Breaking: Drama as Senegal protest late penalty, walk off pitch in AFCON final
Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations final was delayed for almost 20 minutes right at the end of the game after Senegal players furiously protested a controversial penalty awarded to Morocco.
Anambra, UNICEF target over 2m children for measles, rubella vaccination
The Anambra State Primary Health Care Development Agency (ASPHCDA), in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), is targeting over 2 million children for vaccination against measles and rubella diseases during the February 4 – 15, 2026 exercise in the state.
ADC loses key member as APC launches e-registration targeting 300,000 in Taraba
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Taraba State has lost one of its key members, Acho Righteous, the party’s 2023 candidate for Gassol I State Constituency, to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as the latter commenced electronic registration of new members.
Rising poverty could undermine credibility of 2027 elections – HURIWA warns
A civil rights organisation, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, on Sunday warned that worsening poverty levels across the country could pose serious risks to the credibility of the 2027 general elections, urging governments at all levels to adopt policies that improve living standards rather than deepen hardship.
IPOB denies involvement in killing of two Enugu policemen
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has dismissed claims by the Nigerian Police in Enugu State that it was responsible for the killing of two officers on January 15, 2026.
One killed as gang attacks motorcyclists in Osogbo
One person was reportedly killed in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, following an attack on motorcyclists by a gang of hoodlums in a part of the town.
