The Abigborodo community has reaffirmed its claim to Ugbekoko, Uton Iyatsere and lands associated with the PPL 220 oil field, in response to recent counter-claims attributed to leaders of the Sapele Okpe community.

The Presidency has not explained why an AI-generated image was used to depict the meeting, nor has it clarified whether an authentic photograph from the reported engagement exists.

​The Nigerian foreign exchange market opened the first week of 2026 with the British Pound Sterling (GBP) maintaining a significant spread between official and informal trading channels.

​The Nigerian Naira opened the first full week of 2026 with continued fluctuations across the various market segments.

Members of the campaign organisation of Engineer Kayode Ojo, one of the 2026 gubernatorial aspirants of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ekiti State, have raised the alarm over what they termed, persistent intimidation, arrest, harassment and imprisonment of supporters by alleged agents of state government.