SUNTV Global Channel | Special ReportDate: Sunday, August 9, 2026By SUNTV Global News Desk ABUJA, Nigeria — The independence of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has come under renewed public scrutiny following President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s intervention in the controversy surrounding the freezing of Osun State Government accounts. The President’s action, which many…
By SUNTV Global ChannelAugust 9, 2026Politics | Nigeria ABUJA, Nigeria — Paul Ibe, media adviser to African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, has accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of sustaining what he described as a campaign of “lies, political manipulation and orchestrated deceit” against his former deputy for more than two decades. Ibe…
By SUNTV Global ChannelAugust 9, 2026Politics | Nigeria ABUJA, Nigeria — Human rights lawyer and activist, Deji Adeyanju, has warned that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi may not be able to defeat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election if they contest separately. Adeyanju made the…
August 9, 2026 | Politics | SUNTV Global Channel Islamic cleric Sheikh Yahya Jingir has renewed his support for Muslim-Muslim political tickets in Nigeria, urging Muslims in Kano State to obtain their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and actively participate in future elections. Jingir made the remarks at a political gathering organised in support of Kano…
August 9, 2026 | News | SUNTV Global Channel A Mobile Police (MOPOL) officer attached to MOPOL 20 in Lagos has been arrested in Ore, Ondo State, after he and two other men allegedly attempted to dismantle a security barricade during a stop-and-search operation. The incident reportedly occurred at about 12:20 a.m. on Sunday, August…
August 9, 2026 | News | SUNTV Global Channel Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 30-year-old Nigerian businessman based in Italy, identified as Joseph Cyril, at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu after he allegedly ingested cocaine pellets while attempting to travel out of Nigeria. According to the…
August 9, 2026 | Politics | SUNTV Global Channel A legal practitioner, Damilare Adenola, has challenged a reported declaration by the Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, allegedly restricting presidential candidates other than President Bola Tinubu from campaigning in Osun State ahead of the 2027 general elections. Adenola described the reported position as unconstitutional, arguing…
August 9, 2026 | News | SUNTV Global Channel The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized more than 3.5 tonnes of cannabis in a series of coordinated operations carried out across Ondo, Oyo, Edo, Abia and Lagos states. The anti-narcotics agency also intercepted 442 packets of cannabis-infused cookies and gummies weighing 309.4 kilograms…
SUNTV Global Channel | August 9, 2026 Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued 33 passengers who were reportedly abducted by terrorists in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The victims were rescued on Saturday, August 8, after troops received intelligence that terrorists had intercepted and kidnapped commuters travelling through the Magazu area of…
SUNTV Global Channel | August 9, 2026 Human rights lawyer and activist Deji Adeyanju has criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive ordering the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to lift the freeze placed on Osun State Government accounts. Adeyanju described the presidential intervention as unconstitutional, arguing that the President does not have the authority…