Dame Sarah Mullally has been formally confirmed as the Archbishop of Canterbury, making history as the first woman to occupy the most Senior leadership position in the Church of England since its establishment over 14 centuries ago. The confirmation took place on January 28, 2026, during the traditional Confirmation of Election ceremony at St Paul’s…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Wednesday January 28 commissioned the Imeko-Afon Township Road and directed the immediate reconstruction of the Olorunda–Imeko Road, highlighting his administration’s commitment to improving infrastructure across the State. The Imeko-Afon Township Road, first constructed in 1959 by the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, was officially inaugurated during a ceremony in…
A Nigerian court has sentenced a school security guard to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of raping a nurse inside a school clinic in Lagos, in a ruling that underscores the country’s hardline legal stance on sexual violence. The Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, sitting in Ikeja, convicted Emmanuel Buchi, a…
A Nigerian medical Doctor, Abu Ibrahim, who was kidnapped in Edo State alongside his brother earlier this month, has been discharged from hospital, bringing closure to a harrowing ordeal that has again drawn attention to the worsening security situation. Ibrahim, who sustained a gunshot wound during his release, is now recovering at home, according to…
Nigeria’s National Football captain and Beşiktaş midfielder Wilfred Ndidi is mourning the death of his father, Sunday Ndidi, who died in a fatal road traffic accident in southern Nigeria—an incident that has drawn International sympathy and renewed attention to road safety challenges in the Country. The accident occurred on Tuesday January 27 in Umunede, Delta…
The Ekiti State Police Command has successfully arrested 17 individuals involved in cattle rustling and recovered a total of 558 stolen cattle, officials confirmed on Tuesday. The operation began on January 21 when Police, acting on a credible tip-off, apprehended Ibrahim Abubakar, a notorious rustler and suspected kidnapper. During interrogation, Abubakar confessed to multiple cattle…
In a dramatic raid along Ise-Ekiti Road, Ekiti State Police have dismantled a clandestine baby factory, rescuing six children and arresting five individuals allegedly running the illegal operation. The operation targeted 43-year-old Oluwadare Onyechi and her four accomplices—Onuoha Gloria (28), Victoria Linus (25), Ihegbogu Mercy (21), and a heavily pregnant Emmanuel Esther (23)—after authorities received…
In a high-profile courtroom showdown, a Nigerian Federal Court on Tuesday admitted video evidence in the ongoing trial of activist and Former Presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore, intensifying debates over free speech, digital defamation, and political accountability in Africa’s largest democracy. During proceedings before Justice Mohammed Umar, the defence presented footage of Nigerian commentator and former…
A deadly winter storm has swept across the United States, leaving at least 30 people dead and over 540,000 homes and businesses without power, as cities from the South to the Northeast reel under heavy snow, ice, and bone-chilling temperatures. Global Mirror reports that the storm, fueled by a powerful Arctic air mass, created a…
The Lagos State Government has rolled out an extensive traffic management and safety strategy as rehabilitation work officially begins on the strategic Lekki–Epe Expressway, a major economic artery linking Lagos to key industrial and commercial hubs. State authorities confirmed that the 20-kilometre rehabilitation project, scheduled to run for 64 days, will be executed without a…
