Kaduna NBA lauds Uba Sani, security agencies over abducted victims’ rescue
The Kaduna State Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has commended Governor Uba Sani, security agencies, and all stakeholders over the rescue of kidnapped victims in the Kurmin Wali area of the state. The Kaduna NBA, in a statement issued by its Chairman, Baba Aliyu, on Friday, February 6, 2026, praised Sani’s prompt response when the victims were abducted,...
Netherlands returns 3,500-year-old looted sculpture to Egypt
The Netherlands has returned a 3,500-year-old sculpture to Egypt after the looted artefact resurfaced at a Dutch art fair in 2022. An investigation by Dutch police and cultural heritage inspectorate confirmed in 2025 the sculpture had been plundered and unlawfully removed from Egypt, most likely during the Arab Spring unrest of 2011, before appearing on the international art market. Experts said...
French presidency summons AWI president Lang over Epstein links
The French presidency has summoned Arab World Institute (AWI) President and former French culture minister Jack Lang over his ties to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Lang said earlier this week he had been unaware of Epstein’s 2008 sex-offence conviction when they met in around 2012, describing the financier as an acquaintance interested in art and cinema introduced to...
Journalists injured in road crash during Bauchi project tour
Several journalists covering the commissioning of projects by the North East Development Commission (NEDC) in Bauchi State were injured in a road accident on Friday. The media personnel, drawn from various organisations, were part of a delegation led by the Minister of State for Regional Development, Uba Maigari, for the handover of completed projects to the Bauchi State Government. The crash...
Reps summon FCT council chairmen over N100bn audit infractions
The House of Representatives has summoned the chairmen and finance directors of the six Area Councils in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) over alleged financial infractions exceeding N100 billion. The action followed the submission of the Auditor-General’s report on the councils to the House Committee on Public Accounts, which indicted Abaji, Abuja Municipal (AMAC), Bwari, Gwagwalada, Kuje and Kwali Area...
Police arrest three over nude photo blackmail, extortion in Lagos
Operatives of the Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), Lagos, have arrested three suspects over an alleged cyber blackmail and extortion scheme involving threats to leak a woman’s private photographs unless money was paid. The PSFU spokesperson, DSP Ovie Ewhubare, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. According to him, the suspects—two men and a woman—were apprehended following a petition by the...
Sealed PDP national secretariat’ll be reopened on Monday ― Wike-led faction
The Abdulrahman Mohammed-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Caretaker Committee says the party’s national secretariat in Abuja will be reopened on Monday, February 9, 2026. The party’s faction, backed by the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, disclosed this after the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) quarterly meeting with leaders of political parties in Abuja on Thursday. The Nigeria...
Speeding truck driver absconds after hitting LAWMA worker in Lagos
An operative of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has been hit by a speeding truck driver along Offin Canal, inward Eko Bridge, in the state. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday, February 6, 2026. LASTMA said the heavily laden containerised truck struck the male LAWMA officer identified as Baba Ibeji, while...
Oil prices rise ahead of US-Iran talks
Oil prices rose more than 1% on Friday, February 5, 2026, after a steep fall the previous day. Oil prices were, however, heading for their first weekly drop in nearly two months, as supply concerns eased and investors focused on the outcome of United States-Iran talks due later on Friday. Brent crude futures rose 78 cents, or 1.2%, to $68.33 a...
FG gives CHEC 7-day deadline over Makurdi–Enugu road safety
The Federal Government has issued a seven-day ultimatum to China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) and its sister firm, China Harbour Operation and Maintenance Company (CHOMC), to address safety and environmental concerns on the Makurdi–Enugu Road project or face sanctions. Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, handed down the directive during a high-level meeting with contractors and concessionaires handling the Mararaba–Keffi–Akwanga–Makurdi...
