Bitcoin rebounds after dropping to $60,000
Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency, bounced from a 16-month low on Friday, February 6, 2026, after testing the key $60,000 level.
Bitcoin was last up...
Russian general hospitalised after Moscow shooting
A senior Russian officer, Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev, has been hospitalised after being shot in Moscow, the nation’s capital.
Alexeyev is deputy chief of the...
Troops neutralise bandit, arrest suspects in Benue, Nasarawa
Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have intensified intelligence-driven operations across Benue and Nasarawa states, neutralising an armed bandit, arresting...
EPL fixtures: Arsenal host Sunderland as Man City face Liverpool
Premier League leaders Arsenal could take another giant step towards the English title with a victory over Sunderland at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday,...
Man burnt to death over murder of minor in Nasarawa
A man identified as Samaila Zaria was burnt to death by a mob on Thursday, February 5, 2026, in Tsohon Kasuwa, Keffi town, Nasarawa...
4.5m girls could undergo FGM in 2026 despite global crackdown —...
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has warned that at least 4.5 million girls worldwide could face female genital mutilation (FGM) in 2026, despite...
Customs records ₦2.7bn seizures
The Oyo/Osun Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has recorded seizures worth over ₦2.7 billion and exceeded its 2025 revenue target, reflecting...
Yobe enrols 30,240 vulnerable residents in state healthcare scheme
The Yobe State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency has begun enrolling 30,240 vulnerable residents into the state’s health insurance scheme under the Federal Government-backed Basic...
Kebbi sponsors 35 indigent students abroad for medicine, pharmacy studies
Kebbi State Governor, Dr. Nasir Idris, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to expanding access to education, saying children from poor and underprivileged families will...
Court threatens to revoke Maina’s bail over trial delays
The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has warned former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, that his...
