National Update https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Nigeria leads Africa with 29 universities featured in 2027 rankings ‘Arrest us all’: Borno T-shirt case sparks nationwide defiance Makinde names Hyat campaign DG as APM intensifies 2027 mobilisation Rights Group Backs N500 Petrol Demand, Warns Tinubu Over October 2 Strike Wike’s Son Produces US Passport in Court Over Alleged $2.1m Land Deal HURIWA to EFCC, ICPC: Probe Alleged $2.1m Wike Son Deal, Explain Silence Coscharis Procurement Claim Rekindles Debate Over Obi’s Anambra Record Karimi Rolls Out Free Buses in Lokoja as Transport Costs Bite Court orders Wike’s son to produce US passport over $2.1m land deal Obidient Movement Demands INEC Audit of AI Election Technology Ahead of 2027 Wike, APC Govs Rift Doesn’t Bother Me – Oshiomhole Workers Threaten October 2 Strike, Demand N500 Petrol, Wage Award APC State Chairmen Turn Heat on Wike, Demand Party Membership Senate gives FG three months window to save 2025 projects from abandonment 2027: No Victory Worth Nigerian Life, Akpabio Warns Politicians Senate resumes, takes NDDC budget, adjourns again till October 13 Jigawa academics reject Namadi, Tinubu endorsement, allege forum hijack Senate mourns ex-Kogi governor Ibrahim Idris, recalls business legacy, humility Tinubu’s absence: Atiku promises ‘present’ presidency as AAC heads to court 2027: Don’t Turn Nigeria Into War Zone, Onaiyekan Warns Politicians The Unborn Child Has Human  Rights Obi in Sokoto: Sultan’s Three-Point Message on Security, Poverty, Jobs NiKCCIMA secures NACCIMA membership ahead of Nigeria-Kenya trade forum Nigeria at 66: CHRCR Demands Action on Poverty, Insecurity, Corruption CISLAC Uncovers N434.5bn Budget Red Flags, Demands Full Audit Trail Bagudu: Nigeria Needs Bigger Budget to Match Development Ambitions Debt jumps 87% per Nigerian as Atiku challenges FG’s fresh $1.5bn World Bank loan $1.5bn World Bank Loan: FG Bets on Poverty, Children, Climate as Debt Hits N166.8tn Court fixes October 13 to hear Atiku’s bid to amend Tinubu suit Atiku: Show conviction, stop parading allegations — ADC fires back at Morka Obi Laments Empty Stadium, Says Nigeria Is Wasting Sporting Talent NDC plans UK launch with Obi, Kwankwaso ahead of 2027 ‘Where is Nigeria’s President?’ — Obi questions Tinubu’s absence from UNGA El-Rufai’s wife: Sanusi not the ‘betrayer’ former governor referred to ₦600bn Cash Transfer: HURIWA Demands Payment Records, Rejects Phone-Based Explanation APC chieftain rejects Umahi’s 4,000-influencer plan, says Tinubu’s record should speak ADC Demands Tinubu’s Whereabouts, Questions Prolonged Absence From Nigeria 2027: Niger Christians demand equal political slots, claim 45.7% population Aminu takes student activism to Senate race, launches Jigawa campaign Okutepa questions Omotosho’s recusal, says timing raises legal concerns Police uncover alleged plot to conceal Abuja hotel death APM asks Tinubu to quit 2027 race, back Makinde Atiku Demands Full Account of Tinubu’s ₦166.79tn Debt Hotel death mystery: Missing phone leads police to married woman, body dump Fortcef deaths: FG orders probe as NAFDAC investigates suspected drug reactions El-Rufai Facing the Consequences of His Misrule — Shehu Sani EFCC closes in on City Boy women leader, arrests Tejuosho over alleged scam Shittu: Religious Differences Should Not Become Walls Against Peaceful Coexistence Obi in Delta: We Must End Consumption-Driven Economy Supreme Court Tightens Party Rules, Backs Direct Primaries Ahead of 2027