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The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has dissociated itself from a planned protest against the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, scheduled for Tuesday, January 20, 2026, in Abuja and across other states of the federation. In a statement issued on Monday from its National Secretariat in Abuja, the party said it had been alerted to reports suggesting that it intended to stage a protest march at INEC offices. The NNPP, however, described the planned demonstration as illegal and distanced itself completely from those behind it. The statement, signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ladipo Johnson, said the individuals organising…

Police operatives in Adamawa State have neutralised a suspected kidnapper and recovered an AK-47 rifle following a gun battle with armed men in Toungo Local Government Area. The development was disclosed in a post shared on X on Monday by security analyst Zagazola Makama. According to the report, the incident occurred at about 3:30 am on Friday in Tipson Village, when a joint patrol team comprising police officers and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force encountered a group of armed men believed to be kidnappers. A source cited by Makama said the suspects were asked to surrender but resisted,…

Celebrity Nigerian cryptocurrency entrepreneur, Linus Williams Ifejirika, popularly known as Blord, has issued a cease and desist letter to VeryDarkMan, stopping him from using the name “Ratel”. Blord made the development known in a now trending post on his Instagram page after trademarking “Ratel” as his business brand name. Speaking in a public statement shared on his Instagram story, Blord stated that VeryDarkMan can only make use of the name after getting his approval. He wrote, “I have directed my SAN to issue a cease and desist to VDM to stop using my brand name ‘Ratel’. He will have to…

FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, has reacted to the chaos that broke out during the 2025 AFCON final match on Sunday. Tensions broke out at the stadium in Rabat as Senegal won 1-0 against Morocco. The decisive moment came when the match referee, Jean-Jacques Ndala, controversially gave a penalty to the Atlas Lions due to a foul on Brahim Diaz. Ndala’s decision caused outrage among the Senegalese players, who felt aggrieved not only by the penalty call but also by his earlier decision to disallow their goal because of a foul on Achraf Hakimi. Pape Thiaw’s men then opted to leave…

The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman of the Kwara State Traditional Rulers Council, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari CFR, has announced the death of the Chief Imam of Ilorin, Shaykh Muhammad Bashir Imam Solih OON. In a condolence message issued on Monday by his Press Secretary, Dr Abdulazeez Arowona, the Emir conveyed the news of the cleric’s passing and his acceptance of Allah’s will. According to multiple reports, the Imam passed away early Monday, aged 75. He said: “Inna lillahi waina ilaehi roji’un, it is with total submission to the will of Almighty Allah that we receive the news of the demise…

The National Human Rights Commission says it received 3,019 complaints between January and December 2025 in Kano State. The NHRC State Coordinator, Shehu Abdullahi, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Kano. According to Abdullahi, “out of the 3,019 cases received, 2,276 have been completed, while 743 are still ongoing.” He said most of the complaints bordered on child abandonment, child rights violations, domestic violence, the right to life, as well as cultural, economic and social rights issues. The coordinator added that other cases involved law enforcement abuses, sexual and gender-based violence, and…

Former Nigeria internationals Daniel Amokachi and Obi Mikel have reacted to Brahim Diaz’s missed penalty in Morocco’s defeat to Senegal. It was a golden opportunity to end his country’s 50-year wait to lift the Afcon trophy. But Diaz, whose five goals had propelled the hosts to the final, tried a ‘Panenka’ chipped penalty. It backfired. Horrendously so. Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy stood his ground and caught the ball in embarrassingly simple fashion. The former Manchester City player and tournament’s top scorer looked distraught as it began to sink in what he had done. Later, television cameras zoomed in on him…

India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has reportedly proposed an initiative linking BRICS central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) to facilitate cross-border trade and tourism payments. A Reuters report citing two anonymous sources claimed that the recommendation would place the idea of CBDC interoperability on the agenda for the 2026 BRICS summit, which India is scheduled to host.Reuters reported that the proposal, if accepted by the Indian government and BRICS partners, would be the first formal consideration of CBDCs within the bloc, which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.While the proposal aims to reduce friction and cost…

Scarlett Johansson’s record as the highest-grossing actor was recently smashed by Zoe Saldaña — but the Black Widow star’s husband is looking at the bright side of life. Colin Jost was the butt of Saturday Night Live’s joke on Saturday, January 17, that addressed the all-female box office toppling. Reading off Weekend Update’s cue cards, Jost, 43, told the camera, “Zoe Saldaña, who stars in the new Avatar movie, has surpassed Scarlett Johansson to become the highest-grossing actress of all time.” To accompany his words, a visual graph was shown to represent both actors’ earnings. “Let’s see what happens if…

The Lagos State Government has warned residents to stay away from accident scenes following reports of fuel scooping from a fallen tanker at the Tincan–Liverpool Bridge area of Apapa. The warning followed the overturning of a diesel tanker on the bridge, inward Mile 2, early on Monday, leading to fuel spillage and severe traffic disruption along the busy corridor. In an urgent situation report, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed that the tanker was leaking diesel and that emergency responders had been immediately deployed. The statement on Monday by the Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said all…