Kidnappers In Kwara Demands N400m, Foods, Drinks As Ransom

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaKidnappers In Kwara Demands N400m, Foods, Drinks As Ransom

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 10, 2026

Kidnappers who abducted 22 persons from several communities in Kwara South Senatorial District, including Adanla, Isapa, Isanlu-Isin and Owa-Onire are demanding N400 million, food items and drinks as ransom. At least nine persons, including the monarch of Afin in Ile-Ere District, Oba Simeon Olanipekun, his son Olaolu and a youth corps member abducted in December 2025, are still being held. It was learnt that the kidnappers have relocated to communities with little or no security...

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Presidential Tax Committee Counters KPMG’s Criticisms of New Tax Laws

BusinessNewsNigeriaPresidential Tax Committee Counters KPMG’s Criticisms of New Tax Laws

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 10, 2026

The Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee has rejected most of the concerns raised by global advisory firm, KPMG, over Nigeria’s new tax laws, describing the firm’s publication as largely based on “misunderstanding of the policy intent” and the presentation of “opinion and preferences as facts.” The committee, in a detailed response, dated 10 January 2026, by its chairman, Taiwo Oyedele, acknowledged that KPMG raised a few useful points, particularly on implementation risks and...

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Jersey to Return $9.5m Abacha Loot to Nigeria

NewsNigeriaPoliticsJersey to Return $9.5m Abacha Loot to Nigeria

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 10, 2026

Authorities in Jersey, a self-governing British Crown Dependency in the Channel Islands, have agreed to return more than $9.5 million (about £7 million) to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The repatriation follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in December 2025 between His Majesty’s Attorney General for Jersey, Mark Temple KC, and officials of the Nigerian Government. The agreement builds on two earlier asset-recovery arrangements between Nigeria and Jersey that have already facilitated...

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Dangote Files Corruption Petition Against Ex-NMDPRA Boss at EFCC

NewsNigeriaPoliticsDangote Files Corruption Petition Against Ex-NMDPRA Boss at EFCC

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 10, 2026

Mr Aliko Dangote, Chairman of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), has formally petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate and prosecute Mr Farouk Ahmed, the former Managing Director of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), on alleged corruption and abuse of office. The petition, submitted through Dangote’s legal representative, Dr O.J. Onoja, SAN, was lodged at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja following the withdrawal of an earlier complaint from the...

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Sambisa Forest: ISWAP Clash With Boko Haram, Dozens Killed

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaSambisa Forest: ISWAP Clash With Boko Haram, Dozens Killed

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 9, 2026

Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) factions along the Sambisa Forest corridor of Borno State have clashed with Boko Haram terrorists over supremecy. The renewed clashes are consistent with a long-running rivalry rooted in ideological differences, leadership disputes and competition over territory, resources and fighters. Security sources told counter-insurgency expert Zagazola Makama that the renewed hostilities began on Jan. 3, following a coordinated ISWAP raid led by two commanders, identified as Jundullah and Ibn Hataf,...

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Obi Tells Federal Government To Pay Super Eagles Match Allowances

NewsNigeriaPoliticsObi Tells Federal Government To Pay Super Eagles Match Allowances

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)January 9, 2026

Mr. Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, has told the Federal Government to spare Nigeria an embarrassment by paying the Super Eagles players their basic match allowances. Recall that the Super Eagles are facing fresh uncertainty at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after players and members of the coaching crew raised concerns over unpaid allowances and bonuses, threatening to boycott training and travel plans ahead of their quarter-final...

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We Won’t Allow Impeachment Of Fubara, Deputy, Rivers APC Vows

NewsNigeriaPoliticsWe Won’t Allow Impeachment Of Fubara, Deputy, Rivers APC Vows

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)January 9, 2026

The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has vowed not to allow the impeachment of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, maintaining that it’ll be totally untenable for the party to keep quiet when an obvious hangover from strife that occurred within the PDP is allowed to resurface in the ruling party. Recall that the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, has alleged that Governor Siminalayi Fubara remains...

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AA Rano to Launch Nigeria’s First Unmanned Fuel Stations

NewsNigeriaOil & GasAA Rano to Launch Nigeria’s First Unmanned Fuel Stations

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 9, 2026

…Petrol workers oppose plan over job security AA Rano Nigeria, a major downstream petroleum marketing company, has announced plans to introduce Nigeria’s first fully automated and unmanned fuel stations, a move that has sparked concern among petrol station workers over possible job losses. The company announced that the stations will be launched this month, following a business partnership with Petrosoft Limited, a Nigerian technology firm that provides downstream oil and gas business management systems. In...

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Togo, Niger, Benin owe Nigeria $11.57m in electricity — NERC

BusinessNewsNigeriaTogo, Niger, Benin owe Nigeria $11.57m in electricity — NERC

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 8, 2026

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has disclosed that Togo, the Niger Republic, and the Benin Republic owe Nigeria a total of $11.57 million for electricity supplied in the third quarter (Q3) of 2025. The commission made this known in its Q3 2025 report, released this week. According to NERC, the Market Operator (MO) issued an invoice of $18.69 million to the three countries for electricity supplied by Nigerian electricity generation companies (GenCos) under bilateral...

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‘Abeg’, ‘Amala’, Afrobeats Enter Oxford English Dictionary

EducationNewsNigeria‘Abeg’, ‘Amala’, Afrobeats Enter Oxford English Dictionary

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 8, 2026

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has expanded its collection with new African words and expressions in its latest update published in December 2025 and rolled into 2026. The update was announced by the OED on Wednesday via X and includes commonly used Nigerian and West African words linked to food, music, markets, everyday speech and pop culture. According to the Dictionary, the December 2025 update added more than 500 new words, phrases, and senses, and...

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