February 2026 – Page 108

Sokoto Govt Seeks Accurate Population Data To Inform Decision-Making

12.02.2026

The Sokoto State Government has urged the Population Association of Nigeria (PAN) to come up with new modalities that will give Nigeria accurate population data to guide leadership on the kind of provision to make for citizens. Governor Ahmed Aliyu made the call while declaring open the 14th International Conference of the Population Association of Nigeria...

Nottingham Forest Has Sacked Sean Dyche After 114 Days

12.02.2026

Nottingham Forest have sacked their third manager of the season, Sean Dyche, just 114 days in the role, New Telegraph reports. The decision comes after the 0-0 draw with Wolves, with Forest failing to score from 35 shots. Dyche is the third manager Forest have sacked this season after Nuno Espirito Santo and Ange Postecoglou, the...

NEMA DG Seeks UBEC’s Partnership To Operationalize Schools At RSPIC Sites

12.02.2026

The Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar, has sought the partnership of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) to support the effective operation of schools established at the Rehabilitation Scheme for Persons Impacted by Conflict (RSPIC) sites across seven beneficiary states. Umar made the request during a courtesy visit to...

Oborevwori Laying Foundation For Power Generation, Industrial Growth –Aniagwu

12.02.2026

Delta State Commissioner for Information and Works (Rural Roads), Mr. Charles Aniagwu, has said Governor Sheriff Oborevwori is deliberately positioning the state for accelerated industrial growth through sustained investment in power generation. The Commissioner, supported by his counterpart in Energy, Engr. Michael Anoka, said the Governor had leveraged on the recent constitutional provision, granting states...

Liverpool Defeats Sunderland 1-0 To End The Saints’ Home Record

12.02.2026

Virgil van Dijk’s header earned Liverpool a 1-0 victory over Sunderland, getting them back on track in their push for a top-four finish in the Premier League this season. Liverpool suffered a heartbreaking late defeat to Manchester City last time out, but have moved within three points of the Champions League places after snatching a...

Uzor Arukwe Threatens Legal Action Against Online Troll

12.02.2026

Nollywood Actor Uzor Arukwe has hinted at taking legal action against baseless accusations and unfounded rumours regarding his professional engagement with his colleague, Bambam, amid rumours of a marital crisis between her and her husband, Temitope Adenibuyan, better known as Teddy A. The rumours started surfacing after Arukwe and Bambam starred as couples in Omoni...

…Hands Over Provisional Letters Of Allocation To 180 Beneficiaries In Alaba

12.02.2026

In line with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s commitment to urban development and making Lagos a 21st-century economy, the Lagos State Government yesterday handed over provisional letters of allocation to the initial 180 beneficiaries affected by the redevelopment of Alaba Transnational Market, along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway in the Ojo Local Government Area. The provisional letters of allocation...

Sanwo-Olu Inaugurates Renewed Hope Coordinators For 20 Lagos LGs

12.02.2026

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday inaugurated the twenty Local Government Coordinators of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, a public engagement and community sensitisation movement focused on propagating the achievements of the present administration. According to the governor at the event, which featured the administration of the Oath of Allegiance on the Coordinators of the...

‘My Doctor Advised Me To Get Pregnant By My Brother-In-Law’

12.02.2026

Vivian Nkwiruka, wife of actor Nwaogu Udochukwu Victor, popularly known as Nkubi, has revealed that a doctor questioned her decision to become pregnant by her husband, a man with dwarfism. According to her, the doctor said she should have used a sperm donor or asked her brother-in-law to impregnate her instead to prevent her child(ren)...

US Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Sanction Miyetti Allah, Ex-Gov, Fulani Militia

12.02.2026

Five US lawmakers have introduced a bill to the US Congress, seeking to impose sanctions on former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), and Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore for alleged violations of religious freedom. The bill: ‘Nigeria Religious Freedom and Accountability Act of 2026’, was introduced by...