Adamawa PDP chairman, 21 LG chairmen defect to APC
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Adamawa State, Hamza Madagali, the state working committee, executive members, and 21 local government chairmen have dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Madagali confirmed the decision at the party secretariat in Yola, the capital of Adamawa State, on Friday, February 27, 2026. The development marks a significant political shift...
Oil prices rise as US, Iran extend talks
Oil prices rose about 3% on Friday, February 27, 2026, as traders remained on alert for potential supply disruptions after the United States and Iran extended nuclear talks. Brent crude futures advanced by $2.09, or around 3%, to $72.84 a barrel by 1422 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was up $2.33, or around 3.6%, at $67.54. The Brent and...
N25bn fraud: Court jails Orient Petroleum MD, two others 14 years
Justice O. M. Anyachebelu of the Anambra State High Court sitting in Awka has convicted and sentenced the Managing Director of Orient Petroleum Resources Plc, Engineer Nnaemeka Nwawka, alongside Jude Anniekwe Cyril and the Registered Trustees of Sage Nebeife Foundation, to 14 years’ imprisonment each for offences bordering on stealing, conversion and gratification amounting to N25 billion. The defendants were...
Court jails Anambra native doctor 11 months over ritual practices
A High Court in Awka, Anambra State, has sentenced a native doctor, Chidozie Nwangwu, popularly known as “Akwa Okuko Tiwaraki,” to 11 months’ imprisonment over his involvement in ritual practices known as “oke ite” and related offences. The judgment was delivered on Friday by Justice Jude Obiora, who presided over the case at the Awka High Court. Nwangwu was arraigned alongside...
Kano to open 30 learning centres for out-of-school children
The Kano State Universal Basic Education Board has announced plans to establish 30 learning centres across selected communities to expand access to basic education for out-of-school children. The initiative, which targets girls and Tsangaya pupils, was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday by the board’s Director of Corporate Communications, Balarabe Danlami. Speaking at Garun Dau Special Primary School in Warawa...
Customs seizes N52.6m contraband, rescues pangolins in Bauchi
The Nigeria Customs Service Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘D’ in Bauchi has seized contraband goods valued at N52.6 million and rescued endangered wildlife during operations conducted in February 2026. The Comptroller of FOU Zone ‘D’, Abdullahi Ka’ila, disclosed this at a news conference on Friday, attributing the successes to intensified surveillance, intelligence-driven patrols and targeted operations aimed at curbing...
Court grants Ozekhome bail in passport forgery case
The Federal Government on Friday arraigned senior lawyer Mike Ozekhome over his alleged involvement in a fraud scheme linked to a disputed property in the United Kingdom. Ozekhome pleaded not guilty to a 12-count charge read before Chizoba Orji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama. He was docked alongside Ponfa Useni, son of late former FCT Minister...
NBS: Nigeria’s GDP rate grew by 4.07% in Q4 2025
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has announced that Nigeria's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 4.07 percent (year-on-year) in the fourth quarter of 2025. The NBS announced this via its latest GDP report for Q4 2025 released on Friday, February 27, 2026. The bureau noted that the growth rate was higher than the 3.76% recorded in Q4 2024. Nigeria’s inflation rate...
Court sends mother to prison for killing one-month-old son
A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in the Makurdi area of Benue State has remanded a 21-year-old mother, Doowuese Paul, at the Makurdi Correctional Centre for allegedly killing her one-month-old son, Terhile Chupa, in the Gboko Local Government Area of the state. Paul was charged with culpable homicide. When the case came up, the Chief Magistrate, Regina Alashi, did not take her...
Ondo church attack: Police confirm 4 pregnant women abducted, urge suspension of night worship
The Ondo State Police Command has disclosed that four pregnant women were abducted by gunmen during a recent attack on the Celestial Church of Christ in the Uso area of the state. The Ondo State Commissioner of Police, Adebowale Lawal, disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Akure, the state capital, on Friday, February 27, 2026. The victims were kidnapped on Thursday...
