Contractors block finance ministry over unpaid debts
Tension erupted on Monday at the Federal Ministry of Finance headquarters in Abuja as protesting indigenous contractors blocked the main entrance, preventing the Minister of State for Finance, Doris Uzoka-Anite, from accessing the complex. The protesters, under the umbrella of the All Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria (AICAN), barricaded the gate to protest what they described as the Federal Government’s...
Police arrest suspect over death of singer Destiny Boy
The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of one suspect in connection with the death of popular singer Adesina Afeez, popularly known as Destiny Boy. The police disclosed that the case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Homicide Section, for a thorough investigation. The Police Public Relations Officer, Babaseyi Oluseyi, said the command had commenced...
Troops arrest three suspected ISWAP recruitment agents in Borno
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested three suspected recruitment agents of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Banki town, Borno State. Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the suspects were apprehended on January 17 following actionable intelligence provided by the Banki District Head. According to the sources, intelligence operatives were deployed to the area on a covert mission...
Kano gov meets Tinubu at Aso Rock amid defection
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on Monday met with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, fuelling renewed speculation over his possible defection from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Yusuf, dressed in his trademark white babanriga and red Kwankwasiyya cap, was seen heading to the President’s office at about 4:13 pm,...
FCTA: 10 of 14 workers’ demands met, urges end to strike
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has said that 10 out of the 14 demands presented by striking workers have been met, while efforts are ongoing to address the remaining four. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Monday by the Senior Special Assistant to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Public Communications and Social...
‘My role model’: Otedola lauds Chagoury on GCON Honour
The Chairman of FirstHoldCo Plc, Femi Otedola, has congratulated Nigerian-Lebanese billionaire businessman, Ambassador Gilbert Chagoury, on his conferment with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) by President Bola Tinubu, describing the honour as well deserved. Otedola, in a statement on Monday, January 19, 2026, lauded Chagoury as a role model, mentor, and visionary leader whose life...
Police bust child trafficking ring, rescue 8-year-old boy in Nasarawa
The police in Nasarawa State have dismantled a suspected child trafficking syndicate and rescued an eight-year-old boy allegedly sold for ₦3 million. The breakthrough followed intelligence received on January 14 indicating that a missing child, identified as Jeremiah Bikwo, was in protective custody at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) of the Abia State Police Command. During interrogation, the child reportedly...
Man bags life imprisonment for raping wife’s 6-year-old niece
The Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court sitting in the Ikeja area of Lagos State has sentenced a man, Olumuyiwa Adjoto, to double life imprisonment for defiling his wife’s six-year-old niece. Delivering judgement on Monday, January 19, 2026, the presiding judge, Justice Rahman Oshodi, held that the prosecution successfully proved beyond reasonable doubt, two counts out of the three count...
Sanwo-Olu signs ₦4.4trn Lagos 2026 budget into law
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has signed the ₦4.4 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill into law. The signing ceremony was held on Monday at the Conference Room of Lagos House, Alausa Secretariat, Ikeja. The Lagos State House of Assembly had earlier passed the budget, tagged the “Budget of Shared Prosperity,” in January, approving the appropriation of ₦4,444,509,776,438 for the 2026 fiscal year. Dignitaries...
Super Eagles climb to 26th in FIFA ranking
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have surged to 26th position in the latest FIFA World Ranking released on Monday, recording a remarkable 12-place jump. The Super Eagles climbed from 38th following an impressive outing at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco, where they won the bronze medal. Nigeria is now the third-best team in Africa, behind AFCON finalists Senegal, ranked...
