Dateline Nigeria https://dateline.ng/ Breaking News, Nigeria News, World News, Politics, Business, Entertainment from Dateline Nigeria Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:52:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://i0.wp.com/dateline.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Date1.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Dateline Nigeria https://dateline.ng/ 32 32 170923510 Obasanjo seeks increase in 13% derivation for oil-producing states https://dateline.ng/obasanjo-seeks-increase-in-13-derivation-for-oil-producing-states/ https://dateline.ng/obasanjo-seeks-increase-in-13-derivation-for-oil-producing-states/#respond Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:52:16 +0000 https://dateline.ng/?p=183256 Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday advocated an increase in the 13 per cent derivation allocated to oil-producing states. Obasanjo ​‌‌⁠⁠⁠‌‍⁠⁠‍​‍​‍​⁠‌⁠‌​spoke at the inauguration of the Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) of Azikel Refinery at Obunagha, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the one-billion-dollar refinery project is owned …

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]]> https://dateline.ng/obasanjo-seeks-increase-in-13-derivation-for-oil-producing-states/feed/ 0 183256 Buratai ​‌‌⁠⁠⁠‌‍⁠⁠‍​‍​‍⁠⁠​‌‌​speaks on controversy over $1bn military arms procurement https://dateline.ng/buratai-%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0spe/ https://dateline.ng/buratai-%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0spe/#respond Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:46:21 +0000 https://dateline.ng/?p=183252 Former Chief of Army Staff, retired Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has clarified that the one billion dollars earmarked for military arms procurement during his time was never paid into individual service accounts. Buratai made the clarification while delivering a keynote lecture at the Defence Correspondents Association of Nigeria (DECAN) Conference and Awards Ceremony on Monday in …

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]]> https://dateline.ng/buratai-%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0spe/feed/ 0 183252 FG distributes two million sanitary towel packs, learning materials to keep girls in school https://dateline.ng/fg-distributes-two-million-sanitary-towel-packs-learning-materials-to-keep-girls-in-school/ https://dateline.ng/fg-distributes-two-million-sanitary-towel-packs-learning-materials-to-keep-girls-in-school/#respond Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:36:32 +0000 https://dateline.ng/?p=183244 The Federal Government has launched the distribution of two million packs of sanitary towels and learning materials to girls in public basic education schools across the 36 states and the FCT to improve menstrual health, attendance and school retention. The initiative, Flow with Confidence, Keeping Every Girl in School, was launched on 12 October 2026 …

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]]> https://dateline.ng/fg-distributes-two-million-sanitary-towel-packs-learning-materials-to-keep-girls-in-school/feed/ 0 183244 Shettima: North has nothing to fear in Tinubu’s second term https://dateline.ng/shettima-north-has-nothing-to-fear-in-tinubus-second-term/ https://dateline.ng/shettima-north-has-nothing-to-fear-in-tinubus-second-term/#respond Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:19:07 +0000 https://dateline.ng/?p=183238 Arewa for Asiwaju storms Aso Rock, declares full support for president’s reelection The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has issued a rallying cry to the North for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reelection in the 2027 presidential election, declaring that the region has absolutely nothing to fear from a second term for the President. With urgent …

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]]> https://dateline.ng/shettima-north-has-nothing-to-fear-in-tinubus-second-term/feed/ 0 183238 2027: Kaduna ​‌‌⁠⁠⁠‌‍⁠⁠‍​‍​‌‍⁠⁠⁠‌​APC declares readiness to host Tinubu’s campaign, targets 2m votes https://dateline.ng/2027-kaduna-%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0/ https://dateline.ng/2027-kaduna-%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0/#respond Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:08:38 +0000 https://dateline.ng/?p=183235 The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State says it is ready to host President Bola Tinubu and other party leaders as the party’s presidential campaign begins in the state on Oct. 24. The State Publicity Secretary, Mr Muhammad Sani Haruna, stated this on Monday at a news conference in Kaduna, describing the choice of …

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]]> https://dateline.ng/fostering-accelerated-advocacy-to-end-female-genital-mutilation-in-nigeria/feed/ 0 183155 Organisers move book launch on Tinubu govt to Abuja https://dateline.ng/organisers-move-book-launch-on-tinubu-govt-to-abuja/ https://dateline.ng/organisers-move-book-launch-on-tinubu-govt-to-abuja/#respond Mon, 12 Oct 2026 21:25:25 +0000 https://dateline.ng/?p=183230 Organisers of the public presentation of the book ‘Tinubu: From Renewed Hope to Despair: A Critical Examination of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Government’ have rescheduled the event to Abuja following cancellation of their booking at Arewa House, Kaduna. In a notice issued by the Executive Director, Abubakar Siddique Mohammed, the organisers said the presentation will …

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]]> https://dateline.ng/organisers-move-book-launch-on-tinubu-govt-to-abuja/feed/ 0 183230 A gun to an infant’s head and a nation looks away: Why the Kaduna video must provoke war on bandits https://dateline.ng/a-gun-to-an-infants-head-and-a-nation-looks-away-why-the-kaduna-video-must-provoke-war-on-bandits/ https://dateline.ng/a-gun-to-an-infants-head-and-a-nation-looks-away-why-the-kaduna-video-must-provoke-war-on-bandits/#respond Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:18:07 +0000 https://dateline.ng/?p=183221 The hair-raising footage of a visibly terrified couple and their infant daughter, with a gun pointed at their heads by a bandit, was certainly not what one would love to watch just before going to bed. But unfortunately, that was the image on our minds when some of us slept yesterday. The husband, Ahmad Abubakar …

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]]> https://dateline.ng/a-gun-to-an-infants-head-and-a-nation-looks-away-why-the-kaduna-video-must-provoke-war-on-bandits/feed/ 0 183221 Court dismisses Aisha Achimugu’s fundamental rights suit against EFCC https://dateline.ng/court-dismisses-aisha-achimugus-fundamental-rights-suit-against-efcc/ https://dateline.ng/court-dismisses-aisha-achimugus-fundamental-rights-suit-against-efcc/#respond Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:10:59 +0000 https://dateline.ng/?p=183217 Justice M.S. Liman of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed a fundamental human rights suit filed by Abuja-based businesswoman, Aisha Achimugu against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. In the originating suit no : FHC/ABJ/CS/466/2026, Achimugu approached the court for determination of whether the defendant, EFCC’s action of searching her house …

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]]> https://dateline.ng/court-dismisses-aisha-achimugus-fundamental-rights-suit-against-efcc/feed/ 0 183217 Police arrest 12 Suspected kidnappers, informants, recover AK-47 rifles in Kaduna https://dateline.ng/police-arrest-12-suspected-kidnappers-informants-recover-ak-47-rifles-in-kaduna/ https://dateline.ng/police-arrest-12-suspected-kidnappers-informants-recover-ak-47-rifles-in-kaduna/#respond Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:08:08 +0000 https://dateline.ng/?p=183213 The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested 12 suspects including eight suspected kidnappers and four suspected informants in Millennium City and Maraban Rido, recovering AK-47 rifles in the process. The Command disclosed this in a press release issued on 12th October, 2026 by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Mansir Hassan. According to the statement, …

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