Nigeria Political news

• Lagos developers petition govt over waste classification

  31-08-2026 02:03 via punchng.com
  
  Lagos real estate developers petition the state government over LAWMA’s misclassification of construction materials as waste, increasing housing costs.Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-developers-petition-govt-over-waste-classification/
  
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• Transmission faults cut power allocations to Lagos, Abuja, others

  31-08-2026 09:16 via punchng.com
  
  The Nigerian Independent System Operator has attributed recent reductions in electricity allocations to Distribution Companies serving Lagos, Abuja and the northern parts of the country to multiple transmission line outages that constrained the capacity of the national grid. The system operator said the outages forced it to adjust generation dispatch and power allocations to ensureRead More: https://punchng.com/transmission-faults-cut-power-allocations-to-lagos-abuja-others/
  
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• EPL: Sons of fallen police officer lead Man United team as mascots

  31-08-2026 09:16 via punchng.com
  
  Two sons of PC Matthew Blades, a police officer killed in a crash, led the Manchester United team as mascots at Old Trafford in a touching tribute.Read More: https://punchng.com/epl-sons-of-fallen-police-officer-lead-man-united-team-as-mascots/
  
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• Morning recap: Dangote defends petrol price hikes, APC-ADC subsidy row, other top stories

  31-08-2026 09:06 via punchng.com
  
  Making the headlines this morning, August 31, 2026, are stories that revolve around politics and energy costs, particularly how political parties and actors are making strategic moves towards the upcoming 2027 general elections. In just eight days, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced the third increase in its PMS (petrol) gantry price. However, the refineryRead More: https://punchng.com/morning-recap-dangote-defends-petrol-price-hikes-apc-adc-subsidy-row-other-top-stories/
  
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• From Immigrant Dream to African Movement: Elueze Empowers a New Generation of African Girls

  31-08-2026 09:06 via punchng.com
  
  Ten years ago, when I left Nigeria for America, I carried with me a dream I could not yet name. Like many immigrants, I arrived with hope, determination and a desire to build something meaningful. I did not know then what that dream would become or how far it would eventually travel. That dream becameRead More: https://punchng.com/from-immigrant-dream-to-african-movement-elueze-empowers-a-new-generation-of-african-girls/
  
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• LEKKI GARDENS EXPOSED! Finally, everyone can see the truth!

  31-08-2026 08:57 via punchng.com
  
  Discover the truth about Lekki Gardens’ success in real estate. Learn how they’ve delivered thousands of homes and helped investors build wealth across LagRead More: https://punchng.com/lekki-gardens-exposed-finally-everyone-can-see-the-truth/
  
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• INEC denies replacing NDC candidates for 2027 elections

  31-08-2026 08:56 via punchng.com
  
  The Independent National Electoral Commission has denied allegations by the Nigeria Democratic Congress that it removed candidates nominated by the party for the 2027 general elections and replaced them with names allegedly unknown to the party. The allegations, which particularly concern some State House of Assembly constituencies in Anambra State, were addressed by INEC’s ChiefRead More: https://punchng.com/inec-denies-replacing-ndc-candidates-for-2027-elections/
  
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• Today’s Opposition Gathering in Abuja: The choice before presidential candidates

  31-08-2026 08:50 via vanguardngr.com
  By Jide AjaniTHE Ibadan Declaration of April 2026 was a beautiful document – a poem of political intent, signed with the ink of desperation. But as the opposition leaders meet once again today in Abuja, the gathering of Nigeria’s political heavyweights resembles not an army preparing for battle, but a fleet of captains, each insisting that only his vision can rescue the nation.Read Also: 2027 Campaign: What we want to hear from candidates – StakeholdersIn Tony Blair’s A
  
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• NRC, NSCDC foil railway vandalism attempt, recover nine cylinders in Osun

  31-08-2026 08:40 via punchng.com
  
  Nigerian Railway Corporation and NSCDC foiled a railway vandalism attempt in Osun, recovering nine oxygen cylinders. Learn more about efforts to protect naRead More: https://punchng.com/nrc-nscdc-foil-railway-vandalism-attempt-recover-nine-cylinders-in-osun/
  
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• 2027: Opposition parties seek alliance to defeat Tinubu

  31-08-2026 08:26 via thesun.ng
  
  Opposition parties and political actors will converge on Abuja on Monday for a summit aimed at building a common strategy to challenge President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress in the 2027 presidential election.
  The summit, organised by the G-100 political pressure group led by former Director-General of the Progressives Governors Forum, Salihu Lukman, is expected to focus on cooperation among opposition parties, including the possibility of coordinating their campaigns and
  
