Homepage News from Sunday, February 1st, 2026

The Nigerian House of Representatives has firmly rejected allegations that the newly passed tax legislation was tampered with or falsified.

Suspected terrorists have attacked Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, killing one person, setting ablaze a church and a police station, and abducting several residents.

Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has been named The Sun Newspaper’s Best Governor of the Year 2025 in recognition of his administration’s achievements in governance and service delivery.

Elon Musk’s aerospace company SpaceX, has submitted a major regulatory application to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) seeking approval to launch up to one million satellites into Earth orbit to serve as orbital AI data centers.

Carlos Alcaraz has claimed a dramatic victory over Novak Djokovic to win the 2026 Australian Open Men’s Singles title in one of the most significant matches in modern tennis history.

Nigerian military forces have killed a senior Boko Haram leader identified as the group’s second-in-command in the Sambisa Forest, along with 10 other fighters, the Armed Forces announced on Sunday.

Nigeria has signed an agreement with South Korea’s Asia Economic Development Committee to establish an electric vehicle manufacturing plant and build charging infrastructure across the country.

The Corps Marshal of the Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps, Major Olaniyi Cole (retd.), has pledged to intensify efforts to ensure greater voluntary compliance with environmental laws across the state.

Traders at the Onitsha Main Market in Anambra State have agreed to stop observing the Monday sit at home order following Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s intervention.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has returned to Abuja after concluding a state visit to the Republic of Türkiye.