Breaking News from Nigerian Evening Newspapers and Evening News Saturday 14th February 2026
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target=_blank>Phone Tapping: El-Rufai should be probed, says Onanuga
Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has called for a thorough investigation into claims by former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai that he accessed an intercepted phone conversation of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. Onanuga, in a post on X, described El-Rufai’s public disclosure as a confession
target=_blank>We’ll Monitor Each Milestone in 2027 Elections Calendar — CSOs
Civil society organisations (CSOs) have welcomed the release of the timetable and schedule of activities for the 2027 general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), pledging to closely monitor every milestone in the electoral calendar to ensure transparency and credibility. In a joint statement issued on Thursday, the organisations said INEC’s announcement on
target=_blank>Adebayo Links Corruption to Poverty, Demands Leadership Change in 2027
Presidential Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 general election, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has called for a decisive political change ahead of 2027 following Nigeria’s latest ranking on the global corruption index. His reaction comes after Transparency International released the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), ranking Nigeria 142nd out of 182 countries
target=_blank>Dauda Lawal wins New Telegraph Governor of The Year
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has been awarded the 2025 New Telegraph Outstanding Governor of the Year for his projects. The governor received the award on Friday during the New Telegraph Awards and dinner night at the Grand Ballroom of the Lagos Oriental Hotel. A statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, revealed that
target=_blank>Tinubu: Argungu fishing festival will be sustained to promote unity
From Ismail Adebayo, Birnin Kebbi President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has pledge that the annual Argungu International Fishing and Cultural Festival would be sustained to promote Nigeria’s unity, peace and agricultural activities. He added that farmers in the state would continue to be given the necessary assistance because Kebbi farmers were committed to improving the administration’s
target=_blank>Kano: Singer Market records fresh Fire outbreak
Another fire outbreak has erupted at Kano’s popular Singer Market, destroying shops in the Gidan Glass section of the popular market situated along Ado Bayero Road by Murtala Muhammad Way. The incident, which started Saturday afternoon, is the second fire outbreak at the market in less than two weeks. A trader, Nasir Maharazu, told Daily
target=_blank>Rivers Crisis: Why I Choose to Be Weak — Fubara
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State says his decision to appear “weak” in the face of political pressure is a deliberate choice aimed at preserving peace and stability in the state. Fubara spoke while receiving the 2025 Man of the Year Award presented to him by New Telegraph. In a speech that dwelt on the
target=_blank>Eko DisCo Arraigns Six Lagos residents For alleged Energy Theft
The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has arraigned six individuals before Presiding Magistrate, Mrs. T. M. Kassim Adeyelure at Court 6, Eti-Osa Magisterial District, for alleged Energy theft and conspiracy. The defendants, Abiodun Aremu (40), Okwori Joseph (40), Ebi Veronica (28), Vanella Macaulay (25), Loritta Etim (27), and Oyindamola Adekunle (31) were apprehended following a
target=_blank>Wheelbarrow pusher allegedly stabs trader to death in Rivers
Tension erupted at the Fruit Market in the Oil Mill, Rumuokwurusi axis of Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, on Friday as a wheelbarrow pusher, identified as Zakara Afaaruwu, allegedly stabbed a trader, Higightor Wenem, to death. According to traders who witnessed the incident, the wheelbarrow pusher had obstructed a section of the market. In an
target=_blank>Dadiyata: El-Rufa’s Allegations Attempt to Shift Blame – Ganduje’s Commissioner
A former Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has rejected allegations by his former Kaduna State counterpart, Nasir El-Rufai, linking him to the disappearance of Abubakar Idris, popularly known as Dadiyata. In a statement signed by former Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs in Kano State, Comrade Muhammad Garba, the former national chairman of
target=_blank>Tinubu govt targeting opposition, shielding APC members – ADC chieftain, Kalgo alleges
