Latest News from Saturday, November 7th, 2026

The NDC presidential candidate for the 2027 election, Peter Obi, has joined the party’s candidate for Oshodi-Isolo Constituency 1, RMD Olumuyiwa Owadara, to flag off his campaign for the House of Representatives.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has tasked former military chief Gadi Eisenkot with forming the country’s next government, giving him an opportunity to end Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s lengthy hold on power.

‎Nigeria’s Flamingos have made history after defeating Japan 2-1 in the final of the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup to claim their first-ever title in the competition.

Six people have been killed and 16 others injured after a gunman opened fire at Krakow’s Main Market Square in Poland, with authorities now investigating the discovery of three more bodies at the suspect’s family home.

The United States has established a new military-led task force to disrupt Iran’s efforts to move advanced weapons, restricted materials and other military-related supplies across its land borders and the Caspian Sea.

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the African Democratic Congress (ADC) of creating its own leadership crisis, describing the situation as a case of “political suicide”.

The Federal Government has suspended the National Teachers’ Institute (NTI), Kaduna, from admitting students into its National Certificate in Education (NCE) and degree programmes for the 2026 academic session over alleged regulatory violations.

British Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has said United States President Donald Trump deserved to lose the country's midterm elections, criticising his handling of the Iran war, trade policies and treatment of international allies.

Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate and former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi has challenged President Bola Tinubu to account for the resources generated through fuel subsidy removal, government borrowings and increased revenue, saying Nigerians deserve to know how the money has improved their lives.

The Action Democratic Party has denied reports that its National Working Committee suspended National Chairman Yabagi Yusuf Sani, saying the decision reached at its emergency meeting on Nov. 4 concerned National Secretary Victor Fingesi.

The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, has blamed planned maintenance at Egbin Power Station, gas shortages and the sabotage of transmission lines for recent electricity outages affecting parts of Nigeria.

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have rejected a proposed bill seeking to punish healthcare workers for delays in emergency treatment.

Atiku Abubakar has vowed to remain in the 2027 presidential race, insisting that no court ruling or political pressure will force him to withdraw.

The Nigeria Customs Service has released 98 containers of electricity equipment that had been stranded at the country's ports for between 14 and 20 years.

Environmental stakeholders in Lagos State have called for the creation of a dedicated Ministry of Waste Resources to improve waste management and turn refuse into economic opportunities, according to the News Agency of Nigeria.

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has accused Ikeja Electric of misleading customers by blaming recent power outages on grid instability, insisting that reduced electricity generation was largely responsible.

Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen is set to miss Nigeria's 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying double-header against Tanzania after sustaining another injury that requires knee surgery.

Portugal head coach Jorge Jesus has insisted that he has no regrets over his handling of Cristiano Ronaldo, declaring that he would not change any of his decisions despite the forward’s retirement from international football.