Tinubu Awards GCON to Gilbert Chagoury

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu Awards GCON to Gilbert Chagoury

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 19, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has conferred Nigeria’s second-highest national honour, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON), on businessman Gilbert Chagoury, a long-time associate. In an official Instrument of Conferment dated 8 January 2026, President Tinubu said the honour was in recognition of Chagoury’s “outstanding virtues and … services to our country, Nigeria.” The document states: “In exercise of the powers vested in me under section 1(4) of the National Honours Act,...

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Morocco Files Official Complaint Over Senegal Conduct in AFCON Final

AfricaSoccerSportsMorocco Files Official Complaint Over Senegal Conduct in AFCON Final

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 19, 2026

The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) has officially referred incidents involving Senegalese players and supporters during the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and FIFA, the global governing body, the federation announced on Monday. The complaint concerns events in the closing moments of Sunday night’s final at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, when Senegalese players walked off the pitch in protest of a contentious penalty awarded...

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Moroccan Hearts Broken as Senegal Wins AFCON Final

AfricaNewsSoccerSportsMoroccan Hearts Broken as Senegal Wins AFCON Final

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 19, 2026

Senegal were crowned 2026 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) champions after edging hosts Morocco 1–0 in a tense final played on Sunday night at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium. A 94th-minute strike from midfielder Pape Gueye silenced a packed Prince Moulay Abdellah and handed the Teranga Lions their second continental title. The final, which brought together Africa’s two highest-ranked teams, lived up to expectations despite ending goalless in regular time. With the score at 0–0...

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Super Eagles Tame Pharaohs to Clinch 9th AFCON Bronze

AfricaNewsNigeriaSoccerSportsSuper Eagles Tame Pharaohs to Clinch 9th AFCON Bronze

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 17, 2026

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have once again asserted their dominance in the third-place play-off of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), defeating the Pharaohs of Egypt 4-2 on penalties to secure the bronze medal at the AFCON 2025 tournament. The encounter, held on Saturday at the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca, ended in a goalless stalemate after 120 minutes of high-octane football, forcing the match into a penalty shootout. Goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali emerged as...

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Over 80 Militants Surrender Arms in Cross River Amnesty Programme

NewsNigeriaPoliticsOver 80 Militants Surrender Arms in Cross River Amnesty Programme

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 17, 2026

Cross River State recorded a major security breakthrough on Friday as more than 80 militants operating in Akpabuyo Local Government Area voluntarily surrendered their arms and embraced the state government’s amnesty programme. The surrender, facilitated by Headquarters 13 Brigade of the Nigerian Army under Operation OKWOK, took place in the early hours of Friday, 16 January 2026, at Atimbo Rear Area in Akpabuyo.   According to the Army, the militants emerged willingly from the creeks...

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LASUSTECH to Launch Bola Ahmed Tinubu Institute of Politics and Policies

EducationNewsNigeriaLASUSTECH to Launch Bola Ahmed Tinubu Institute of Politics and Policies

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 17, 2026

The BAT Ideological Group and the Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), Ikorodu, have formally entered into a strategic partnership to establish the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Institute of Politics and Policies. The agreement was sealed during a high-level strategic engagement held on Thursday, 15 January 2026 between leaders of the ideological group and the university’s management. The institute is designed to promote ideological orientation, strengthen political leadership development, and enhance governance studies across...

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Nigeria Delisted from EU High-Risk Financial Jurisdiction List

BusinessNewsNigeriaPoliticsNigeria Delisted from EU High-Risk Financial Jurisdiction List

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 17, 2026

Nigeria has been formally removed from the European Union’s list of high-risk third-country jurisdictions for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CFT). The European Commission’s update takes effect on 29 January 2026. Under the revised list contained in European Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) C (2025) 8460, Nigeria was delisted alongside five other African countries — South Africa, Burkina Faso, Mali, Mozambique and Tanzania — following sustained reforms to strengthen national AML/CFT frameworks. The delisting decision reflects...

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Atiku’s Son, Dumps PDP for APC, Pledges Support for Tinubu’s Re-election

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAtiku’s Son, Dumps PDP for APC, Pledges Support for Tinubu’s Re-election

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 17, 2026

Abubakar Atiku Abubakar, popularly known as Abba, son of former Vice President and 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has defected from the PDP to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), declaring his commitment to work for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027. The defection was formally announced on Thursday at the National Assembly, Abuja, and has since generated widespread political reactions, especially within the North-East geopolitical zone, where...

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Food Inflation Falls to 10.84% in December

BusinessNewsNigeriaFood Inflation Falls to 10.84% in December

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 17, 2026

Nigeria’s headline inflation rate eased to 15.15 per cent in December 2025, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported. According to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released on Thursday, the CPI index rose to 131.2 points in December 2025 from 130.5 points in November, indicating that prices continued to rise but at a significantly slower pace. On a year-on-year basis, the inflation rate declined from 17.33 per cent in November 2025 and...

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Lecturers’ Salaries Up 40% Under New FG–ASUU Agreement

EducationNewsNigeriaLecturers’ Salaries Up 40% Under New FG–ASUU Agreement

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 14, 2026

The Federal Government of Nigeria and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have formally signed a long-awaited, renegotiated agreement that ends a 16-year stalemate over the terms of academic service conditions in federal universities. The agreement, reached on 23 December 2025 and signed in Abuja on Wednesday, takes effect from 1 January 2026 and will be reviewed after three years. It follows protracted negotiations that began in 2017 to revisit the 2009 Federal Government–ASUU...

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