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The Nigerian Senate has welcomed the ruling of the Court of Appeal, which affirmed the authority of the upper legislative chamber to discipline its members internally. Recall that a three-member panel of the Appeal Court sitting in Abuja on Monday upheld the Senate’s decision to suspend the senator representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, over allegations of misconduct. Delivering a unanimous verdict, the court held that the Senate acted within its constitutional powers in suspending Akpoti-Uduaghan. Justice Abba Mohammed, who read the judgment, stated that the senator’s parliamentary privileges and fundamental rights were not violated by the disciplinary action. The appellate court further ruled that, under Section 66(4) of the Senate Standing Rules, the Senate...

Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has described the Christmas Day U.S. military airstrikes on Islamist militants in Sokoto State as a “blessing,” signalling Abuja’s openness to deeper security cooperation with Washington. Speaking to Fox News Digital during a week-long visit to the United States, Tinubu said the intervention was welcomed by Nigeria as it continues to confront insurgent groups and armed criminal networks operating across several regions. “The intervention of the U.S. was quite a welcome development,” Tinubu said. She added that Nigeria is seeking broader collaboration with the United States on security matters. “Nigeria is looking forward to collaboration” with the US on security issues. “We are expecting that there will be more.” The airstrikes, which reported...

 The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja today February 9, upheld the suspension of the lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, for misconduct, saying that the Senate acted within its powers to suspend her. In a unanimous decision delivered by a three-member panel of Justices, the court held that it was satisfied that neither the Appellant’s parliamentary privilege nor her constitutional rights were breached as a result of her suspension from the Senate. The court however vacated the contempt proceeding and N5 million fine that were awarded against Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan over the satirical apology she made to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. about:blank More so, the appellate court, in its lead verdict that was delivered by Justice A. B. Mu...

A federal grand jury has indicted a 33-year-old Ohio man for allegedly threatening to kill United States Vice President JD Vance during the official's visit to the state in January. The Justice Department announced the charges against Shannon Mathre of Toledo on Friday, February 6. According to the department's statement, Mathre is accused of "making a threat to take the life of, and to inflict bodily harm upon" the Vice President. The indictment alleges that Mathre stated, "I'm going to find out where he (the vice president) is going to be and use my M14 automatic gun and kill him." The location where the comment was made was not specified. U.S. Secret Service agents arrested Mathre on Friday. During the investigation into the alleged threat, authorities also reported finding "m...

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...