January 28
Nigeria: Three to Die By Hanging for Conspiracy, Armed Robbery in Ekiti
An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced three persons to death by hanging. Read more »
Nigeria: Gov Yusuf Will Regret Leaving Us - Kwankwaso
Former Presidential Candidate and leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, says he is convinced that Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, and… Read more »
Nigeria: NNPC Pushes Petrol Price to N835 Per Litre in Lagos, N839 in Abuja
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has adjusted the pump price of petrol upward, selling the product at N835 per litre in Lagos and N839 per litre in Abuja. Read more »
Nigeria: Questions As National Grid Collapses 3 Times in 1 Month
Nigeria's electricity grid yesterday recorded its third collapse in a month. Read more »
Nigeria: APC Receives Mutfwang, Assures Him of Re-Election
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday formally received Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, into the party, assuring him of full support ahead of the 2027 governorship… Read more »
Nigeria: Adeleke to APC LG Chairs - Your Self-Awarded Tenure Ended in 2025
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has warned chairmen of local governments elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to vacate council secretariats, saying… Read more »
Nigeria: Constituents Move to Deny Niger Rep 6th-Term Return
Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), under the aegis of the Wushishi, Mariga, Kontagora and Mashegu Alliance for Good Governance, have called on Niger State… Read more »
West Africa: Nigeria Under Tinubu Worse Than Military Regime - Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's administration as more damaging to Nigeria's national life than any military regime. Read more »
Nigeria: What Tinubu Told Us Ahead of Gov Yusuf's Defection - Barau
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has revealed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu directed All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders in Kano State to fully… Read more »
Nigeria: Trade Boost in Kano As FG Commissions Economic City
The Federal Government has commissioned Phases One and Two of the Economic City Bichi Road in Kano State, describing the project as a strategic intervention aimed at boosting… Read more »
Nigeria: DMO Allots N1.54trn in January Bond Auction, Overshoots N900bn
The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has allotted a total of N1.54 trillion at its January 2026 bond auction, significantly exceeding the N900 billion initially offered. Read more »
Nigeria: Aviation Unions Demand Reversal of Enugu Airport
Leading unions in Nigeria's aviation industry have kicked against the concession of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA), Enugu, describing the process as opaque and… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos, MTN to Redevelop Obalende Under-Bridge to Bus Park
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the transformation of the Obalende bus stop into a modern bus transport hub that will transform the Obalende loop, underbridge… Read more »
Nigeria: Strike Continues, Fcta Workers Tell Wike
The face-off between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike and the striking workers of the FCT Administration (FCTA) deepened Tuesday as the latter vowed to… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's New Economic Model to Drive Higher GDP Figures - Impi
The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI), a policy group, said the new economic model deployed by the President Bola Tinubu administration is bound to drive the country's… Read more »
Nigeria: Kano Prioritises Rural Infrastructure Dev't - Commissioner
The Kano State Government said it is intensifying efforts to provide basic infrastructure across the state's 44 local government areas to address long-standing developmental gaps… Read more »
Nigeria: Awujale - Ogun Gov Urged to Reconstitute Kingmakers' Council
Members of the Osugbo Society in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, have called on the state governor, Dapo Abiodun, to reconstitute the council of kingmakers (Afobajes) to ensure transparency… Read more »
Nigeria: NEDC Official, Associate Remanded Over Alleged N5bn Contract Fraud
An FCT High Court has remanded the project coordinator of the Northeast Development Commission (NEDC), Alhaji Danjuma Mohammed, and his associate, Prince Chibuike Echem, over… Read more »
Nigeria: CSO Seeks Tinubu's Intervention in FCT Crisis
A civil society group, the Peoples Alliance for Indigenous Rights (PAIR), has said that governance is failing in the nation's capital and called for immediate intervention by… Read more »
Nigeria: Sit-At-Home - Traders Protest Onitsha Market Closure
Traders at the Onitsha Main Market, Anambra State, on Tuesday staged a protest against the one-week closure of the market ordered by Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo. The traders… Read more »
January 27
Morocco/Senegal: Senegal PM Downplays Football Row, Says Morocco Ties Strong
Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko said yesterday in Rabat that ties with Morocco were "stronger than emotion", days after chaotic scenes erupted when the two nations faced… Read more »
Nigeria: Emirates, Air Peace Operationalise Interline Agreement
Building on their existing partnership, UAE-based international airline, Emirates and Air Peace, West Africa's largest airline, have activated a bilateral interline agreement,… Read more »
Nigeria: Coup - Indicted Officers Face Death Penalty
No fewer than 16 military officers indicted for plotting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu are facing capital punishment ranging from life imprisonment to death penalty, Daily… Read more »
Nigeria: President Bola Tinubu's State Visit to Turkey - the Quick Wins
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, arrived in Ankara, the state capital of Türkiye, to commence a historic state visit. On Tuesday, before a grand reception at the Presidential… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Stumbles, Falls in Turkey
President Bola Tinubu missed his step briefly and fell in Ankara, capital of Turkey, on Tuesday. Read more »










