Latest from Thursday, January 8th, 2026

The recent US action to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has reignited intense discussion on legality and international politics.

The Omi Eko Project has appointed Dr. Segun Alabi as its new Head of Communications and Media to help tell the story of Lagos State’s massive new water transport plan.

The National Youth Service Corps has warned universities and other corps-producing institutions that it will punish any school found to be uploading unqualified graduates for national service.

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has officially expanded its global glossary by adding 22 popular words and phrases from Nigeria and West Africa.

The Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Mr. Jamiu Tolani Alli-Balogun, has sent a strong warning to school owners and parents to prioritise the safety of students as schools across the state resume for the second term on Monday.

World-renowned Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and her husband, Dr. Ivara Esege, are mourning the death of one of their twin sons, Nkanu Nnamdi.

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, has met with senior United States government officials and Bell Textron to fast-track the delivery of 12 AH-1Z attack helicopters for the Nigerian Air Force (NAF).

President Donald Trump has formally initiated the withdrawal of the United States from 66 major international organizations, marking a historic shift in U.S. foreign policy.

The Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Speaker Martin Chike Amaewhule, on Thursday formally commenced impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu.

The Zamfara State government has accused the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, of using federal security institutions to harass and intimidate opposition figures in the state.

Indigenes of Daki biyu community in the Abuja Municipal Area Council on Wednesday threatened to disrupt the road construction passing through their community if the FCT Administration fails to relocate them to the sites approved for them by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike.