January 15 now Armed Forces celebration, remembrance day — DHQ
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced that the annual January 15 event to honour Nigeria’s military personnel will now be officially called “Armed Forces Celebration and Remembrance Day”, instead of the former title, “Armed Forces Remembrance Day.” In a statement on Thursday, Major General Samaila Uba, Director of Defence Information, explained that the Federal Government approved the change to better...
Listed companies: Nigerian stock market ranked 3rd in Africa
The Nigerian stock market has been ranked third-highest in Africa by the number of listed companies. The Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) disclosed this via its 2025 Africa Markets Report released on Thursday, January 8, 2026. The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has 156 listed companies, ranking behind Egypt’s Stock Exchange with 245 listings and South Africa’s Johannesburg Stock Exchange...
Tinubu applauds NGX N100trn milestone, urges Nigerians to invest more locally
President Bola Tinubu has commended corporate Nigeria, investors, and other stakeholders in the Nigerian capital market for surpassing the historic N100 trillion market capitalisation on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX). Describing the achievement as a “new economic reality and rejuvenation,” President Tinubu said the milestone reflects the growing confidence of investors in Nigeria’s economy. He urged Nigerians to deepen their investments locally,...
‘It’s tough for me’: Anthony Joshua pays tribute to friends killed in Ogun road crash
Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has paid a heartfelt tribute to his two friends who were killed in a car crash on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway in Ogun State. Joshua was released from hospital on New Year's Eve after sustaining minor injuries in the fatal incident that took the lives of Sina Ghami and Latif 'Latz' Ayodele. The pair had travelled...
Tinubu delivers historic Bodo-Bonny road, ending dangerous travel — Wike
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has praised President Bola Tinubu for ending decades of dangerous river crossings and costly air travel to Bonny Island in Rivers State with the completion of the Bodo-Bonny Road. Wike spoke on Thursday during a “thank you” visit to Bonny Local Government Area, following the opening of the 37.8-kilometre Bodo-Bonny Road, which...
Rivers crisis deepens as Speaker threatens mass resignation over Fubara impeachment
The Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martins Amaewhule, has said it would be better for all lawmakers in the state to resign than remain in office without the power to uphold the Constitution. Amaewhule made the remark during plenary on Thursday amid the ongoing political crisis in the state, insisting that the situation was being wrongly portrayed...
Odumegwu-Ojukwu secures release of Nigerian Pastor detained in Benin Republic
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has secured the release of a Nigerian citizen, Pastor Benjamin Egbaji, who had been incarcerated in the Republic of Benin for over two years. Egbaji, a businessman and cleric from Cross River State, was accused of various offences and initially detained under what officials described as dehumanising conditions in a...
NYSC warns institutions against mobilising unqualified graduates
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has warned Corps Producing Institutions (CPIs) against uploading the data of unqualified graduates into its mobilisation system, stressing that offenders will face sanctions. The warning was issued by the Director-General of the NYSC, Brigadier-General Nafiu Olakunle, during the opening of the 2026 Batch “A” Pre-Mobilisation Workshop in Abuja. The workshop was themed “Enhancing Service Delivery...
Ondo PDP chair: No single party can unseat Tinubu in 2027, we must form alliance
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State, Modupe Aisida, has called on opposition parties to form alliance with PDP in order to unseat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general election. Speaking in Akure, the capital of Ondo State, on Thursday, January 8, 2026, Aisida said no single political party can defeat Tinubu in the 2027 presidential...
Female lawyer found dead on Abuja road
The lifeless body of an Abuja-based female lawyer, Princess Chigbo Mediatrix, has been discovered along the Kubwa Expressway in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This comes barely four days after the body of a nurse with the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in the Jabi area of Abuja, Chinemerem Chuwumeziem, was found by the roadside in the FCT. While details of the...
