Police nab son for brutal assault on mother, seize pistol in Kano
The Kano State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old man, Ididiong James, for allegedly assaulting his mother and unlawfully possessing a firearm in Panshekara Quarters, Kano metropolis. Police also recovered an English Beretta pistol loaded with eight rounds of ammunition from the suspect. According to a statement by the command’s spokesperson, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the incident occurred at about 7:30...
Troops, Police rescue eight kidnap victims in Kaduna forest
Troops of the Nigerian Army under Sector 7 of Operation OPEP, working alongside the Zango Kataf Police Area Command, Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), forest guards and local hunters, have rescued eight abducted persons from Badurum Kasa Forest in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The operation was carried out on January 28 after intelligence revealed the location of...
NUPRC opens 50 oil, gas blocs for bidding
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has opened 50 oil and gas blocs across five sedimentary basins for bidding in the 2025 licensing round, stressing that only technically competent and financially capable firms will qualify. The Commission’s Chief Executive, Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, disclosed this on Wednesday during the pre-bid webinar for the 2025 licensing round, where the regulator outlined the...
Starmer tells President Xi: UK’ll build sophisticated ties with China
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday that he wanted to build a "sophisticated relationship" with China to boost growth and security. On the most important day of his four-day visit to China, the first by a British prime minister in eight years, Starmer held an 80-minute summit with Xi at the Great Hall of...
Oil prices hit 4-month high after Trump’s threats against Iran
Oil prices rose to their highest since late September on Thursday, January 28, 2026, on looming Iran concerns, supported by a weak United States dollar. Brent crude futures settled up 83 cents, or 1.23%, to $68.40 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude closed 82 cents, or 1.31%, higher at $63.21. Both benchmarks were headed for their biggest monthly rises...
NAF launches probe into accidental airstrike in Niger
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has constituted an investigation team to probe the reported killing of two residents and the injury of six others, including children, during an air operation against bandits in Niger State. The incident occurred on Sunday in Kurigi community, Mariga Local Government Area. Residents said a military surveillance helicopter hovered over the area for several minutes...
Court sets June deadline to conclude Emefiele’s trial
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, has fixed June 2026 as the deadline to conclude the trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, over charges linked to the naira redesign policy. The trial judge, Justice Maryann Anenih, on Wednesday scheduled 10 additional hearing dates following an agreement between counsel to the Economic...
Nigeria’s crude oil sales hit N55.5trn in 2025
Nigeria generated an estimated N55.5 trillion from crude oil sales in 2025, driven by higher production and supportive oil prices, an analysis of data from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has shown. According to the NUPRC, the country produced 530.41 million barrels of crude oil between January and December 2025, up...
FULL LIST: Clubs qualified for Champions League Last 16
Below is the list of teams which have qualified for the next round of the Champions League after the league phase concluded on Wednesday, ranked by table position: The clubs who finished ninth to 24th will learn who they will face in the playoffs in Friday’s draw. Directly to round of 16: Arsenal (England) Bayern Munich (Germany) Liverpool (England) Tottenham Hotspur...
Odigie-Oyegun, Utomi lead ADC 50-member manifesto committee
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Wednesday announced the composition of a 50-member policy and manifesto committee to be chaired by the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun. The committee has Prof. Pat Utomi as its deputy chairman, and Salihu Lukman as secretary. A statement issued by the ADC National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, said the...
