NAF begins retrieval of service firearms from retiring personnel
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has commenced the structured withdrawal of service firearms from retiring personnel as part of efforts to improve weapons accountability, enhance public safety and align its veteran management with global best practices. The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, disclosed this in Abuja during a meeting with NAF veterans over the weekend....
EPL: Man United beat 10-man Tottenham to extend winning run
Michael Carrick made it four wins from four as Manchester United landed a 2-0 victory over toothless Tottenham in the Premier League on Saturday. Tottenham's misery was compounded by Cristian Romero's second sending off of the season. The Spurs captain had been defended by manager Thomas Frank in the week after an outburst on social media criticised the club's "disgraceful" lack...
Wike: Rivers doesn’t need Fubara to deliver Tinubu’s re-election in 2027
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said the people of Rivers State do not need a sitting governor to mobilise support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. Wike made the remark on Saturday in Port Harcourt during the commissioning of the Rivers State Renewed Hope Ambassadors headquarters, which houses Majority FM 89.5, a situation...
Tinubu orders Customs to permit transit trucks to Niger through Benin, Kebbi
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to allow trucks transporting transit goods to the Niger Republic to move through the Benin Republic corridor and Kebbi State. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed the directive on Saturday during a courtesy visit to Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, in Birnin Kebbi. According to Adeniyi, the presidential...
Police arrest 52-year-old man over N55m cooperative society scam
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 52 year-old man, Eniaye Olorunfemi, for allegedly obtaining the sum of N55 million by conversion from Igbeyinadun Multipurpose Cooperative Society in Akure, the state capital. The command’s spokesman, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, disclosed this via a statement issued on Saturday, February 7, 2026: Jimoh noted that the arrest was made on January 30 by...
Shettima visits Kwara to assess aftermath of Woro village attack
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Saturday arrived in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, to assess the situation following last Tuesday’s deadly attack on Woro community in Kaiama Local Government Area, where more than 100 residents were reportedly killed by suspected Boko Haram insurgents. Shettima was received at the Tunde Idiagbon International Airport by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, Senator Sadiq Umar, who...
Plateau confirms 11 Lassa fever cases, four deaths
Plateau State authorities have confirmed an outbreak of Lassa fever in seven local government areas, with 11 positive cases and four deaths recorded since December 2025. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Nicholas Baamlong, disclosed this during a press briefing on Saturday at the Ministry of Health in Jos, detailing the spread of the disease and measures being taken to...
Nigerian man bags 8-year sentence for $6m transnational scam
A United States court has sentenced a Nigerian national, Tochukwu Albert Nnebocha, to more than eight years in prison for his role in a long-running inheritance fraud scheme that targeted elderly and vulnerable Americans. In a statement released on Friday, the US Department of Justice said the 44-year-old participated in a transnational conspiracy that defrauded over 400 victims of more...
Crypto firm mistakenly sends $44bn bitcoin to users
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb said on Saturday it accidentally gave away more than $40 billion worth of bitcoin to customers as promotional rewards, triggering a sharp selloff on the exchange. Bithumb apologised for the mistake, which took place on Friday, February 6, 2026, and said it had recovered 99.7% of the 620,000 bitcoins, worth about $44 billion at current...
Trump defends racist Obama video, refuses to apologise
US President Donald Trump defended himself on Friday for sharing a video on his Truth Social account that depicted former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes, insisting he had done nothing wrong and does not need to apologise. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said he had not watched the full clip before...
