Bassey’s father makes emotional plea to reunite with children after 18 years
Calvin Bassey’s father, Kingsley Ughelumba, has once again appealed for reconciliation with his four children, including the Super Eagles defender, whom he says he has been estranged from for more than 18 years. Ughelumba attributed the long separation to a rift with the children’s mother, Ebere Bassey, and described his ongoing pain in a heartfelt plea for reunion. He first went...
PHOTOS: IDPs seek refuge at Tumu District Head’s residence after bandit attacks in Gombe
The compound of the District Head of Tumu in Akko Local Government Area, Gombe State, has become a temporary shelter for hundreds of internally displaced persons (IDPs) fleeing recent attacks by armed bandits in Galadima and Sabon Kaura communities. Men, women, and children are reportedly taking refuge at the residence, many showing visible signs of distress. Local authorities and community members...
Army rescues 11 abducted victims in Kaduna
Troops of the 1 Division of the Nigerian Army have rescued 11 kidnapped persons during a coordinated operation in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The rescue took place late on January 26 along the Kaduna–Abuja highway axis. The troops, deployed at a Forward Operating Base in Doka, reportedly sighted armed terrorists escorting captives along a bush path between Gidan...
Borno to repatriate over 3,000 Nigerian refugees from Cameroon after 11 years
The Borno State Government has concluded plans to begin the voluntary repatriation of more than 3,000 Nigerian refugees from the Republic of Cameroon to their ancestral communities after spending over 11 years in displacement. The exercise aligns with the commitment of Governor Babagana Umara Zulum to return and resettle all Borno indigenes who fled to neighbouring Cameroon, Chad and Niger...
Japa: Nigerian admits killing 23-year-old British ex-girlfriend in UK
A man has pleaded guilty to the murder of a 23-year-old British woman, a former colleague with whom he had a brief relationship. Stephanie Irons was found dead after emergency services were called to a property on Westdale Lane West, Mapperley, on 21 October 2025. At a brief hearing at Nottingham Crown Court on Monday, January 26, Adedapo Adegbola, 40, of...
FCT strike: Court ruling looms as workers demand Wike’s removal
Tension heightened in Abuja on Monday as striking workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), backed by organised labour, intensified calls for the removal of the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, ahead of today’s ruling by the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN). The workers, under the Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC) and supported by the Nigeria Labour...
Atiku’s son joins APC, declares Tinubu’s 2027 re-election inevitable
Abba Atiku, son of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has formally joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), declaring that President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 is unstoppable. Abba picked up his APC membership card on Monday at Gwadabwa Ward in Yola North Local Government Area of Adamawa State, weeks after announcing his defection from his former party on January...
Boko Haram: Borno community treks to Cameroon daily for drinking water
Months after surviving deadly Boko Haram attacks and returning to their homes, residents of Kirawa, a border community in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, are grappling with another crisis: lack of access to potable water, forcing them to cross into neighbouring Cameroon daily to meet basic needs. Kirawa, about 128 kilometres from Maiduguri, lies in Borno South and...
Fire razes 28 apartments, shops in Anambra
An early-morning fire outbreak on Monday razed a residential building with attached shops at No. 32 Orumba Street, Okpoko, in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, destroying at least 28 apartments. The fire reportedly broke out around 2 a.m. in one of the apartments and quickly spread to adjoining rooms before engulfing the shops on the premises. Property worth...
Oil prices slip as investors eye Kazakhstan supply resumption
Oil prices fell on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, as investors kept an eye on a resumption in supply from Kazakhstan. Brent crude futures fell 44 cents, or 0.7%, to $65.15 a barrel at 0440 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was down 35 cents, or 0.6%, at $60.28 a barrel. Kazakhstan is poised to resume production from its biggest oil...
