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The English Premier League will have its first-ever 16-day international break this season after FIFA merged the traditional September and October international windows into a single extended period. The break will run from September 21 to October 6, with Premier League action pausing after Matchweek 5 on September 20. Domestic…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a suspected Mexican drug kingpin and dismantled an industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory in Ebonyi State. The suspect, identified as Arturo Carrera Loaiza, was arrested on August 19, 2026, while allegedly attempting to flee Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. The…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress have clashed over the Rainbow Coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections. While Wike maintains that the coalition is designed to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election, the APC governors have…

Veteran Nigerian actor and film executive, Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs, has died at the age of 84. His death was announced by his son, Olusoji Jacobs, on Wednesday, September 16, 2026. In a family statement, Jacobs was described as “The Lion of Lufodo”, while the family…

A legal practitioner and Managing Partner, Prime Summit Attorneys Wuse, Abuja, *Dr. Obiajulu Uja*, has identified hunger and economic hardship as major factors driving money politics and voter manipulation in Nigeria. Uja stated this while speaking on Beyond the Headlines on Freedom Square TV, hosted by Uchenna Cyril Anioke Ph.D.,…

The All Progressives Congress has selected Emmanuel Ombugadu as its deputy governorship candidate for the 2027 Nasarawa State governorship election. Governor Abdullahi Sule announced Ombugadu’s emergence after an APC stakeholders’ meeting held at the Governor’s Lodge in Abuja on Monday. Sule said the decision followed consultations among aspirants who had…

The Oyo State Rule of Law Enforcement Authority has impounded 10 cows for alleged violation of the state’s anti-open grazing law in the Apete area of Ibadan. The enforcement followed complaints by residents of Arola, a densely populated neighbourhood, over cattle rearing, open grazing and the indiscriminate disposal of animal…

Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress have distanced themselves from any political alliance with the Rainbow Coalition being championed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, ahead of the 2027 general elections. The governors said they remained committed to the APC and its…

Africa’s richest man and President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has revealed that he has lived in his current home for 36 years, saying he is comfortable with his residence and has no plans to move. Dangote made the disclosure during an interview with ARISE News on Tuesday, where he…

The Managing Partner, Prime Summit Attorneys, Wuse, Abuja, and legal practitioner, *Dr. Obiajulu Uja*, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to improve its conduct of elections ahead of the 2027 general elections. Dr. Uja made the call during an appearance on Beyond the Headlines on Freedom Square…