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Sunday, 20 September 2026

Today's edition covers the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in NSCDC custody in Niger State and the arrests that followed, UBA's N30 million loan offer for the Dangote Refinery IPO, and heavy state election losses for Friedrich Merz's CDU in Germany.

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Politics·NigeriaNG

Oshiomhole demands independent probe into deaths of 37 miners in NSCDC custody

Senate Interior Committee chairman Adams Oshiomhole has called for a thorough, transparent and independent investigation into the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in NSCDC custody in Niger State.

Source · Vanguard

Politics·NigeriaNG

NSCDC arrests three more officers over Niger miners' deaths, total now 24

The NSCDC has arrested three additional personnel over the deaths of suspected illegal miners in Niger State, bringing the number of officers held to 24.

Source · Punch

Business·NigeriaNG

UBA offers customers loans of up to N30m to buy into Dangote Refinery IPO

United Bank for Africa is offering personal loans of up to N30 million to customers who want to invest in the Dangote Petroleum Refinery initial public offering.

Source · BusinessDay

Business·NigeriaNG

Dangote executive tells investors refinery IPO will deliver bountiful returns

Edwin Devakumar, Vice President, Oil and Gas at Dangote Industries, said the refinery's ongoing IPO offers investors a chance to take part in one of Africa's most strategic industrial enterprises.

Source · Vanguard

Politics·NigeriaNG

Gunmen kill and behead village head in Kebbi

Police have confirmed that gunmen killed and beheaded the village head of Lafagu community in Bagudo Local Government Area of Kebbi State.

Source · Punch

Politics·NigeriaNG

Obi and Kwankwaso hold town hall in Kaduna

Peter Obi said he and running mate Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso used a town hall meeting in Kaduna to engage citizens directly on the challenges facing Nigeria.

Source · Vanguard

Africa·Democratic Republic of CongoRoA

Congo starts Ebola shots for health workers in outbreak epicentre

Congo began vaccinating health care workers against Ebola on Saturday in Bunia, the centre of what the item describes as the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in the country's history.

Source · Africanews

Africa·UgandaRoA

Uganda suspends military cooperation with Turkey over blogger

Uganda's army said on Saturday it had suspended military cooperation with Turkey after demands that Ankara hand over a prominent blogger and critic of President Yoweri Museveni.

Source · Africanews

World·United StatesRoW

US and China open high-level talks in New York before Trump-Xi summit

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng met in New York for high-level talks ahead of a meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping later this week.

Source · Al Jazeera

World·GermanyRoW

Merz calls German state election results a disaster but says he will stay on

Exit polls point to heavy losses for German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's centre-right CDU in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, which he called a disaster for his party while vowing to remain in office.

Source · BBC World

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