The IMF Says Nigeria Hid N8.83 Trillion in Public Spending. Peter Obi Says It Is the Lagos Playbook at National Scale. The Government Has Started Fixing It Quietly.

The IMF has confirmed that Nigeria omitted approximately 2% of GDP, equivalent to N8.83 trillion, from recent official budgets. The IMF's own Article IV report puts the statistical discrepancy at 2.7% of GDP. The government has quietly begun repeal and re-enactment of budget laws to bring the spending on record. Peter Obi has released a statement calling it the largest act of fiscal impunity in Nigeria's democratic history. Here is what the IMF actually said, what the government has done about it, and what the opposition is saying.

Seven known Boko Haram and ISWAP commanders flew to Mecca for the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage and were arrested at Katsina International Airport on their return. The Minister of Interior called it a major security breakthrough enabled by Nigeria's new integrated NIN database. The question he did not answer: how did seven known terrorist commanders obtain travel documents, cross Nigerian borders, and fly to Saudi Arabia undetected in the first place?

Thousands of Nigerian students score 200, 250, even 300 on JAMB every year and still never get into university. Not because they failed. Because they did not check CAPS in time. Because they accepted an offer outside CAPS and it was illegal. Because they did not upload their O-Level results. This post solves that specific problem, step by step.

For 15 years, Franklin Ikechukwu Nwadialo used dating sites like Match, Zoosk and Christian Café to find widows and divorced women, tell them he was a soldier deployed overseas named "Giovanni," and slowly drain their savings. Eight victims lost a combined $3.5 million. One widow lost her home. Another spent three years in a fake relationship before the FBI told her the truth. On June 23, 2026, a federal judge in Tacoma called it "not an exaggeration to say it ruined lives" and sentenced him to five years in federal prison.

On June 26, 2026, the Federal High Court in Lokoja set aside the December 2025 judgment that had forced INEC to register the NDC. The ruling reversed the party's legal existence because an earlier case was decided without hearing the Peace Movement Party, which claims NDC stole its logo. INEC is ready to delist them. Peter Obi called the ruling "bizarre." His lawmakers called it a "judicial coup against democracy." The NDC is heading to the Court of Appeal. Here is every detail.

Norway coach Stale Solbakken rested Erling Haaland and Martin Ødegaard with a Round of 32 spot already secured. France coach Didier Deschamps started Mbappé, Dembélé, Olise and Doué with top spot in Group I on the line. Dembélé scored a hat-trick in 25 minutes. Doué added a fourth in stoppage time. France win all three group games for just the second time in their history. Here is the full account.