Ganduje returns from London, heads to Kano for APC engagements
Former Kano State Governor and ex-National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has returned to Nigeria from London and is set to travel to Kano on Monday for important political engagements amid ongoing realignments in the state. Ganduje arrived in Abuja at about 5:30 a.m. on Monday via British Airways, following the graduation of his daughter,...
Soludo closes Onitsha Market for one week over sit-at-home defiance
Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has ordered the closure of Onitsha Main Market for one week after traders ignored the state government’s directive to disregard the Monday sit-at-home order. The governor issued the directive during an on-site visit to the market on Monday, accompanied by government officials and aides. He warned that the closure could be extended if traders...
Portable buys new multimillion-naira SUV after release from police custody
Controversial Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola, well known as Portable, has acquired a new Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV). Portable announced this via a video shared on his Instagram account on Monday, January 26, 2026. “Zazuu my God is bigger than anybody me I go become come somebody ZEHNATION many many inspiration,” he captioned the video. The latest development comes barely a few days...
Abuja teachers join JUAC strike
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), FCT Wing, has directed all primary and secondary school teachers in Abuja to join the ongoing strike initiated by the Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC). This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the State Chairman, Abdullahi Shafas; State Secretary, Margaret Jethro; and Publicity Secretary, Ibukun Adekeye. This strike commenced on Monday, January...
7 dead, power outage hits US as 24 states declare weather emergency
No fewer than 24 states, including Washington DC, have declared states of emergency due to the freezing conditions in the United States. States of emergency were declared in Washington DC, Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. Hundreds of...
Gunmen kidnap three daughters of Plateau Water Board MD
Suspected kidnappers have abducted three daughters of the Managing Director of the Plateau State Water Board, Engr. Apollos Samchi, following a late-night attack on his residence in Jos. The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday at the family’s home in the Rantya area of Jos South Local Government Area. A security source told Zagazola Makama that a distress call...
Fubara’s defection boosts party’s popularity in Rivers — APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the defection of Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has strengthened the party and increased its acceptance among the people of the state. The party made this known as committees constituted by the APC National Working Committee (NWC) concluded delegate congresses and party primaries ahead of the February 21 House of Assembly...
Police sergeant arrested over supply of rifle used in Nasarawa robbery
A serving police sergeant has been arrested for allegedly supplying an AK-47 rifle used in an armed robbery attack in Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Sources told Zagazola Makama that the arrest followed the apprehension of a robbery suspect, Justine Gbata, 30, of Doka Village, who was captured after gunmen attacked one Muhammad Danka of Ankoma Village and...
Police arrest principal, ex–vice principal over theft of school equipment in Katsina
Police in Katsina State have arrested the principal and a former vice principal of Government Secondary School, Shargalle, in Dutsi Local Government Area over the alleged theft of school property. Sources disclosed that the case, which has been transferred to the Anti-Kidnapping Unit for investigation, is linked to a reported break-in at the school on January 19, 2026, at about...
UK property fraud: AGF takes over Ozekhome’s trial
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has formally taken over the prosecution of senior lawyer Mike Ozekhome (SAN) in the alleged fraud charges brought against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Ozekhome was to be arraigned today by the ICPC in an Abuja High Court for alleged...
