Month: January 2026

Journalist and public affairs commentator Muhammad Mahdi Shehu has announced his acquittal by a Federal High Court sitting in Kano, sharing the outcome in a post on his verified X account on Monday. According to the post, the court on January 19, 2026, upheld a no-case submission and discharged and acquitted Shehu and his company, […]
Federal High Court acquits Mahdi Shehu of six charges

Troops of the Joint Task Force North East, operating under Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have continued their offensive against insurgents, achieving significant gains in the ongoing Operation DESERT SANITY with the clearance of several terrorist camps in the Timbuktu Triangle. In a statement issued on Sunday, January 18, the Media Information Officer of OPHK, Lt. […]
Nigerian troops overrun terrorist strongholds in North-East, repel drone attacks

A prosecution witness, Umar Babangida, on Monday told an Abuja court that Dr Olu Agunloye, did not exceed former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s financial directive in the award of the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power project. He added that former President Obasanjo directed that no minister was permitted to approve contracts worth more than N25 million without express, […]
Alleged $6bn fraud: Agunloye never exceeded Obasanjo’s financial directive – Witness

Former Kaduna Central senator, Shehu Sani, has stated that politics in Kano State has been hot since 1979. Sani said defections in political parties across Nigeria have been seamless except in Kano State. Posting on Facebook, the former lawmaker wrote: “All the defections in the country have been seamless and easy except that of Kano. […]
Gov Yusuf defection: Kano politics has been hot since 1979 – Shehu Sani

Days after a former governor of Enugu State, His Excellency Okwesilieze Nwodo boasted that the African Democratic Congress, ADC, will shock many politicians in the South-East in 2027, the party has declared he is not a card carrying member. DAILY POST reported that Nwodo had while recalling the impact of the Obidient Movement in 2023, […]
2027: Crisis hits Enugu ADC as stakeholders battle Nwodo, others

Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has called for closer collaboration between security agencies and traditional rulers to tackle emerging threats and prevent crime in the state. Speaking at an expanded State Security Council meeting on Monday at the Government House, Bauchi, the governor said security is central to governance, urging stakeholders to adopt a preventive […]
Bauchi governor seeks stronger security collaboration to curb crime

Super Eagles midfielder, Alex Iwobi, has told the Confederation of African Football, CAF, that he does not agree with the idea of a third-place game at the Africa Cup of Nations. Even though Nigeria won a penalty shootout against Egypt to finish third at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, Iwobi is unsure about how […]
AFCON 2025: No need for third-place playoff – Iwobi sends message to CAF

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged members of the Paediatric Association of Nigeria, PAN, to remain compassionate and committed advocates for children. Obasanjo made the remarks while playing host to the members of the executive council of the association led by the President, Dr Ekanem Ekure in Abeokuta on Monday. The former president who assured […]
I will not stop supporting children – Obasanjo

Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, Chief Tony Okocha, has formally flagged off the party’s electronic registration (e-registration) exercise. The flag-off ceremony, held at the APC Rivers State Secretariat, drew a large turnout, including members of the State Working Committee, trained coordinators, and registration trainees from all 23 Local Government Areas […]
Rivers APC chairman flags off e-registration exercise

The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has announced that 10 of the 14 demands raised by striking workers have been met, while efforts are ongoing to address the remaining four. In a statement on Monday, Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Public Communications and Social Media, said FCTA officials have held […]
FCTA: 10 of 14 Workers’ demands met, others to be addressed