# Hottub Newsmap · 29 Sep 2026 · Africa Africa, Tuesday 29 September 2026 · Coverage by where it was published · 6,680 reports from 31 countries · final · computed 2026-10-18T04:18:43Z Map: https://hottub.news/maps/2026-09-29/africa.svg · Card: https://hottub.news/maps/2026-09-29/africa.png · JSON: https://hottub.news/maps/2026-09-29/africa.json · Page: https://hottub.news/maps/2026-09-29/africa > Map of Africa of news coverage on 29 Sep 2026, shaded by publisher country; most from Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya. Top stories: “Senate extends 2025 budget implementation to…”; “JUST IN: Tinubu arrives Lagos after France…”. ## Top stories 1. [Senate extends 2025 budget implementation to December 31](https://punchng.com/senate-extends-2025-budget-implementation-to-december-31) — punchng.com, 20 outlets, 30 reports The Nigerian Senate has approved another extension for the implementation of the capital component of the 2025 Appropriation Act to December 31, 2026. Read More… 2. [JUST IN: Tinubu arrives Lagos after France working vacation](https://punchng.com/just-in-tinubu-arrives-lagos-after-france-working-vacation) — punchng.com, 20 outlets, 29 reports President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Lagos after ending his working vacation in France. The President arrived at the presidential wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, on Tuesday, where Lagos State… 3. [Court sentences four to death over kidnapping in Edo](https://punchng.com/court-sentences-four-to-death-over-kidnapping-in-edo) — punchng.com, 18 outlets, 23 reports The Edo State Special Criminal Court has sentenced four persons to death for their involvement in the kidnapping of a woman in the popular Vegetable Market, off Airport Road in Benin City. Justice Aigbona Momodu gave… 4. [Tinubu Departs Paris For Nigeria](https://leadership.ng/tinubu-departs-paris-for-nigeria) — leadership.ng, 17 outlets, 25 reports President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ended his working vacation and has already departed Paris, France, for the homeward journey to Nigeria. President Tinubu’s aircraft is expected to touch down at Murtala Muhammed Airport… 5. [Delta Police Arrest Education Commissioner, 3 Others Over Deputy Director’s Death](https://leadership.ng/delta-police-arrest-education-commissioner-3-others-over-deputy-directors-death) — leadership.ng, 14 outlets, 16 reports Also declares manhunt for two other key suspects. The Delta State Police Command has arrested the Commissioner for Secondary Education, Dr Kingsley Ashibogwu, and three others over the death of Unity Ekpevbughe Adeda, a… 6. [‘I started ‘casting out demons at 17’ – Gov Okpebholo](https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/29/i-started-casting-out-demons-at-17-gov-okpebholo) — dailypost.ng, 14 outlets, 15 reports Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has recounted his early involvement in spiritual activities, claiming he began “casting out demons” when he was about 17 years old. Okpebholo made the disclosure during a church… 7. [Keivo Sanctioned After Heated Clash With Tram in BBNaija House](https://www.legit.ng/entertainment/tv-shows/1733385-bbnaija-organiser-takes-action-keivo-physical-altercation-tram-house) — legit.ng, 13 outlets, 15 reports BBNaija disqualifies Keivo after his physical fight with Tram, removing his profile from the finalists list. See why the clash has divided fans this season. 8. [JUST IN: High Court gives Malema permission to appeal firearm conviction](https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/politics/high-court-give-juju-permission-to-appeal-firearm-conviction) — citizen.co.za, 13 outlets, 13 reports Malema was found guilty of contravening the Firearms Control Act by the East London Magistrate's Court last year and handed an effective five years in direct imprisonment by Magistrate Twanet Olivier in April. 9. [Nigeria demands justice over death of 3 nationals in South Africa](https://dailytrust.com/nigeria-demands-justice-over-death-of-3-nationals-in-south-africa) — dailytrust.com, 12 outlets, 16 reports The Nigerian Consulate General in Johannesburg has called for justice over the death of three nationals in separate incidents across South Africa. Their deaths were reported to have occurred between Sept. 18 and Sept.… 10. [NNPC’s profit rises 33% to N7.2tn, remits N22.3tn to government](https://punchng.com/nnpcs-profit-rises-33-to-n7-2tn-remits-n22-3tn-to-government) — punchng.com, 12 outlets, 12 reports The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has announced a 33% increase in its profit after tax to N7.2tn for the 2025 financial year. Read More… ## Reports by publisher country | Country | Code | Reports | Share | |---|---|---:|---:| | Nigeria | NG | 2,696 | 40.4% | | South Africa | ZA | 992 | 14.9% | | Kenya | KE | 857 | 12.8% | | Ghana | GH | 689 | 10.3% | | Morocco | MA | 459 | 6.9% | | Algeria | DZ | 253 | 3.8% | | Tanzania | TZ | 253 | 3.8% | | DR Congo | CD | 137 | 2.1% | | Rwanda | RW | 92 | 1.4% | | Uganda | UG | 60 | 0.9% | | Namibia | NA | 34 | 0.5% | | Ethiopia | ET | 24 | 0.4% | | South Sudan | SS | 24 | 0.4% | | Republic of the Congo | CG | 17 | 0.3% | | Zimbabwe | ZW | 14 | 0.2% | | Zambia | ZM | 13 | 0.2% | | Gambia | GM | 12 | 0.2% | | Botswana | BW | 10 | 0.1% | | Burkina Faso | BF | 8 | 0.1% | | Cameroon | CM | 8 | 0.1% | | Somalia | SO | 6 | 0.1% | | Gabon | GA | 5 | 0.1% | | Guinea-Bissau | GW | 4 | 0.1% | | Benin | BJ | 3 | 0.0% | | Côte d'Ivoire | CI | 3 | 0.0% | 6 more countries in the JSON. ## About this map Hottub News counted 6,680 reports from outlets in 31 countries for 29 Sep 2026. Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya published the most (2,696 reports), and the five busiest countries account for 85% of the total. The most widely covered stories were: “Senate extends 2025 budget implementation to December 31” (20 outlets, mostly Nigeria); “JUST IN: Tinubu arrives Lagos after France working vacation” (20 outlets, mostly Nigeria); “Court sentences four to death over kidnapping in Edo” (18 outlets, mostly Nigeria). Each report is placed in the country of the outlet that published it (from its feed, web domain or Wikidata), not where the events happened. Stories group reports of the same event across outlets and languages. Paid placements are never included. 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