Liam Rosenior to be appointed new Chelsea coach
Strasbourg manager Liam Rosenior is set to be the next head coach of Premier League side Chelsea. Rosenior will meet the Chelsea sporting leadership team on Monday, with a view to replacing Enzo Maresca, who left Stamford Bridge on January 1. Strasbourg President Marc Keller and sporting director David Weir are also flying to London for talks with BlueCo, who own...
Gombe farmers raise the alarm over rising Hippo attacks
Farmers in Hinna Community, Yamaltu-Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State have raised serious concerns about increasing attacks by hippopotamuses on their farms, resulting in significant crop losses and threats to lives. Mr Zakari Ladan, head of farmers in the community, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the growing hippo population — now estimated at more than 40 animals...
55-year-old man impregnates 15-year-old girl in Ondo
Police operatives have apprehended a 55-year-old man, Ademola Joshua, over an alleged grievous case of incest and sexual abuse in the Ilara-Mokin area of Ondo State. The Ondo State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, who announced this in a statement on Monday, January 5, 2026, said the man allegedly impregnated a 15-year-old girl in the state. Jimoh explained that...
Maduro arrives in New York court for drug trafficking trial
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday appeared before a New York court on drug trafficking charges after being seized along with his wife and taken out of Caracas by United States military personnel. Maduro, 63, faces narcotrafficking charges along with his wife, who was also seized and taken out of Caracas in the shock US assault on Saturday, which involved...
NNPC subsidiaries’ debt surges 70% to N30.3trn
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited is facing mounting financial pressure as debts owed by its subsidiaries and related entities climbed sharply to N30.30tn in 2024, representing a 70 per cent increase from N17.78tn in 2023. The rise in inter-company receivables was revealed in the company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024. The figures have raised concerns...
Low turnout as Osun council workers resume after 11-month stall
Local government workers in Osun State returned to their offices on Monday after nearly 11 months of a sit-at-home order, but turnout was noticeably low across several council areas. It was observed that the secretariats only had a handful of staff on duty, with a heavy police presence reported at most locations visited. At the Olorunda Local Government headquarters, about 30...
‘That’s enough’: Greenland PM reacts to Trump threats
Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen has reacted to United States President Donald Trump's calls that the Danish territory should become part of the U.S. United States' military intervention in Venezuela has reignited fears for Greenland, which Trump has repeatedly said he wants to annex, given its strategic location in the Arctic. While aboard Air Force One en route to Washington on...
Troops recover 13 AK-47 rifles, grenades in Taraba operation
Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke have recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition during an intelligence-led operation in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State. In a statement posted on the Nigerian Army’s X handle, Acting Media Information Officer, Lieutenant Ahmad Zubairu, said the operation followed credible intelligence on the movement of an associate of suspected criminal leader, John...
Yobe boat mishap death toll rises to 29
The death toll from Saturday’s boat mishap which occurred in Nguru Local Government Area of Yobe State has risen from 25 earlier announced by the state government to 29. The Executive Secretary of the Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (YOSEMA), Dr Mohammad Goje, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, January 5, 2026. Goje said four additional bodies were recovered from...
Makinde sacks SSG, names replacement in cabinet reshuffle
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has relieved the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Olanike Adeyemo, of her appointment with immediate effect. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Dr Sulaimon Olanrewaju, announced this in a statement issued on Monday, January 5, 2026. Olanrewaju said Adeyemo has been replaced by Prof. Musibau Babatunde. Olanrewaju disclosed that Seun Ashamu has been...
