As part of activities marking the 2026 New Year, Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has granted clemency to 71 inmates. The governor announced the decision during his 2026 New Year broadcast on Thursday describing the decision as a step toward rehabilitation, mercy, and giving deserving individuals a second chance. The Governor also approved the release of 19 inmates convicted of capital offences on compassionate grounds, citing old age, ill health, and prolonged incarceration, while...

The Nigerian military, working alongside other security agencies, says it neutralised no fewer than 20 terrorist commanders and their fighters across various theatres of operation in Northern Nigeria in 2025, as part of sustained efforts to tackle insurgency and banditry. The Director of Defence Media Operations (DMO), Major-General Michael Onoja, disclosed this on Wednesday while presenting a review of military operations carried out across the country during the outgoing year. Among the insurgent leaders killed,...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that 2026 will mark the beginning of a “more robust phase of economic growth” for Nigeria, expressing confidence that recent economic reforms will deliver tangible benefits to ordinary citizens. In his New Year goodwill message to Nigerians on Wednesday, the President said the country closed 2025 on a strong economic footing despite global headwinds, pointing to improved growth figures, moderating inflation and renewed investor confidence. Below is the full...

…Seeks Nigerians’ Forgiveness Over 2023 Ticket The Labour Party has described the defection of its 2023 presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a “liberation”, admitting that presenting him as its flagbearer in the last general election was a grave political error. In a strongly worded statement issued on Tuesday and signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Obiora Ifoh, the party said it had long parted ways with Obi...

The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has directed his lawyers to withdraw all ongoing defamation lawsuits filed against several individuals, stating that he was deeply moved by the counsel of a Catholic priest during a New Year’s Mass in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Sen. Akpabio made the disclosure on Thursday at the Sacred Heart Parish in Uyo, where he attended a New Year’s service. He revealed that he had instituted close to nine...

… Says APC Will Be Stopped From Manipulating Future Elections Mr. Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, has formally joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), promising that Nigeria will be reclaimed from a small group of opportunists. The former Anambra State Governor stated this on Wednesday in Enugu, when he formally joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), stressing that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) would be prevented from...