Nigerian News Leader
First with details then facts 
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it will leverage the Digital Bridge Institute’s (DBI) designation as an International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Digital Transformation Centre (DTC) to accelerate digital literacy, enhance digital inclusion, and equip more Nigerians with the skills needed to participate effectively in the digital economy.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has congratulated Nigeria on her 66th Independence anniversary on October 1, 2026.
By Our Reporter
An intelligence-led operation by a combined team of troops of the Nigerian Army, Department of Department of State Services (DSS) personnel, and Western Nigeria Security Network aka Amotekun officers, at the weekend in Owo forest, Ondo State, eliminated a senior leader of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), Abdussamad Ohida.
By Celestine Okafor Editor-in-chief)S
The trial of a former Taraba State Governor, Darius Dickson Ishaku, and erstwhile Permanent Secretary in the state’s Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Bello Yero, took a fresh turn on Monday, October 5, 2026 as the third prosecution witness, PW3 Taiwo Johns, revealed how funds meant for local governments were withdrawn and transferred to government officials.
By Chinwendu Agoha (Media & Governance Correspondent)
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has called for a stronger and more structured partnership between the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the media ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections.
By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief North Central, in Minna)
Three persons have been killed in Minna following violent protests in Kpagungu area of the capital city over the killing of one Aliyu, a resident of the area by a vigilante personnel.
By Nasir Shuaibu (Bauchi State Correspondent)
The Emir of Lame in Bauchi State, Alhaji Aliyu Yakubu Lame, has urged Nigerians to remain hopeful despite the economic hardship and deprivation confronting citizens across the country.
By Mohammed Nasir Shuaibu (Bauchi State Correspondent)
An alumnus of the Bauchi College of Arts and Science (BACAS), Mr Daniel Musa Mohammed, MNI, has warned that unemployment, poverty and drug abuse are exposing millions of youths in the North-East to serious social risks.
By Princess Simon Bureau Chief North Central in Minna
As Nigeria marks its 66th Independence anniversary, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Niger state chapter, has told President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that the only gift that will sooth the Nigerian masses at this moment is to show sympathy for the pains and agonies they've gone through in recent years by reducing pump price of fuel which will in turn force cost of food stuffs to drop.
By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief North Central, in Minna)
Formers Commissioner for Information in Niger state, Alhaji Abdullahi Abdulhameed have denied joining the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), insisting that claims of dumping the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the ruling party is not only false but unfounded imaginations of those behind the claims.
By Mohammed Nasir Shuaibu (Bauchi State Correspondent)
The North-East Governors’ Forum (NEGF) has called on the Federal Government to accelerate key rail, road, oil exploration and power projects considered critical to the economic transformation of the region.
By Chinwendu Agoha (Media & Governance Correspondent)
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has called for far-reaching constitutional and electoral reforms to strengthen Nigeria’s democracy, including the introduction of a 50 per cent threshold for presidential elections and the resolution of electoral disputes before the swearing-in of declared winners.
