Lawmaker, 14 others die in Colombia plane crash
A plane crash in northeast Colombia killed all 15 people on board, including a local lawmaker, on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. The Beechcraft 1900 twin-engined turboprop plane was said to have taken off before noon from Cucuta, on the border with Venezuela, for a short flight to the town of Ocana. Air traffic control lost contact with the plane 12 minutes...
Stock market investors lose N352bn
The Nigerian stock market closed lower on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, reversing previous gains and eroding investors’ wealth by N352 billion. Selloffs in stocks such as RT Briscoe, May and Baker, Ikeja Hotel, LivingTrust Mortgage Bank, eTranzact, and 33 others dragged the market into negative territory. As a result, market capitalisation declined by 0.33 per cent, or N352 billion, from N106.088...
Liverpool, Barcelona, Man City advance to Champions League last 16
Liverpool, Barcelona, and Manchester City booked last-16 places in the Champions League on Wednesday night, as holders Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Real Madrid missed out on the top eight. Liverpool thrashed Qarabag 6-0 in the eighth and final round of league-phase matches at Anfield to finish third in the 36-team table behind already-qualified Arsenal and Bayern Munich. They were joined in...
CAF imposes sanctions on Senegal, Morocco over AFCON final misconduct
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has imposed heavy sanctions on Senegal and Morocco following disciplinary breaches during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final. In decisions announced by the CAF Disciplinary Board on Thursday, several players, officials, and the two national football federations were punished for unsporting conduct, improper behavior, and actions deemed to have brought the game...
Ogun NULGE threatens indefinite strike over LG autonomy
The Ogun State Executive Council of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has issued a 14-day ultimatum to Governor Dapo Abiodun to restore the full functionality and autonomy of local government administration in the state or face an indefinite strike. The ultimatum was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the union’s executive council meeting held...
FG, World Bank partner NGF to drive education, healthcare reforms
The World Bank–assisted Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity Governance (HOPE-GOV) Program of the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning has engaged the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) to support the implementation of governance reforms in the management of basic education and primary healthcare across the country. The National Coordinator of the HOPE-GOV Program, Dr Assad Hassan, who led...
Ekiti govt presents N415.5bn 2026 budget, targets N8.8trn GDP
The Ekiti State Government has presented the analysis of the N415.572 billion 2026 Budget of Impactful Governance, affirming a projection of N8.8trillion Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the year. Presenting the budget to a cross section of government officials, financial experts, and media representatives at the Government House in Ado-Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti State, on Wednesday, January 28, 2026,...
Kano’s urology centre under scrutiny amid negligence claims
By Lukman Abdulmalik In the case of Garba Usman, a 56 year-old father of seven, visiting a doctor ought to have been an initiative of hope. Rather it has turned into a torturous process of distress, failure and dejection. In September 2024, Usman experienced a serious urinary complication and attended Abubakar Imam Urology Centre in Kano to be treated. What used to...
Police bust N7.7bn telecom fraud, arrest six suspects
The Nigeria Police Force has uncovered a ₦7.7 billion cyber-enabled telecommunications fraud involving the illegal diversion of airtime and data resources belonging to a telecoms company, arresting six suspects in connection with the crime. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, said the breakthrough was achieved by operatives of the National Cybercrime Centre (NCCC)...
How Oyo recorded ₦103bn IGR in 2025 — Commissioner
The Oyo State Government has attributed its record ₦103 billion Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in 2025 to the deliberate application of science, data and technology, a performance that surpassed the total IGR recorded by the state under the previous two administrations. The Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, disclosed this on Wednesday while addressing journalists at a two-day Artificial Intelligence...
