C/River: Commercial drivers block major roads over multiple taxation
There was pandemonium in the early hours of Thursday as commercial drivers in Calabar blocked major roads in protest against alleged multiple taxation, harassment, and extortion by both authorized and illegal enforcement agents in the state capital.
Jersey lawmakers approve assisted dying bill
Jersey is set to become the second part of the British Isles to legalise assisted dying, after lawmakers there approved Thursday legislation to allow it for some terminally ill people.
Meet Dapo Akande, Nigerian-born professor hailed as UK’s ‘finest legal mind’
From Nigeria to the upper echelons of British academia, Dapo Akande’s journey is one of rare distinction. Widely hailed as the UK’s “finest legal mind”
Jihadist attacks Adamawa, leave 25 dead
At least 25 people were killed in two separate jihadist attacks in northeastern Nigeria’s Adamawa state, local sources told AFP on Thursday.
Medvedev sweeps past Brooksby to reach Dubai semis
Daniil Medvedev produced a clinical 6-2, 6-1 performance against Jenson Brooksby on Thursday to advance to his third Dubai semi-final.
Alcohol sachet ban: Labour unions again protest at NAFDAC Lagos office
The standoff between labour unions and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control entered Day 7 on Thursday, February 26, 2026 as members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress and the Food, Beverage and Tobacco Senior Staff Association (FOBTOB) barricaded the NAFDAC office in Isolo, Lagos.
