African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain Kola Ologbondiyan has criticised the Federal Government’s implementation of the fuel subsidy removal policy, saying it has imposed significant economic hardship on Nigerians without adequate relief measures. Speaking during an interview aired on Channels Television and shared on the station’s official YouTube channel on Monday, July 6, 2026, Ologbondiyan…

  Hajiya Asiya El-Rufai, wife of the former Kaduna State governor, issued an emotional plea to President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday evening, July 7, urging him to ensure fair treatment for her husband while pointing to their active role in ‘securing’ Tinubu’s 2023 electoral triumph.    Alongside El-Rufai’s second wife, Aichatou, Asiya spoke following the…

The Senate on Tuesday, July 7, turned down demands to nationalise South African companies operating in Nigeria, including MTN and DStv, as a reprisal for fresh xenophobic violence against Nigerians. While rejecting the call for economic retaliation, the upper chamber strongly condemned the hostility and demanded that the Federal Government intensify diplomatic measures to protect…

A Canadian dentist murd£red his two sons, then firebombed the practice where he worked and k!lled himself in a vehicle blaze two years after reportedly emailing his children’s mother that he would “k!ll everyone around her.”  Mohammed Al-Lami, 40, is believed to have murd£red his sons, aged 7 and 12, in his south Ottawa home…

Zimbabwean footballer Divine Lunga has survived a gun attack in Johannesburg, South African police have said. The 31-year-old football star was driving in the inner city suburb of Hillbrow on Sunday, July 5, 2026 when his car was shot at by an unknown gunman, according to local reports. Lunga, who plays for both Zimbabwe’s national football team…

FIFA has launched an investigation into an alleged racial abuse incident involving popular streamer IShowSpeed during the FIFA World Cup Round of 32 match between Argentina and Cape Verde. The incident reportedly occurred on July 3 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, where the 21-year-old streamer was attending the match and livestreaming for his millions…

The U.S. military has launched a series of strikes against Iran, U.S. Central Command announced Tuesday, stating that the operations were in direct retaliation for Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz earlier in the day. “U.S. Central Command forces have begun launching a series of powerful strikes against Iran to…

A commercial motorcycle operator, Michael Effiong Japhet, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for r@ping a married woman and nursing mother in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.    Japhet was convicted and sentenced on Tuesday, July 7, 2026 after Akwa Ibom State High Court, Uyo, presided over by Hon. Justice Archibong Archibong, found him guilty of…

The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested some of its officers for allegedly assaulting a man, Arinze Eze, resulting in an injury that affected one of his eyes.   Eze and the policemen reportedly had an altercation in Ishieke, Ebonyi Local Government Area of the state, while he was returning to his hometown, Ngbo, in…

The United States canceled a temporary sanctions waiver for Iranian oil on Tuesday following targeted strikes on three tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. The sudden policy reversal significantly intensifies economic pressure on Tehran amid delicate, ongoing negotiations with Washington aimed at concluding the regional conflict.   The US Treasury Department formally terminated a special…