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NEWS UPDATE, SATURDAY, 29-08-2026 

**Nigeria’s borders are already open, Presidency tackles Atiku

**NDLEA in Partnership Agreement With MFM To Strengthen Fight Against Drug Abuse

**Nigerians To Pay  For WhatsApp Business Messages From October 1 As Meta Rolls Out New Charges

**Power Of Approval, Accreditation of Universities' Degree Programme 

**Delta Gov Oborevwori flags off NDDC reconstruction of Benin-Sapele Expressway to ease gridlock

**NDC moves to strengthen campaign as Obi, Kwankwaso, Dickson meet

**I will reopen borders, develop Southern ports if elected President- Atiku

**FG claims N600b

in cash transfers paid to 100 million Nigerians

**State Governors meet President Bola Tinubu, pleading to deliver for APC in 2027 Presidential election.

**Fake agencies, ghost workers: Tinubu orders payroll audit

**Tinubu, governors set to reduce transportation with CNG electric vehicles before October 1 2026

**Oyetola inaugurates Committee to accelerate fish production

…As FG, Navy, other stakeholders strategise to preserve Nigerian lakes

**Umahi orders contractor’s arrest over N14bn road project

**ASUU UNIMEDO declares indefinite strike over unpaid salary arrears

**Securing lives of Nigerians non-negotiable, key to economic growth — Tinubu

**NPC chairman dies eight months after assuming office

 

**Fuel Hike: Labour, CSOs accuse FG, operators of gang-up, exploitation

**FAAN restores Bolt Airport operations as Keyamo intervenes

 

**WAEC result crisis worsens as official alleges irregularities, glitches

**Soludo declares State of Emergency on Environment

**Police confirm abduction of Corps members, rescue 11 in Kogi

 

**NDLEA commences Nationwide training of Counsellors on standard rehab guidelines

**Four killed as hoodlums clash in Lagos Community

 

**Alleged drug trafficking: NDLEA ordered to produce social media influencer, KC Luxury in Court

 

**Court jails 4 men 13 years over unlawful transportation of 1.2 tonnes of Tramadol

 

**Scores of terrorists killed as Army launches operation in Sokoto

**Nigeria’s external reserves hit $53.11bn, near 2009 record.

 

**Police arrest 4 suspects over Osun attack

**Police shut facility after man dies in Rivers hotel

**Workers allegedly attempt selling employer's child after they were owed salaries - NAPTIP

**Archeologist discover the true tomb of Jesus Christ after 2000 years

**Funke Akindele, ex-husband JJC Skillz spotted together in France

 

**Investors Dispute: Nigeria asks UN to protect National Sovereignty in arbitration

 

**Trump orders Lake Ontario renamed ‘Lake America’

 

**Simon Ekpa appeals six-year terrorism sentence in Finland

 

