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Here are the top ten stories from across the country.
1. Tinubu presents N58.1tr 2026 budget to National Assembly
President Bola Tinubu on Friday presented the 2026 Appropriation Bill of N58.18 trillion to the joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja.Read more
2. INEC meets PDP factions ahead of 2026 elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday, held a closed-door meeting with the factions of the crisis-rocked Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ahead of the 2026 elections in several states.Read more
3. ‘President Tinubu personally persuaded me to join APC’, Plateau Gov Mutfwang claims
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has revealed that President Bola Tinubu personally persuaded him to decamp from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the interest of the state.Read more
4. Tinubu’ begins visit to Borno, Bauchi, Lagos on Saturday
President Bola Tinubu will begin a working visit to Borno, Bauchi and Lagos States on Saturday.Read more
5. Tinubu commits to state police in briefing to global allies; orders end to LG fund withholding
President Bola Tinubu has intensified his administration’s push for a decentralized security architecture, revealing on Thursday that he has personally assured the United States and European partners of his commitment to establishing state police in Nigeria.Read more
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6. Lai Mohammed reveals most challenging moment as minister under Buhari
Former Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has confessed that he considered throwing in the towel during the #EndSARS protests which rocked the nation in 2020.Read more
7. Crisis brews, forces Reps’ probe into ‘illegal alterations’ in tax laws as PDP demands six-month delay
A constitutional crisis is brewing within Nigeria’s legislative chambers following allegations that the official gazetted version of the newly signed tax reforms has been illegally altered.Read more
8. Police in Lagos nab five teenagers over staged kidnapping, N1.7m extortion
What began as a viral video of a schoolboy pleading for his life in a purported kidnappers’ den has been exposed as a calculated fraud.Read more
9. Student leaders demand state of emergency as insecurity grips Nigeria
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has issued a formal plea to President Bola Tinubu, urging him to declare an immediate state of emergency on insecurity to protect the lives of citizens and the future of Nigerian students.Read more
10. It’s official: Ndidi is new Super Eagles captain
Wilfred Ndidi has been officially named the captain of the national men’s football team, the Super Eagles.Read more
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