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Nigerian politics first, plus the US, Europe and the wider world. (42 stories)

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Nasir El-Rufai
PoliticsNigeria

DSS Witness: El-Rufai, Associates Earmarked $600,000 for EFCC Officials

A DSS forensic investigator alleges in court that former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai and associates set aside $600,000 to settle EFCC officials.

NEW · Today
Ondo plane crash search
PoliticsNigeria

Ondo Plane Crash: Epidemic Fears Mount as Bodies Remain Unrecovered

Recovery teams continue searching for victims of the Ondo plane crash as fears of a possible epidemic rise and probes are launched.

NEW · Today
INEC
PoliticsNigeria

INEC: AI Will Be Used in 2027 Elections, But Algorithms Won’t Decide Winners

INEC confirms Artificial Intelligence will be used in the 2027 elections but stresses that algorithms will not decide the outcome of the polls.

NEW · Today
Nigerian Stock Exchange
PoliticsNigeria

Nigerian Stock Market Sheds ₦144 Billion Amid Sell-offs

The Nigerian stock market lost ₦144 billion on Tuesday as sell-offs in 21 equities pushed key indicators down by 0.09 per cent.

NEW · Today
Nyesom Wike
PoliticsNigeria

APC Names Wike, Adeleke and Soludo in Expanded Tinubu 2027 Campaign Council

Opposition figures get key state coordinator roles as the ruling party rejigs its presidential campaign structure ahead of inauguration.

NEW · Today
Anthony Kila
PoliticsNigeria

ARISE News Bars Anthony Kila Over Alleged Certificate Forgery

The network suspends the political analyst after a Premium Times investigation questioned his academic credentials.

NEW · Today
Dangote refinery
PoliticsNigeria

Dangote Refinery Extends N2.15 Trillion IPO to October 27 on Strong African Demand

Aliko Dangote says the offer is already oversubscribed as the company opens the door wider for investors across the continent.

NEW · Today
Lassa fever graphic
PoliticsNigeria

NCDC: 268 Lassa Fever Deaths Recorded in 2026 as Fatality Rate Hits 23.6%

Five states account for 88% of cases; agency urges early presentation and better sanitation.

NEW · Today
NNPC filling station
PoliticsNigeria

Tinubu Cites World Bank Report to Say Reforms Are Working. The Opposition Calls the Figures "Bogus"

Poverty has stabilised for the first time since 2019 and reserves hit $53.8bn, per the presidency's reading of the October update.

NEW · Yesterday
Freed NYSC member and family
PoliticsNigeria

Freed NYSC Members' Parents Say ₦6m Ransom Was Returned, but Don't Know Who Paid It Back

A joint military, DSS and police operation freed the 20 abducted corps members; questions remain over a ransom paid during negotiations.

NEW · Yesterday
Republican gathering in Texas
PoliticsUSA

Trump Heads to San Antonio to Rally for Paxton as Texas Senate Race Tightens

Nearly $175 million in outside ad money, a Democrat leading narrowly in polls and Trump's third Texas trip in under a month.

· 3 days ago
German election night
PoliticsEurope

Far-Right AfD Wins About 44% in Saxony-Anhalt, Its Biggest Win Yet, Leaving Merz Under Pressure

The CDU managed only about 18% as the chancellor's approval slides and the AfD eyes 2029.

· 3 days ago
Protest in Minna
PoliticsNigeria

37 Miners Die in Custody in Niger State. Forces Fire at Protesters as Curfew Imposed

Survivors describe being "jam-packed in the cell"; the NSCDC commandant has been suspended pending investigation.

· 3 days ago
Politics
PoliticsNigeria

"They Are Not on Social Media": APC Chairman's Cash Transfer Remark Sparks Row

A N750 billion cash transfer programme, a viral quote and an opposition demanding to know how beneficiaries were picked.

· 3 days ago
INEC final list
PoliticsNigeria

INEC Drops Pantami, Adebutu and Others From Final Governorship List as Supreme Court Ruling Bites

PDP, NDC and four Bauchi parties lose candidates as INEC publishes the final list for the 6 February 2027 elections.

· 2 days ago
Kano police
PoliticsNigeria

Police Block "Tinubu Must Go" Group From Kano Meeting Venue

Mobile police vehicles surrounded the hall; the convener says no police permission is needed to assemble.

