Beatrice Ekweremadu, wife of former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, has completed her prison sentence in the United Kingdom and has now been released after serving her term in connection with the high-profile organ trafficking case that led to her conviction in 2023. The case, which drew widespread attention in Nigeria and internationally, involved efforts

Nigeria and the United States have issued a joint statement following the first session of the U.S.–Nigeria Joint Working Group, held on January 22, 2026 in Abuja.The Working Group was created after Nigeria’s designation as a Country of Particular Concern under the U.S. International Religious Freedom Act. Its aim is to reduce violence against vulnerable

On January 23, 2026, Nigeria’s national electricity grid collapsed once again, plunging millions of homes, hospitals, factories, and offices into darkness. By midday, power generation had fallen from nearly 4,000 megawatts to almost zero, marking yet another nationwide blackout in a country where electricity failure has become routine. Official statements described the incident as a

By Olukunle Adewumi As far back as 2012, few Nigerians could have imagined that kidnapping would evolve into one of the most lucrative criminal enterprises in the country. It was once a distant crime, associated mainly with the creeks of the Niger Delta or with politically motivated abductions. Today, in 2026, the word “kidnapping” alone