SUNTV GLOBAL REPORT The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has delivered a decisive ruling in favour of the Adamawa State Government, overturning a controversial judgment that would have forced the state to pay $35.6 million to Senator Ned Nwoko. The appellate court’s decision effectively lifted a looming financial threat that had placed the state’s…
In a major shake-up of Nigeria’s oil revenue structure, President Bola Tinubu has signed a new executive order ending the long-standing 30 percent management fee previously retained by Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited on profit oil and gas earnings. The directive, which took effect from February 13, 2026, mandates that all such revenues be paid…
SUNTV GLOBAL CHANNEL — Abuja, Nigeria (February 18, 2026) The Take-It-Back Movement has announced plans to mobilise Nigerians for a nationwide protest following the alleged use of teargas on peaceful demonstrators at the National Assembly complex in Abuja. In a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Sanyaolu Juwon, the group accused security operatives of firing…
Ibadan, February 18, 2026 – A woman who publicly exposed alleged extortion of students and commuters by Nigerian Police officers along the Igbo-Ora–Eruwa road in Oyo State has been arrested by the Ibarapa Area Command and transferred to Ibadan. Reports indicate she has been denied access to legal representation. The woman gained attention after sharing a…
Woro, Kwara State – February 18, 2026 – Survivors of the February 4 massacre in Woro community have accused Kwara State officials of turning humanitarian relief into a political tool, allegedly using rice and other food palliatives to solicit support for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The coordinated evening attack by suspected terrorists left over…
Accra, Ghana – February 18, 2026 – The Government of Ghana has formally summoned Russia’s Ambassador to Ghana, Sergei Berdnikov, over allegations that a man believed to be a Russian national unlawfully recorded and circulated sexually explicit videos of Ghanaian women. The move was confirmed by Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, who described the…
Libreville, Gabon – February 18, 2026 – The Gabonese government has announced the suspension of social media platforms across the country, citing the spread of false information, cyberbullying, and the unauthorised sharing of personal data. The move comes as the nation grapples with mounting social and economic tensions. In a televised address on Tuesday, Jean-Claude Mendome,…
Abuja, February 18, 2026 – The Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) has come under scrutiny after spending a staggering ₦498 million on a trip for federal lawmakers and commission officials to Rome and Israel. Documents obtained from the public payments portal, GovSpend, reveal that the funds were paid to Tsalianim Travels and Tours Limited on February 26, 2025,…
February 18, 2026 — SUNTV Global News Desk The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has strongly criticised recent remarks attributed to presidential aide Sunday Dare, accusing him of making “misleading and ethnically biased” statements regarding the legal cases involving the group’s leader, Nnamdi Kanu, and Yoruba activist Sunday Igboho. In a statement released Wednesday and…
SUNTV GLOBAL REPORT Former Education Minister and activist, Oby Ezekwesili has strongly condemned the Federal Government, lawmakers, and security agencies following the tear-gassing of peaceful protesters at the National Assembly of Nigeria in Abuja. The demonstrators had gathered on Tuesday to demand transparency in Nigeria’s electoral process, particularly the inclusion of mandatory real-time electronic transmission…