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KANO — A devastating inferno has consumed the Fatima Simra Multi-Purpose Market in the Dakata industrial district, marking the second major commercial disaster to hit Kano State in less than a week. The blaze, which reportedly ignited around 4:00 AM on Friday, February 20, 2026, decimated no fewer than 50 shops specializing in oil production…
Nigeria’s anti-corruption dragnet tightened Wednesday around former Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai, following a dramatic inter-agency handover in Abuja. Operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission took him into custody shortly after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission released him. The sequence capped three days of questioning at the EFCC headquarters. Sources confirmed the former governor…
JERUSALEM — Israel’s far-right Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, has vowed to implement policies aimed at prompting Palestinians to leave the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Speaking at a Religious Zionism Party event on Tuesday, Smotrich framed the strategy as an essential step toward eliminating what he described as the prospect of an “Arab terror state.”…
UYO — Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi has officially declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election under the banner of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Speaking at a high-profile conference in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, the 2023 Labour Party standard-bearer confirmed his departure from his previous political home. Obi cited persistent leadership…
UYO — Governor Umo Eno has categorically dismissed renewed efforts by Cross River State to reclaim 76 offshore oil wells, describing the move as “political propaganda” devoid of legal merit. Speaking at the Victor Attah International Airport on Sunday, February 15, 2026, the Governor asserted that two existing Supreme Court judgments provide an irrevocable seal…
United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has urged Nigeria to spearhead Africa’s campaign for a restructured global order, positioning the country as a strategic driver of continental influence and economic transformation. Guterres made the call during a high-level bilateral meeting with Vice President Kashim Shettima on the sidelines of the 39th African Union Summit in Addis…
YENAGOA — A mid-morning explosion shattered the relative calm of the Bayelsa State Civil Service Secretariat today as an aggrieved contractor detonated an improvised explosive device (IED). The suspect, identified as 60-year-old Pentecost Elijah from Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, reportedly triggered the blast to protest unpaid debts owed by the state government. Police operatives…
TRIPOLI — A horrific maritime disaster off the Libyan coast has claimed the lives of dozens of African migrants, including several Nigerians. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) confirmed on Monday that a rubber dinghy carrying 55 people capsized north of Zuwara. Early reports indicate that at least 53 individuals are either dead or missing…
ENUGU — The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has apprehended a sales representative for allegedly diverting over N70 million. Investigators linked the suspect, Ibekwe Izuchukwu Emmanuel, to a massive financial heist at Prince OJ Global Services. The anti-graft agency also arrested a Point of Sale (POS) operator for his alleged involvement. This accomplice, Miracle…
The political landscape in Abia State underwent a significant tremor over the weekend as a former federal lawmaker led over 200 supporters into the Labour Party (LP). This mass defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) occurred during a formal reception ceremony held in Umuahia. The defectors cited the visionary leadership of Governor Alex Otti…
