Political tensions have escalated again in Rivers State as a fresh budget dispute deepens the rift between FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and Governor Siminalayi Fubara over a proposed supplementary appropriation.
No fewer than 41 ships carrying petroleum products, food items and other cargoes are expected to arrive at major Lagos ports between January 2 and January 5, according to the Nigerian Ports Authority.
Bayelsa State has received a new police commissioner as CP Daniel Iyamah takes over leadership of the command, pledging decisive action against crime and enhanced protection of lives and critical assets.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the Federal Government to make security and citizens’ welfare its top priorities in 2026, calling for people-centred governance amid worsening hardship and insecurity nationwide.
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to Bauchi State Commissioner of Finance, Yakubu Adamu, in the sum of ₦500 million, setting strict conditions as he faces EFCC charges over an alleged ₦4.6 billion money laundering scheme.