Lawmaker, 14 others die in Colombia plane crash
A plane crash in northeast Colombia killed all 15 people on board, including a local lawmaker, on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.
The Beechcraft 1900 twin-engined...
Stock market investors lose N352bn
The Nigerian stock market closed lower on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, reversing previous gains and eroding investors’ wealth by N352 billion.
Selloffs in stocks such...
Liverpool, Barcelona, Man City advance to Champions League last 16
Liverpool, Barcelona, and Manchester City booked last-16 places in the Champions League on Wednesday night, as holders Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Real Madrid missed...
CAF imposes sanctions on Senegal, Morocco over AFCON final misconduct
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has imposed heavy sanctions on Senegal and Morocco following disciplinary breaches during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations...
Ogun NULGE threatens indefinite strike over LG autonomy
The Ogun State Executive Council of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has issued a 14-day ultimatum to Governor Dapo Abiodun to...
FG, World Bank partner NGF to drive education, healthcare reforms
The World Bank–assisted Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity Governance (HOPE-GOV) Program of the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning has engaged...
Ekiti govt presents N415.5bn 2026 budget, targets N8.8trn GDP
The Ekiti State Government has presented the analysis of the N415.572 billion 2026 Budget of Impactful Governance, affirming a projection of N8.8trillion Gross Domestic...
Kano’s urology centre under scrutiny amid negligence claims
By Lukman Abdulmalik
In the case of Garba Usman, a 56 year-old father of seven, visiting a doctor ought to have been an initiative of...
Police bust N7.7bn telecom fraud, arrest six suspects
The Nigeria Police Force has uncovered a ₦7.7 billion cyber-enabled telecommunications fraud involving the illegal diversion of airtime and data resources belonging to a...
How Oyo recorded ₦103bn IGR in 2025 — Commissioner
The Oyo State Government has attributed its record ₦103 billion Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in 2025 to the deliberate application of science, data and...
