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The elections for six Abuja area councils took place on Saturday, January 21, 2026, coinciding with by-elections in the Ahoada East II and Khana II state constituencies of Rivers State, along with the Kano Municipal and Ungogo constituencies in Kano State. Yet, reports of low voter turnouts rent the air. For many Nigerians, the act…
LONDON — Nigeria’s creative vanguard has secured a historic sweep at the 2026 BAFTA Awards, signaling a new era for African cinema. Leading the charge, Wunmi Mosaku clinched the Best Supporting Actress trophy for her compelling performance in the film “Sinners.” Simultaneously, the British Academy honored the sibling duo of Akinola Davies Jr. and Wale…
ABUJA — The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has approved the immediate nullification of 485 Area Council land documents. This decisive action follows a comprehensive verification exercise that exposed widespread forgery and administrative irregularities within the capital’s land database. The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) confirmed that these specific applications failed…
Riyom, Plateau State — Fresh violence erupted in Riyom Local Government Area on Sunday night, leaving at least ten residents dead and renewing fears across farming communities. Local sources confirmed that nine people were killed in Dorowa Babuje, while Jol recorded one fatality, during what appeared to be coordinated attacks lasting between 8:00 pm and…
Mounting congestion and administrative pressure at a major examination registration centre in Anambra State have drawn fresh concern from the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, who says candidates risk missing the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) through no fault of theirs. Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, raised the issue…
Popular Nigerian singer and songwriter Simisola Kosoko, professionally known as Simi, has responded to renewed scrutiny of her early social media posts. The attention followed her recent vocal opposition to sexual violence, which prompted social media users to resurface tweets she made between 2012 and 2013. In a statement released on Sunday, Simi clarified that…
Mexican security forces confirmed Sunday that Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera, the 59-year-old leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, was killed during a military operation in Tapalpa, Jalisco state. According to the Mexican army, Oseguera was wounded in a clash with soldiers and died while being transported to Mexico City. The raid also resulted in…
Suspended dust particles and advancing cloud systems are expected to shape weather conditions nationwide from Monday through Wednesday, as the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) forecasts widespread haze in the northern belt and thunderstorms across parts of the South. NiMet, in its official weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja, projected slight dust haze across…
Danang, Vietnam — Unauthorized drones forced the delay of 54 commercial flights at Danang International Airport last week, authorities confirmed. The incidents occurred during the Lunar New Year holiday, one of the busiest periods in Vietnam’s aviation calendar. Airport operations were significantly disrupted, forcing pilots into holding patterns while air traffic controllers assessed potential risk….
ABUJA — In a historic shift for public sector contracting, Nigeria has won a $6.2 million arbitration case against European Dynamics UK Ltd. The final ruling, delivered at the International Centre for Arbitration and Mediation in Abuja, relieves the nation of a ₦9.3 billion financial exposure. A sole arbitrator, Mrs. Funmi Roberts, dismissed the contractor’s…
