Nigeria’s anti corruption agency has filed criminal charges against Chief Mike Ozekhome over a disputed house in North London. The case is tied to a property at 79 Randall Avenue in Neasden, an area of London in the United Kingdom. At the centre of the dispute is a Nigerian passport used to support an ownership claim. Nigeria’s passport agency now says that document was not legitimately issued. Immigration Service Says Booklet Was Not Used The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Nigeria’s federal agency in charge of passports and border control, wrote to investigators about the passport. It told the Independent Corrupt…
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Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, attended a wedding Fātiḥah for the children of Bello Matawalle on Friday, 6 February 2026. Bello Matawalle is Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defence, a junior minister in the federal government. The ceremony took place at the National Mosque in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. Also, Tinubu arrived with a large group of senior political figures. Footage Posted On X Tinubu’s aide, Dada Olusegun, disclosed the visit in a video shared on X, the social media platform formerly called Twitter. The post said Tinubu attended the wedding Fātiḥah held at the National Mosque in Abuja. Meanwhile,…
Senator Jimoh Ibrahim has described Oluremi Tinubu’s recent trip to the United States as highly strategic. Oluremi Tinubu is Nigeria’s First Lady, the wife of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a statement on Friday, 6 February 2026, he said the visit helped repair Nigeria’s international image. He said it countered what he called years of harmful narratives about the country. Lawmaker Says Trip Shifted High-Level Perceptions Ibrahim is an Ambassador-designate and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Inter-Parliamentary Affairs. The committee operates within Nigeria’s Senate, the upper chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. He said the First…
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned that expelled members should not attempt to occupy the party’s National Secretariat or other properties while a related court case is still ongoing. The warning was contained in a statement released on Friday, 6 February 2026, and signed by Ini Ememobong, National Publicity Secretary of the faction. The group is aligned with Tanimu Turaki, a Nigerian politician associated with one side of the PDP’s internal leadership dispute. The faction said it had received information that some expelled members intend to gain access to the party’s secretariat, possibly by force or…
Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has warned political actors against violence and vote buying ahead of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council election in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, and the by-elections scheduled for Rivers State in southern Nigeria and Kano State in northern Nigeria. He delivered the warning through Hassan Abdullahi, Director of Internal Security in the Office of the National Security Adviser, during a meeting of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Nigeria’s election management body. The meeting took place in Abuja on Friday, 6 February 2026, ahead…
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has said the economic policies introduced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigeria’s head of government since May 2023, are helping to steady the economy and rebuild confidence at home and abroad. Idris spoke during a virtual interview on ICAN On Air, a live programme of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Nigeria’s chartered accounting body. His comments were later outlined in a statement issued on Friday, 6 February 2026, in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, by his Special Assistant on Media, Malam Rabiu Ibrahim. According to the minister, two early…
Nigeria’s House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the National Assembly, has summoned the chairmen and finance directors of the six Area Councils in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the region that includes Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, following an audit report that pointed to financial infractions valued at more than ₦100 billion. The action came after the House Committee on Public Accounts, the parliamentary body that reviews public spending, received the Auditor-General’s report on the FCT Area Councils. The report indicted Abaji, Abuja Municipal, Bwari, Gwagwalada, Kuje and Kwali Area Councils, which are the local government administrations that handle grassroots services…
Nigeria forward Alex Iwobi has said the Super Eagles are still hoping for a late opening in the race to qualify for the 2026 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup, even though the team’s path to the tournament remains unclear. Iwobi, a 29-year-old midfielder who plays for Fulham Football Club in London, England, described Nigeria’s situation as one of uncertainty, saying the national team is effectively “waiting” as it looks to FIFA for a decision that could reshape its qualification outlook. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be hosted jointly by the United States, Canada and Mexico, and…
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, the United States rapper and businessman, has mocked Floyd Mayweather Jr., the United States boxing star, after Mayweather filed a $340 million lawsuit linked to his past fights on Showtime, a United States premium television brand. On Thursday, 5 February 2026, Yahoo News reported that the lawsuit was filed on Tuesday, 3 February 2026, in a California state court in the United States. The case accuses Showtime and its former sports president, Stephen Espinoza, of what the filing describes as a long-running financial fraud scheme that allegedly diverted millions of dollars meant for Mayweather. According to…
Nigeria’s election management body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has given a fresh signal that it is recognising a National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that is linked to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The development was noticed on Thursday, February 5, 2026, during the first quarterly meeting between INEC and leaders of registered political parties. The Federal Capital Territory is the territory that hosts Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, while the PDP is one of the country’s major political parties. INEC’s recognition appeared to be shown by the presence of Abdulrahman Mohammed, who…