Latest News from Friday, January 16th, 2026

Gunmen have killed two police officers during an attack on a checkpoint along Agbani Road in Enugu.

In a dramatic shift that has intensified the political crisis in Rivers State, four members of the House of Assembly who had recently called for a “political solution” have reversed their stance.

The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service has reaffirmed that employers must file their annual tax returns for the 2025 financial year by January 31, 2026.

Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has introduced a significantly revised minimum capital framework for capital market operators, marking one of the most extensive regulatory overhauls in years.

President Yoweri Museveni held a commanding lead in early election results announced Friday, while the party of his main challenger, Bobi Wine, said its leader had been placed under effective house arrest by security forces.

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar says his son’s decision to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress and back President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid is a personal choice and does not reflect his own political position.

Defending champions Nigeria’s Super Falcons have been drawn into Group C alongside Zambia, Egypt and Malawi for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON).

Nigeria’s headline inflation rate slowed to 15.15% in December 2025, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported Thursday, marking continued moderation in price pressures at the end of the year.