· 2 days ago
Enugu NDC supporters
PoliticsNigeria

Gunfire at Enugu Airport and NDC Secretariat as Thugs Attack Party Supporters

Video shows a supporter bleeding from the head; police have not responded to enquiries.

· 2 days ago
Trump speaks to reporters
PoliticsUSA

US Justice Department Opens Antitrust Probe Into TV Networks That Halted Trump Coverage

ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox are under review after a press-access boycott; press groups call it intimidation.

· 2 days ago
Trump ahead of the US midterms
PoliticsUSA

Three Weeks to the US Midterms: Trump Approval at 34%, Voters Blame GOP for Rising Costs

An FT poll puts disapproval at 59%, and troops near a D.C. ballot drop box raise eyebrows.

· 2 days ago
Polish police
PoliticsEurope

Polish Police Probe Alleged Plot to Assassinate PM Tusk and Defence Minister

An emergency meeting was held on Sunday after police received information about a possible threat.

· 2 days ago
INEC final list
PoliticsNigeria

Adebutu Breaks Silence After INEC Leaves PDP's Ogun Candidate Off Final List: "I Remain a Duly Registered Member"

The PDP candidate points to "undue pressure" from the APC on INEC and says the party will pursue the matter through "appropriate channels".

· 2 days ago
Atiku Abubakar
PoliticsNigeria

Atiku Asks INEC to Name Firms Printing 2027 Ballot Papers and Explain Senior Staff Changes

The ADC candidate says he has information that a French-based company may handle over half of INEC's sensitive materials. INEC has not responded in the reports seen.

· 2 days ago
Kano police
PoliticsNigeria

Kano Police Commissioner Explains Why 'Tinubu Must Go' Venue Was Blocked: "There Is Nothing Political About This"

CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori cites a Sabon Gari arrest two weeks ago and says he wanted details of the roughly 700 expected attendees.

· 2 days ago
Atiku Abubakar
PoliticsNigeria

Presidency Calls Atiku's Politics "Shallow" as Petrol Discount Row Deepens; Marketers Raise Pump Prices

Atiku and Obi question what happens after the 30 days, while the NLC's two-week ultimatum runs to about 23 October.

· 2 days ago
Fact-check on the Asari Dokubo video
PoliticsNigeria

Fact-Check: Charly Boy's Viral 'Tinubu Should Surrender' Video Does Not Show Asari Dokubo

The man speaking is a Bayelsa monarch, not the ex-militant leader, Legit.ng finds. The post has about 100,000 views.

· 2 days ago
Uche Nnaji
PoliticsNigeria

Ex-Minister Uche Nnaji Drops Degree Claim, Lists WAEC Result in INEC Filing and Promises Traders Free Shops

Nnaji resigned as science minister in October 2025 over certificate allegations and still faces a forgery trial.

· 2 days ago
Donald Trump
PoliticsUSA

Trump Announces Russia-Ukraine 'Energy Ceasefire'. Kyiv Wasn't Told, and Power Plants Were Hit Anyway

Zelenskyy tells ABC "it's up to our people" to pick their leader and says elections are possible after a 60-day total ceasefire.

· 2 days ago
Oval Office with an 'America Is Back' cap
PoliticsUSA

Judge Orders Trump Administration to Pull Taxpayer-Funded TV Ads Weeks Before Midterms

The campaign cost up to $20m; the administration says it was ending Sunday anyway. Also: a Newsom death-row move and Kansas Senate polling.

· 2 days ago
Riyadh airport attack
PoliticsWorld

Riyadh Airport Attack Kills at Least 12, Saudi Arabia Says; Trump Says US "May" Join War Against Houthis

Saudi authorities call it the deadliest attack on the kingdom in over a decade; the UN calls strikes on civilian airports "a grave escalation".

· 2 days ago
Czech PM Andrej Babiš
PoliticsEurope

Europe Weekend: Babiš's ANO Under Pressure in Czech Senate Vote, French Student Protests Spread, Lisbon Marches Over Living Costs

Plus thousands demand climate action in Brussels. Short summaries from Euronews's Sunday coverage.

· 2 days ago
Ukraine war
PoliticsEurope

As Russia Escalates, the EU Admits Its Ukraine Support "Won't Be Enough"

A $78 billion funding gap, Kyiv in darkness and a Black Sea blockade: Brussels is asking the UK, Canada and Japan to step up.

