Nigeria news today headlines : Friday 2nd January 2026
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target=_blank>New Year Gift: Aiyedatiwa Grants 77 Inmates State Pardon
No fewer than 77 convicts have been set free as Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa exercised prerogative of mercy power. He approved the recommendation of the State Advisory Council on Prerogative of…
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target=_blank>Nwobodo, Kalu, Mbah Hold Strategic Talks On Igbo Position In Nigeria
Patience Ogbodo-Iwuagwu Elder statesman and former civilian governor of old Anambra State, Chief Jim Nwobodo has hosted Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, and Senator Orji Uzor Kalu at his…
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target=_blank>Reforms, FX Liquidity, Capital Flows May Define 2026 — Experts
LAGOS – Nigeria is entering 2026 on firmer, though still delicate, macroeconomic footing, as decisive policy reforms, improving foreign exchange liquidity and sector-specific recoveries begin to reshape investor sentiment and…
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target=_blank>Atiku Asks Nigerians To Remain Steadfast In Face Of Hardships
LAGOS – Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in his New Year message charged Nigerians to remain steadfast in the face of hardships, urging them not to allow religion or ethnicity…
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target=_blank>Police Soft Pedal On Tinted Glass Permit Enforcement
The Nigeria Police Force has suspended the enforcement of the tinted glass permit policy nationwide following an interim order of court restraining the move. The force had, on December 15,…
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target=_blank>Tinubu Administration Turning Nat’l Challenges Into Opportunities — APC
ABUJA – The ruling All Progressives Congress has opened the new year with a message of appreciation, reassurance and renewed political resolve, thanking Nigerians for what it described as their…
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target=_blank>Police Arrest Driver In Anthony Joshua Crash
ABEOKUTA – The Ogun State Police Command has arrested the driver who drove the Lexus SUV involved in the road accident that injured world heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Oluwafemi Joshua…
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target=_blank>Plateau Gov Formally Resigns From PDP, 14 Days After Joining APC
JOS – Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang of Plateau State has formally resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), about 14 days after APC National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, announced…
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target=_blank>Yusuf Celebrates Gwarzo At 48
Ahmad Tijjani Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has felicitated Professor Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo, the founder of Maryam Abacha American University (MAAUN), on the occasion of his birthday. The…
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target=_blank>Akpabio Drops Defamation Suits Against Natasha, Others After Priest’s Homily
IBADAN – The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has ordered the withdrawal of all pending defamation lawsuits he instituted against several individuals, saying he was deeply moved by…
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