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By Abdulmajeed Lawal By this time tomorrow, Wednesday, September 16, 2026, the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Senator Kashim Shettima, is expected to be in Ilorin for the turbaning of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq as the Sardauna of Ilorin Emirate. I wish our Vice President a safe journey and warmly welcome him to the ancient city of Sheikh Alimi. But before you arrive, there are a few things you deserve to know, because between the Kwara you will be shown tomorrow and the Kwara many residents live with daily lies a story that may not feature…

In April 2026, Anaor Saawuan laid her eight-month-old granddaughter on a thin mattress inside their makeshift shelter at the Anyiin Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State, Central Nigeria. The infant had been vomiting and stooling for two days. She also had a fever. Grandma thought it was a teething problem, so she gave her a cough syrup and tablets she bought at a patent medicine shop across the road. But when the vomiting and diarrhoea returned, she took the child to a hospital outside the camp, where health workers said she needed a…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared an indefinite strike at three Lagos State-owned universities over the state government’s failure to meet the union’s demands. The affected institutions are the Lagos State University (LASU), the Lagos State University of Education (LASUED) and the Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH). The ASUU Joint Campus Group covering the three universities announced the strike in a statement on Tuesday, after a 14-day ultimatum issued to the state government on 31 August expired without a resolution. The union stated that its final warning on 10 September also failed to lead…

(FILES) Colombia’s midfielder James Rodriguez waves at the crowd as he leaves the field during the 2026 FIFA World Cup South American qualification football match between Colombia and Uruguay at the Roberto Melendez Metropolitan Stadium in Barranquilla, Colombia, on October 12, 2023. Star player James Rodriguez announced on September 15, 2026, that he was retiring from the Colombian national team, a decision that brings to an end a 15-year international career in which he established himself as one of the finest footballers in the country’s history. (Photo by Raul ARBOLEDA / AFP) Colombian football star James Rodriguez, one of the…

By Chioma Okoye Promise Land Innovation Limited, owners of the WEALTH App, has terminated its brand ambassadorship agreement with actress Tonto Charity Dikeh with immediate effect. The company announced the termination in a statement signed by its Executive Director, Mrs Gift Emmanuel, and dated September 15, 2026. According to the statement, the decision followed a review of Dikeh’s performance under the agreement, which the company said showed that contractual obligations and promotional objectives had not been satisfactorily fulfilled. The company also cited a performance review meeting scheduled for September 7, 2026, to review outstanding obligations and discuss the way forward.…

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Trump administration’s plan to ship a $2.8bn bomb sale to Israel sparks criticism over mass targeting of civilians in the region.Published On 16 Sep 202616 Sep 2026The Trump administration is preparing to sell Israel a $2.8bn package of 907kg (2,000-pound) bombs, the largest single sale of the munition in recent years, according to reports by the Washington Post and the AFP news agency.The package, funded through Foreign Military Financing – a mechanism in which Washington provides the money Israel then uses to buy US weapons – includes 40,000 bombs: 20,000 MK-84 general-purpose bombs and 20,000 BLU-117s, a thermally coated variant…

Nume Ekeghe Group Head, e-Business and Transaction Banking, Premium Trust Bank, Mrs. Abidemi Asunmo, has emerged as the 10th Chairman of the Committee of e-Business Industry Heads (CeBIH), pledging to support the implementation of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Payment System Vision 2028 (PSV 2028), strengthen industry advocacy and promote digital identity across Nigeria’s financial ecosystem. Asunmo, unveiled an agenda centred on Payment System Vision 2028 implementation, advocacy, combat against fraud, digital identity, ethical use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and inclusion during the 2026 CeBIH election and swearing-in ceremony. Unveiling the administration’s priorities I a statement,  Asunmo said: “At…

The UK government is in discussions about joining a global investment bank, aimed at raising more money for defence spending. Chancellor John Healey is considering a bid to join the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB), not long after his predecessor Rachel Reeves rejected the idea.Canada has been leading efforts to establish the bank, which supporters say would enable governments to borrow at lower costs to increase military spending.Treasury officials stressed that no decision has been made. A government spokesperson said it was “fully committed to working alongside our international partners to scale defence industrial capacity.”Before he cancelled commitments due…

Nature, Published online: 15 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02723-xThe achievements of a visionary mathematician, and a trip to the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC, in this week’s pick from the Nature archive.