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Idris Kalgo has accused President Bola Tinubu-led government of targeting opposition members for investigations, while shielding ruling APC politicians. Speaking on Trust TV, Kalgo questioned why there is a selective enforcement of investigations forced against opposition members in Nigeria. “Why is it only ADC members who are
Tinubu govt targeting opposition, shielding APC members – ADC chieftain, Kalgo alleges
target=_blank>Tension in Rivers as wheelbarrow pusher allegedly stabs Benue trader to death
There was pandemonium at the Fruit Market, Oil Mill, Rumuokwurusi, Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Saturday following the killing of a trader, an indigene of Mbagel Village, Buruku Local Government Area of Benue State, identified as Higightor Wenem. CSP Grace Iringe-Koko, the spokesperson of the Rivers State Police Command, made the incident known to journalists
Tension in Rivers as wheelbarrow pusher allegedly stabs Benue trader to death
target=_blank>Valentine’s Day: Cleric urges Nigerian youths to shun fornication, adultery
As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to celebrate this year’s Valentine’s Day, Bishop Israel Alaya has urged youths to see the celebration as a time to spread agape love, and not as an excuse to engage in sexual immorality. Alaya, who is the Presiding Bishop of Dominion Bible Church International, Quarry, Abeokuta, insisted
Valentine’s Day: Cleric urges Nigerian youths to shun fornication, adultery
target=_blank>2027: North Central Youths commit to voter mobilization drive
Youth leaders from the six states of Nigeria’s North Central region and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have inaugurated national and state executives of a regional youth forum, pledging to focus on voter registration and participation ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking at the event held in Abuja on Saturday, the Director-General of the
2027: North Central Youths commit to voter mobilization drive
target=_blank>Ex-Minister Idi Hong formally defects to APC
Former Minister of State for Health and later Foreign Affairs, Dr Aliyu Idi Hong, has officially defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The formal defection took place on Saturday evening at his home ward in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State, where he said it had become inevitable to leave the Peoples Democratic
Ex-Minister Idi Hong formally defects to APC
target=_blank>How El-Rufai abducted me in 2019 – Kefas alleges
An activist, Steven Kefas, has recounted his alleged abduction and unlawful arrest under El-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna State, in 2019. Kefas, in a statement on his X account on Saturday, narrated how he was allegedly tracked, abducted, and unlawfully detained by plainclothes police officers he claims were sent by El‑Rufai. He alleged that El-Rufai’s
How El-Rufai abducted me in 2019 – Kefas alleges
target=_blank>2027: Elections before Ramadan violate regulations – Akin Alabi warns INEC, offers only solution
The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Works, Akin Alabi, has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, that the scheduled dates for the 2027 general elections, which fall during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, violate regulations. Alabi, in a tweet via his X account on Saturday, also insisted that the only
2027: Elections before Ramadan violate regulations – Akin Alabi warns INEC, offers only solution
target=_blank>Tax: Why we sealed GLO’s office – Abia Revenue Service
Abia State Board of Internal Revenue, ABIRS, explained that the alleged failure of Globacom Limited to comply with tax remittance obligations as ordered by the High Court of Abia State led to the sealing of the company’s offices in Umuahia and Aba. The action was disclosed in a press release signed by the Deputy Director
Tax: Why we sealed GLO’s office – Abia Revenue Service
target=_blank>NNPP Kano urges Tinubu to remove INEC Chairman
The Kano State chapter of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to remove the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the scheduled date for the 2027 presidential election. The party made the demand on Saturday in a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary in Kano State,
NNPP Kano urges Tinubu to remove INEC Chairman
target=_blank>2027: If they don’t count it, we count the person – Peter Obi
Former presidential candidate and chefitain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Peter Obi, has declared that voters must remain vigilant in protecting their ballots during the 2027 general elections, warning against any attempt to manipulate results at polling units. Mr Obi was in Akwa Ibom State as the Akwa Ibom State ObIdient Movement officially joined
2027: If they don’t count it, we count the person – Peter Obi
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