Yilwatda to PDP govs: Join APC or face electoral loss in 2027
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has urged governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to defect to the ruling party or risk losing their political relevance ahead of the 2027 general elections. Yilwatda gave the warning on Saturday in Jalingo while presenting the APC flag to Taraba State Governor,...
Police nab 10 suspects after deadly communal clash in Ebonyi
The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested 10 suspects in connection with the killing of four persons during a violent clash in Okporojọr Village, Oso Edda Community, in Edda Local Government Area of the state. The incident, which occurred on January 29, is believed to be linked to a long-running land dispute between residents of Oso Edda in Edda LGA...
37-year-old Democrat Menefee wins election for US House
Democrat Christian Menefee has won a Texas special election for the United States House of Representatives. Menefee’s victory in Saturday’s election will narrow Republicans' already slender majority in the House. Menefee, 37, a former Harris County attorney, and Amanda Edwards, 44, a former Houston city council member, were vying in a runoff to represent Texas' 18th Congressional District, a solidly Democratic...
FCE Okene in shock after student found dead amid ritual killing fears
The Federal College of Education (FCE), Okene, has been thrown into mourning following the reported discovery of Suleiman Rahma Onono, a 20-year-old student who had been missing for over a week. Suleiman was last seen on a Saturday, sparking widespread fear among students, family members, friends, and staff who had mounted efforts to find her. Her body was later found under...
Bandits burn police station, church, abduct five in Niger
Suspected armed bandits have set fire to a police station and part of a church in Agwara community, Niger State, during an early-morning attack on Sunday. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the incident in a statement issued in Minna. He said the attackers stormed the Agwara Police Station at about 3:40 a.m., where officers on duty...
Officers behind foiled coup knew they faced death penalty — Defence Minister
Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, has stated that the military officers arrested over the failed coup “must have made up their minds” about the consequences of their actions. In October 2025, 16 officers—including a brigadier general and a colonel—were detained for “acts of indiscipline and breaches of service regulations,” according to the Defence Headquarters (DHQ). On January 26, the DHQ...
Ex-Archbishop of Canterbury praises Uba Sani’s leadership in Kaduna
Governor Uba Sani has been lauded for fostering peace and progress in Kaduna State despite its history of ethno-religious tensions. The commendation came from the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury, His Grace Justin Portal Welby, during a courtesy visit to the Governor at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna, on Saturday. Recalling his first visit to the state in 2002—a period marked by...
NDLEA arrests Brazil-based Nigerian with cocaine hidden in body, shoes
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a Brazil-based Nigerian businessman, Uche Franklin Onyekwere, at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, for attempting to smuggle cocaine into the country. Onyekwere, 47, was intercepted on Thursday, January 29, 2026, during the inward clearance of passengers arriving on a South African Airways flight from Brazil via Johannesburg. A full-body...
Ebonyi boundary killings: Nwifuru shuts schools, banks, imposes curfew in Amasiri
Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has ordered sweeping security measures in Amasiri community following the boundary crisis that claimed four lives in Okporojo village, Oso Edda, in Edda Local Government Area. The governor imposed a daily curfew from 2 p.m. to 10 a.m., while directing the immediate closure of all government facilities in the community, including schools, banks, markets...
Troops kill top Sambisa commander Abu Khalid
The Nigerian military has recorded another operational breakthrough with the killing of a senior Boko Haram commander, Abu Khalid, during ongoing clearance operations in the North-East. Reliable military sources told the News Agency of Nigeria that Abu Khalid, described as the second-in-command of the insurgent group in the Sambisa Forest, was among several fighters neutralised in the latest offensive. His death...
