January 9, 2026 | SUNTV Global Channel The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised alarm over the worsening humanitarian situation in Sudan, revealing that nearly 1,900 people have been killed following repeated attacks on health facilities since the conflict erupted in April 2023. According to the UN health agency, at least 201 attacks on health…
January 9, 2026 | SUNTV Global Channel The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has raised a fresh alarm over the increasing cases of pipeline vandalism and crude oil theft in the Niger Delta, warning that the continued sabotage of critical oil infrastructure poses a serious threat to Nigeria’s economic stability and…
January 9, 2026 | SUNTV Global Channel The Federal Government has introduced new guidelines restricting graduation ceremonies in Nigerian schools to only final-year pupils, in a move aimed at reducing the financial burden on parents and refocusing schools on academic excellence. Under the new policy announced on Friday, only students completing Primary 6, Junior Secondary…
January 9, 2026 | SUNTV Global Channel | News The National Industrial Court in Abuja has halted the planned nationwide strike by resident doctors, issuing an interim order restraining the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) and its members from embarking on any form of industrial action across Nigeria. The ruling was delivered by Justice…
January 9, 2026 | SUNTV Global Channel | News The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, is facing the real possibility of being committed to prison following allegations that he deliberately disobeyed subsisting orders of the Federal High Court, Abuja, over the abduction and disappearance of a Lagos resident, John Chukwuemeka Anozie. A lawyer representing…
January 9, 2026 | News | SUNTV Global Channel At least 17 flights scheduled between Dubai and several Iranian cities were cancelled on Friday as nationwide protests and a sweeping internet blackout intensified across Iran, causing growing disruption to regional air travel. Checks on the Dubai Airports website showed that multiple Flydubai outbound and inbound…
SUNTV Global Channel | January 9, 2026 A review of Nigeria’s 2026 budget shows that President Bola Tinubu is slated to spend N6.1 billion on international trips this year, while Vice President Kashim Shettima is expected to spend N1.3 billion, bringing the combined total for foreign travel to N7.4 billion. The figures are included in…
SUNTV Global Channel | January 9, 2026 Former U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that the United States may carry out additional military strikes in Nigeria if attacks on Christians persist, despite Nigerian authorities denying claims of systematic persecution. Trump made the remarks in an interview with The New York Times, published Thursday, while addressing…
SUNTV Global Channel | January 9, 2026 Workers under the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) have issued a seven-day ultimatum to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, warning of possible strike action if long-standing labour and welfare issues are not resolved. The notice, issued by the Joint Union Action Congress (JUAC), FCT Administration, took effect on January…
SUNTV Global Channel | January 9, 2026 Tragedy struck parts of Kano State on Wednesday as a two-year-old boy and a 28-year-old man lost their lives in separate drowning incidents involving uncovered wells, officials have confirmed. The first incident occurred in Kwankwaso town, Madobi Local Government Area, where a two-year-old boy, Sa’idu Ahmad, drowned after…