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FREETOWN — President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone has conferred the prestigious Grand Commander of the Order of the Rokel on Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Olufemi Oluyede. The decoration, which took place on Thursday, February 19, 2026, during the 17th Armed Forces Day parade in Freetown, serves as a high-level recognition…
Ondo State faces renewed shock as gunmen abduct and kill a traditional ruler. Oba Kehinde Jacob Falodun, the Alagamo of Agamo community in Akure North Local Government Area, was forcibly taken from his home on Wednesday evening. Authorities confirmed the monarch was discovered dead with multiple gunshot wounds shortly after the abduction. According to the…
Two people lost their lives early Thursday morning following a severe truck accident at Cele Bus Stop, inward Mile 12, Lagos. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed that the victims, a truck driver and his motor boy, were trapped in the cabin of a 40-foot containerized truck and pronounced dead at the scene….
ABUJA — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally signed the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2026 into law, sparking an immediate and fierce ideological confrontation between the Presidency and the nation’s telecommunications giants. While the President insists that “humans, not computers” must ultimately determine election outcomes, the Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has…
A court in Seoul has sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol to life imprisonment for insurrection. Judges ruled that his December 2024 martial law order deliberately sought to cripple the legislature. The Seoul Central District Court delivered the judgment after months of high-profile proceedings. Presiding judge Ji Gwi-yeon said Yoon deployed armed troops to the…
The Federal Government has ordered the closure of Mining Licence 11810 in Plateau State. Authorities acted after suspected toxic gas exposure reportedly killed several miners. The affected site lies within Wase Local Government Area. Officials identified the operator as Solid Unit Nigeria Limited. Minister of Solid Minerals Development Dele Alake directed an immediate investigation into…
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…