**Trump says Putin won’t attack NATO territory after ‘good talks’ 

**Singapore Unveils S$70,000 Child Support Package to Boost Birth Rate

**CIA chief secretly flew to Moscow, urged Russia to seek Ukraine deal before position worsens 

 **Uganda declares Ebola outbreak over after 42 days

**Xenophobia: Malian singer Salif Keita cancels South Africa shows

**Mamudu strikes as Falconets beat Poland 1-0 in World Cup warm-up

**Aston Villa sign Senegalese striker Jackson from Chelsea

**UEL draw: Sunderland, Bournemouth drawn against AC Milan 

**NFF election process suspended, Ikpeme takes over as Interim boss.

UPDATE, FRIDAY, 28:08:26

**Tinubu swears in Enitan as Head of Service  

**2027: Atiku, Obi, others set for Abuja summit to finalise opposition alliance framework  

**Tinubu, Governors move to cut transport fares nationwide 

**Tinubu receives NIMASA DG, Mobereola, at State House, reviews Maritime sector development 

**39 projects to be commissioned as Akwa-Ibom marks 39th Anniversary 

**APC crisis: Adelabu rejects do-or-die politics in Oyo  

**Delta @ 35: Oborevwori pledges sustainable growth, development, prosperity  

https://www.adtoknews.com.ng/2026/08/delta-at-35-oborevwori-celebrates.html

**People, peace, unity define Delta at 35, says Speaker  

**NHRC demands arrest, prosecution of Kuje Chairman over “Leave If Not APC” threat  

**Thugs invade Ondo Assembly over Speaker’s removal  

**2027: Youths hold key to Nigeria’s peace, development — IPCR  

**EFCC probes alleged ₦96bn protocol cash withdrawals linked to Ex-Delta Gov Okowa’s tenure  

**VeryDarkMan challenges police to court over checkpoint kidnapping allegation  

**Community clash kills one, injures six in Bauchi  

**Court orders NDLEA to produce KC Luxury  

**Group defends Sheriff, says Boko Haram allegations unproven  

**Nigeria’s reserves hit $53bn, highest in 17 years  

**Governors consider CNG scheme to cut transport fares nationwide  

**LASUTH doctors issue Lagos govt seven-day ultimatum over unpaid allowances  

**Ondo: FRSC decorates 176 newly promoted officers, men  

**FAAN clarifies controversial N30,000 Lagos airport taxi fare  

**NLC General Secretary Emmanuel Ugboaja dies at 60  

**MAPOLY Alumni Association mourns Dotun Oladipo: “Journalism has lost a distinguished voice”  

**Air Peace flight returns to Lagos over poor visibility on Asaba runway

**Lagos Police warn youths against political digital thuggery ahead of elections

**Peter Cullen, voice of Optimus Prime, dies at 85 

**Liberia: How Nigeria’s Soldiers paid the price for West Africa’s peace  

**Uganda declares Ebola outbreak over after 42 days  

**UN chief seeks $1.1bn to fight Ebola outbreak in DR Congo  

**Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America  

**UEFA set for Champions League draw in Monaco  

**Alvarez considers Arsenal move as Jackson set to replace Watkins at Aston Villa  

**UEFA to withdraw FIFA boycott threat ahead of UCL draw 

**Atletico Madrid rule out Alvarez sale to Barcelona  

**Liverpool agree club-record £120m deal to sign Barcola from PSG  

**NFF crisis: Amun accuses Gusau of shunning fact-finding panel  

**Fanny Amun committee blames NFF for Nigeria’s football woes  

**Why I resigned as NFF President – Gusau  

**Tinubu demands reforms as NFF crisis deepens  

UPDATE, THURSDAY, 27:08:26

 **Presidential campaign council list to be adjusted, not reviewed — Presidency insists

 **2027: Adebayo knocks Atiku over fuel subsidy U-turn, says position reeks of inconsistency

**2027 Presidential Election: NDC predicts repeat of Peter Obi's victory in Lagos 

 

**2027: Support APC or leave Kuje, Abuja Council Chairman threatens residents

**UN Ambassador Commends Abiodun for Strategic Infrastructure Projects

 **Tinubu orders total reconstruction of Benin-Agbor-Asaba road, other highways

**APC claim revives PDP’s failed 60-year prediction

 

**Oluwo urges President Tinubu to grant Nnamdi Kanu Presidential pardon 

**Digital Infrastructure drives economic growth, Oyedele declares

 

**Renewed Hope Ambassadors mobilize coordinators  for 2027 elections in Lagos. 

....As Religious leaders endorse Tinubu for Second term 

**Malami inaugurates 600-member Kebbi ADC campaign council

**Eagle Online publisher, Dotun Oladipo, is dead

**Tinubu mourns notable journalist and Eagle Online publisher, Dotun Oladipo

**GOCOP mourns former President Dotun Oladipo, hails his role in online publishing

 **Enugu gets $125,000 US grant, to preserve 2000 BC-dated iron-smelting site

 **IGP Disu orders CPs to treat mob action as homicide

 **Dangote Refinery jerks up fuel price to N1209

**Oil licences face 2026 deadline in Nigeria’s upstream shake up

 **What happened in Osun will be a child's play in Ogun, Hunye warns APC

**NNPC, partners expedite $21bn Bonga Project 

**Over 150 terrorists surrender in North-East

**Tunisian Presidential candidate, Ayachi Zammel jailed for certificate forgery

**US offers $18m for information on two ISIS-K leaders

**Oil prices slip as US prepares Iran sanctions

 

**Iran keeps Hormuz closed despite Oman route deal

 

**US warns Hormuz blockade worsens Nigeria food crisis

 

 **Israel donates ambulances and medical kits to Nigeria

**US moves to revoke 200,000 visitor visas

**Iran vows retaliation as US widens sanctions

**Donald Trump pays tribute to Dolly Parton, orders flag to be flown at half staff

 **Real Madrid, Barcelona alert as Gareth Barry predicts Haaland will leave Man City

 **Chelsea enter race for Marcus Rashford as Man United future hangs in balance

UPDATE, WEDNESDAY, 26/08/2026 

**FG to review concessioned roads, apologises to Nigerians on Benin-Asaba road

**2027: Atiku Camp accuses Tinubu of giving “White” friends waivers as it promises N500 petrol under new subsidy model

**Insecurity: Tinubu saved Nigeria from being overrun by terrorists— Bwala

**Security Officer, Two others killed in Edo violence as Police arrest 15 suspects

**Terrorists exploit dead persons’ accounts, crowdfunding to move funds — NFIU

**HURIWA raises the alarm over Ufoma Immanuel’s health, demands immediate hospital transfer

**ASUU declares indefinite strike at Niger varsity over non-implementation of 2025 FG agreement

**FG releases 2026/2027 admission list for Federal Unity Colleges, urges candidates to confirm placement

  

**FG moves to revive stalled Kolmani oil project

**Development control begins demolition of 30 houses on Abuja Ring Road 3 Corridor

 

**Northern Senators honour Sultan of Sokoto at 70, hails his legacy of peace and nation building 

**Ogun Police bust ‘Baby Factory’, rescue two pregnant women, four children

 

**UNICEF, Journalists demand dedicated child rights desks in newsrooms 

**APC Presidential Campaign Council appointment: Group expresses confidence in Gov. Ododo 

**Obi: Mismanaged subsidy savings should fund healthcare, not be reinstated

 

**NFIU uncovers terrorist financing through women’s accounts, crowdfunding

 **Court Jails Canada returnee, Abimbola olalekan Daniel, 11 years for trafficking in Marijuana

 

 **APC Chairman faults Atiku’s subsidy reversal plan, warns against economic policy U-Turn

 

**Olu of Warri praised for peace, evelopment as He Marks Five Years 

**Compt. Ariyibi retires as DC Salako takes helm at Lilypond Customs Command

 

**NGX loses N137bn as sell-offs weigh on investor sentiment

**US plans mass visa revocation for 200,000 asylum seekers, including Nigerians

**Trump Govt proposes $103k fee for skilled worker Visa

 **Trump’s 23-pound weight gain raises fresh health concerns 

**Trump Administration Launches “Operation Economic Outcast” To Isolate Iran

**Oil prices steady as investors weigh fresh US sanctions on Iran 

**Lagos to Host 14,000 young athletes for maiden National Intermediate Games

**FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup: Falconets depart for Poland - Targets first title  

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