Nigerian literary icon, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has pointed fingers at a hospital in Victoria Island, Lagos, EURACARE Multispecialist Hospital for the death of her 21-month-old son, Nkanu, who passed away on January 7. According to Adichie, the anesthesiologist’s negligence during a basic medical procedure in preparation for their trip led to her son’s demise. Her team told The Guardian that Adichie sent the message out. Atlantis Hospital referred us elsewhere, which was said to be the best place to have the procedures done,” Adichie added. The following morning, Adichie, Nkanu, and her husband left Atlantis Hospital for another hospital.

US President Donald Trump is discussing options including military action to take control of Greenland, the White House said on January 6, 2025, upping tensions that Denmark warns could destroy the NATO alliance. “The future of Greenland must be decided by Greenlanders.”Denmark and other European allies have voiced shock at Trump’s threats to take control of Greenland, where the United States already has a military base. Trump says controlling the strategic island is crucial for US national security, given the rising military activity of Russia and China in the Arctic. “We’re not going to have Russia or China occupy Greenland. So we’re going to be doing something with Greenland, either the nice way or the more difficult way,” the US president said Friday.

In a post on X, Sani challenged older Nigerians who criticise younger office holders on social media to channel their energy into practical political engagement. He also referenced recent surveys indicating that Nigerian youths are more active on social media than in mainstream politics, describing the trend as unhelpful for democratic development. Sani encouraged young Nigerians not to be discouraged by perceptions that politics is only for the wealthy, stressing that many of those currently in power did not have easy beginnings. “You need to hear the story of most of those you see in power today; it wasn’t an easy ride from the beginning,” Sani said. Several groups have also called on political parties to lower barriers to entry for young aspirants, including high nomination fees, which critics say discourage grassroots participation.

The Kano State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has removed the Fagge Divisional Officer following the death of a suspect in custody. The divisional officer, along with all officers and men on duty at the time of the incident, have also been handed over to the Nigerian Police, Kano State Command, for further investigation and necessary action. This was disclosed in a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Ibrahim Abdullahi, a copy of which was made available to The Punch on Friday. “Following the sad incident in which a suspect lost his life in Fagge divisional office and the subsequent setting up of panel of inquiry for discreet and fair investigation into the case, the state Commandant, NSCDC Kano State command, Mohammed Hassan Agalama has approved the removal of Fagge divisional officer, SC Amina Musa Kolawale. “A new divisional officer, CSC Bashir Isa Abubakar, has now been deployed to replace her,” Abdullahi said.

The laws are the Nigeria Tax Act, the Nigeria Tax Administration Act, the Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Act and the Joint Revenue Board (Establishment) Act, all operating under a single authority, the Nigeria Revenue Service. The NRS had, last December, said the new tax laws were designed to strengthen economic competitiveness, attract investments and improve long-term fiscal stability. However, recent developments indicate that some business owners are already raising the prices of their goods and services, attributing the hikes to the tax laws. The lawmakers went as far as taunting Fubara that he cannot win an election without the support of Wike in the state. The fuel supply arrangement between the refinery and 20 major petroleum marketers, under which the parties agreed to offtake 600 million litres of petrol monthly, has collapsed over pricing disagreements.

The Rivers State House of Assembly has said that the impeachment process initiated against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu, is ongoing and has not been halted, contrary to reports circulating online. The assembly stated this in a press release issued on Friday and signed by the Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Petitions and Complaints, Enemi George. The assembly said the process, which commenced on Thursday, was being carried out in line with the provisions of the Constitution. “The Rivers State House of Assembly is pleased to inform the good people of Rivers State that the impeachment process commenced by the House on Thursday, January 8, 2026 is fully on course in line with relevant provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended),” the statement read. Martin Chike Amaewhule, I call on all and sundry to disregard their antics, as their actions have already failed,” it said.

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has pounded Abbagajiri in the Timbuktu Triangle, an identified Boko Haram and ISWAP enclave within the Sambisa Forest of Borno State, destroying terrorist structures, concealed logistics facilities, and neutralising multiple insurgents. Based on actionable, multi-source intelligence confirming active terrorist presence in the area, NAF air assets were deployed in integrated surveillance and precision strike roles to engage identified targets. In a statement on Saturday, NAF Spokesman Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame said the airstrikes were conducted on January 8, 2026. “This operation demonstrates our unwavering commitment to delivering precise and decisive airpower in support of ground forces. Reaffirming NAF’s posture, Aneke emphasised that air operations would remain relentless and intelligence-driven.

