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Wike, through his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, on Tuesday declared that his political commitment for 2027 is to President Bola Tinubu’s re-election and not to candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) contesting governorship, National Assembly or State House of Assembly seats.

The August figure represents a marginal decline of 0.04 percentage points from the 15.43 percent recorded in July. It also marks a significant improvement over the 23.14 percent recorded in August 2025, representing a 7.75 percentage-point decline over the 12-month period.

The latest operation, according to the anti-narcotics agency, represents another major breakthrough in its campaign against international drug cartels seeking to establish methamphetamine production bases in Nigeria's forests and rural communities.

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has tracked down and arrested Emylee Thai, a fugitive accused of participating in a healthcare fraud scheme that allegedly siphoned more than $100 million from the US Medicare system.

Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has asked the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), to release his academic records, while challenging President Bola Tinubu, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and other presidential candidates.

The world is heading towards a major nuclear power revival, with global nuclear generating capacity potentially more than tripling by 2060 as artificial intelligence.

Claims that Dangote Refinery attracted nearly ₦1.5 trillion in early IPO subscriptions trace to a Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) social media update that was subsequently deleted, leaving questions about what the widely circulated figures measured.

The Federal Government has raised N1.23tn through two bond issuances under its Presidential Power Sector Debt Reduction Programme as it moves to settle verified legacy obligations owed to electricity Generation Companies (GenCos).

Bitcoin, launched in 2009, still accounts for more than half of the industry’s market value. During checks on September 15, CoinGecko valued the overall market at approximately $2.74 trillion, with Bitcoin representing about 57% and Ethereum roughly 11%.

China is preparing for a risk that could complicate its ambitions for artificial intelligence. Systems built to work independently could eventually acquire resources, copy themselves and compete with humans for control.