian News The FCT Special Agro-Processing Zones (SAPZ) Project, in partnership with Dangote Fertiliser, has commenced the training of facilitators who will subsequently train about 2,000 prospective farmer-beneficiaries across the Federal Capital Territory on improved fertiliser use and smart agricultural pra https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/08/the-itsekiri-moment/ https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/08/the-itsekiri-moment/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:19:34 +0000 Vanguard Nigerian News By Michael Tidi History occasionally presents a people with moments they cannot afford to waste. Such moments are often disguised as anniversaries, festivals and celebrations. They arrive with colour and pageantry, yet beneath the excitement lies a more enduring question: Will this generation merely https://tribuneonlineng.com/apcs-bisi-akande-loses-ila-lg-to-adeleke/ https://tribuneonlineng.com/apcs-bisi-akande-loses-ila-lg-to-adeleke/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:16:24 +0000 Tribune Nigerian News The founding chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande, has lost his Ila local government area to the candidate of the Accord Party, Governor Ademola Adeleke.  The post APC’s Bisi Akande loses Ila LG to Adeleke appeared first on Tribune Online. https://leadership.ng/yaris-750m-investment-under-scrutiny/ https://leadership.ng/yaris-750m-investment-under-scrutiny/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:14:37 +0000 Leadership Nigerian News On paper, at least, Zamfara is one of the poorest states in Nigeria. There is ample evidence to make such an assertion. Available development indices from the state, the Bureau of Statistics, and even international institutions point in that direction. From life expectancy to safety and the fear of https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3v00w5ylw9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3v00w5ylw9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:13:32 +0000 BBC News World World News Officials say a rapid assessment into the impact of the earthquake that destroyed hundreds of buildings and killed 47 is under way. https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/16/osun-poll-with-95-results-uploaded-adeleke-in-unassailable-lead/ https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/16/osun-poll-with-95-results-uploaded-adeleke-in-unassailable-lead/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:11:41 +0000 ThisDay Nigerian News •Defeats Oyebamiji, 10 APC govs, who came to campaign for him • Aregbesola, Oyinlola lose polling units • APC’s candidate hails large turnout of voters Dike Onwuamaeze, Sunday Ehigiator in Lagos https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/16/us-we-are-committed-to-working-with-nigeria-to-combat-terrorism-violent-extremism/ https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/16/us-we-are-committed-to-working-with-nigeria-to-combat-terrorism-violent-extremism/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:09:44 +0000 ThisDay Nigerian News •Trump threatens to declare ‘Strait of Hormuz’ US territory as Iran vows to retain control Sunday Ehigiator The United States has again expressed its commitment to working with Nigeria to https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/16/08-16-2026-houthis-yemen-sv?traffic_source=rss https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/16/08-16-2026-houthis-yemen-sv?traffic_source=rss Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:09:01 +0000 Al Jazeera World News Yemeni government forces, backed by Saudi Arabia, have struck back after a new Houthi offensive in areas it controls. https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2026/08/16/osun-decides-2026-adeleke-coasting-home-to-massive-victory-after-20-lgas/ https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2026/08/16/osun-decides-2026-adeleke-coasting-home-to-massive-victory-after-20-lgas/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:07:06 +0000 PM News Nigerian News In Ede North, Adeleke recorded an emphatic 35,427 votes, compared with Oyebamiji's 10,283, giving the Accord candidate a margin of 25,144 votes. https://tribuneonlineng.com/omisores-bombshell-memoir-and-babafemis-prophecy/ https://tribuneonlineng.com/omisores-bombshell-memoir-and-babafemis-prophecy/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:05:00 +0000 Tribune Nigerian News Last Sunday, Senator Iyiola Omisore and I had a fairly lengthy conversation about Nigeria and her politics. He had read my column of penultimate Sunday on the political crisis in Kaduna between House of Representatives Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, and Governor Uba Sani and engaged with me on the issues. https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/16/tanimu-yakubu-widespread-poverty-hardship-cant-be-blamed-on-tinubus-economic-reforms/ https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/16/tanimu-yakubu-widespread-poverty-hardship-cant-be-blamed-on-tinubus-economic-reforms/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:04:51 +0000 ThisDay Nigerian News • Says reforms are addressing structural weaknesses • Insists inherited poverty is not a product of Tinubu’s reforms James Emejo in Abuja The Director-General of the Budget Office of the https://koutian.is-a.dev/benchmark-radar/?view=leaderboard https://koutian.is-a.dev/benchmark-radar/?view=leaderboard Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:02:38 +0000 Hacker News Naija Tech Article URL: https://koutian.is-a.dev/benchmark-radar/?view=leaderboard Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49316791 Points: 5 # Comments: 4 https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/08/uwa-bu-ahia-trading-ideas-for-development/ https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/08/uwa-bu-ahia-trading-ideas-for-development/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:02:36 +0000 Vanguard Nigerian News By Emeka Mba There is a proverb the Igbo publicly render with relish and pride: Uwa bu afia — the world is a marketplace. We say it to explain our pursuit of communal and personal value, our enterprise, our presence in every corner of the globe where commerce thrives. From Ariaria, in Abia state to https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/16/at-n104-9tn-nigerias-overnight-financing-market-hits-new-monthly-record-in-july-2026/ https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/16/at-n104-9tn-nigerias-overnight-financing-market-hits-new-monthly-record-in-july-2026/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:00:20 +0000 ThisDay Nigerian News Kayode Tokede Nigeria’s overnight financing market recorded an all-time high trading volume of N104.9 trillion in July 2026, sustaining the sharp expansion in activity since the Nigerian Overnight Financing Rate https://tribuneonlineng.com/osundecides2026-live-updates/ https://tribuneonlineng.com/osundecides2026-live-updates/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:58:21 +0000 Tribune Nigerian News #OsunDecides2026 happening today, August 15, 2026, across the 30 local government areas of the state, is the last off-cycle election to the 2027 general elections. The post #OsunDecides2026 Live Updates appeared first on Tribune Online. https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/16/live-updates-osun-governorship-election-2026/ https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/16/live-updates-osun-governorship-election-2026/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:56:10 +0000 ThisDay Nigerian News SUNDAY 16 AUGUST 2026 4:45AM Collation Underway at INEC Scretariat in Osogbo EGBEDORE Accord 19,278ADC 363APC 11,194 ATAKUMOSA EAST Accord 7,872ADC 333APC 9,936 AIYEDIRE Accord 11,073ADC 148APC 9,910 IREWOLE Accord https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/16/osun-governorship-election-results-2026-as-announced-by-inec/ https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/16/osun-governorship-election-results-2026-as-announced-by-inec/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:55:43 +0000 ThisDay Nigerian News SUNDAY 16 AUGUST 2026 OSUN GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION RESULTS 2026 (As announced by INEC)   S/N                                  LGA &# https://businessday.ng/life/article/fubara-pushes-back-set-to-unveil-massive-projects-including-neuro%e2%80%91psychiatric-hospital-air-force-runway-other-projects/ https://businessday.ng/life/article/fubara-pushes-back-set-to-unveil-massive-projects-including-neuro%e2%80%91psychiatric-hospital-air-force-runway-other-projects/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:55:00 +0000 BusinessDay Nigerian News As cynicism mounts in Rivers State, Governor Sim Fubara has come out to take his place in the public space. read more Fubara pushes back, set to unveil massive projects including neuro‑psychiatric hospital, Air Force runway, other projects https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crmrr7kjy9vo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crmrr7kjy9vo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:54:11 +0000 BBC News World World News In a worst-case scenario, category one Lala could dump up to 25in (63cm) of rain on Big Island. https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/08/osun-election-adeleke-leads-oyebamiji/ https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/08/osun-election-adeleke-leads-oyebamiji/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:53:00 +0000 Vanguard Nigerian News Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party jumped into early lead over his All Progressives Congress, APC, challenger, Mr Bola Oyebamiji, in the tightly contested Osun State governorship election, last night. With results from 3,292 polling units or 87.5 percent of the 3,763 polling units uploaded https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/16/adeleke-in-early-lead-as-inec-begins-collation-of-osun-election-results/ https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/16/adeleke-in-early-lead-as-inec-begins-collation-of-osun-election-results/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:50:46 +0000 ThisDay Nigerian News Governor Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the Accord Party in the Osun governorship election held on Saturday, has recorded early lead in the results announced so far by the Independent National https://tribuneonlineng.com/fourth-and-forth-2/ https://tribuneonlineng.com/fourth-and-forth-2/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:50:00 +0000 Tribune Nigerian News Sample 1: “First, she was born on December 17th, 1968 at Oshimili North of Delta State. Second, according to Wikipedia, she got married to late Prophet T. B. Joshua in the year 1990. Third, she and T. B. Joshua had some children together. The post Fourth and Forth appeared first on Tribune Online. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/16/who-killed-tupac-what-to-know-about-the-trial-of-duane-keffe-d-davis?traffic_source=rss https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/16/who-killed-tupac-what-to-know-about-the-trial-of-duane-keffe-d-davis?traffic_source=rss Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:47:43 +0000 Al Jazeera World News Three decades after rapper Tupac Shakur's death, a former California gang boss is the first person to be prosecuted. https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/08/inside-lagos-waste-flood-crisis-2-lawma-refuse-collectors-shift-blame/ https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/08/inside-lagos-waste-flood-crisis-2-lawma-refuse-collectors-shift-blame/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:45:57 +0000 Vanguard Nigerian News In the first part of this report published last Sunday, Lagos residents and council chairmen traded claims on refuse heaps ‘decorating’ roads in the state. Today, the regulator of waste, Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), and refuse collectors under the aegis of PSP Operators share their pers https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/16/dele-osinowo-redefining-local-governance/ https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/16/dele-osinowo-redefining-local-governance/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:44:09 +0000 ThisDay Nigerian News Politics has never been about occupying an office or enjoying the privileges that come with public positions for Mayor Dele Osinowo, the APC House of Representatives candidate for Kosofe Federal https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/08/beyond-surgery-can-nutrition-and-lifestyle-help-prevent-uterine-fibroids-2/ https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/08/beyond-surgery-can-nutrition-and-lifestyle-help-prevent-uterine-fibroids-2/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:43:38 +0000 Vanguard Nigerian News By Vivian Obi For many Nigerian women, the word fibroid carries more fear than hope. It is a diagnosis often whispered among friends, discussed quietly within families, or discovered unexpectedly after years of enduring painful menstrual periods, heavy bleeding, persistent pelvic pain, or difficulty https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/08/i-regret-snatching-my-friends-husband-reader-2/ https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/08/i-regret-snatching-my-friends-husband-reader-2/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:42:07 +0000 Vanguard Nigerian News By Bunmi Sofola A Reader wrote:  I have followed your columns way back from your Punch days when I was in the university.  Most of the times, your articles are so down-to-earth they speak to me – as if you are writing about me.  In one of the editions of Sunday Vanguard a few months back, […] https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/08/election-rigging-universities-should-reply-obi-by-tonnie-iredia/ https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/08/election-rigging-universities-should-reply-obi-by-tonnie-iredia/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:40:47 +0000 Vanguard Nigerian News A scathing recent remark by the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress NDC, Mr. Peter Obi that Nigerian professors now help illiterates to rig elections in the country must have disconcerted many citizens.  It is certainly a remark which keeps Nigeria quite low in the comity of na https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/16/observers-say-zambias-election-marred-by-reports-of-intimidation-violence?traffic_source=rss https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/16/observers-say-zambias-election-marred-by-reports-of-intimidation-violence?traffic_source=rss Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:39:32 +0000 Al Jazeera World News Vote counting in Thursday's presidential polls were briefly suspended amid security threats to the electoral process. https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/08/deliverance-is-key-to-a-new-beginning-by-funmi-komolafe/ https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/08/deliverance-is-key-to-a-new-beginning-by-funmi-komolafe/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:38:57 +0000 Vanguard Nigerian News Beloved, we thank God for life as we progress in the month of a new beginning. A new beginning means an end to old challenges, it is the time when we sing a new song, it could also mean the