· 3 days ago
Atiku Abubakar
PoliticsNigeria

Atiku Says Tinubu Is Using NNPC as a "Campaign Cashier" With the ₦66 Petrol Discount

"You borrowed the recipe for feeding a nation and returned with a tasting spoon," the ADC candidate says.

· 3 days ago
Seyi Makinde
PoliticsNigeria

Makinde Vows One-Term Presidency and a Government of National Unity, Challenges Tinubu on Fuel Prices

"2027 will mark the end of the politics of lies and deceit," the APM candidate says in Yola.

· 3 days ago
Trump and Putin
PoliticsUSA

Trump Strikes Deal With Putin to Buy Russian Diesel as US Fuel Prices Hit Records Before Midterms

Up to 3 million tonnes promised, critics call it a sanctions rollback, and some Republicans want it blocked.

· 3 days ago
Donald Trump
PoliticsUSA

"Time for Ukraine to Get a New President": Trump Turns on Zelenskyy Amid Diesel Row

Kyiv hits back as a Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia kills 20, including three children.

· 3 days ago
NNPC filling station
PoliticsNigeria

FG Cuts Petrol Price at NNPC Stations for 30 Days. NLC Fires Back With a Two-Week Ultimatum

A 10-point fuel package, a proposed N1,350 price ceiling, and an opposition calling it a pre-election bribe.

· 4 days ago
Atiku Abubakar
PoliticsNigeria

ADC Launches Atiku–Amaechi Campaign: "Tinubu Made Life Expensive, I Will Make Life Affordable"

The opposition unveils its 2027 campaign council in Abuja, with promises on refining, student debt and local government autonomy.

· 4 days ago
Atiku Abubakar
PoliticsNigeria

Atiku to Tinubu: "Thirty Days Cannot Erase Three and a Half Years of Hardship". Step Down

The ADC candidate rejects the 30-day petrol discount, demands electoral reforms and says there will be no "no-go areas" for his campaign.

· 4 days ago
Obi and Tinubu
PoliticsNigeria

"Provide Evidence You Won": Tinubu Camp Challenges Obi After BBC Interview

Obi told the BBC he won in 2023 but has no evidence. The APC campaign called it a "troubling display of delusion".

· 4 days ago
NNPC filling station
PoliticsWorld

How the Iran War Is Hitting Nigerian Pockets: Brent Above $100, Costlier Food and Fuel

A Middle East conflict in its eighth month is behind pump prices, food costs and even cheaper flights disappearing.

· 4 days ago
Volkswagen job cuts
PoliticsEurope

Europe's Economic Squeeze: Inflation Rising, Volkswagen Plans 100,000 Job Cuts, Euro Near 17-Month Low

From Romania's 6.3% inflation to concerns over French public finances, Europe's economy is under pressure.

· 5 days ago
NLC protest
PoliticsNigeria

NLC Begins Indefinite Strike in the FCT as FG Pays SSANU's Eight Months' Arrears

One strike averted in under 48 hours, another begins in Abuja over teachers' welfare.

· 5 days ago
Abducted NYSC members in Imo
PoliticsNigeria

Security Forces Rescue 20 Abducted NYSC Members in Imo After Ransom Demand Fell From ₦50m to ₦5m Each

The graduates were seized on the Owerri-Onitsha road; it is unclear whether a ransom was paid.

· 5 days ago
Tinubu, Atiku and Obi
PoliticsNigeria

"I See Another Horror Coming": Donald Duke Says Tinubu Wins Again if Atiku and Obi Stay Divided

The PRP candidate blames "large egos" for the opposition's failure to unite behind one platform.

· 6 days ago
INEC permanent voter cards
PoliticsNigeria

INEC: Nigeria Now Has Over 103 Million Registered Voters; PVC Collection Starts 9 October

10.7 million new registrations, 57,000 new BVAS machines, and a court orders INEC to recognise the Accord candidate.

· 7 days ago
Nigerian military aircraft
PoliticsNigeria

"No Survivor": Ondo Governor Confirms as Tinubu Declares Three Days of Mourning for Air Force Crash

The ATR-42 with 25 passengers and seven crew went down in a swamp near the Igbokoda naval base.

· 7 days ago