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• Latest developments in the US-Iran war

  31-08-2026 08:06 via punchng.com
  
  Stay updated on the US Iran war with the latest developments, including US strikes on Iran, Iranian retaliation, and diplomatic efforts.Read More: https://punchng.com/latest-developments-in-the-us-iran-war/
  
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• No good relationship between Chelsea, Villa – Emery

  31-08-2026 07:57 via punchng.com
  
  Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has dismissed suggestions of a good relationship between Chelsea and his club despite a series of transfers between the two Premier League sides. Emiliano Martinez completed his move from Villa to Chelsea on Sunday, becoming the eighth player to move between the clubs in the past four years. The ArgentinaRead More: https://punchng.com/no-good-relationship-between-chelsea-villa-emery/
  
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• Nigerian woman arrested in India with N40.9m cocaine

  31-08-2026 07:57 via punchng.com
  
  A Nigerian woman has been arrested in India with 57.18 grammes of cocaine valued at N40.9m. She was reportedly travelling from Mumbai to Indore to supply tRead More: https://punchng.com/nigerian-woman-arrested-in-india-with-n40-9m-cocaine/
  
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• Djokovic crashes out of US Open first round

  31-08-2026 07:57 via punchng.com
  
  Ailing Novak Djokovic suffered his earliest Grand Slam exit in 20 years on Sunday, falling in five brutal sets to Mariano Navone in the first round of the US Open. The 48th-ranked Argentine’s 7-6 (7/5), 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 victory ended Djokovic’s latest bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title, the monumental achievement lookingRead More: https://punchng.com/djokovic-crashes-out-of-us-open-first-round/
  
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• Lured online, sold for $5,000: How Nigerian youths are trapped in Asia’s cyber-slave camps (1)

  31-08-2026 07:11 via punchng.com
  
  When Sabiu demanded to leave the compound, his boss gave him an answer that still haunts him: “I had paid $5,000 to buy you.” What began as a promised job in Laos had become captivity. His passport was gone, his savings were stolen and armed guards watched over a workforce forced to scam strangers online.Read More: https://punchng.com/lured-online-sold-for-5000-how-nigerian-youths-are-trapped-in-asias-cyber-slave-camps-1/
  
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• Firm revives idle $28m oil rig after eight years

  31-08-2026 07:04 via punchng.com
  
  An indigenous oil firm, Nestoil Group, has announced the deployment of its Pathfinder 500 drilling rig for the first time since its acquisition about eight years ago, completing workover operations on two producing wells in Oil Mining Lease 42 without recording any health, safety and environment incidents. The development is expected to support efforts toRead More: https://punchng.com/firm-revives-idle-28m-oil-rig-after-eight-years/
  
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• Ajaokuta Steel risks power cut over N5.46bn debt

  31-08-2026 07:01 via punchng.com
  
  The moribund Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited and its host community risk being disconnected from electricity supply over unpaid obligations totalling N5.46bn, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has disclosed. The NERC, in its just-released 2025 Annual Report, said the steel company and the host community failed to make any payment towards energy invoices and service chargesRead More: https://punchng.com/ajaokuta-steel-risks-power-cut-over-n5-46bn-debt/
  
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• Pension inflows surge 42% despite idle accounts

  31-08-2026 06:19 via punchng.com
  
  Nigeria’s pension contributions surged 42% in Q1 2026, reaching N147.16m. Discover why this growth coexists with 91.4% dormant pension accounts.Read More: https://punchng.com/pension-inflows-surge-42-despite-idle-accounts/
  
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• Access Holdings Board approves H1 2026 financials

  31-08-2026 06:19 via punchng.com
  
  The Board of Directors of Access Holdings Plc has approved the Group’s audited interim consolidated and separate financial statements for the half-year ended 30 June 2026. The decision was taken during the board’s meeting held on 27 August 2026, marking a significant step in the group’s financial reporting calendar. “The financial statements were considered andRead More: https://punchng.com/access-holdings-board-approves-h1-2026-financials/
  
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• Ajah-Lekki markets, facilities face waste compliance enforcement

  31-08-2026 06:09 via punchng.com
  
  The Lagos Waste Management Authority has identified a number of markets, commercial and institutional facilities across the Ajah-Lekki Axis for compliance enforcement over persistent violations of waste management requirements and other environmental regulations. The Director of Public Affairs at LAWMA, Mukaila Sanusi, disclosed this in a recent statement obtained by The PUNCH. Speaking on theRead More: https://punchng.com/ajah-lekki-markets-facilities-face-waste-compliance-enforcement/
  
