Ramadan, Lent: Seyi Tinubu launches nationwide relief distribution
The City Boy Movement has begun distributing fasting relief packages across Nigeria’s 36 states to support citizens observing the holy seasons of Ramadan and Lent. The outreach is an initiative of the movement’s Grand Patron, Seyi Tinubu, aimed at assisting Muslim and Christian faithful during periods of reflection and devotion. In a statement issued on Monday in Lagos, the Director-General of...
GOC convoy foils terrorist ambush, kills five, recovers arms in Kebbi
A military convoy led by the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 8 Division and Commander of Sector 2 under Operation FANSAN YAMMA has repelled an ambush by suspected Lakurawa terrorists near Mayama Hill in Kebbi State. The convoy was reportedly on its way to visit frontline troops when gunmen launched an attack from surrounding forest areas. Troops responded with heavy firepower, successfully...
Fire guts Lagos airport terminal
A fire has gutted part of the old terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in the Ikeja Area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the fire outbreak, which caused panic among airport workers and passengers on Monday, February 23, 2026, affected a section of the terminal currently undergoing a multi-billion-naira renovation. Thick smoke was seen rising from the building,...
‘It’s a serious issue’: Catfish farmers lament monopoly by traders, middlemen
The Lagos State Catfish Allied Farmers Association of Nigeria (LASCAFAN) has lamented the monopoly of produce sales by traders and middlemen in the sector. Speaking on Monday, February 23, 2026, the LASCAFAN Chairman, Olatoye Fajimi, decried the inability of local fish farmers to sell their produce at a price that is most beneficial to them. Fajimi disclosed that traders and middlemen...
Pilgrimage: El-Rufai’s ban on sponsorship affected only Christians ― Kaduna govt
The Kaduna State Special Hajj Committee says former Governor Nasir El-Rufai sponsored pilgrims for Hajj but discontinued the sponsorship of Christian pilgrims to Jerusalem throughout his eight-year tenure. El-Rufai banned the sponsorship of pilgrims in 2015, citing fiscal prudence and the need to manage Kaduna State’s debt profile. Speaking at a press briefing in Kaduna on Monday, February 23, 2026, a...
El-Rufai files ₦1bn suit against ICPC over Abuja home raid
Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has instituted a ₦1 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over the alleged unlawful invasion and search of his Abuja residence. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/345/2026, was filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja on February 20 through his counsel, Oluwole Iyamu (SAN). El-Rufai...
Tinubu’s executive order doesn’t intrude into legislative competence ― Budget Office
The Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Tanimu Yakubu, has defended Executive Order 9 (EO9), saying the directive by President Bola Tinubu is meant to enforce constitutional provisions on the custody of public revenues and does not amount to the president making new laws. Yakubu, in a statement issued on Monday, said recent comments portraying EO9 as an...
Anambra shuts NASPA market over sit-at-home compliance
The Anambra State Government has ordered the closure of the New Auto Spare Parts Association (NASPA) Market at Nkwo Nnewi for one week over poor compliance with the directive ending Monday sit-at-home in the state. The market was shut from midnight on Monday, February 23, 2026, and is expected to reopen on Monday, March 2, according to a public service...
FCT poll: Wike free to back any candidate — APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has defended the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, saying he is constitutionally entitled to support any candidate of his choice, regardless of party affiliation. Speaking on Morning Brief on Channels Television on Monday, APC National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka addressed concerns over Wike’s support for APC candidates during the February 21 FCT...
German man kills wife, 2 kids, commits suicide
A man has shot dead his wife and their two children, and thereafter killed himself in their home in southern Germany. The bodies of the family of four were discovered on Friday evening in a flat in the town of Strullendorf, to the north of Nuremberg, prosecutors and police said in a joint statement on Monday, February 23, 2026. According to...
