Man City agree deal to sign Guehi from Crystal Palace
Premier League side Manchester City have agreed a deal in principle to sign Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi as they battle a defensive crisis. Guehi was close to joining Liverpool on transfer deadline day in September 2025 before the move collapsed. Other clubs reportedly interested in the 25-year-old England defender, including Bayern Munich, were understood to be targeting a move at...
Glasner to leave Crystal Palace at end of the season
Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner on Friday confirmed that he will leave the Premier League club when his contract expires at the end of the season. Glasner made this known at a press conference ahead of Palace's trip to Sunderland on Saturday. The Austrian led the Eagles to their first major trophy by winning the FA Cup last season. Glasner, who also...
Indefinite strike looms in FCTA over unresolved staff grievances
Workers under the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) have declared an indefinite strike scheduled to commence on Monday, January 19, 2026, over unresolved labour issues. The strike was announced by the Joint Union Action Congress (JUAC), which directed all categories of workers within the Federal Capital Territory to withdraw their services. In a notice obtained by SaharaReporters, JUAC said the action...
DSS frees kidnapped pastors, busts arms couriers in joint Niger–Kaduna operation
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have rescued two pastors and a church member who were abducted by suspected bandits while travelling through Kaduna State. The victims—Rev. Idi Buhari, Emmanuel Jacob and Suleiman Adamu—were kidnapped on January 9, 2026, in the Gwagwada area of Chikun Local Government Area. They were reportedly on their way through Kugosi to Sarkin...
Shettima departs Abuja for Guinea-Conakry president’s inauguration
Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja to represent President Bola Tinubu at President Mamadi Doumbouya's inauguration in Guinea-Conakry. Shettima is also billed to attend the 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, after his participation in the presidential inauguration in Guinea-Conakry. The vice president will represent Tinubu at the inauguration of President Doumbouya following his election...
No casualty in Ikorodu classroom collapse ― Lagos govt
The Lagos State Government has confirmed the collapse of a bungalow classroom block at Odo-Kekere High School in the Ikorodu area of the state, saying no casualty was recorded in the incident. The Chairman of the Special Committee on Rehabilitation of Public Schools (SCRPS) in Lagos State, Hakeem Smith, made this known via a statement issued on Friday, January 16,...
Plateau Imam who hid 300 Christians from killers dies at 92
Abdullahi Abubakar, the respected Muslim cleric celebrated for protecting Christians during the 2018 communal attacks in Plateau State, has passed away at the age of 92. Abubakar, the chief imam of Nghar village in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, earned widespread admiration for opening his mosque and home to hundreds of people fleeing violence by armed attackers. During the deadly crisis...
Stanbic, GTCO, First HoldCo, United Capital to raise N549bn after SEC rule
Nigeria’s leading financial groups, including Stanbic IBTC, GTCO, First HoldCo and United Capital, may be required to raise a combined N549 billion in fresh capital following a new directive by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) linking fund managers’ minimum capital to their assets under management (AuM). In a recent circular, the SEC announced that fund managers overseeing portfolios above...
Supreme Court upholds Sule Lamido’s son conviction over undeclared $40,000
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Aminu Sule Lamido, son of former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido, and upheld his conviction for failing to declare foreign currency at an airport. Aminu was found guilty of falsely declaring the amount of money he carried while travelling out of Nigeria. He was arrested on December 11, 2012, by operatives of...
NDA, EFCC, 18 other MDAs budget N6.6bn for generator fuel in 2026
Security and law-enforcement agencies account for the bulk of the N6.626 billion budgeted by 20 federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) for generator and plant fuel in Nigeria’s 2026 fiscal year, an analysis of budget data has shown. The figures highlight the continued dependence of federal institutions on diesel- and petrol-powered generators amid persistent electricity supply challenges nationwide. The Economic and...
