The Federal Government has withdrawn the criminal charge filed against Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the senator representing Kogi Central. A notice of discontinuance was entered in suit number FHC/ABJ/CR/195/2025 between the Federal Government and Akpoti-Uduaghan. The document, dated December 12, 2025, was filed under Sections 108(1), 108(2)(a) and 108(5) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act,…
A Nigerian woman, Onyinoyi Mario, has declared that she would never submit to a man she is breastfeeding. “I can never submit to a man I am breastfeeding,” she wrote.
The Borno State Police Command has recovered 912 rounds of ammunition from the Kumshe Jamba Mari area of Maiduguri. The Command’s spokesperson, ASP Nahum Kenneth Daso, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, January 4, 2026, noting that the ammunition has been secured and that investigations are ongoing to determine its source and intended use.…
The Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Tanimu Yakubu, has explained that Tinubunomics was never intended to deliver instant prosperity but to serve as a tough and carefully sequenced macro-fiscal reset implemented under significant constraints. Yakubu made this known in a policy note titled “Tinubunomics and the Arithmetic of Illusion,” where he cautioned…
The Nigerian military has said security conditions in the South-East have improved significantly following intensified troop operations and the imprisonment of separatist leaders Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and Simon Ekpa. Major General Michael Onoja stated that crimes and other criminal activities have reduced across the region over the past year due to sustained military pressure…
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Kenneth Okonkwo, has called on supporters of former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, to formally register with the party ahead of the 2027 general elections. Okonkwo said Obi’s supporters, popularly known as Obidients, who fail to join the ADC should no longer be regarded as genuine supporters,…
Israel has announced it will ban 37 international nongovernmental organisations from operating in Gaza after they failed to meet newly imposed security and transparency requirements, a move the United Nations and humanitarian groups warn will worsen the already severe humanitarian crisis in the territory. In a statement on Thursday, January 1, the Israeli…
Kemi Adeosun, former minister of finance, has revealed that her resignation from the Muhammadu Buhari administration was influenced by what she described as the actions of “powerful enemies” within the government. Adeosun made the disclosure during an interview on Channels Television, excerpts of which aired on Thursday, January 1, ahead of the full episode of…
The Nigeria Police Force has suspended the enforcement of its tinted glass permit policy after a court order, just days before the directive was set to take effect nationwide. The enforcement was scheduled to begin on January 2, 2026. However, police spokesperson Benjamin Hundeyin announced on Thursday, January 1, that implementation has been placed…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has ordered his legal team to withdraw all defamation lawsuits he instituted against various individuals across the country. Akpabio said the decision followed a sermon he listened to during the New Year Mass at Sacred Heart Parish, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Thursday, January 1. Addressing the congregation after the service,…
