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...
Court sentences truck driver to life imprisonment for killing FRSC marshal on duty
A Lagos High Court has sentenced a truck driver, Okpara Kingsley Onyekachi, to life imprisonment for killing a Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) marshal while the officer was carrying out official duties. The FRSC described the ruling as a landmark judgement for justice and road safety enforcement in Nigeria. In a statement issued from its headquarters in Abuja, the Corps said...
Bitcoin rebounds after dropping to $60,000
Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency, bounced from a 16-month low on Friday, February 6, 2026, after testing the key $60,000 level. Bitcoin was last up 3.3% to $65,198.20, clawing back its losses after having slid 5% to hit a low of $60,008.52 earlier in the session. Still, bitcoin remains pinned near its weakest level since October 2024, a month before Donald...
Russian general hospitalised after Moscow shooting
A senior Russian officer, Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev, has been hospitalised after being shot in Moscow, the nation’s capital. Alexeyev is deputy chief of the Main Directorate of the General Staff at the Defence Ministry. When mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin staged a short-lived mutiny in June 2023, Alexeyev was one of the top officials who were sent to negotiate with him. The...
Troops neutralise bandit, arrest suspects in Benue, Nasarawa
Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have intensified intelligence-driven operations across Benue and Nasarawa states, neutralising an armed bandit, arresting several criminal suspects and recovering weapons during separate security missions. The task force said the operations, carried out through coordinated patrols and actionable intelligence, targeted armed banditry, robbery and cattle rustling activities threatening rural communities in...
EPL fixtures: Arsenal host Sunderland as Man City face Liverpool
Premier League leaders Arsenal could take another giant step towards the English title with a victory over Sunderland at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, before Manchester City face a daunting trip to Liverpool. Arsenal already enjoy a six-point lead at the top of the table as they close in on a first title since 2003/04. Despite an excellent first season back...
Man burnt to death over murder of minor in Nasarawa
A man identified as Samaila Zaria was burnt to death by a mob on Thursday, February 5, 2026, in Tsohon Kasuwa, Keffi town, Nasarawa State, following allegations that he murdered a child and removed the victim’s eyes. Eyewitnesses said the gruesome nature of the crime sparked outrage across the community, prompting residents to apprehend Zaria and set him ablaze before...
4.5m girls could undergo FGM in 2026 despite global crackdown — UNFPA
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has warned that at least 4.5 million girls worldwide could face female genital mutilation (FGM) in 2026, despite ongoing global efforts to end the harmful practice. The agency also estimates that about 230 million girls and women across the world have already undergone FGM, a procedure that involves altering or injuring female genitalia for...
Customs records ₦2.7bn seizures
The Oyo/Osun Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has recorded seizures worth over ₦2.7 billion and exceeded its 2025 revenue target, reflecting what officials described as improved enforcement and compliance within the zone. The Acting Customs Area Controller, Deputy Comptroller Wale Adewole, disclosed this during his maiden press briefing at the command headquarters on January 29, 2026. Adewole said...
Yobe enrols 30,240 vulnerable residents in state healthcare scheme
The Yobe State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency has begun enrolling 30,240 vulnerable residents into the state’s health insurance scheme under the Federal Government-backed Basic Healthcare Provision Fund. The initiative is aimed at improving access to essential medical services for underserved groups and advancing the state’s target of achieving universal health coverage by 2030. Speaking at the launch of the enrolment exercise...
