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Tuesday, February 17, 2026

EPL: Saka becomes Arsenal’s highest-paid player with new contract--Senate Passes Electoral Act Amendment Bill, Cuts Election Notice Requirement by 60 days--36 UK universities face fresh legal action as 170,000 students seek Covid-19 online classes compensation--Eric Chelle Eyes Foreign-Born Players to Strengthen Nigerian team--WAEC rolls out digital certificate service in Nigeria, four others--JUST IN: Ramadan crescent moon sighted in Saudi Arabia--We can sink US warship, Iranian supreme leader warns after talks--FG orders immediate retirement of longstanding health directors--US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies at 84--Sexual assault: Lagos Searches For TikToker After Viral Rape Allegation--‘I’ve your mate at home’ – Sen Natasha in heated confrontation with another senator (VIDEO)--Ex-Nigeria Goalkeeper Precious Dede Welcomes Quadruplets After Years Of Waiting--“I Was Lucky to Be Captured” — Nigerian Man Tricked Into War in Russia Appeals to President Tinubu from Captivity in Ukraine--UBA unveils diaspora banking to connect Africans with opportunities--Iyabo Ojo Denies Being FAAN Ambassador, Says Viral Airport Video Was Free and Apolitical--Nigeria’s inflation rate drops to 15.1%--2 Nollywood production crew members found dead on location--Nigerian MBA Student, Oreoluwa Odetunde Found Dead In New York apartment--FG Charges El-Rufai Over Alleged Tapping of NSA Ribadu’s Phone--U.S. sanctions, freezes assets of eight Nigerians over links to Boko Haram--“Don’t rush to move in – Michelle Obama advises women--Regina Daniels gifts mother two cars ahead of Valentine’s Day--Nigeria Secures Permanent Seat On African Central Bank Board--FG Redeploys Police Withdrawn From VIP Escorts To Frontline Security--Tudor agrees deal to become Tottenham interim boss--Trump sets monthly targets for citizenship revocations--Makinde elevates 14 Oyo high chiefs to Obas, presents staff of office--UK to replace paper documents with eVisas from February 25--INEC Releases 2027 Election Timetable, fixes February 20 for presidential Poll--With Dangote Naira will trade below ₦1,000/$1 before year-end — Otedola--INEC Proposes N873.78bn Budget For 2027 Elections--CBN Allows BDCs Back Into Official FX Market with $150,000 Weekly Cap--Judge Steps Down from Malami’s N213bn Forfeiture Case, File Returned for Reassignment--Aso Villa set to disconnect from national grid--Africa cannot sustain democracy without young leaders — Goodluck Jonathan--Trump Ends Immigration Crackdown In Minnesota--2Baba, Natasha dedicate first child in church ceremony--Security agents attempted to arrest El-Rufai at Abuja airport--FG Ban Money Bouquets Ahead of Valentine's Day--Tottenham sack Thomas Frank after poor Premier League form--Daddy Freeze defends Peller against school-return critics, says IShowSpeed earns $800k monthly--'We Do Not Know The Source Of Your Wealth' - Isaac Fayose, Fires Back At Cubana CP--NIMC to begin nationwide ward-level NIN enrollment February 16--UK govt criticised for dropping ‘His Majesty’ from communications--Electricity workers issue nationwide strike notice to FG--I make films for intellectual, not everyone – Kunle Afolayan--US deploys 200 troops to Nigeria--Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle Emerges as Top Candidate for Olympique Marseille Coaching Role--US Introduce Bill To Sanction Miyetti Allah, Kwankwaso, Fulani Militia--FG orders NAFDAC to suspend enforcement of sachet alcohol ban--Starmer rejects resignation calls over Epstein fallout--Dangote Refinery slashes petrol price to N774 per litre--FG begins new tax-free allowances for university lecturers--Fire razes OPay office in Ibadan, destroys property worth millions--Ukraine war: Russia denies recruiting Nigerians--Senate Moves for Electricity Subsidy Removal to Bolster 2026 Fiscal Outlook--This is the toughest season I've had 'by a mile', says Slot--I was never Tinubu’s friend, we are different people, parallel lines that will never meet – El-Rufai--Senate approves electronic transmission of results, permits manual collation as backup--Tems becomes first African female artist to have 7 entries on Billboard Hot 100--FG announces 114% increase in cargo tariff at Lagos Airport--US shifts NATO commands to Britain, Italy--UK to bar eligible visitors without ETA from February 25--FULL LIST: IMF ranks Nigeria among top 10 global GDP contributors--US Judge issues fresh order to FBI, DEA over delay in releasing Tinubu’s 1990s records--Tinubu orders reopening of TSamiya International border after seven-year closure--We Will Overcome Terrorism, Banditry, Tinubu Assures Nigerians--Trump Signs Order Threatening Tariffs For Countries Trading With Iran--Popular gospel artiste, three others die inside Lagos studio--Protesters storm NASS over Electoral Amendment Bill--Actress Faithia Balogun loses mother on eve of her birthday party--Laporta resigns as Barcelona president--Enugu Court Orders British Govt To Pay £420m Over 1949 Coal Miners’ Massacre--Electoral Bill : Senators Agree On Passing Electronic Transmission Of Results--₦2.4bn Fraud: Court Sentences Ex-NEXIM MD Orya To 10 Years Imprisonment--Seyi Tinubu Unveils Top Nollywood Actors As RTIFN Ambassadors--Nigerian parents whose daughter died after weight loss surgery in Turkey win N1.5bn compensation--Arteta apologises to Rosenior after disrespect row--FG announces six-week partial closure of Lagos–Ibadan Expressway for bridge repairs--Backlash As Trump Posts AI Video Depicting Barack And Michelle Obama As Monkeys--2Baba reacts to Fela, Wizkid comparison--‘Very Respected Woman’, Trump Praises Remi Tinubu At US Prayer Breakfast--EU tells TikTok to change 'addictive' design or face fines--UN, US, condemns Kwara killings, backs Tinubu’s security deployment--"You Are Not A W!tçh" Angela Okorie apology to Mercy Johnson after release--Islamic leaders announce Feb 18 as first day of Ramadan fast--2027: “I’m with Tinubu” – Cubana Chief Priest declares House of Reps ambition--Nollywood Actress Aunty Ajara dies after illness--Kunle Afolayan seeks divorce from wife to marry multiple wives, cites father as inspiration--Senate passes Electoral Bill 2026, retains rules on e-transmission of results--'We are ready to talk': US news anchor Savannah Guthrie pleads for return of her abducted mother--UK court sentences Adedapo Adegbola to life imprisonment for killing ex-girlfriend--Sheikh Gumi Breaks Silence on Alleged Airport Arrest by US Military--INEC registers two new political parties--Over 100 people feared dead in Kwara massacre--January on Overdrive: How Benjamin Kalu Set the Pace for Legislative Activism in 2026--Sanwo-Olu hosts American streamer Kai Cenat upon arrival in Nigeria--Actor Bolanle Ninalowo gets role as Atlanta coordinator for Tinubu support group--I won't be dancing to promoting my movie, its not professional – Omotola--Man faces life sentence over failed assassination plot against Trump

