The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise the former Minister of Finance, Nenadi Usman, as the valid leader of the Labour Party (LP). The presiding judge, Justice Peter Lifu, gave...
The Ogun State Government has stopped the selection process to fill the vacant stool of the Awujale of Ijebuland until further notice. The Ogun State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Ganiyu Hamzat, gave the directive via a letter...
United States President Donald Trump resumed his trip to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday morning after an electrical issue forced his presidential plane to return to its air base. Trump and his entourage changed planes...
The 45-year-old gunman charged with killing Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment on Wednesday, January 21, 2026. The presiding judge, Shinichi Tanaka, declared the broad-daylight assassination "despicable and extremely malicious". The shooting more...
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four Liberian nationals in connection with an alleged visa fraud case in the Ikorodu area of the state. Security sources disclosed that police received a report at about 3:30 p.m. on January 20...
The Ondo State Government has sealed off a two-storey building under construction that collapsed at the Adegbola area of Akure, the state capital. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the building caved in at about 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday,...
Former South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck‑soo has been sentenced to 23 years imprisonment. Han was sentenced to prison on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, for aiding and abetting a declaration of martial law that briefly suspended civilian rule and plunged...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has condemned plans by the Kano State Government to release 70 suspected bandits currently in custody. The ADC described the move as dangerous, unjust, and a grave betrayal of victims of banditry across Katsina State. Addressing...
The Ondo State Government has sealed off the site of a two-storey building that collapsed in the Adegbola area of Akure, the state capital. The building which was under construction collapsed at about 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 20, 2026,...
The Jos North Local Government Council in Plateau State has ordered the immediate closure of a private school in Sabon Layi community after inspections revealed serious structural defects. The chairman of Jos North, Barr. John Christopher, issued the closure following...