Wednesday , 18 February 2026

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Ramadan
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Sultan confirms moon sighting, declares Feb 18 first day of Ramadan 2026

The Sultan of Sokoto, Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Wednesday, February 18, 2026, as the first day of the Holy Month of...

MTN Foundation partners Bank of Industry
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Y’ellopreneur: MTN Foundation sign strategic MoU with Bank of Industry for Female Entrepreneurs

The MTN Foundation (MTNF) has officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bank of Industry (BOI) Limited, in preparation for the...

Jim Ovia
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Zenith Bank denies Jim Ovia’s alleged link to fake investment scheme

Zenith Bank Plc has issued a stern warning against a circulating video and manipulated images falsely linking its Group Chairman, Jim Ovia, to...

Benue State governor Rd Fr Hyacinth Iormem Alia
LocalNews

Six travellers abducted in Benue

Suspected bandits have abducted at least six travellers along the Naka–Makurdi road in Benue State in the early hours of Tuesday, February 17,...

Dangote refinery
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Dangote signs $400M equipment deal to fast track refinery expansion

Dangote Group has signed a $400 million construction equipment agreement with XCMG Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., one of China’s leading manufacturers of construction...

El-Rufai
LocalNews

EFCC detains El-Rufai in Abuja over alleged misappropriation of N423B

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, was detained at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Abuja on Monday night,...

Nigerian police averts herdsmen attack in Benue
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Police repel armed herdsmen attack, rescue abducted woman in Benue

Benue State Police Command has confirmed that on 6th February, 2026, around 12:40 p.m., its operatives conducting confidence-building patrols in Kwande Local Government...

Yahaya Bello
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Yahaya Bello returns to court over alleged N80.2B fraud as court insists on receipts before admitting CTCs

The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello continued on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal...

Governor Abdulrazaq Abdulrahman
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Bandits massacre 75 in Kwara

Armed bandits recently massacred 75 people during an attack on Woro and Nuku communities of Kaiama Local Government in Kwara North Senatorial District...

Abdulrasheed Maina
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Ex-pension reform chairman Maina slumps, hospitalised

A former chairman of the now-defunct Pension Reform Task Force, Abdulrasheed Maina, slumped on Tuesday while accessing his office and is currently hospitalised...