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Weeks after announcing that he was stepping down temporarily from his pastoral duties, Chris Okafor, founder of the Mountain of Liberation and Miracle Ministry in Lagos, resumed duties.  In January, amid growing controversies involving his ex-wife, Bessem, and actress Doris Ogala, the preacher announced he would be stepping down as the presiding pastor of the church. He said: “We have four Sundays in January, so in the whole of these four Sundays, we will be having Pastor Sylvester, Pastor Kelvin, Pastor Oliver and Pastor Shedrack. It’s going to be prophetic Sundays; we will have them minister to you and anoint…

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the remand of nine suspected terrorists in Kuje Correctional Centre over their alleged involvement in the June 13, 2025, attack on Yelwata, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, which left about 150 people dead and several homes destroyed. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik gave the remand order while adjourning the case to February 26 and 27 for trial, following the suspects’ plea of not guilty to a 57-count amended charge of terrorism-related offences. The Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, who led the prosecution, requested that…

The factional National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Abdulrahman Mohammed, has said the party will continue to rely on legal processes to resolve its internal affairs following a court victory in Ibadan. Mohammed stated that the declaratory judgment of the Ibadan High Court was clear and unambiguous. He spoke during a factional BoT meeting held in Abuja on Monday. Mohammed stressed that the leadership would remain committed to pursuing justice in the interest of the party. He disclosed that the party would soon release a timetable for activities related to outstanding congresses in some states, noting that the…

A Kano-based businessman, Alhaji Rabiu Salisu, has been abducted by unknown gunmen in Rukubi Village, Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The Nasarawa State Police Command confirmed the kidnapping on Friday. The command said the incident was reported at about 4:30 pm by Murtala Abubakar of Olam Company in Rukubi Village. Police stated that Salisu was travelling out of Rukubi Village when the assailants seized him.“The Divisional Police Officer of Ekye Division, on receipt of the report, mobilised a team of policemen in collaboration with local vigilantes to the scene,” the police command said. The command added that officers…

Ossai Ovie, Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Delta State Governor, has expressed dissatisfaction with the outfits worn by Nigerian attendees at the 68th Grammy Awards. In a post shared on his social media page, Ovie criticised what he described as the poor representation of Nigerian culture at the global event, lamenting that Nigerian artists failed to project their cultural identity through their fashion choices. He specifically commented on the outfit worn by Chioma Adeleke, describing it as inappropriate and inconsistent with Nigerian cultural values. Ovie also faulted her husband, music star Davido, for not discouraging the choice of…

Al Ittihad and AS Monaco have agreed a deal for Nigerian-born striker George Ilenikhena, DAILY POST reports. According to transfer expert, Fabrice Hawkins, Monaco have accepted a €33m bid from Al Ittihad for  Ilenikhena. The 19-year-old  has been linked with a number of top clubs in Europe including Bayer Leverkusen, Eintracht Frankfurt, VFB Stuttgart and Lille. The teenager has now settled for a lucrative move to Saudi Arabia. Ilenikhena joined Monaco from Belgian Pro League outfit, Royal Antwerp in 2023. He has scored 10 goals in 51 appearances across all competitions for the Principality club.

Although normal commercial activities resumed on Monday at the Onitsha Main Market, the Indigenous People of Biafra’s Monday sit-at-home order left empty streets in parts of Anambra, with banks, schools, motor parks, and filling stations closed and roads deserted. The traders at the Onitsha Main Market resumed business activities after a one-week shutdown, following directives from Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo. The market has been inactive on Mondays since the Indigenous People of Biafra-directed sit-at-home order began in August 2021. Ever-busy Onitsha-Owerri Road, Upper Iweka and Onitsha-Awka-Enugu road on Monday. Credit: Ikenna Obianeri Soludo ordered the closure of the market…

A commercial bus has caught fire on the Third Mainland Bridge near the UNILAG Waterfront, inward Iyana Oworo, causing heavy traffic congestion on the route. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority disclosed the incident in a post on X (Formerly Twitter) on Monday. “A commercial bus has caught fire on the Third Mainland Bridge near the UNILAG Waterfront, inward Iyana Oworo. Fire Service officials are currently on the scene making concerted efforts to extinguish the blaze,” the agency said. LASTMA noted that the incident has significantly disrupted vehicular movement, with traffic building up towards Adekunle. “The incident has led to…

The head of the World Health Organisation said on Monday that the dramatic cuts of 2025 as the United States headed for the exit created the chance to forge a leaner, re-focused WHO. Washington, traditionally the UN health agency’s biggest donor, has slashed foreign aid spending under President Donald Trump, who on his first day back in office in January 2025 handed the WHO his country’s one-year withdrawal notice. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the agency’s annual executive board meeting that 2025 was “undeniably one of the most difficult years in our organisation’s history”, with many donors tightening their…

Nigeria’s longest-running cricket league and one of the oldest in West Africa, the Club Cricket Committee Lagos, has introduced a monthly schools engagement programme aimed at attracting and popularising cricket in schools across Lagos and beyond, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. On Saturday, January 31, 11 schools converged on the Tafawa Balewa Square Oval, where pupils watched high-octane league matches before participating in bowling, batting and fielding drills conducted by six coaches. While most of the pupils were being introduced to the game for the first time, others had their first practical experience after learning the basics in the classroom. One…