NGX investors gain N8.66trn in one week amid trading surge
The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) recorded a strong weekly performance, with investors gaining N8.661 trillion amid heightened trading activity. The market capitalisation rose by 6.60 per cent to N139.827 trillion from N131.166 trillion. The NGX All-Share Index climbed by 6.57 per cent to 217,167.57 from 203,770.43 recorded in the previous week. The NGX report on Saturday noted investors recorded a total gain...
FCT teachers begin indefinite strike Monday
The State Wing Executive Council (SWEC) of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has directed primary and secondary school teachers to begin an indefinite strike on Monday, April 20, 2026. The union gave the directive in a communique issued at the end of an emergency SWEC meeting in Abuja on Friday. The communique was jointly signed by...
Messi scores winner as Inter Miami defeat Colorado on coach debut
Inter Miami captain Lionel Messi gifted the club's new coach a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Rapids with a brace including a spectacular late winner in front of 75,000 Major League Soccer (MLS) fans on Saturday. Shifted to Denver's giant NFL stadium to accommodate the huge demand to see Argentina's World Cup-winning icon, the game appeared to be drifting Colorado's...
Lufthansa strike leaves Nigerian passengers stranded at airports
Industrial action by staff of Lufthansa has disrupted international flights, leaving several Nigerian passengers stranded and forcing some to spend the night at airports in Europe. The disruption, caused by strikes involving pilots and cabin crew, affected major German hubs including Frankfurt and Munich, where hundreds of flights were cancelled and operations were severely reduced. At Frankfurt Airport, some travellers heading...
Real Sociedad edge Atletico Madrid to win Copa del Rey
Real Sociedad edged Atletico Madrid 4-3 on penalties to win the Copa del Rey for a fourth time in the club's history after a 2-2 draw in a gripping final in Seville on Saturday. After Alexander Sorloth and Julian Alvarez missed from the spot for Diego Simeone's Atletico, Pablo Marin smashed home his kick to claim victory for Real Sociedad. Ander...
FG to deploy 200 special forces to Türkiye for training
Nigeria has secured a new military training partnership with Türkiye, with plans to deploy 200 Special Forces personnel for advanced training. The Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, disclosed the development on Saturday during the Antalya Diplomacy Forum 2026 held in Antalya. He spoke after bilateral talks with his Turkish counterpart, Yasar Guler. According to Musa, Türkiye has approved a training slot...
Troops recover ammunition cache during patrol in Borno
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have recovered a cache of ammunition during a fighting patrol in Mallam Fatori, Abadam Local Government Area of Borno State. Security sources told this reporter that the operation was conducted at about 7:30 a.m. on Friday by soldiers of 68 Battalion deployed in the area. The patrol was carried out ahead of the troops' defensive position,...
Legal battle erupts over Kano dep gov screening process
A Kano State High Court has been asked to restrain the Kano State House of Assembly from proceeding with the screening of Hon. Murtala Sule Garo as deputy governor, as fresh legal action threatens to further complicate the already contentious process of filling the state's vacant deputy governorship slot. Three Kano residents — Kuliya Muhammad Salisu, Abdulrashid Aliyu Tanimu, and...
Bala Mohammed, Bauchi PDP end defection talks with APC over 60-40 power-sharing formula’s rejection
The Bauchi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has discontinued discussions with the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the defection of Governor Bala Mohammed. The Bauchi PDP Chairman, Sama’ila Adamu-Burga, disclosed this at a press conference in Bauchi on Saturday, April 18, 2026. The APC National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, and Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf recently visited and urged...
Former NFF chairman Ibrahim Galadima dies at 78
A former chairman of the Nigeria Football Federation, Ibrahim Galadima, has passed away at the age of 78. Galadima, who also held the traditional title of Galadiman Fagge, died on Saturday evening at a hospital in Kano, according to his younger brother, Abba Galadima. Funeral prayers are scheduled for Sunday, April 19, 2026, at the Fagge Juma’at Mosque in Kano. The late...
