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A legal battle that wound its way through three tiers of Nigeria’s judiciary has finally reached a decisive conclusion, with the Supreme Court of Nigeria setting aside the majority ruling of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, and declaring Joshua Ishaku as the valid candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the 2026 Bwari…
Ohanaeze Ndi-Igbo Worldwide, Rivers State chapter, has firmly dismissed claims by former militant leader Asari Dokubo that Igbo people were attacking Northern Muslims in Rivers State, describing his widely circulated video as misleading, inciting, and factually unfounded. The President of Ohanaeze Ndi-Igbo Worldwide, Rivers State chapter, Livingstone Wechie, issued a statement in Port Harcourt…
Nigeria’s data protection authority has launched a formal investigation into Temu, the fast-growing Chinese e-commerce platform, over alleged violations of the country’s data protection law, raising fresh questions about how foreign digital platforms handle the personal information of millions of Nigerian users. The Nigeria Data Protection Commission confirmed the development on Monday, with its…
PRETORIA — The South African National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has officially charged three suspects in connection with the brutal murder of 22-year-old Nigerian e-hailing driver, Isaac Satlat. The suspects, identified as Dikeledi Tears Mphela, Goitsione Machidi, and McClaren Mushwana, appeared before the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court on Monday, February 16, 2026. This legal development follows a…
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate declined marginally to 15.10 per cent in January 2026, down from 15.15 per cent recorded in December 2025, according to the latest Consumer Price Index report released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday. The development defied earlier projections by analysts who had anticipated that Nigeria’s inflation could climb…
Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, experienced a significant service disruption on Monday, leaving tens of thousands of users unable to access the platform via both its mobile app and website across multiple continents. The platform, formerly known as Twitter before its rebranding under Musk’s ownership, reportedly failed to load for many users, with…
Nigeria’s senior national football team, the Super Eagles, will confront Jordan in an international friendly match scheduled for Amman during the March 23–31 FIFA international window. The Nigerian Television Authority reported on Monday that the encounter will represent the first senior-level meeting between the two nations and serves as part of Jordan’s preparatory programme…
The United States government has frozen the assets and properties of several Nigerians accused of affiliation with Islamic extremist groups Boko Haram and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, as well as individuals implicated in cybercrime-related offences and other security threats. The sanctions were detailed in a 3,000-page document updated by the…
The Federal Government has instituted criminal charges against former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, over allegations of unlawful interception of phone communications belonging to the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. The charge, marked C2/99/2026 and dated February 16, 2026, lists the Federal Republic of Nigeria as complainant and El-Rufai as defendant, according to court…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed Nigeria’s dedication to the prompt implementation of the revitalised peace agreement in South Sudan, while calling for the immediate and unconditional release of the country’s First Vice President, Riek Machar, and other detained opposition leaders. The commitment was conveyed in a statement issued on Monday by Stanley Nkwocha,…
