The Federal Government has clarified reports surrounding the presence of United States troops in Nigeria, stressing that the deployment is strictly limited to intelligence support and training as part of ongoing cooperation to combat terrorism and insurgency. The clarification followed an announcement on Tuesday by the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), which confirmed the deployment of a small team of …

Barely hours after the Nigeria Senate passed the Electoral Amendment Act and the backlash that followed reported rejection by Senate of the electronic transmission of election results in real time by the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) , as contained in section 60 (3) of the 2026 Electoral bill , some Senators on Thursday declared that they stand on …

Justice A.O. Onovo of Enugu High Court, on Thursday, ordered the British Government to pay £20 million each to the families of the 21 coal miners killed in Enugu State in 1949 by British colonial masters. The massacre took place at the Iva Valley coal mines in Enugu on Nov. 18, 1949, which was the administrative capital of the Eastern …

Some major opposition political parties in Nigeria have issued a joint statement condemning the decision of the Senate to reject the mandatory electronic transmission of election results in the country. The parties, in a statement made available to Naija News on Thursday, described the action of the Senate as anti-people and anti-democratic. In a joint statement signed by the spokespersons …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the registration of Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA) and Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) as two new political parties ahead of the 2027 elections. It noted that its decision to register NDC was due to a judgment delivered by the Federal High Court, Lokoja, Kogi State, in Suit No. FHC/LKJ/CS/49/2025 between Mr. Takori Mohammed …

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has accused the APC-led Senate of being afraid of free and fair elections after rejecting key electoral reforms meant to strengthen transparency and integrity in Nigeria’s voting process. This was contained in a statement signed and released by the National Publicity Secretary of the ADC, Bolaji Abdulahi on Wednesday. The party criticized the Senate’s rejection …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has tacitly recognised the FCT Minister, Nyelsom Wike-backed National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Abdulrahman Mohammed. The duo of Mohammed and the Acting National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu are part of party leaders attending the first quarterly meeting between the commission and political party leaders. The meeting is meant …

Worshippers kidnapped from churches in Kurmin Wali town in the Kufana axis of Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State have been released, Daily Trust has learnt. The victims were whisked away while attending church service in the community, on January 18, 2026. A community leader, who spoke to Daily Trust on condition of anonymity, said the release took place …

Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has dismissed reports that the $20 billion plant imports finished products into the country. Speaking on Wednesday, David Bird, MD/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Dangote Refinery, said the facility only imports by-products like cracked gasoline which are further refined locally into finished products. According to him, imported byproducts include cracked gasoline, light cycle oil, …

The House of Representatives has constituted a bipartisan Conference Committee on the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill to harmonise areas of difference between the versions of the bill passed by both chambers of the National Assembly. The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday by the spokesman of the House, Akin Rotimi. He said the development was conveyed in …

An email correspondence reveals that two prominent Nigerians, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, were proposed as key guests for an “out of the box” dinner gathering with Jeffrey Epstein in 2018. The email is dated 21 May 2018, a year before Mr Epstein’s arrest and death. The emails were released on Friday as part of …

Billionaire philanthropist Melinda Gates has said her ex-husband, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, being named in new files relating to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein dredged up “painful times in my marriage”. She told an NPR podcast she felt “unbelievable sadness”, and that “whatever questions remain” needed to be answered by those named in the records, including her ex-husband. “I …

When Governor Peter Mbah promised that water would flow into Enugu homes within 180 days, expectations soared. Nearly three years and over N70bn in water budgets later, many residents say the promise has evaporated, replaced by broken pipes, soaring tanker costs and deepening public frustration, reports RAPHAEL EDE For residents of Enugu, the “Coal City” state, the sound of a …

State governments are now to bear the cost of electricity subsidy, along with the Federal Government, President Bola Tinubu, has directed. Funding for payment of the subsidy will now come from Power Assistance Consumers Fund, PCAF. PCAF is a government-backed financial pool designed to subsidise electricity bills for low-income and vulnerable households to ensure affordability in the face of rising …

More than 130 persons have been killed in attacks by gunmen at communities in Kwara, Katsina and Benue states within the last 48 hours. In Kwara, residents said at least 100 people were killed by bandits who struck at Woro community in Kaiama Local Government Area on Tuesday. Seventy five bodies were said to have been buried. Some of the …