Homepage News from Sunday, September 20th, 2026

Nigeria’s Falconets have been knocked out of the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup after a late goal gave Colombia a 1-0 victory in their quarterfinal clash Sunday in Łódź, Poland.

Vice President Kashim Shettima will lead Nigeria’s delegation to the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, representing President Bola Tinubu.

Accord Party presidential candidate Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim has described the continued administration of President Bola Tinubu as a “national security risk,” citing the level of violence and displacement in Nigeria.

Confusion has returned to Nigeria’s 117 Federal Unity Colleges as a faction of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN, ordered an indefinite shutdown despite a Federal Government directive for students to resume Sunday.

Nigeria has recorded its first tele-robotic surgery in what health officials and the institutions involved described as a major step for advanced medical care in West Africa.

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, says it cannot fix petrol prices because the downstream petroleum sector operates under free-market conditions.

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, has warned children, teenagers and young adults against using rolling skate shoes and other wheeled footwear on public highways, bridges and other busy roads.

The OK Movement has denied reports that it has unveiled a Presidential Campaign Council, saying no such council has been announced by the group.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says its operatives have intercepted more than 1.3 million opioid pills and 6,000 kilograms of cannabis with a combined street value of more than N3.4 billion in operations across eight states and the Federal Capital Territory.

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has dissociated itself from a purported announcement of a Presidential Campaign Council under the “OK Movement,” saying the publication did not emanate from the party.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says Tehran will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until its conditions are met, including recognition of what he described as the legitimate rights of the Iranian people.

The United States has warned that hostilities between Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed Houthi rebels could escalate rapidly after a missile attack targeted the Saudi capital, Riyadh.

The Presidency has told African Democratic Congress presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar to take his economic proposals to voters rather than direct President Bola Tinubu on how to govern.

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, NiHSA, has warned of a high riverine flood risk across 15 states from Sept. 19 to 25, urging communities in vulnerable areas to move to safer and higher ground.

Wazobia FM and its on-air personalities have secured multiple nominations across station, presenter, sports and technical categories at the 7th Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards, NBMA 2026.

The newly redeployed State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Niger State, Abdulhamid Salisu Kabara, has assumed duty and taken over leadership of the command.

Niger State Gov. Mohammed Bago says some people who survived the recent deaths involving suspected illegal miners in the state have been discharged from hospital and reunited with their families.

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, says 48 people have died following an outbreak of severe illnesses linked to the consumption of locally prepared alcoholic and herbal concoctions in Ondo State.