time that people call one by a new name. New signifies a departure from the old. […] The post Deliveranc https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/08/general-babangida-at-85-another-tribute-by-dele-sobowale/ https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/08/general-babangida-at-85-another-tribute-by-dele-sobowale/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:37:38 +0000 Vanguard Nigerian News ”Nobody is worth being called a friend unless he is prepared to suffer attacks on account of defending you” – Anonymous Annual tributes to former military President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, IBB, has become a ritual; shared by several highly respected individuals than most people realiz https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/16/zacch-adedeji-and-the-common-man/ https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/16/zacch-adedeji-and-the-common-man/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:35:29 +0000 ThisDay Nigerian News Mr Frank Olize, the legendary broadcaster, was one of those who made NTA tick in the 1980s and 1990s. He once travelled around the country in search of the “common https://tribuneonlineng.com/is-president-tinubu-our-own-niccolo-machiavelli/ https://tribuneonlineng.com/is-president-tinubu-our-own-niccolo-machiavelli/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:35:00 +0000 Tribune Nigerian News The dust raised by Archbishop John Onaiyekan over the closed-door meeting the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) had with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is yet to settle; The post Is President Tinubu our own Niccolo Machiavelli? appeared first on Tribune Online. https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/16/atiku-accuses-tinubu-of-failing-fiscal-transparency-test-suffocating-nigerians-with-excessive-taxation/ https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/16/atiku-accuses-tinubu-of-failing-fiscal-transparency-test-suffocating-nigerians-with-excessive-taxation/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:32:40 +0000 ThisDay Nigerian News Chuks Okocha in Abuja The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has raised the alarm over what he described as the President Bola Tinubu administration’s excessive https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/08/captors-fed-us-with-garri-without-water-eda-oniyo-worshippers-relive-horror-in-kidnappers-den/ https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/08/captors-fed-us-with-garri-without-water-eda-oniyo-worshippers-relive-horror-in-kidnappers-den/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:27:55 +0000 Vanguard Nigerian News After more than two months in captivity, 14 worshippers of the Christ Apostolic Church, CAC, Eda Oniyo, Ekiti State, have regained their freedom after N25.5 million ransom was said to have been paid. The post Captors fed us with garri without water, Eda Oniyo worshippers relive horror in kidnappers’ https://nntaleb.substack.com/p/have-another-drink https://nntaleb.substack.com/p/have-another-drink Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:23:34 +0000 Hacker News Naija Tech Article URL: https://nntaleb.substack.com/p/have-another-drink Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49316611 Points: 16 # Comments: 6 https://businessday.ng/life/article/kogi-pdp-rejects-n150m-presidential-campaign-signage-fee/ https://businessday.ng/life/article/kogi-pdp-rejects-n150m-presidential-campaign-signage-fee/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:20:49 +0000 BusinessDay Nigerian News …Says elections are contests of ideas, service, will of the people The Kogi State Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party read more Kogi PDP rejects N150m presidential campaign signage fee https://tribuneonlineng.com/take-a-breath-its-not-that-bad-your-mind-is-catastrophizing/ https://tribuneonlineng.com/take-a-breath-its-not-that-bad-your-mind-is-catastrophizing/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:20:00 +0000 Tribune Nigerian News Last week, we talked about overthinking and how the mind can get stuck replaying the same thoughts, conversations and worries. We learned that there is a difference between reflection, which can help us learn and grow, and rumination, The post Take a breath: It’s not that bad, your mind is catastrop https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2026/08/16/osun-decides-adeleke-storms-ahead-opens-42228-vote-lead-over-oyebamiji/ https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2026/08/16/osun-decides-adeleke-storms-ahead-opens-42228-vote-lead-over-oyebamiji/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:19:12 +0000 PM News Nigerian News In Ede South, Adeleke recorded 26,188 votes against Oyebamiji’s 6,219, giving the Accord candidate a margin of 19,969 votes. In Ife East, Adeleke polled 27,201 votes to Oyebamiji’s 18,600, while in Oriade he secured 21,343 votes against the APC candidate’s 14,863. https://www.tvcnews.tv/just-in-adeleke-wins-osogbo-lg-in-2026-osun-guber-poll/ https://www.tvcnews.tv/just-in-adeleke-wins-osogbo-lg-in-2026-osun-guber-poll/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:08:33 +0000 TVC News Nigerian News The Accord Party governorship candidate and incumbent governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has claimed the highest number of votes in Osogbo Local Government Area, in Saturday’s August 15 governorship election, held across the state. The post JUST IN: Adeleke Wins Osogbo LG In 2026 Osun Guber Po https://tribuneonlineng.com/the-peoples-republic-how-they-rule-19/ https://tribuneonlineng.com/the-peoples-republic-how-they-rule-19/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:05:00 +0000 Tribune Nigerian News Lugard’s boldest experiment in ‘indirect rule’ was done in Eastern Nigeria. Save in a very few places, there were no Natural Rulers in Eastern Nigeria of the stature and jurisdiction of those in the North, West, or Midwest. The post The People’s Republic: How they rule appeared first on Tribune Onli https://thesun.ng/osun-inec-uploads-96-of-results-on-irev-portal/ https://thesun.ng/osun-inec-uploads-96-of-results-on-irev-portal/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:02:49 +0000 The Sun Nigerian News The Independent National Electoral Commission has uploaded 3,613 of the 3,763 expected results from Saturday’s Osun governorship election on its Result Viewing Portal, IReV, representing 96.01 per cent of the total results. 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The post Osun election results: B-Red expresses confidence in Adeleke’s victory appeared first on The Sun Nigeria. https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2026/08/16/osun-decides-adeleke-leads-oyebamiji-by-16843-votes-after-results-from-10-lgas/ https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2026/08/16/osun-decides-adeleke-leads-oyebamiji-by-16843-votes-after-results-from-10-lgas/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 02:49:52 +0000 PM News Nigerian News Adeleke’s advantage has been driven largely by commanding performances in his strongholds, particularly Ede South, where he scored 26,188 votes against Oyebamiji’s 6,219, and Ife Central, where he polled 21,171 votes to the APC candidate’s 15,913. https://tribuneonlineng.com/nigerias-universities-must-turn-degrees-into-capacity-innovation-and-economic-value-oluwaseun-ajayi/ https://tribuneonlineng.com/nigerias-universities-must-turn-degrees-into-capacity-innovation-and-economic-value-oluwaseun-ajayi/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 02:48:00 +0000 Tribune Nigerian News Dr Seun Ajayi is a senior academic at Harper Adams University, United Kingdom with extensive teaching, research and industry experience spanning Nigeria, South Africa, Germany and the UK. 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The demand came https://www.tvcnews.tv/inec-commences-collation-of-2026-osun-guber-poll-results/ https://www.tvcnews.tv/inec-commences-collation-of-2026-osun-guber-poll-results/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 02:44:33 +0000 TVC News Nigerian News The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the collation of results from the 2026 Osun State governorship election. 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The post Osun election: Adeleke in early lead as INEC collates results appeared first on The Sun Nigeria. https://thesun.ng/2027-atiku-causes-chaos-in-adamawa-adc/ https://thesun.ng/2027-atiku-causes-chaos-in-adamawa-adc/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 02:24:25 +0000 The Sun Nigerian News The crisis rocking the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Adamawa State has taken a dramatic turn following a statement by the party’s presidential candidate, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, in which he appeared to recognise a different person as the party’s governorship candidate in the sta https://thesun.ng/afusta-nipps-appreciates-initiatives-to-boost-economic-diversification/ https://thesun.ng/afusta-nipps-appreciates-initiatives-to-boost-economic-diversification/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 02:23:12 +0000 The Sun Nigerian News Members of Course 48 of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies ( NIPPS), Kuru, Jos, has lauded the management of Abdullahi Fodio University of Science and Technology, Aliero (AFUSTA) for its various initiatives to boost economic diversification and entrepreneurship. 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Sources in the community said the confrontation followed a tip-off from the family o https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/903271-breaking-osundecides2026-adeleke-in-early-lead-after-results-from-15-lgas.html https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/903271-breaking-osundecides2026-adeleke-in-early-lead-after-results-from-15-lgas.html Sun, 16 Aug 2026 02:07:18 +0000 Premium Times Nigerian News Accord Party candidate and incumbent governor, Ademola Adeleke, has taken an early lead in the Osun State governorship election after results from 15 of the state’s 30 Local Government Areas were collated. 