Police arrest father for chaining son for 17 years
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 72-year-old man for allegedly chaining his 40-year-old son for 17 years in Shadawanka Village, on the outskirts of Bauchi Local Government Area. The case came to light on February 16, 2026, around 1:30 p.m., following a distress call from the community reporting the inhumane treatment. The Divisional Police Officer of ‘B’ Division, along...
NERC issues guide for resolving electricity complaints nationwide
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has outlined a step-by-step process for electricity consumers to report and resolve power supply and billing issues across the country. Announcing the guide on Tuesday via its official X platform, the commission urged customers to follow proper complaint channels to ensure timely resolution. NERC advised that the first point of contact should be the customer care...
UK unemployment rate hits highest in over 10 years
Britain's unemployment rate edged up late 2025 to its highest in over a decade outside the pandemic period and wage growth slowed further, data showed on Tuesday, February 17, 2026. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) announced on Tuesday that the unemployment rate rose to 5.2% in the last three months of 2025, the highest since 2015 not including the...
X, Meta, TikTok probed over AI-generated child pornography material
The Spanish government has ordered prosecutors to investigate social media platforms X, Meta, and TikTok for allegedly spreading AI-generated child sexual abuse material. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez made this known on Tuesday, February 17, 2027. Sanchez wrote on X: “Today, the Council of Ministers will invoke Article 8 of the Organic Statute of the Public Prosecution Service to request that...
FCT poll: Supreme Court backs Joshua Ishaku as APC candidate
The Supreme Court has declared Joshua Ishaku as the valid candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the 2026 Bwari Area Council chairmanship election, overturning earlier rulings that recognised another aspirant. In a split 4–1 judgment delivered on Monday, Justice Jamilu Yammama Tukur, who read the lead decision, set aside the majority judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja,...
10-man Girona whip Barcelona in LaLiga
Barcelona fell to a damaging 2-1 defeat at Girona on Monday night, leaving the Spanish champions trailing Real Madrid by two points at the top of LaLiga. Girona ended the game with 10 men when Joel Roca scythed down Lamine Yamal to cut short a desperate Barcelona attack deep in stoppage time. Real Madrid beat Real Sociedad on Saturday to overtake...
FG targets N800bn in February bond sale
The Debt Management Office has announced plans to raise N800bn through its February 2026 bond auction, more than double the amount offered in the same period last year, though slightly below January’s record issuance. Details contained in the agency’s offer circular show the Federal Government will issue N400bn of the 17.95 per cent FGN JUN 2032 bond, N300bn of the...
EFCC detains El-Rufai over N432bn probe
Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, was on Monday night detained at the Abuja headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission following hours of questioning over an alleged N432 billion corruption investigation. El-Rufai, a senior figure in the African Democratic Congress, arrived at the commission’s Jabi office in Abuja around 10 a.m. in response to an invitation. Sources within the...
FA Cup: Mansfield host Arsenal as Man City face Newcastle in fifth round
League One Mansfield Town will host Premier League leaders Arsenal, while Manchester City face a tricky-looking trip to Newcastle United in the fifth round of the FA Cup. Mansfield's reward for knocking out Premier League outfit Burnley on Saturday, to seal a place in the fifth round for the first time in 50 years, was a glamour tie with Arsenal...
Stock market capitalisation hits N122trn as investors gain N5.1trn
The Nigerian stock market started the week on a positive note as market capitalisation increased by N5.1 trillion, representing a 4.36 per cent gain on Monday, February 16, 2026. The performance was driven by increased interest in high capitalised equities such as ABC Transport, Beta Glass, Ikeja Hotel, Mc Nicholas, Oando, and 52 other equities. The market capitalisation which increased to...
