Latest News from Saturday, January 31st, 2026

The lead counsel for the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has admonished residents of Nigeria’s South-East region to ignore a  “sit-at-home” order scheduled for Monday, February 2, describing it as fraudulent and misleading.

The Labour Party said Friday it will appeal a Federal High Court judgment and described the removal of its executive names from the Independent National Electoral Commission portal as “strange, unacceptable.”

The Action Democratic Party on Friday told Senator Pam Mwadkon Dachungyang to vacate his Plateau North Senate seat after he admitted leaving the party, calling the matter a constitutional issue.

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the National Assembly of delaying the passage of the 2025 Electoral Bill, warning that the move could harm preparations for the 2027 general elections.

Satguru Maharaj Ji, leader of the One Love Family, on Friday urged the Nigeria Football Federation to hire a Nigerian as head coach of the Super Eagles.

Police in Ondo State said they arrested six suspects and rescued 14 victims in two separate, intelligence-led operations targeting transnational human-trafficking networks.

A prosecution witness told a federal court on Friday that $2,045,000 in cash and several property title documents seized from a lawyer belonged to former Central Bank governor Godwin Emefiele.

The federal government has told every Nigerian to file annual tax returns by 31st March 2026, as new tax laws take effect, officials said.

The Confederation of African Football has announced plans to review its regulations and improve Video Assistant Referee (VAR) protocols following contentious scenes at the final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco.

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has defended his administration’s recent demolition of illegal structures in parts of Makoko, describing the action as a necessary step taken to prevent an impending disaster and protect critical public infrastructure.

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has announced a region-wide sit-at-home and full lockdown across the South-East and other supposed Biafran territories for Monday, February 2, in what it described as a peaceful show of solidarity with traders and communities affected by the ongoing closure of the Onitsha Main Market.

South Africa has declared Israel’s top diplomat in the country persona non grata and ordered him to leave within 72 hours, intensifying already strained relations between the two governments.