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President Bola Tinubu will return to the country today after participating in the 2026 Abu Dhabi sustainability summit. A statement on Saturday by Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, said Tinubu attended the summit alongside some ministers. “On the sidelines of the summit, Nigeria signed a comprehensive economic partnership agreement with the United Arab Emirates,” the statement reads. Onanuga said the agreement is aimed at deepening economic cooperation, boosting bilateral trade and investment, enhancing technology transfer, and expanding collaboration across sectors including energy, infrastructure, agriculture, mining, and renewable energy. “At the event, Tinubu announced that…

Michael Carrick enjoyed the perfect start to his second spell as Manchester United caretaker boss as second-half goals from Bryan Mbeumo and Patrick Dorgu inflicted massive damage on Manchester City’s Premier League title hopes. After so much recent discontent, this was a day when Old Trafford came alive, leaving Sir Alex Ferguson celebrating in the stands and United fans sarcastically waving off City spearhead Erling Haaland when he was replaced 10 minutes from time. City had goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma to thank for keeping his side in the game, with the Italian making a string of superb saves to deny Dorgu,…

Bobi Wine, Uganda’s leading opposition figure, says he escaped arrest after soldiers and police raided his home in Magere. The residence of Wine, who is seeking the presidency for a second term against long-serving President Yoweri Museveni, was assailed by Ugandan security operatives. In a statement posted on X, the opposition leader said the operatives cut off electricity, disabled some CCTV cameras and deployed helicopters over the area. “Last night was very difficult at our home in Magere,” he said. “The military and police raided us; they switched off power and cut off some of our CCTV cameras, and helicopters…

Uncertainty has surrounded the whereabouts of Bobi Wine, Uganda’s leading opposition figure, amid allegations that he was abducted from his home as results from the country’s presidential election trickle in. Wine, who is contesting the presidency for a second time against long-serving President Yoweri Museveni, was reportedly taken away late on Friday. Fred Nyazi, his brother, said security operatives besieged the residence before whisking Wine and his wife away. “They surrounded his home and abducted him and his wife last night,” Nyazi said. Earlier, Wine had posted on social media that he was placed under house arrest shortly after casting…

A fresh constitutional showdown over emergency powers is heading for judgment, as the Federal High Court in Abuja fixes March 9 to rule on whether President Bola Tinubu has the legal authority to remove elected state officials during a state of emergency. Justice James Omotosho set the date on Friday after lawyers for both sides adopted their final written addresses in a suit challenging the President’s actions following the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State last year. The case was filed by the Civil Society Observatory for Constitutional and Legal Compliance (CSOCLC), which argues that although the…

The Anambra State Police Command has revealed that a male suspect, Ifesinachi Ezeolu aged 28 years, as the person inside the violent masquerade that carried out several unprovoked attacks on residents during a festival in Awgbu community, Orumba North Local Government Area of the state. Recall that in a viral video that recently circulated online, the masquerade was seen chasing and attacking passers-by, residents and also disrupting a public function, thereby causing tension. The incident was said to have occurred over the weekend during the last Ofala Festival of the traditional ruler of Awgbu community. Following the development, the Anambra…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has firmly reasserted his authority as the state’s leader, pledging to prioritise peace, security, and public safety while rejecting any action capable of destabilising the coastal state. Speaking on Saturday as a special guest at the grand finale of the 2026 Port Harcourt Polo Tournament, Governor Fubara stressed that safeguarding lives and property remains the foremost duty of his administration. “What is important is that I am still the governor of Rivers State, and we will continue to do what we have promised the Rivers people,” he said. The governor expressed satisfaction with the successful,…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) says removing President Bola Tinubu from office in 2027 is the only way to take Nigeria back from those he said have hijacked the country. Speaking on Friday on Politics Today, a Channels TV programme, Bolaji Abdullahi, ADC spokesperson, said there is no way Nigeria can be reclaimed while Tinubu remains in office. “Of course, we want to get Tinubu out of power… because it is only by getting him out of power that we can take our country back,” Abdullahi said. “There is no scenario where he remains in power and we are able…

The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, resumed on Friday before Justice Maryanne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, with fresh testimony detailing alleged suspicious financial transactions linked to the Kogi State Internal Revenue Service. A prosecution witness told the court that more than ₦1.16 billion was paid as commission by the Kogi State Internal Revenue Service into a Sterling Bank account belonging to one Philip Kumar within eight months in 2019, followed by heavy and unusual cash withdrawals. Prosecution Witness 9, David Ajoma, a compliance officer with Sterling Bank, said the payments were…

The Nigerian Army (NA) says at least 80 militants have surrendered to security forces in Cross River under the state government’s amnesty programme. In a statement on Friday, Yemi Sokoya, assistant director, army public relations, Headquarters 13 Brigade, said the militants voluntarily emerged from the creeks in Akpabuyo LGA of the state in the early hours of the day. Sokoya said the surrender took place at Atimbo rear area, Operation Okwok, adding that the militants sprung from two separate camps. He said the first camp, led by ThankGod Ebikontei, also known as Ayibanuagha, presented 39 fighters, while the second camp,…