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Updated 10 November 2026News from across Nigeria, newest first.
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Flamingos beat Japan 2–1 to win Nigeria’s first U-17 Women’s World Cup
Goals from Awawu Bashiru and Oluebube Umejiaku either side of half-time sealed the title for Nigeria; Japan pulled one back late through Fuki Ito.
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Naira slips 0.22% in first week of November as FX turnover slows
The naira closed at ₦1,349 per dollar at the official NFEM window on 6 November, from ₦1,346 a week earlier, with turnover of about $1.45 billion between 2 and 5 November.
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Court voids ADC caretaker decisions, including Atiku’s nomination
A Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice Peter Lifu, ruled the David Mark-led ADC leadership illegal. Atiku Abubakar’s camp condemned the judgment as an attempt to frustrate his candidacy.
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Police Service Commission dismisses three senior officers, demotes 16
The commission sanctioned 42 officers in all for misconduct, including reprimands for 21 officers.
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Tinubu asks Senate to approve fresh $7.7bn external loan
The request replaces an earlier $20.52 billion plan and is meant to partly finance the 2026 budget deficit. Senate President Godswill Akpabio referred it to the Committee on Local and Foreign Debts.
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INEC explains 453 new polling units
The commission said the changes followed a court ruling that created new constituencies in Kogi, Benue and Delta, and denied the exercise was done in secret.
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Peter Obi confirms attack on his convoy in Calabar
The Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate said supporters were hit by stones in Cross River State and that his security had warned of armed attackers.
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Suspects arraigned over abduction of prospective corps members in Imo
Five suspects arrested in Rivers and Abia after a DSS-led rescue pleaded not guilty to kidnapping-related charges at the Federal High Court in Abuja. More in The Telescope’s Periscope column.
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Inflation eases to 14.63% in September, fourth straight monthly drop
Headline inflation fell from 15.39% in August. Food inflation stood at 19.59% and core inflation at 12.95%, according to NBS data.
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Air Force ATR-42 crashes at Igbokoda, killing all 25 on board
The aircraft, flying from Benin City to Lagos, came down in a swampy area of Ilaje LGA, Ondo State. The cause is under investigation. Read The Telescope’s editorial on the safety questions.