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The Presidency has accused the African Democratic Congress (ADC) spokesperson, Bolaji Abdullahi, of deliberately misrepresenting the state of security in Nigeria. Reacting to Abdullahi’s comments, the Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, asserted that President Tinubu has accomplished more in the security sector within two years than the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)—under which Abdullahi once served as a minister—did throughout its 16 years in power. Abdullahi had claimed in a post on his 𝕏 account on Saturday that the growing insecurity across parts of the country was evidence that Nigeria was without effective governance. “The festering insecurity and violent attacks in Kwara, Katsina, and other parts of the country, and the massacre of in...

Fresh revelations have surfaced indicating that a crucial document submitted by renowned Nigerian lawyer, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), before a London tribunal was fraudulent. The document—a Nigerian passport used to support Ozekhome’s claim of ownership over a North London property—has now been disowned by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), a development that has led to criminal charges against the senior advocate in Nigeria. Although the UK First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) had earlier accepted the passport as authentic due to the absence of contradictory evidence, Nigerian authorities have since confirmed that it was not legitimately issued. According to Premium Times, the NIS disclosed in a letter to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICP...

United States President Donald Trump has said that sharing a video portraying former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as monkeys was not an error on his part. Naija News reports that the controversial video was initially posted on Trump’s official Truth Social account before it was later taken down. Speaking to reporters on Air Force One late Friday, Trump maintained that he had no reason to apologise, insisting that he did not make a mistake by sharing the clip. He explained that he had not watched the video in its entirety before it was posted online. “I didn’t make a mistake,” Trump said.“I didn’t see the whole thing. I watched the first part, and it focused on voter fraud involving machines — how crooked and disgusting it is. “Then I passed it ...

The United States on Friday, February 6, announced new sanctions aimed at curbing Iran’s oil exports, moments after Washington and Tehran concluded a day of indirect talks in Oman. State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said Iran uses oil revenue to fund “destabilizing activities around the world” and to intensify repression within the country. Pigott said US President Donald Trump, remains committed to driving down what the administration describes as Iran’s illicit oil and petrochemical exports under its maximum pressure campaign. According to the State Department, the new measures include blocking transactions involving 14 vessels accused of transporting Iranian oil, including ships flagged in Turkey, India and the United Arab Emirates. Sanctions were also imposed on 15 en...

A suspect accused of being a "key participant" in the de@dly attack on an American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012 has been taken into US custody, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced. Zubayr Al-Bakoush arrived at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Friday, Attorney General Pam Bondi said during a news conference. He is being charged with eight counts, including two murd£r charges for the de@ths of US ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens and state department employee Sean Smith. Bondi said the US would continue its pursuit of additional suspects in the case, warning that an arrest "might not happen overnight, but it will happen. You can run, but you cannot hide". During the news conference on Friday, Bondi was joined by FBI Director Kash Patel and US attorney Jean...

A Zimbabwean woman has d!ed following a brutal acid attack that prosecutors allege was motivated by a love triangle.  The accused, Tawanda Kapfumo, was granted bail of US$200 (approximately R3,800) by the Mutare Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, February 6, 2026, after being charged with murder. The victim, identified as 39-year-old Siphumile Saruwaka, suffered fatal burns when a corrosive substance, believed to be sulphuric acid, was poured on her while she slept in a parked car in the Mutare Central Business District. Prosecutor Sandra Mlambo outlined the state's case, stating that the incident stemmed from a romantic entanglement involving Kapfumo, Saruwaka, and another man, Prince Toga. The court heard that an altercation occurred after Toga found Kapfumo and Saruwak...

The White House has responded to criticism after Donald Trump shared a video on Truth Social that included imagery depicting former president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes. The 62-second video, which focuses on allegations about voting machines during the 2020 U.S. presidential election, shows the Obamas’ faces briefly superimposed onto the bodies of apes near the end of the clip. The segment appears for about one second while the song “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” plays. A watermark from X user @XERIAS_X, a pro-Trump account, is visible over that portion of the video. The post prompted swift backlash from political figures and commentators. Obama was the first Black president of the United States, and depictions of Black public figures as primates have long b...

The Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU, has suspended its nationwide strike after 84 days of the industrial action. JOHESU suspended the strike at the end of its expanded national executive council, NEC, emergency meeting held in Abuja on Friday. The meeting was is said to have been convened to review the outcomes of the Federal Government-JOHESU conciliation meeting held on Thursday at the federal ministry of labour and employment headquarters. According to a communique issued after the meeting, the union said the strike has been suspended to allow for the implementation of the FG-JOHESU Terms of Settlements. Details shortly…

The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Works, yesterday, Feb. 5, announced a six-week partial closure of the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway.  This is to enable repairs on expansion joints at Kara Bridge, Magboro Bridge and Arepo–Punch Bridge. The ministry said the closure became necessary to resume critical rehabilitation works earlier suspended on the Lagos-bound section of Kara Bridge following public complaints over prolonged traffic congestion. Addressing journalists at Kara Bridge, the Ogun State Federal Controller of Works, Michael Komolafe, apologised to motorists for the inconvenience and assured that improved traffic management arrangements would be put in place to ensure swift and durable repairs. Komolafe explained that the expansion joints on the three bridges had det...

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has clarified that the sit-at-home observed on February 2 in parts of Onitsha was a one-off action and not a return to the weekly Monday lockdowns previously seen in the South-East. IPOB spokesperson, Emma Powerful, said the action was a reaction to what the group described as the increasingly authoritarian posture of Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, particularly following tensions with traders in Onitsha. He stressed that IPOB has not reinstated any policy of weekly sit-at-home. Powerful recalled that the Monday sit-at-home began in August 2021 to demand the release of IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, who was then in the custody of the Department of State Services. He said the action was later cancelled on Kanu’s directive after wides...