January 26, 2026

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Auditor-General Uncovers N61bn and $51m Questionable NNPCL Payments in Explosive New Report

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Nigeria’s Auditor-General has uncovered over N61bn and $51m in financial irregularities linked to the NNPCL, including undocumented payments, unauthorised virements, procurement breaches, abandoned projects, and weak internal controls. The report, transmitted to the National Assembly, demands urgent recovery and sanctions....

Tinubu Orders Withdrawal of 100,000 Policemen from VIPs for National Security Deployment

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President Bola Tinubu has ordered the withdrawal of more than 100,000 police officers attached to VIPs and politicians nationwide, directing their immediate redeployment to core national security duties. The move follows a surge in coordinated kidnappings and rising pressure to rebuild police presence in vulnerable communities....

PDP Firestorm: Wike Camp Rejects Expulsion as Four States Revolt Over Ibadan Convention

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The Peoples Democratic Party has plunged deeper into crisis as Nyesom Wike’s faction rejects its expulsion and four state chapters formally disown the Ibadan national convention. Court orders, rival power blocs, and 2027 calculations now collide, placing the legitimacy of the new PDP leadership and the survival of the opposition party under serious threat....

Super Eagles Crush Gabon 4–1 in Rabat to Reach Playoff Final Against DR Congo

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The Super Eagles are one match away from the Inter-Continental Play-Off after overpowering Gabon 4–1 in extra time in Rabat. Victor Osimhen struck twice as Nigeria recovered from an 89th-minute equaliser to dominate the added period. Akor Adams and Chidera Ejuke also scored, setting up a decisive clash with DR Congo on Sunday for a place in the global play-off round...

⚖️ WIKE’S LAND WAR: THE 30-HECTARE POWER PLOT BEHIND ABUJA’S LATEST FIRESTORM

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Documents and testimonies obtained by IDNN news reveal that the Abuja land clash between FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and naval officers over Plot 1946 may be tied to a deeper pattern of revocations across the capital’s greenbelt zones. Sources allege about 30 hectares originally granted to military cooperatives were re-issued to private and political interests. Wike denies wrongdoing....

⚠️ WIKE–NAVY LAND DISPUTE ABUJA: CHAIN OF COMMAND MEETS THE RULE OF LAW

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An on-site clash over Plot 1946 in Gaduwa turned the Wike Navy land dispute Abuja into a national stress test: viral footage, veterans’ fury, CSO rebukes, and fresh allegations of revoked, reallocated greenbelt allocations to allies. Wike insists no approval exists; the officer cites orders and valid papers. The fallout: law, dignity, and chain of command norms....

HOUSE OF REPS WARNS EFCC: STOP PROFILING CRYPTO TRADERS AS FRAUDSTERS

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The Nigerian House of Representatives has issued a direct warning to law enforcement agencies, telling them to stop profiling cryptocurrency traders as fraudsters. Lawmakers at Monday’s crypto regulation hearing said the era of “innovation by suspicion” must end — urging the EFCC and NFIU to evolve from intimidation to intelligent oversight....

OBA OF BENIN DRAWS LINE OVER MOWAA TUSSLE — “HISTORY WILL NOT REPEAT ITSELF”

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Oba Ewuare II of Benin has vowed that “history will not repeat itself” amid fresh controversy over the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA). The monarch accused former Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki of attempting to sideline the Benin Kingdom from the custody of returned artifacts, drawing international attention to Nigeria’s heritage politics....

Oyo Teacher Beaten to Death by Students Over Gambling Sparks National Outrage

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The death of Oyo teacher Mr. Fatai Adegoke, allegedly beaten by students he caught gambling, has sparked widespread outrage across Nigeria’s education community. Conflicting reports between the NUT and school officials have deepened confusion over the true cause of his death, reviving urgent calls for stronger classroom discipline and teacher protection laws....

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