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, Wale Oriade, who was abducted some weeks ago, on Saturday regained his freedom after 39 days in captivity. The Public Relations Officer of the APC in the state, Wale Sadare, confirmed this to The PUNCH Online by telephone from Ibadan, the state capital. Eyewitnesses said the attackers arrived in a blue Micra vehicle with two occupants—a driver and an armed man—who forcibly seized Oriade and whisked him away in the same vehicle. He (Oriade) has been released.”Investigations by our correspondent further revealed that a ransom was paid to the abductors before his release. As of press time, no official statement has been released by the state Police command.

Once the implicit “mandate of heaven”—the moral consent of the governed—is forfeited, the social contract dissolves and failure accelerates. LEGITIMACY, THE SOCIAL CONTRACT, AND INSTITUTIONAL DECAYState stability rests on a self-reinforcing triangle: legitimacy, the social contract, and institutional strength. Effective institutions deliver public goods; those goods sustain the social contract; and the fulfillment of the contract generates legitimacy. This creates a vicious cycle: institutions fail because they lack legitimacy, and legitimacy erodes because institutions no longer function. Resilience requires a renegotiated social contract grounded in:•⁠ ⁠Independent Institutions – Courts and civil services must serve the law, not rulers.

In a statement issued on Saturday, Oyedele said while some points raised by KPMG were useful, the bulk of the report mischaracterised the objectives and structure of the new tax framework. “While it is legitimate to disagree with policy direction, disagreements should not be framed as errors or gaps,” the statement said. Regarding indirect transfer of shares, the statement described the provision as a deliberate policy choice aligned with global best practices and BEPS initiatives, aimed at closing long-exploited loopholes by multinationals. Issues raised on small company exemptions were noted to predate the new laws under the Finance Act 2021. The clarification comes after KPMG Nigeria’s report, which flagged potential errors, gaps, and inconsistencies in the newly gazetted tax laws, including concerns over taxation of shares, dividend treatment, non-resident obligations, and foreign exchange deductions, warning that these could affect businesses and taxpayers.

Finally, in a spiky, ill-tempered quarter-final, there was something more like the Morocco that reached the semi-finals of the World Cup two years ago. If the game wasn’t fluent, that was largely Cameroon’s doing as they spoiled and delayed and sought treatment for injuries. View image in fullscreen Ismael Saibari scores his team’s second goal during the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final against Cameroon. Cameroon were furious at the late change, and were upset with a number of Beida’s decisions, but he wasn’t the reason Cameroon lost. For those countries who have qualified for the World Cup, a Cup of Nations six months before the main event is a double-edged sword.

The money spent, is it to be regarded as stolen money or lost money or lost opportunity? So, you can find someone who has been in government for eight years, and then when they are asked to summarise their political philosophy, they don’t know it. So, these elites don’t understand the sense of a republic. And there is no major political party in Nigeria. And the fact that you don’t like Tinubu as well does not solve the problem of the people.

The political landscape of Rivers State, long considered the crown jewel of Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta, has reached a critical juncture as of early January 2026. In the contemporary context of Rivers State, Governor Fubara is the protégé who calls Wike “father”. For the Speaker and members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, the moment calls for a return to principled governance and constituency welfare. They must rise above the polarity that does not respect party lines and refocus on their mandate to ensure that the governance outcomes for the people of Rivers State are positive. Ultimately, the crisis will shape not just the political fortunes of individual actors, but the democratic norms and political culture of Rivers State and Nigeria at large.

The Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) Tent Maker Pastorial Ministry (TMPM), Region 1, Lekki, Lagos, has provided humanitarian services to the people of Itedo community and its environs. The services, which are part of the church’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), include construction of access road spanning in Itedo and digging of a borehole for potable water. The church also trained over 50 members in different skills, and gave them starter packs to ease financial burden. TMPM Region 1, also gave scholarships to indigent but brilliant students. The Regional Overseer and Pastor in charge of MFM TMPM 1, Lekki, Pastor Sola Oladipo, said the humanitarian services were to give to the needy and take care of the less-privileged, according to the Bible.

Like the other two ageing autocrats, Trump’s vision for his country harks back to a bygone imperial past. Trump has also looked to the early 19th century for inspiration for his new bout of territorial acquisitiveness, in the form of the Monroe doctrine. “It’s not as if Trump is saying: I want to be the only empire; Trump is basically signalling and acting as if he’s absolutely fine with Russia and China being empires. Photograph: Matias Delacroix/APWhat was the Monroe doctrine? The Trump administration has revived the 203-year-old Monroe doctrine, and made it the cornerstone of its newly aggressive policy in the Americas.