Tonto Dikeh reconciles with ex-husband Churchill after 10-year feud
Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh has announced a reconciliation with her estranged husband, Olakunle Churchill, following over a decade of public disagreements and strained relations. Dikeh and Churchill were married in 2015 and had a son named King Andre. The couple divorced in 2017 following a highly publicised split. Their relationship was marked by intense accusations of abuse, infidelity, and fraud, with...
EPL: Bowen sets record as West Ham beat Sunderland
West Ham United forward Jarrod Bowen wrote himself into the club's history books while inspiring a rampant first-half display as they secured a vital 3-1 home victory over Sunderland on Saturday to inch closer to the Premier League safety zone. West Ham are 18th with 20 points from 23 games, two behind Nottingham Forest, who travel to Brentford on Sunday,...
Police arrest two vigilante leaders over Ibeto killing in Niger
The police have arrested two vigilante leaders in connection with a culpable homicide case reported in Ibeto, Niger State. The suspects, identified as Hambali Yahaya, the head of a local vigilante group, and Yusuf Madawaki, both residents of Ibeto, were taken into custody following investigations into the killing that occurred on January 16, 2026. Sources disclosed that the arrests were carried...
Trump threatens 100% tariff on Canada over deal with China
United States President Donald Trump has vowed to impose a 100% tariff on Canada if the country makes a trade deal with China. Trump, in a statement on Saturday, January 24, 2026, also warned Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney that a deal would endanger his country. Trump wrote on Truth Social: "China will eat Canada alive, completely devour it, including the...
Six arrested over alleged child abduction for ritual in Gombe
Six suspects have been arrested by security operatives in connection with the alleged abduction of a six-year-old boy, Habibu Appolos, from Nyuwar Village in Balanga Local Government Area of Gombe State. Sources said the child was reportedly abducted by unknown persons in August 2025. He was later found on January 22, 2026, in the custody of a 14-year-old girl, Zubaina Abubakar,...
Kaduna customs recorded 35% revenue growth in Q4 2025
The Kaduna Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced a strong revenue performance in the fourth quarter of 2025, generating ₦14.68 billion—an increase of 35 per cent compared to the same period in 2024. The Customs Area Controller (CAC), Comptroller Sa’ad Hassan, disclosed this on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, while presenting the Command’s performance scorecard during a...
Three feared dead in Nasarawa highway bus fire
At least three people are feared dead following a fatal road accident that occurred in the early hours of Friday along the Akwanga Highway in Nasarawa State. The incident reportedly happened at about 2:30 a.m. near Gidan Waya Village when a Hummer bus transporting passengers from Enugu to Bauchi lost control, veered off the road, and crashed into a large...
Uba Sani targets statewide water access in Kaduna
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has announced that water production in the state has increased from eight per cent to over 30 per cent in the last two and a half years, following a comprehensive overhaul of the water sector. The governor made this known when the management of the National Water Resources Institute (NWRI) paid him a courtesy visit. He...
NGX transactions decline by 23.6% as market closes week at N105.9trn
Investors traded 3.748 billion shares valued at N99.865 billion in 237,179 deals on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) during the week. This represented a decline from the 4.607 billion shares worth N130.636 billion exchanged in 263,439 deals in the previous week. As a result, transaction value on the Exchange fell by 23.6 per cent, with the market recording...
Multimillion-naira property destroyed as fire razes building in Ibadan
A fire has ravaged a residential building at Ifedapo Estate in the Amuloko area of Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, and destroyed properties worth millions of naira. The Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Services Agency, Moroof Akinwande, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday, January 24, 2026. Akinwande disclosed that the inferno which happened on Friday completely burnt...
