Author: Halimah Olamide

Mr. Bimbo Adekanmbi, the Chairman of the 11-man Committee on the upgrade of the Ibadan Airport, has said that direct international flights would commence before the end of 2026. Adekanmbi said the flights will start once the new international terminal is completed. According to him, current Ibadan–London flight options are not direct international flights. He explained that the flights stop in Abuja before continuing to the United Kingdom. “Those are not the direct flights we promised. They take off from Ibadan, transit through Abuja and then continue to the UK. “It is a good start, but our plan is to…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the start of a nationwide digital membership registration exercise. The announcement was made in a statement signed on February 28, 2026, by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong. The registration which will begin on Monday, March 2, 2026, and will last for three weeks will take place across all 36 states of Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The party said the exercise is aimed at creating an updated digital membership register. This is in line with the Electoral Act 2026, which requires political parties to submit a digital register of…

Iran has on Saturday launched a missile attack on a United States naval base in Bahrain, triggering explosions across the capital, Manama, hours after Washington announced major military operations against Tehran. Iranian forces said the strike targeted the headquarters of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command. Thick smoke was seen rising from the base following the attack. Bahraini authorities issued air raid warnings shortly before the missiles landed. Explosions were heard across Manama, while sirens sounded and armored military vehicles were deployed on major roads. The attacks continued for several hours. A U.S. official said at about 1:45 p.m. local time…

Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has formally defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Fintiri announced his defection on Friday at a news conference in Yola. He said the decision followed wide consultations with stakeholders across the state and was taken in the interest of stability, development and prosperity for Adamawa. The governor said joining the APC would help the state align with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu, especially in the areas of social welfare, infrastructure, housing and inclusive economic growth. He explained that the move was not motivated by personal…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday re-arraigned former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, his wife, Asabe Bashir, and their son, Abdulaziz, on alleged money laundering offences. The defendants were re-arraigned before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja, following the reassignment of the case to a new trial judge. At the resumed hearing, EFCC counsel, Jibrin Okutepa, SAN, told the court that the matter was fixed for re-arraignment and requested that the pleas of the defendants be taken. He also applied for corrections to the charge, asking that the amounts in Counts 11 and…

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, SAN, has disclosed that the fire outbreak that affected the Murtala Mohammed International Terminal 1, destroyed weather reading equipment. Keyamo made the disclosure during the assessment of the affected terminal on Tuesday in Lagos. The minister confirmed that several Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) equipment were destroyed by the fire. Keyamo said the building had been billed for rehabilitation and that it was quite unfortunate that the fire happened when it did. “The building was about to be pulled down anyway and totally rehabilitated. However, a lot of our equipment was…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has on Tuesday arraigned a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Edetanle, before the Ikeja Special Offences Court over alleged money laundering involving $385,000 and N165.5 million. Edetanle is facing a seven-count charge bordering on abuse of office, unlawful enrichment and money laundering, offences the anti-graft agency said were committed while he served as managing director of the NRC between 2016 and 2024. He pleaded not guilty to all the charges. Leading the prosecution, EFCC counsel, Mr Abba Muhammad (SAN), told the court that the defendant abused his office…

President Donald Trump renewed his condemnation of the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday after it ruled against his sweeping tariff programme. He vowed to turn to other tariffs’ powers and licenses but gave no details. Trump said on Saturday he would raise a temporary tariff from 10 per cent to 15 per cent on U.S. imports from all countries, the maximum level allowed under the law. This came a day after the court ruled that Trump had exceeded his presidential authority when he imposed an array of higher tariff rates under an economic emergency law. ”The court has also approved…

Former Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has filed a N1 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Enforcement Commission (ICPC) over alleged unlawful invasion of his Abuja residence. El-Rufai, through his team of lawyers led by Oluwole Iyamu, SAN, prayed the court to declare that the search warrant issued on Feb. 4 by the Chief Magistrate, Magistrate’s Court of the FCT (2nd respondent), authorising the search and seizure at his residence was invalid, null and void. He urged the court to declare that the search warrant was “null and void for lack of…

“Mothers of Chibok”, a documentary film that chronicles the story of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls , is set for cinema release on Feb.27,its producers have said. This was disclosed by Kachi Benson, Emmy award-winning filmmaker and director of the documentary. “I aim to tell a story that goes beyond tragedy, highlighting the resilience of the mothers of chibok and their determination to build a future through their children’s education.” The historic film is co-produced by ace thespians Jamie Patricof, Adeyinka Oduniyi, Rachel Halilej, Samira Mohammed and Katie McNeill, amongst others, with legendary Nollywood actress Joke Silva as the executive producer.…