I could be arrested by Nigerian govt anytime soon ―Former gov El-Rufai says

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has alleged that he could be arrested by the Nigerian government anytime soon, claiming that recent developments indicate he may be the next target. El-Rufai said this during an interview with BBC Hausa on Wednesday, where he expressed concerns over what he described as growing political intimidation against opposition […]

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US to deport Invictus Obi and 17 other Nigerians on criminal list

United States Department of Homeland Security has revealed plans to deport an additional 18 Nigerians included on its “worst-of-the-worst” criminal list. The development comes barely one week after 79 Nigerians convicted of various offences were marked for deportation. According to the statement published on DHS website on Monday, February 9, 2026, 18 Nigerians were convicted […]

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Nigerian Senate approves electronic transmission of results, gives room for manual backup

Nigerian Senate has approved the electronic transmission of election results to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s Result Viewing (IREV) Portal, while permitting manual collation to serve as a backup where it is impossible to use technology. The decision followed a reconsideration of a disputed clause in the Electoral Act Amendment Bill during an emergency plenary […]

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Peter Obi leads protest to National Assembly over real time electronic transmission of election results

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, on Monday led a group of protesters to the National Assembly, demanding the inclusion of mandatory electronic transmission of results from the polling booth to IREV in Nigeria’s Electoral Act amendment. The protesters gathered at the entrance of the National Assembly to […]

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Nigeria’s Appeal Court sets aside contempt proceedings and N5m fine against Natasha

Nigeria’s Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja Division, on Monday, affirmed the decision of the Senate to suspend Senator Natasha Akpoti, holding that the red chamber acted within its powers. In a unanimous judgment delivered by a three-member panel in Natasha’s appeal against the Clerk of the National Assembly and three others, marked CA/ABJ/CV/1107/2025, the […]

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Ghana recalls envoy to Nigeria over alleged vote buying at primary election

Government of Ghana has recalled its High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mohammed Ahmed, following allegations linking him to electoral malpractice during a party primary election in Ghana. Ordered by President John Mahama, the recall was announced in a presidential statement issued on Saturday. According to the statement, the directive took immediate effect, with the Ministry of […]

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Nigerian-born University student stabbed to death in UK

Khaleed Oladipo, a second-year university student has died after he was stabbed during a violent incident near a campus in Leicester, UK, prompting an outpouring of grief from his family, Nigerians, and the wider community. He died in hospital after emergency services were called to what police described as a “very serious incident” close to […]

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Mike Ozekhome faces more trouble as Nigeria Immigration Service disowns Passport

New evidence has come up indicating that a crucial document submitted by notable Nigerian lawyer Mike Ozekhome SAN to a London tribunal, in support of his ownership claim to a North London property, was fake. Although the document was admitted by the British court as genuine at the time, due to lack of contrary evidence, […]

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I lost millions to Tinder scammer who promised to marry me ―Nigerian woman entrepreneur

Bukola Yunisa, a Lagos-based entrepreneur and corporate worker, narrates to TEMITOPE ADETUNJI how she was emotionally and financially scammed by a man who posed as a widower and property developer, betraying her trust while promising love, marriage, and a shared future What do you do for a living? I am an entrepreneur and also a […]

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Nigerian man gets eight years imprisonment for $6m inheritance scam in US

A court in United States has sentenced a Nigerian national, Tochukwu Albert Nnebocha, to 97 months’ imprisonment for participating in a transnational inheritance fraud scheme that targeted elderly and vulnerable Americans. The statement published on the US Department of Justice (DOJ) website on Friday said: “a Nigerian National was sentenced today to more than eight […]

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Court Orders British Govt to pay £420m to 21 Coal Miners killed in Enugu by Colonial Masters

Justice Anthony Onovo of the Enugu High Court, on Thursday, ordered the British Government to pay £20 million each to the families of the 21 coal miners killed in Enugu State in 1949 by the Colonial masters. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the massacre took place at the Iva Valley Coal Mine […]

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Senate didn’t reject e-transmission of results ―Senator Abaribe says (Video)

Nigeria’s Senate Minority Caucus on Thursday clarified that the Senate did not reject the electronic transmission of election results before passing the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, contrary to widespread media reports. Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe, in company of Senator Aminu Tambuwal, Senator Ireti Kingibe and some other Senators made the clarification to set the record straight. […]

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US sends ground troops to Nigeria as a follow-up to December airstrikes

United States has deployed a small team of troops to Nigeria, the first official US military presence on the ground since airstrikes targeted terrorists on Christmas Day 2025. The deployment of Nigeria follows airstrikes ordered by President Donald Trump in December 2025 on what he described as “Islamic State targets” in the country. Trump had […]

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Nigerian Senate rejects real-time electronic transmission of election results

Nigerian Senate under Godswill Akpabio has rejected a proposed amendment to Clause 60, Subsection 3, of the Electoral Amendment Bill that sought to make the electronic transmission of election results compulsory. As reported by Channels Television on Wednesday, the provision, if approved, would have required presiding officers of the Independent National Electoral Commission to upload […]

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How ex-Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke spent £140,000 on luxury goods in a day ―British Court told

Former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, is facing intense scrutiny in the UK after prosecutors showed she spent £140,000 on luxury furniture and decorative art in one single day. The ongoing trial at the Southwark Crown Court in London, also involves Olatimbo Ayinde, an oil executive, and Doye Agama, Diezani’s brother. Three of […]

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Thisday and Arise News’ African social media platform, Lekeelekee goes live

The new African social media platform, LekeeLekee, developed by the owners of ARISE and THISDAY media group, and announced on February 2 has gone live. Positioned as an African alternative to established big global platforms, Lekeelekee’s establishment emphasizes themes of digital sovereignty, economic empowerment, and community-driven governance for Africans. The platform’s creators highlight LekeeLekee as […]

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Beggar possesses three houses, cars, other businesses acquired from proceeds of begging

A leprosy-stricken beggar on the streets of Indore in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, turned out to be a true slumdog millionaire, with several houses, vehicles and businesses to his name, the media in India reported. As part of concentrated efforts to make Indore a beggar-free city, local authorities recently rescued a physically-challenged man […]

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Tinubu has spent only 8 days in Nigeria in 2026 ―Peter Obi says

Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu for spending much of January abroad. The former governor of Anambra State, in a post on his X handle on Sunday morning, noted that while leaders in other countries focus on domestic governance at the start […]

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