UCL play-off draw: Real Madrid to face Benfica as Juventus meet Galatasaray
Real Madrid and Benfica are set to meet again in the Champions League knockout play-offs following a dramatic conclusion to their league-phase encounter earlier this week. The draw conducted on Friday confirmed a repeat clash between the two sides, with Benfica’s head coach Jose Mourinho set to come up against his former club, Real Madrid. The Portuguese side had hosted the...
Senate passes N58.4trn 2026 budget March 17
The Senate has fixed March 17 for final consideration and passage of the N58.472 trillion 2026 budget. The Senate Committee on Appropriations announced this at a special session held in Abuja on Friday, January 30, 2026. The lawmakers also fixed February 2 to February 13 for consideration of the budget estimates at committee levels. The chairman of the committee, Solomon Adeola, also...
Awujale Stool: Ruling House refunds ₦10m nomination fee after Ogun govt directive
The Fusengbuwa Ruling House has defended its initial decision to set the application fee for the Awujale of Ijebuland stool at ₦10 million, explaining that the amount was determined through internal consultations to ensure fairness among eligible family members. Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Friday, Olori Ebi of the ruling house, Otunba Lateef Owoyemi, said the fee...
‘No cause for alarm’: Turaki faction vows to appeal court judgement voiding PDP convention
The Taminu Turaki-led National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it has directed its lawyers to immediately file an appeal on the judgement of the Federal High Court in Ibadan, which nullified the party’s national convention held in the Oyo State capital on November 15, 2025. The PDP’s faction made this known in a statement issued by...
D’banj gifts Slimcase N65m new car
Veteran Nigerian singer Oladapo Oyebanjo, widely known as D’banj, has gifted a new car worth N65 million to fellow musician Oluwafemi Oladapo, fondly called Slimcase. The surprise presentation was disclosed in a video shared by Slimcase on his Instagram page on Friday, January 30, 2026. In the clip, D’banj is seen handing over the car keys to an elated Slimcase, telling...
Benue moves to rein in excessive private school fees
The Benue State Government has warned private school owners against imposing what it described as excessive and unauthorised fees on parents, saying it will no longer tolerate practices that worsen the financial burden on families. The directive forms part of broader reforms aimed at improving standards and ensuring fairness in the education sector. Dr. Terna Francis, Executive Secretary of the Benue...
Violence over farmland claims two lives in Niger
Two men have been killed following fresh violence linked to a long-running land dispute between Poto and Ketso communities in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State. Sources said the incident was reported to the Mokwa Divisional Police Office at about 6:45 p.m. on January 29 by a community leader, Mohammed Danjuma. Earlier that day, youths from Ketso community allegedly attacked...
‘I’m not scared of dying’: Anthony Joshua speaks on Ogun road crash
Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua says he is “not scared” of dying after his two close friends died in an accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State Joshua was in a Lexus SUV that collided with a stationary truck on the ever-busy highway on December 29, 2026. The boxer's backroom team members Latif ‘Latz’ Ayodele and Sina Ghami died...
Gunmen strike Kwara community as Turji expands routes
Suspected operatives linked to Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and criminal elements loyal to notorious bandit leader Bello Turji have attacked Dutsen Kogo community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, killing two residents and heightening security concerns in the North-Central region. Security sources said the assailants stormed the village on January 27, firing shots into the air and...
Key nominees for 2026 Grammy Awards
Here is a list of nominees in the major categories for the 68th annual Grammy Awards, which will be handed out in Los Angeles, United States, on Sunday, February 1, 2026. Rapper Kendrick Lamar leads all nominees with nine, followed by Lady Gaga with seven, and a trio of artists tied at six - Bad Bunny, pop princess Sabrina Carpenter,...
