Latest News from Wednesday, January 21st, 2026

The Labour Party, led by Barrister Julius Abure, has vowed to appeal a Federal High Court judgment recognizing Esther Nenadi Usman’s Caretaker Committee as party leaders.

Nigeria’s senior men’s handball team opened its Africa Nations Cup campaign with a 25-23 victory over Algeria on Wednesday at Petit Stade in Kigali.

A special farmers-and-herders court in Jigawa has ordered nine cattle herders to pay ₦500 million in compensation after finding them guilty of destroying farmers’ crops.

The Federal Government, on Wednesday, said it will push for a wide overhaul of Nigeria’s polytechnic system to produce more job creators and build stronger links with industry.

The Confederation of African Football, on Wednesday, named its official Team of the Tournament for AFCON 2025, with Senegal and Morocco supplying most of the players and Nigeria claiming three places.

The Federal Government on Tuesday pledged to conduct a credible and transparent national census, saying it will “not sacrifice due process for speed,” the information minister told visiting officials from the National Population Commission.

Nigerian chef Hilda Baci has been confirmed as a three-time Guinness World Records holder after organisers found that her September jollof rice attempt also met rules for the “largest serving of rice.”

A magistrate court in Sagamu, Ogun State, on Tuesday, granted bail to the driver involved in a December crash that killed two members of Anthony Joshua’s team and injured the boxer, court and police sources said.

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has affirmed that former President Goodluck Jonathan and other qualified Southern members are eligible to contest the party’s presidential ticket for the 2027 general election.

The Federal High Court in Abuja has affirmed the removal of Julius Abure as National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP) and ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise the Senator Nenadi Usman-led National Caretaker Committee as the party’s lawful leadership.

A legal expert has told Nigeria Info 99.3FM that Nigeria was right to look again at evidence against Mike Ozekhome after a UK court found documents linked to the late Gen. Jeremiah Useni’s London property were falsified.

Nigerian football legend Sunday Oliseh has aired a tell-all following the events of the just-concluded Africa Cup of Nation (AFCON) tournament in Morocco.