Latest News from Tuesday, February 24th, 2026

President Bola Tinubu has accepted the resignation of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, and appointed Assistant Inspector-General Tunji Disu as the new acting head of the Nigeria Police Force.

The National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement Worldwide Yunusa Tanko says the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) was attacked in Benin City om Tuesday 24th February 2026 following a political event.

The Federal Government has strongly denied recent media claims that it paid a ransom or released militants to free schoolchildren abducted from a boarding school in Niger State last year.

A baby boy has become the first child in the United Kingdom to be born to a woman who received a womb transplant from a deceased donor, doctors announced on Tuesday.

The Presidency has confirmed that Kayode Egbetokun has resigned as the Inspector-General of Police, citing family issues that require his full attention.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reduced the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 50 basis points, bringing it to 26.5 percent, as part of efforts to support sustainable economic growth and strengthen the resilience of the financial system.

A military helicopter belonging to Iran’s army crashed into a fruit and vegetable market in the central province of Isfahan on Tuesday, killing four people, according to state media and international news agencies.

At least 74 people have died in Mexico in the past few days in a violent wave linked to the government’s operation that killed one of the country’s most powerful drug cartel leaders, authorities said Tuesday.

On Sunday evening at the 79th British Academy Film Awards in London, Nigerian creatives were in the spotlight as British-Nigerian actress Wunmi Mosaku and filmmakers Akinola Davies Jr. and Wale Davies secured major wins at the prestigious ceremony.

Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has called on the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to urgently resolve registration problems affecting candidates for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has pledged that his administration will establish state police as part of renewed efforts to confront the country’s escalating security challenges.