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The Defence Headquarters has concluded its investigation into sixteen military officers who were arrested in October 2025 over alleged acts of indiscipline and violations of service regulations, including accusations of plotting to overthrow the Federal Government. In a statement issued on Monday, January 26, 2026, by the Director of Defence Information, Major General Samaila Uba, the Armed Forces of Nigeria said the investigation report has been forwarded to the appropriate authorities in line with existing military regulations. According to the statement, the findings showed that some of the officers were involved in activities inconsistent with the ethics and professional standards of the military, including allegations of attempting to undermine constitutional authority. “The comprehensive investigation process, conducted in accordance with established military procedures, has carefully examined all circumstances surrounding the conduct of the affected personnel. "The findings...

  Controversial Nigerian rapper, Darlington Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington, has disclosed that all he got from his 23 years in the United States of America is criminal records. It was gathered that Speed  Darlington, who explained that he left America with nothing, stated that he built his mansion with the money he made in Nigeria. While narrating how the U.S. took away his self confidence because he’s a black man, he said:  “America did not favor me. I have access to the USA but I don’t want to be there all the time. America no favor me and I’m not ashamed to say it. The only thing I have is criminal records, arrest, arrest, arrest, arrest is all I got from the USA. “So, after 23 years, I told myself it’s better for me to have access to America. I can go whenever I want to see my family for maybe 10 days, one week or 4 days, and I will turn around and return. Because American society is not conducive for my mental and physical well-being. In America, my self ...

The United States military is ramping up the provision of equipment and intelligence support to Nigeria as part of a wider effort to collaborate with African forces in combating Islamic State-linked militants, according to Lt. Gen. John Brennan, Deputy Commander of the U.S. Africa Command. Brennan disclosed this in an interview with the newsmen on the sidelines of a US–Nigeria security meeting held in Abuja last week. According to Brennan, Washington has adopted a more forceful approach in targeting IS-linked groups across the continent. “Under the Trump administration, we’ve gotten a lot more aggressive and are working with partners to target, kinetically, the threats, mainly ISIS,”  he said. “From Somalia to Nigeria, the problem set is connected. So we’re trying to take it apart and then provide partners with the information they need.” He added that the U.S. was focusing on enabling partners by providing equipment and operational capabilities with fewer restrictions. “It’s been ...

  In  a decisive action aimed at tackling what the Anambra State Government has labeled as economic sabotage, Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo has ordered the immediate closure of Onitsha Main Market. It was gathered that the closure is for one week. And also t he closure of the market was in response to the traders’ continued compliance with the illegal Monday sit-at-home directive. The directive, announced on Monday, follows weeks of warnings by the state government to traders, market leaders, and residents to disengage from the sit-at-home order, which officials say has no lawful backing and has continued to cripple economic activities across the state. While the shutdown is for one week, the government is warning that if the market fails to fully reopen by next Monday, the closure will be extended to one month, a move that could have far-reaching economic consequences for traders and supply chains across the South-East and beyond. “This is no longer about fear or complianc...

  Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has cautioned visitors against publicly sharing or broadcasting their conversations with him. Kanu also stressed that he doesn’t collect money before receiving anybody at the Sokoto Correctional Centre. The IPOB leader, who is serving a life sentence at the Sokoto Correctional Centre, disclosed this through his lawyer, Nnemeka Ejiofor. In a video, Ejiofor said:  “From now henceforth, anybody who comes to see Nnamdi Kanu is forbidden from making public broadcast or discuss as to the outcome of their meeting. “If he has a message, it will be sent to whoever is readily affected but for the purposes of making public statement, he has restricted it to his lawyers only or Emma Powerful. “He has also stated that nobody has ever paid money to see him from his inquiries and visiting him is not a money making venture for anybody. “Whoever wants to visit him should follow the established protocol of the Sokoto Correctio...

  Former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources and former President of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Diezani Alison-Madueke, is set to appear in a London court on Monday as her long-awaited corruption trial officially begins. The opening phase of the trial will begin this week with preliminary proceedings, including technical issues and jury selection, marking the first courtroom step in a case that has spanned nearly a decade.  Alison-Madueke was physically present in court last week as the process got underway, ahead of the full trial expected to hear extensive evidence. The 65-year-old former minister, who served as Nigeria’s petroleum minister from 2010 to 2015 under the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, is facing six counts of bribery connected to her time in office. She has pleaded not guilty to all the charges. Alison-Madueke holds a unique place in Nigeria’s political history, having been the country’s first female pet...