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China-bound auto parts dealer excretes 95 wraps of cocaine — NDLEA

By Kingsley Omonobi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested 62-year-old Lagos-based businessman Nwabueze Nicholas Izueke at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, while attempting to travel to China with 95 jumbo cocaine wraps weighing 1.589 kilograms concealed in his stomach. The arrest occurred on Saturday, 31 January 2026, during […]

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Pope, Northern CAN condemn Kwara massacre, one killed in fresh attack

By Demola Akinyemi & Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo VATICAN CITY / KANO/ILORIN—Pope Leo XIV and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), have expressed deep sorrow over the recent attacks on communities in Kwara State, which left more than 75 people dead and many others injured. In a post on X, Pope Leo XIV conveyed his “prayerful closeness” […]

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Electoral Act Amendment: Senate bows to pressure, to hold emergency sitting Tuesday

Following widespread criticism over its rejection of a proposed amendment to Clause 60, Subsection 3, of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, which sought to make real-time electronic transmission of election results mandatory, the Senate has scheduled an emergency plenary sitting for Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 12:00 noon.

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Cambridge University transfers ownership of 116 Benin Artefacts to Nigeria

The University of Cambridge has announced the transfer of legal ownership of 116 Benin artefacts held at its Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA) to Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM), operating under a management agreement with the Benin Royal Palace.

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