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• 2027: ADC tasks Yari over N15.8trn fuel subsidy gains

  31-08-2026 06:01 via thesun.ng
  
  From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja
  The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has challenged the Director General of President Bola Tinubu Presidential Campaign, Senator Abdul’aziz Yari, to explain to Nigerians what they have gained from the N15.8 trillion reportedly saved from the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government.
  The ADC, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, yesterday, said Yari’s explanation was necessary as he is saddled with convincing Nigeria
  
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• 2027: Ex-IGP Adamu’s campaign council tackles APC chair

  31-08-2026 05:55 via thesun.ng
  
  By Abel Leonard, Lafia
  The political battle ahead of the 2027 governorship election in Nasarawa State has taken a fresh turn, as the campaign organisation of former Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu (retd), has fired back at the state chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Aliyu Bello, over his comments on the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its candidates.
  This was contained in a statement by the Director of Media and Strategic Communications of the Adamu Campa
  
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• 2027: Tinubu’ll win 2nd term -Diket Plang

  31-08-2026 05:54 via thesun.ng
  
  From Jude Owuamanam, Jos
  Chairman of the Senate Committee on Employment, Labour and Productivity and senator representing Plateau Central, Diket Plang, has said he was sure President Bola Tinubu would have a smooth sail in his second term bid because of his purposeful, bold and all inclusive approach to governance.
  Plang, who spoke when he visited victims of the recent attack in Bin-Mper community of Kumbun district in Mangu Local Government Area of the state, said the hard but necessary decisio
  
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• Politics not war but call to service -IPAC

  31-08-2026 05:53 via thesun.ng
  
  By Abel Leonard, Lafia
  The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Nasarawa State chapter, has called on political parties and their members to embrace tolerance, dialogue and peaceful engagement, stressing that politics should be viewed as a call to service rather than warfare.
  The state IPAC chairman, Danlami Muhammed Musa, stated this weekend, during the grand unveiling and fundraising ceremony for the proposed N500 million permanent IPAC secretariat in Lafia.
  He said the secretariat project was
  
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• Osun: APC scribe, Basiru visits Adeleke, seeks cross-party coalition for Tinubu

  31-08-2026 05:45 via thesun.ng
  
  From Lateef Dada, Osogbo
  The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Ajibola Basiru, paid a congratulatory visit to the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, yesterday, following his victory in the August 15 governorship election.
  Basiru, accompanied by several APC chieftains, including former deputy speaker of the State House of Assembly, Akintunde Adegboye and Waheed Adediran, reaffirmed Governor Adeleke’s commitment to supporting President Bola Tinubu in the upcom
  
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• Sanusi out for two months

  31-08-2026 05:28 via punchng.com
  
  Super Eagles defender Zaidu Sanusi is sidelined for two months due to an adductor injury, impacting Porto’s season and Nigeria’s AFCON qualifiers.Read More: https://punchng.com/sanusi-out-for-two-months/
  
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• New Zealand netball star Nweke inspires Lagos talents

  31-08-2026 05:28 via punchng.com
  
  New Zealand netball star Grace Nweke returns to Lagos to mentor aspiring players, highlighting the immense talent and potential for netball growth in NigerRead More: https://punchng.com/new-zealand-netball-star-nweke-inspires-lagos-talents/
  
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• Nathaniel Idowu Summer Camp ends on high note

  31-08-2026 05:28 via punchng.com
  
  The Nathaniel Idowu Summer Camp, focusing on grassroots sports development and mentorship, concluded successfully in Lagos, impacting over 500 children.Read More: https://punchng.com/nathaniel-idowu-summer-camp-ends-on-high-note/
  
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• Leão anticipates Osimhen partnership at Galatasaray

  31-08-2026 05:28 via punchng.com
  
  Rafael Leão expresses excitement about a potential partnership with Victor Osimhen at Galatasaray, aiming for success in domestic and European competitionsRead More: https://punchng.com/leao-anticipates-osimhen-partnership-at-galatasaray/
  
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• Imuran joins Aston Villa from London City Lionesses

  31-08-2026 05:28 via punchng.com
  
  Super Falcons defender Rofiat Imuran has officially joined Aston Villa Women, strengthening their squad for the upcoming WSL season. Learn more about ImuraRead More: https://punchng.com/imuran-joins-aston-villa-from-london-city-lionesses/
  
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