Breaking News

Month: January 2026

CBN sets new ATM deployment policy

…Reduces resolution time of failed transactions By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief   The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has established New Minimum Standards for ATM Deployment, Operations, Maintenance, and Security.   The apex bank said the new ratio contained in its circular titled, “Exposure of the Draft Guidelines on the Operations of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) in…

Read More

Stock market turns bearish on selloffs amid cautious sentiment

By Peter Egwuatu  The Nigerian stock market closed  Week on Week, WoW,  last week in a negative territory as broad-based profit taking intensified across key sectors, outweighing buying interest and reversing the bullish trend of the previous weeks. Specifically, the Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX, All Share Index, ASI, which represents the barometer of the stock market…

Read More

Christians are being victimized in North — Dogara 

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has said that  Christians are being victimized in some states in the northern Nigeria. Dogara made the remarks on Sunday while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme, where he responded to questions on whether Christians are being victimised in the region. He explained that in…

Read More

Ex-policeman arrested for alleged impersonation, robbery in Niger 

Police in Minna, Niger State, have arrested a 30-year-old dismissed police officer, Haruna Haggai, for allegedly impersonating security personnel, snatching motorcycles, and extorting residents. Haggai was apprehended on January 16, 2026, at about 10 p.m. at his residence in Sauka-Kahuta, Minna, by operatives of the Force Intelligence Department and the Special Tactical Squad, following intelligence…

Read More

Real Madrid manager, Arbeloa names two best players in the world

Real Madrid manager, Alvaro Arbeloa has named Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior as the two best players in the world. Arbeloa said he is very happy to have Mbappe and Vinicius in his team at the moment. The Spaniard spoke at his post-match interview after Real Madrid defeated Villarreal in the LaLiga on Saturday. Recall…

Read More

Lagos lawmaker, Foluke Osafile dumps Labour Party for ADC

Mrs Foluke Osafile, a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, representing Amuwo-Odofin Constituency I, has defected from the Labour Party (LP) to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Confirming the move on Saturday, the lawmaker said, “Yes, it is true. I have defected to the ADC.” She explained that the decision was taken to…

Read More

2027: Storm as Shettima’s fate divides APC

By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja The banner was already hanging when Abdulkarim Lawan walked into the hall in Maiduguri. It stretched wide behind the podium at the North-East Zonal Public Hearing of the All Progressives Congress (APC), filled with familiar faces: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, governors from the zone, and senior party officials. But one face…

Read More

Ruthless Bandits: How Nigeria ignores early warning signs, pays dearly

•Quotes grim statistics: 600,000 deaths in 11 months, over two million kidnapped, N2 trillion plus ransom money paid By Nnamdi Ojiego The kidnapping of 166 worshippers on Sunday in three churches by bandits in Kurmin Wali community, Afogo Ward of Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, which the police initially denied happened before making…

Read More

Video: Fire guts building at Alaba Suru, Mile 2 Axis, Lagos

A fire outbreak on Saturday night gutted a building at Alaba Suru, just after Eleganza along the Mile 2 corridor in Lagos, causing panic among residents and motorists in the area. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) said the incident occurred at about 9:05 p.m., prompting its officers to immediately alert the Lagos State…

Read More

Battle For Awujale: Ogun speaks on purported suspension of Ijebu chiefs

•Title holder wants corruption allegation probed By James Ogunnaike Ogun State Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, in collaboration with Ijebu Ode Local Government, has debunked reports circulating on social media claiming that three prominent traditional chiefs in Ijebu land have been suspended from the Council of Chiefs. A statement jointly signed by the…

Read More