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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has intensified efforts to resolve its internal challenges, with the Board of Trustees (BoT) and the National Caretaker Committee reaffirming their commitment to party unity, respect for court rulings, and the completion of pending congresses ahead of a national convention. Speaking at the party’s 85th Board of Trustees meeting in Abuja, BoT Chairman, Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, said the PDP was at a decisive moment in its history and urged party leaders to place the interests of the party above personal ambitions. He noted that although the PDP had endured months of internal disagreements and court…

A Sharia Court sitting in Katagum, Bauchi State, has sentenced Ibrahim Umar, popularly known as Maidada, to life imprisonment after convicting him of killing two men identified as Kabiru Idi and Muhammad Bello. The accused was said to have murdered the victims in Taranka Forest and subsequently buried them in a grave he had dug. State prosecutor, Barrister Muhammad Ali, told the court that the defendant had admitted his guilt from the outset of the trial and accepted the court’s judgment. Speaking to journalists shortly after the sentencing, defence counsel, Barrister Ibrahim Umar Abdullahi, said the court had tempered justice…

Two football players, Mamadou Sarr and Sverre Nypan, have returned to Chelsea and Manchester City, respectively. Chelsea, on Monday, confirmed that Sarr has returned to the Blues from his loan spell at Strasbourg. The 20-year-old, who signed for the Premier League west London club last June, made his debut against ES Tunis during the club’s triumphant Club World Cup campaign. He rejoined Strasbourg on loan last August, making 18 appearances for the French club in Ligue 1 and the Conference League. Sarr was part of the Senegal squad that won the 2025 AFCON trophy in Morocco. Similarly, Nypan returned to…

The Lagos State Government has warned individuals and groups against assuming or parading unauthorised chieftaincy titles. It described the trend as illegal and disruptive to public order. In a public advisory issued on Monday, the government said its attention had been drawn to “an unhealthy development where some individuals or groups have assumed certain Chieftaincy titles, either on their own or as leaders of ethnic groups, without the approval of the State Government.” The advisory, signed by the Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Rural Development, Bolaji Robert, stated that such titles are not recognised by the state. The…

The Niger Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with separate cases of house breaking and theft in Suleja and Bida areas of the state, recovering a large cache of stolen household items. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. According to him, the first incident was reported on January 26, at about 5:30 p.m., when no fewer than 13 residents living behind the Rafin-Senyi/Kwata area of Suleja reported repeated cases of house breaking at the ‘B’ Division Police Station. “Within the period of November 2025 to January 24, 2026,…

The All Progressives Congress has unveiled Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, as Chairman, and Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, as Secretary of the party’s National Convention Central Coordination Committee, as preparations intensify for the forthcoming national convention slated for March 27 and 28. APC National Secretary, Ajibola Basiru, announced in a statement on Monday that the Governor of Kwara State and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has been appointed Vice Chairman of the 73-member Central Coordination Committee for the party’s 2026 National Convention. Last year, the party released a comprehensive timetable for its 2025/2026 ward, local…

Nigeria on Monday formally handed over the fully furnished headquarters of the Africa Energy Bank to the Association of African Petroleum Producing Countries, marking a major milestone in efforts to unlock sustainable financing for oil and gas investments across the continent. The handover ceremony took place in Abuja and was led by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, alongside the President of APPO, who is also Côte d’Ivoire’s Minister of Mines, Petroleum and Energy, Mamadou Sangafowa-Coulibaly, senior officials of APPO and representatives of Afreximbank, the bank’s financial partner. The Africa Energy Bank is now housed…

Goldberg Lager Beer has released a tribute film, titled Our Beat, Our Gold, to celebrate the moments of victory and heartbreak of Nigerian football fans. The cinematic piece captures the raw emotion, resilience and unbridled passion that define Nigerian football fandom, reaffirming the brand’s commitment to standing with fans beyond the final score line. Created as the emotional climax of Goldberg’s Our Beat, Our Gold campaign, the tribute film draws from real moments recorded throughout the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, from communal viewing experiences to spontaneous celebrations and reflective silences. The result is a powerful narrative shaped…

Users of the text and code editor Notepad++ may have unknowingly downloaded a malicious update for the app after its shared hosting servers were hijacked last year. On Monday, the app’s developer, Don Ho, posted an update on the attack with more details, including that the hackers were “likely a Chinese state-sponsored group” and that the app’s servers were vulnerable for roughly six months from June through December 2nd, 2025.The post explains that the hijacking occurred on the app’s unnamed, now-former hosting provider’s end, stating that “Traffic from certain targeted users was selectively redirected to attacker-controlled served malicious update manifests.”…

The meeting came more than two weeks after the Senate Banking Committee postponed a markup on the CLARITY Act, adding that everyone “remains at the table“ to work on the bill.Officials in US President Donald Trump’s administration met with representatives from the cryptocurrency and banking industry to discuss how to address stablecoin yield in the market structure bill under consideration in the Senate.In a Monday X post, The Digital Chamber, a crypto advocacy organization, said its CEO, Cody Carbone, and others had met at the White House to discuss provisions within the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act, for which…