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Wike: FCT Election Exposes Hypocrisy Of Politicians Using Deceptive Campaign Tactics

NewsDeskNgFeb 23, 2026February 23, 20260

Wike says FCT polls reveal deceptive politicians, praise residents for rejecting trickery, and credit Tinubu’s development vision. The All Progressives Congress (APC) won five of the six area councils in the FCT, highlighting the ruling party’s continued strength in the territory. Speaking in a special broadcast following the election, Wike...

Travel Disrupted After Fire At Lagos Airport Terminal 1

NewsDeskNgFeb 23, 2026February 23, 20260

Fire breaks out at Terminal 1 of Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos; no casualties reported as authorities work to contain blaze. A fire outbreak has disrupted operations at Terminal One of Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos after flames engulfed sections of the fourth and fifth floors. The blaze...

El-Rufai Seeks N1bn In Damages Over Alleged Unlawful Search Of Abuja Home By ICPC

NewsDeskNgFeb 23, 2026February 23, 20260

Former Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai files N1bn rights suit, challenges warrant, demands damages over alleged unlawful Abuja home search. Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has instituted a N1 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), challenging what he described as...

African Tourism Experts Push Visa Reforms, Air Connectivity To Boost Continental Travel

NewsDeskNgFeb 23, 2026February 23, 20260

African tourism stakeholders call for visa reforms, better air connectivity, and public-private partnerships to boost growth. Stakeholders in Africa’s tourism sector have called for urgent policy reforms on visas and border barriers, improved air connectivity, and stronger public-private partnerships to accelerate the continent’s tourism growth. Speaking at the inaugural African...

Plateau Mining Tragedy: Fayemi Says Deaths ‘Entirely Preventable’

NewsDeskNgFeb 23, 2026February 23, 20260

Fayemi says Plateau mine disaster preventable, reveals he shut site down in 2017 and operators arrested when he was solid minerals minister. Former Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi, has reacted to the deadly mining incident in Plateau State, describing the loss of lives as avoidable and revealing that the site...

British-Nigerian Actress Wunmi Mosaku Secures BAFTA Best Supporting Actress For ‘Sinners’

NewsDeskNgFeb 23, 2026February 23, 20260

Wunmi Mosaku wins BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress in Sinners, dedicating award to daughter and celebrating ancestry. British-Nigerian actress Wunmi Mosaku has won the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress at the 79th BAFTA Film Awards for her role in Sinners. Remarkably, she accepted the award while heavily pregnant, adding another...

Nigerian Storytelling Shines As Davies Brothers Claim BAFTA For ‘My Father’s Shadow’

NewsDeskNgFeb 23, 2026February 23, 20260

British-Nigerian siblings Akinola Davies Jr. and Wale Davies clinch BAFTA debut award, marking milestone for Nigerian storytelling on global cinematic stage. British-Nigerian brothers Akinola Davies Jr. and Wale Davies claimed the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer for their groundbreaking film My Father’s Shadow....

Yakubu: Tinubu’s Executive Order On Oil Revenue Remittances Upholds Constitutional Fidelity, Not Executive Overreach

NewsDeskNgFeb 23, 2026February 23, 20260

Budget Office DG Tanimu Yakubu says Executive Order 9 enforces constitutional revenue rules and is not executive lawmaking. The Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Tanimu Yakubu has defended Executive Order 9 (EO9), insisting that the directive signed by President Bola Tinubu does not amount to executive lawmaking...

Group decries ‘Sustained political attacks’ on Deputy Speaker Kalu

NewsDeskNgFeb 23, 2026February 23, 20260

A civil society organisation, the Igbo Mandate Movement Group, has condemned a petition filed against the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, describing it as “frivolous, mischievous and politically motivated.” The group said the move represents the latest in a sustained campaign allegedly aimed at...

Until Rural Nigerians Are Immunised, No One Is Safe, Nigeria Must Declare Health Emergency

NewsDeskNgFeb 23, 2026February 23, 20260

Ugwanyi Charles warns that withheld funds and failing primary health centres threaten disease prevention and national health security. Chief Consultant Neurosurgeon and former Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (FCT chapter), Ugwanyi Charles, has called for an immediate state of emergency in Nigeria’s health sector, warning that current funding shortfalls...

Kano Assembly Launches Impeachment Proceedings Against Deputy Governor Abdulsalam Gwarzo

Peter Obi Attributes Nigeria’s Poverty To Choices

GOCMEJ Applauds Reappointment of NSCDC Commandant General, Prof. Ahmed Abubakar Audi

Wike: FCT Election Exposes Hypocrisy Of Politicians Using Deceptive Campaign Tactics

Travel Disrupted After Fire At Lagos Airport Terminal 1

El-Rufai Seeks N1bn In Damages Over Alleged Unlawful Search Of Abuja Home By ICPC

African Tourism Experts Push Visa Reforms, Air Connectivity To Boost Continental Travel

Plateau Mining Tragedy: Fayemi Says Deaths ‘Entirely Preventable’

British-Nigerian Actress Wunmi Mosaku Secures BAFTA Best Supporting Actress For ‘Sinners’

Nigerian Storytelling Shines As Davies Brothers Claim BAFTA For ‘My Father’s Shadow’

Yakubu: Tinubu’s Executive Order On Oil Revenue Remittances Upholds Constitutional Fidelity, Not Executive Overreach

Group decries ‘Sustained political attacks’ on Deputy Speaker Kalu

Until Rural Nigerians Are Immunised, No One Is Safe, Nigeria Must Declare Health Emergency