Court backs INEC on exclusion of LP candidates in FCT polls
The Federal High Court in Abuja has upheld the exclusion of candidates of the Labour Party (LP) from the forthcoming Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Delivering judgement on Wednesday, Justice Peter Lifu declined to grant an order compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to accept and publish the list of LP candidates for the February...
Wike appoints Sani Daura as SSA on protocol matters
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has approved the appointment of Mr. Sani Musa Daura as Senior Special Assistant on Protocol Matters. The appointment was announced in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Minister’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka. According to the statement, Daura is a seasoned civil servant with...
One dead as police nab lawyer after masquerade shooting in Rivers
Police operatives have apprehended a lawyer after a shooting during a masquerade display in Omoku, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. The Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. Iringe-Koko said the incident claimed one life, while eight others sustained gunshot injuries. Iringe-Koko said the incident occurred during...
Osimhen, Lookman, Bassey make AFCON 2025 best team
Super Eagles trio Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman, and Calvin Bassey have been included in the official Team of the Tournament for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) released the list on Wednesday, celebrating players who made the biggest impact across the competition. Osimhen was instrumental to Nigeria’s run, netting four goals and...
DSS summons Awujale nominees as kingmakers cancel meet-and-greet
The Awujale Kingmakers Council has cancelled a planned meet-and-greet earlier scheduled to hold at the Aafin Awujale, directing all Awujale nominees to report instead to the Department of State Services (DSS) office in Ijebu-Ode on Wednesday by 11:00 a.m. The directive was conveyed in a formal letter dated January 20, 2026, addressed to the leadership of the Fusengbuwa ruling house,...
Hilda Baci emerges as three-time Guinness World Record holder
Nigerian celebrity chef Hilda Baci has announced that she is now a three-time Guinness World Record holder, following confirmation that her September 2025 achievement also earned her an additional global title. Baci revealed on Tuesday via Instagram that her record-breaking feat for the largest serving of Nigerian-style jollof rice had simultaneously secured her the record for the largest serving of...
Court sacks Abure, orders INEC to recognise Nenadi Usman as Labour Party chair
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise the former Minister of Finance, Nenadi Usman, as the valid leader of the Labour Party (LP). The presiding judge, Justice Peter Lifu, gave the directive via a judgement delivered on Wednesday, January 21, 2026. Justice Lifu said the court relied on the April 4,...
Ogun govt stops Awujale selection process over rising security concerns
The Ogun State Government has stopped the selection process to fill the vacant stool of the Awujale of Ijebuland until further notice. The Ogun State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Ganiyu Hamzat, gave the directive via a letter addressed to the Chairman of Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area and dated January 20, 2026. Hamzat said the decision to stop the...
WEF 2026: Trump departs US for Davos with new plane
United States President Donald Trump resumed his trip to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday morning after an electrical issue forced his presidential plane to return to its air base. Trump and his entourage changed planes at Joint Base Andrews just outside Washington and took off again shortly after midnight (0500 GMT), about two-and-a-half hours after...
45-year-old gunman bags life imprisonment for killing Japan ex-PM
The 45-year-old gunman charged with killing Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment on Wednesday, January 21, 2026. The presiding judge, Shinichi Tanaka, declared the broad-daylight assassination "despicable and extremely malicious". The shooting more than three years ago forced a reckoning in Japan, a country with little experience of gun violence, and ignited scrutiny...
