The Peoples Democratic Party has formed a specialized legal committee to address disputes emerging from the Federal Capital Territory’s area council elections held on February 21, 2026, as it celebrates its victors while raising concerns over alleged manipulations that undermined the process across the six councils.
Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior has declared that any player, coach, or manager found guilty of racist behaviour in football “shouldn’t be in the game”, speaking out following allegations of racial abuse during a Champions League match earlier this week.
The estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has agreed to pay up to $35 million to settle outstanding legal claims from potentially dozens of victims who say they were sexually assaulted or trafficked by the disgraced financier, according to a court filing submitted on Thursday.
Eighty percent of the judgements handed down by the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States cannot be enforced a damning statistic that the court’s own president laid bare before Nigeria’s highest judicial officer in Abuja, underscoring a deepening compliance crisis that has long undermined the legitimacy and operational effectiveness of one of West Africa’s most important regional institutions.
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has confirmed that former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, is currently in its custody as part of an ongoing investigation.
The Bauchi State Government has announced a significant reduction in the number of out of school children, from over 1.7 million to 216,000, describing the achievement as a historic milestone in the state’s education reform efforts.
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate declined marginally to 15.10 per cent in January 2026, down from 15.15 per cent recorded in December 2025, according to the latest Consumer Price Index report released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday.
