Daily Archives: February 5, 2026

INEC Approves Registration of Two New Political Parties

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has registered two new political parties. The Chairman of the commission, Joash Amupitan, made this known on Thursday, February 5, during INEC’s first regular consultative meeting with political parties held in Abuja. The newly registered parties are the Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA) and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). Amupitan…

Police Arrest Man for Exhuming Bodies from Ogun Mortuary

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a man identified as Gafaru Rasaki for being in possession of four human heads. Police investigations revealed that Rasaki was apprehended by operatives of the Shakura Division on January 21. During interrogation, he confessed to unlawfully exhuming the human remains from a cemetery—an act that constitutes a gross…

Abducted worshippers in Kaduna regain freedom

Worshippers kidnapped from churches in Kurmin Wali town in the Kufana axis of Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State on January 18, 2026, have been released A community leader who spoke on condition of anonymity, told DailyTrust said that between 11 p.m. and midnight, heavy-duty vehicles were seen moving into a forest around…