◉ BREAKING NEWS

Sports

EPL: Saka becomes Arsenal’s highest-paid player with new contract

Ajibola Adeosun - February 17, 2026

Politics

Senate Passes Electoral Act Amendment Bill, Cuts Election Notice Requirement by 60 days

International

36 UK universities face fresh legal action as 170,000 students seek Covid-19 online classes compensation

Sports

Eric Chelle Eyes Foreign-Born Players to Strengthen Nigerian team

News Round The Clock

news

JUST IN: Ramadan crescent moon sighted in Saudi Arabia

Ajibola Adeosun - February 17, 2026 0

The crescent moon for the commencement of the holy month of Ramadan has been sighted in Saudi Arabia. According to Haramain, a Saudi-based media platform,...

US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies at 84

February 17, 2026

Sexual assault: Lagos Searches For TikToker After Viral Rape Allegation

February 17, 2026

“I Was Lucky to Be Captured” — Nigerian Man Tricked Into War in Russia Appeals to President Tinubu from Captivity in Ukraine

February 16, 2026

Nigerian MBA Student, Oreoluwa Odetunde Found Dead In New York apartment

February 16, 2026

Naija Politics

Politics

Senate Passes Electoral Act Amendment Bill, Cuts Election Notice Requirement by 60 days

February 17, 2026

Politics

‘I’ve your mate at home’ – Sen Natasha in heated confrontation with another senator (VIDEO)

February 16, 2026

Politics

INEC Releases 2027 Election Timetable, fixes February 20 for presidential Poll

February 13, 2026

Health

FG orders immediate retirement of longstanding health directors

Ajibola Adeosun - February 17, 2026 0

The Federal Ministry of Health has ordered an immediate disengagement of Directors who have spent at least eight years in the directorate cadre with...

Funding crisis hits global health as WHO warns of pandemic gaps

February 2, 2026

FG begins documentation of traditional medicine practitioners

January 20, 2026

US withdrawal from WHO makes world ‘unsafe’ — Official

January 13, 2026

Resident doctors to resume strike January 12

January 3, 2026

Entertainment

Iyabo Ojo Denies Being FAAN Ambassador, Says Viral Airport Video Was Free and Apolitical

Ajibola Adeosun - February 16, 2026 0

Actress Iyabo Ojo has clarified that her recent video showcasing upgrades at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos was neither sponsored nor politically...

2 Nollywood production crew members found dead on location

February 16, 2026

Regina Daniels gifts mother two cars ahead of Valentine’s Day

February 13, 2026

2Baba, Natasha dedicate first child in church ceremony

February 12, 2026

Daddy Freeze defends Peller against school-return critics, says IShowSpeed earns $800k monthly

February 11, 2026

Latest Reviews

Sports

EPL: Saka becomes Arsenal’s highest-paid player with new contract

Ajibola Adeosun - February 17, 2026 0

Arsenal star Bukayo Saka has signed a new long-term contract, making him the highest-paid player at the club. The England international verbally committed to a...