Author: Amina Mohammed

The 2026 Grammy Awards have concluded with Nigerian artistes making a mark.  Burna Boy, Davido, and Ayra Starr were among the nominees. Unfortunately, Tyla took home the Best African Music Performance award for “Push 2 Start”, beating Burna Boy’s “Love”, Davido’s “With You” featuring Omah Lay, and Ayra Starr’s “Gimme Dat” featuring Wizkid. Below is the complete list of 2026 Grammys winners: Record of the Year DtMF — Bad Bunny Manchild — Sabrina Carpenter Anxiety — Doechii WILDFLOWER — Billie Eilish Abracadabra — Lady Gaga Luther — Kendrick Lamar with SZA — WINNER The Subway — Chappell Roan APT. —…

Group Chairman of First Bank Holdings, Mr Femi Otedola, has defended the company’s decision to take a one-time charge of N748bn to clear legacy bad loans, describing the move as a strategic step toward long-term stability despite its impact on reported profits. The billionaire businessman disclosed this via his X handle on Saturday, explaining that the massive provisioning caused the holding company’s profit to decline by 92 per cent. Otedola stated that the decision was aligned with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s directive for banks to address non-performing loans transparently rather than defer the problems. “At First HoldCo we decided…

The mother of Anu, the 12-year-old girl at the centre of an ongoing paternity dispute involving Afrobeats musician Davido, has accused the Adeleke family of intimidation, manipulation, and misuse of power, while categorically denying that fresh DNA testing were undertaken in 2020. In a sharply written statement issued late Wednesday, she alleged that her own sister, Titilayo Labinjoh, had been in communication with Dr. Adedeji Adeleke since the COVID-19 pandemic, a development she said came as a shock to her family. “To my shock, my own sister Titi Labinjoh reportedly has been talking to Dr. Deji Adeleke since the pandemic.…

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has expressed sadness over what it described as “the tragic and senseless death” of Emeka Christian, a Nigerian national in Pune, India, allegedly beaten to death by two of his brothers, Chukwudi Okafor, 31, and Samuel Eze, over a romantic dispute. The Commission in a statement issued on Saturday by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols, NiDCOM, said: “We extend our deepest condolences to the bereaved family and loved ones during this painful time. No family should endure such heartbreak.” The NiDCOM, led by Dr. Abike Dabiri-Erewa as CEO, called on…

The Nigerian Society of Anaesthetists has called for its involvement in the Lagos State Government’s investigation into alleged medical negligence surrounding the death of the son of renowned author Chimamanda Adichie. The society’s National President, Prof. Alhassan Mohammed, made the call in a statement obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday. Mohammed commended the decision of the state government to investigate the incident, expressing satisfaction that the Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency had commenced the probe in line with the directives of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. “The alleged medical negligence appears to have centred around the physician anaesthetist,…

Former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), was on Tuesday morning brought before a Federal High Court in Abuja by officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) ahead of his arraignment on a 16-count money laundering charge. Malami appeared in court shortly before 9 a.m., accompanied by his two co-defendants: his son, Abubakar Malami, and Bashir Asabe, an employee of Rahamaniyya Properties Limited, a company linked to the former minister. The EFCC alleges that the trio, among others, laundered approximately N8.7 billion.

At least 16 people have died, including a child, following a terrorist attack apparently targeted at a Hanukah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi beach on Sunday. It is Australia’s worst mass shooting in 29 years. A police statement on Monday said 14 people died at the scene, with two more dying in hospital overnight. They said 40 people were injured. The child who died, a 10-year-old girl, was on of four children taken to Sydney Children’s Hospital following the attack. A 40-year-old man also died in hospital. Those killed range in age from 10 to 87, police said.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the gallantry of Nigeria’s military on Sunday for responding swiftly to the request by the Government of Benin Republic to save its 35-year-old democracy from coup plotters. The commendation is contained in a state house press release issued by the Special Adviser to the President, Bayo Onanuga. According to the statement, President Tinubu ordered Nigerian Air Force fighter jets to enter the country and take over the airspace to help dislodge the coup plotters. “Acting on two separate requests from the Government of Benin, President Tinubu first ordered Nigerian Air Force fighter jets to…

Former Delta State Governor, Chief James Onanefe Ibori, has urged Bola, the widow of the late Segun Awolowo Jnr, to find strength in the glowing tributes poured on her husband following his passing. The late Segun, grandson of the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo passed away on Thursday November 20, 2025 at the age of 62. Speaking on Tuesday night at the Night of Tributes held in honour of the late lawyer and former Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) at Harbour Point, Victoria Island, Lagos, Ibori described Awolowo as a humble, dignified and impactful public…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Guinea-Bissau from all its activities pending the restoration of full and effective constitutional order in the country. In addition, ECOWAS leaders have established a high-level Mediation Mission led by the Chair of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone, to engage with the coup leaders. The decision was announced in a communiqué issued at the end of an emergency meeting of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council, attended by leaders of all member states. The regional bloc strongly condemned the coup and expressed deep…