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The post Ebonyi reaffirms commitment to stronger medi https://dailytrust.com/breaking-adeleke-leading-apc-rival-with-over-60k-votes-across-14-lgas/ https://dailytrust.com/breaking-adeleke-leading-apc-rival-with-over-60k-votes-across-14-lgas/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 01:56:48 +0000 Daily Trust Nigerian News Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State is leading his All Progressives Congress (APC) rival, Bola Oyebamiji, by more than 60,000 votes based on results from 14 local government areas declared so far. Figures compiled from the local government collation centres of the Independent National Electoral C https://www.tvcnews.tv/inec-begins-collation-of-osun-governorship-election-results/ https://www.tvcnews.tv/inec-begins-collation-of-osun-governorship-election-results/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 01:45:19 +0000 TVC News Nigerian News The Independent National Electoral Commission has commenced the collation of the final Results of the Osun State Governorship Election Results. The post INEC Begins Collation Of Osun Governorship Election Results appeared first on Trending News. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/16/as-petrol-prices-soar-electric-bikes-gain-ground-in-nigeria?traffic_source=rss https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/16/as-petrol-prices-soar-electric-bikes-gain-ground-in-nigeria?traffic_source=rss Sun, 16 Aug 2026 01:43:57 +0000 Al Jazeera World News Riders say the switch is helping them cut fuel and maintenance costs. https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/16/one-governor-4800-special-assistants/ https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/16/one-governor-4800-special-assistants/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 01:41:56 +0000 ThisDay Editorial Editorials The appointments are outrageous and wasteful The recent appointment of 4,800 special assistants by Governor Lucky Okpebholo of Edo State as part of efforts to deepen the participation of All https://thewhistler.ng/hackers-hijack-nigerian-militarys-x-account-push-crypto-scam/ https://thewhistler.ng/hackers-hijack-nigerian-militarys-x-account-push-crypto-scam/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 01:41:32 +0000 The Whistler Nigerian News The official X account of Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters, @DHQNigeria, was compromised on Saturday, and the hackers used the account to publish cryptocurrency scam posts to its nearly one million followers. The account, with about 982,900 followers, was used to promote Firelight FXRP rewards a https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/903253-osundecides2026-final-results-from-collation-centre-live-updates.html https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/903253-osundecides2026-final-results-from-collation-centre-live-updates.html Sun, 16 Aug 2026 01:38:07 +0000 Premium Times Nigerian News The final collation of results from the 30 local government areas of Osun State has commenced in Osogbo, the state capital, with designated INEC Returning Officers presenting the results from their respective LGAs for final approval. 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According to the results announced at the Osogbo Collation Centre, Adeleke, who ran under Accord Party, polled 36,480 votes to defeat his closest rival, the All Progress https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/903265-breaking-osundecides2026-accord-party-candidate-adeleke-wins-ede-north-by-landslide.html https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/903265-breaking-osundecides2026-accord-party-candidate-adeleke-wins-ede-north-by-landslide.html Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:57:35 +0000 Premium Times Nigerian News Accord Party governorship candidate and incumbent Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has won his home Local Government Area, Ede North, by a wide margin in Saturday’s governorship election. The post BREAKING: #OsunDecides2026: Accord Party candidate Adeleke wins Ede North by landslide appeared fi https://thewhistler.ng/apc-chairman-yilwatda-leaves-osun-deflated-as-adeleke-heads-for-victory/ https://thewhistler.ng/apc-chairman-yilwatda-leaves-osun-deflated-as-adeleke-heads-for-victory/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:56:07 +0000 The Whistler Nigerian News The All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, and other prominent leaders of the ruling party who travelled to Osun State to rally support for the party’s governorship candidate, Asiwaju Bola Oyebamiji, have left the state disappointed as unofficial results poi https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/903259-osundecides2026-accord-party-wins-iwo-lg-with-a-wide-margin.html https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/903259-osundecides2026-accord-party-wins-iwo-lg-with-a-wide-margin.html Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:52:06 +0000 Premium Times Nigerian News The Accord Party has won the Iwo Local Government Area in the Osun State governorship election, defeating the All Progressives Congress (APC) by a margin of 7,425 votes. 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