NATE targets skills development, policy inclusion in 2026
Nigeria to USA: Benue cyclist returns home after gruelling ride to Mauritania
Elowell Max honours Nigeria’s inspiring women in its 2025 influence
AfroDives records readership in 24 countries, tops 2,000 subscribers
Canada based Nigerian CAC cleric berates scandals in churches
Amafibe, Jidda pledge stronger African diaspora partnership to drive continental growth
Man City’s Gvardiol out with broken leg
Trump’s Venezuela action lesson to illegitimate regimes – ADC
Israel says targets Hezbollah, Hamas in Lebanon strikes
AFCON: Nigeria thump Mozambique 4-0 to seal quarter-final spot

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Tension rises in Benue communities over influx of suspected armed herdsmen
“These movements have been ongoing since before the Christmas period and have now intensified. People are afraid because they are settling around forests and abandoned villages close to our communities,” he said.
Inflation: TUC calls for review of workers allowances; to engage FG on new tax laws
In opposition to anti-worker fiscal policies, TUC said, “We challenged the introduction of new ATM transaction charges and opposed electricity tariff hikes that would have further strained workers’ livelihoods.”
Otti’s diatribe
It is with profound dismay and unyielding resolve that I, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, the distinguished Senator representing Abia North and former Governor of Abia State, wish to address the recent vitriolic outburst from Governor Alex Otti.
Venezuela must not fall into chaos, Erdogan tells Trump
“Venezuela must not descend into chaos or instability,” he added in comments to Turkish television after a cabinet meeting.
Kalu vows APC’s victory in 2027, accuses Otti of political desperation
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, representing Abia North and former Governor of Abia State, has fired a sharp rebuttal at Governor Alex Otti over what he described as a “vitriolic and desperate political attack.”
Fire guts recycling site in Lagos
A fire outbreak on Monday afternoon razed an open-space recycling site in Abule Egba, Lagos, damaging nearby properties before it was brought under control.
Salah seals AFCON last-16 victory for Egypt over brave Benin
Egypt changed 10 of the team that drew with Angola in their final group match seven days ago with only midfielder Ibrahim Adel retained.
Adamawa: Again, troops dismantle suicide bombing network, intercepts terrorists logistics
As part of the operation, OPHK troops carried out a coordinated cordon-and-search exercise in the Yan Lemo area of Mubi South Local Government Area in the early hours of January 5, 2026, during which eight suspects were apprehended, including two principal suspects believed to be key facilitators within the suicide bombing network.
Live updates: AFCON 2025 – FT: Nigeria 4-0 Mozambique
Nigeria face Mozambique in Fes tonight, with a place in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals at stake.
Stay away from Rivers, Wike warns APC Nat’l Sec; resign, Basiru fires back
Wike boasted that he was the only politician that can control two political parties: “Any state that can do this should come forward”

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