WAFCON 2026: Super Falcons to face Zambia, Malawi, Egypt in Group C
Defending champions, the Super Falcons of Nigeria, have been drawn in Group C of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) alongside Zambia, Malawi, and Egypt. The draw ceremony was held in Morocco on Thursday. The tournament has been scheduled to run from March 17 to April 3, as Group C will be played at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in...
Oil price falls to $63.55
Oil prices fell on Friday, January 16, 2026, extending losses from the previous session, as concerns about supply risks eased after the likelihood of a United States strike on Iran receded. Brent was down 21 cents, or 0.3%, to $63.55 per barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate fell 15 cents, or 0.3%, to $59.04 per barrel at 0418 GMT. Both Brent...
₦110.4bn fraud: EFCC presents fresh bank evidence in Yahaya Bello trial
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday tendered additional bank records in the ongoing trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, over an alleged ₦110.4 billion fraud. The trial, before Justice Maryanne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja, continued with the prosecution presenting more documentary evidence through bank officials summoned as witnesses. Bello...
Atiku reacts to son’s defection to APC
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has responded to the decision of his son, Abubakar Atiku Abubakar, popularly known as Abba, to defect from the opposition to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Abba was formally received into the APC on Thursday at the National Assembly Complex by the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, alongside other party leaders...
Family feud at wedding claims one life in Yobe
A family dispute that erupted during a wedding ceremony in Kayari village, Fune Local Government Area of Yobe State, has resulted in the death of one person, with several others sustaining injuries. The incident occurred at about 6:30 p.m. on January 13 at the residence of Wakili Sumaye, where a fight broke out between members of the Manu and Ibrahim...
Equities market declines as profit-taking wipes off ₦457bn
The Nigerian equities market on Thursday reversed gains recorded in the previous session, as investors lost about ₦457 billion following widespread profit-taking. The decline came after 23 consecutive bullish trading sessions and was largely driven by sell-offs in stocks such as McNicholas, Caverton Offshore Support Group, Ikeja Hotel, FTN Cocoa Processors, Neimeth International Pharmaceutical and several others. Specifically, the market capitalisation...
Alaafin absent as Makinde appoints Olubadan as Oyo Obas’ council chairman
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has appointed the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, as the chairman of the newly inaugurated Oyo State Council of Obas and Chiefs, 15 years after it was last constituted. Makinde inaugurated the council at the House of Chiefs, State Secretariat in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, on Thursday, January 15, 2026. About 30 traditional...
Court dissolves marriage of police officers over domestic violence, infidelity
A Grade A Customary Court sitting at Mapo, Ibadan, has dissolved the 30-year marriage between two police officers, Gladys Faniyi and her husband, Abayomi Faniyi, over allegations of domestic violence and infidelity. Delivering judgment on Thursday, the court’s President, Mrs S. M. Akintayo, said the marriage was terminated in the interest of peace, noting that both parties no longer wished...
Fire destroys military checkpoint in Yobe
A fire outbreak on Thursday afternoon razed eight shelter rooms and a mosque at a military checkpoint along Gombe Road in Potiskum Local Government Area of Yobe State. One military personnel sustained injuries in the incident. Eyewitnesses said the fire was first noticed at about 1:30 pm when thick smoke began billowing from the checkpoint, prompting residents and security personnel to...
Atiku’s son defects to APC, vows support for Tinubu’s second term
Abubakar Atiku Abubakar, son of former Vice President and 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has defected from the PDP to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), pledging to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. The defection was formally announced on Thursday at the National Assembly, where Abubakar, popularly known as Abba, was...
