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In an effort at enhancing the recent security deal with the United States of America (USA), President Bola Tinubu last Sunday February 8, 2026 received a high-level delegation from the United States military at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The delegation was led by the Commander of the United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM), General Dagvin R. Anderson, and included the Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria, Mr. Keith Heffern, along with other senior officials. The visit was confirmed in a statement by the Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Mr. Dada Olusegun, who said President Bola…
Partial compliance today greeted Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s cancellation order of the Mondays sit at home action across the South East region of Nigeria which had crumbled businesses in the last five years. Our Correspondent who is monitoring the order across the region reports that normalcy is gradually returning to the region as schools, markets and businesses across major cities in the zone reopened today, Monday, February 9, 2026. This is coming on the heels of the final and absolute cancellation of the controversial Monday “sit-at-home” order by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). South East Region of Nigeria According to him,…
It’s now confirmed that Iconic Gospel Music Singer, Ron Kenoly is now singing his melodious gospel music to angels in heaven. His death was confirmed on Monday, February 2, 2026, with tributes pouring in from gospel artistes across the world. He was 81 years old. Gospel Music Artist, Ron Kenoly Renowned Nigerian Gospel Music Artist, Nathaniel Bassey took to his Instagram handle to mourn the icon, describing Kenoly as a major influence on his journey. “Dr Ron Kenoly crosses to yonder side. Thank you for inspiring generations of Psalmists like me. I grew up on these songs. And today, others…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, South West Nigeria has declared that there are no more vagabonds in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), an apparent reference to his estranged political friend, Chief Nyesom Wike, the immediate past governor of Rivers state and current FCT Minister and his supporters. The governor, who made the declaration last Tuesday while unveiling the Oyo State PDP headquarters in Ibadan, the state capital stated that those who wielded undue influence within the party and whom he described as ‘vagabonds’ have been expelled from the party, adding that the party was now free of internal disruption.…
The final showdown between FCT Minister, Chief Nyesom Wike and the FCT Workers may take place on Tuesday February 3, 2025 as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) FCT Council has officially ordered a massive mobilization of its members for a protest.They have been ordered to mobilize workers for a massive protest scheduled for Tuesday, February 3, 2026 to demand for the full resolution of their demands and if possible, sack of the minister. The planned massive protest, expected to draw about 30,000 workers, aims to draw attention to workers grievances and push for concrete actions from the government is said…
Legendary Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti will today make history as the first African artist to receive a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. The Recording Academy announced that the late “King of Afrobeat” will be honoured at the 2026 Grammy Awards, almost three decades after his death. The recognition is coming as a symbolic moment, considering Fela’s long-standing criticism of Western power structures and the global music establishment during his lifetime. The award will be presented at the Special Merit Awards Ceremony today Saturday, January 31, 2025 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, a day before the main 68th Grammy Awards ceremony.…
It has been revealed that Nigerians consume 6.84 million litres of sachet water daily, amounting to 2.5 billion litres in the year 2025. The revelation was made by the Director-General of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Prof. Innocent Barikor on Tuesday January 27, 2025 in Abuja at the inception meeting of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Child Project 11193, titled “Circular Solutions to Plastic Pollution in Nigeria”. Bags of Pure water Prof Barikor who said that this staggering volume of sachet water, also known as pure water was produced by over 32,000 manufacturers nationwide also added…
More than 197 femicide deaths were recorded in Nigeria between January and December 2025, according to a recent DOHS Cares Foundation’s femicide report. According to the report, the 2025 figures show a sharp increase of about 30% from 2024, when 133 Nigerian women and girls lost their lives to gender-based violence, indicating that femicide deaths in the country are on the rise. Gender Base Violence (GBV) in Nigeria Details of the findings of the report were published on the foundation’s tracker dashboard, which collates data on suspected femicide cases across the country. Unlike homicide, femicide is the killing of women…
The troubles confronting immediate past governor of Rivers State and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Chief Nyesom Wike appears unending as he battles them frontally like a besieged commander. Smarting out of the impeachment saga in his home state of Rivers, where he’s embroiled in a political supremacy battle with his political godson successor, Governor Siminalayi Fubara to a victory at the National Industrial Court on Tuesday where he successfully obtained an injunction against striking workers in the FCT. President Tinubu But the Court of Appeal has turned that victory into a pyrrhic one as it has…
For the second time in less than three years, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu briefly stumbled and fell during a ceremonial march-past organised in his honour at the parade ground in Ankara, capital of Turkey on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. The first time was in June 2024 when the President slipped and fell at an official event to mark 25 years of democracy in Nigeria. President Tinubu Then, the president, aged 72, fell as he climbed down the steps on a vehicle meant to take him around Eagle Square in Abuja. He had to be helped back to his feet by…