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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…
A Nigerian woman, Oluranti Olufunmilayo Esther Akinyemi, has died in the United Kingdom less than a day after arriving for her son’s graduation ceremony. Family sources confirmed she suffered cardiac arrest shortly after landing. Relatives said she arrived in the UK on February 11. She reportedly collapsed during the night and was rushed to the…
The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office has sealed a public toilet on Savage Street, Ebute Metta, for allegedly channeling untreated sewage into a public drain. Officials shut the facility on Wednesday after inspectors confirmed the discharge. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, announced the enforcement action on Thursday. He said operators deliberately…
ABUJA — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed a high-stakes Executive Order effectively stripping the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) of its power to deduct a staggering 60% of oil revenues at source. The directive, formally gazetted on February 13, 2026, as Executive Order No. 9, eliminates the controversial 30% management fee and the…
ABUJA — The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has officially triggered the countdown for a total structural overhaul of the nation’s telecommunications framework. In a statement released on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, the commission fixed March 20 as the terminal date for stakeholders to submit inputs on the National Telecommunications Policy (NTP) review. This move seeks…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has directed anti-corruption agencies to station personnel at polling units during Saturday’s Federal Capital Territory Area Council elections, with orders to make immediate arrests of anyone caught buying or selling votes. INEC Chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, delivered the warning at a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, describing…
LAGOS — Nigeria’s para-badminton sensation, Eniola Bolaji, has achieved a historic milestone by climbing to the World No. 1 spot in the women’s SL3 category. The Badminton World Federation (BWF) confirmed her ascent in the latest global rankings released on Tuesday, February 17, 2026. Bolaji secured the summit with an impressive haul of 63,950 points,…
The Kano State Government has directed the immediate closure of all entertainment centres across the state for the duration of the Ramadan fasting period, a move aimed at creating what authorities describe as a morally conducive environment for Muslim observance. The announcement was made on Tuesday by Abdullahi Sulaiman, Public Relations Officer of the…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned until April 30 the trial of Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, former Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, on charges of official corruption and abuse of office, following the presiding judge’s absence on Wednesday. The case, which is before Justice Mohammed Umar, could not proceed because…
ABUJA — The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has delivered a definitive blow to organized crime syndicates operating within the Federal Capital Territory and its contiguous states. In a high-stakes coordinated sweep concluded on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, elite operatives from the Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad (SIS) and the Crack Squad apprehended…
