The presidency has dismissed a viral video claiming that President Bola Tinubu has converted from Islam to Christianity. Naija News reports that, in the 8-minute video shared on 𝕏 by the Special Assistant to Tinubu on Social Media, Segun Dada, the President is alleged to have joined the Christian religion at a church gathering….
President Bola Tinubu has defended his administration’s sweeping reforms of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), saying the changes are designed to equip young Nigerians with practical skills, improve employability, and position them as drivers of national development. In a post on his official X account on Wednesday, Tinubu described the reforms approved by…
A cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed 120 people, with another 1,102 suspected cases registered since May in isolated war zones, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, July 1. More than three years of civil war between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have decimated the country’s healthcare system, creating an environment…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has uncovered an attempt to smuggle unregistered pharmaceutical products into Nigeria using a fake registration number belonging to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, disclosed this during the handover of seized narcotic drugs and expired pharmaceutical products worth…
Kebbi State Commissioner for Information and Culture, Alhaji Yakubu Ahmed, has dismissed reports alleging the emergence of a new insurgency group named “Sai Malam” in the state. Speaking during a media delegation visit to the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Malam Ali M. Ali, in Abuja, the commissioner described…
Ciarre Campbell, the brother of Baltimore Ravens star, Calais Campbell, has been charged with murd£r after their mother was found dead inside her Atlanta home. Nateal Campbell, 71, was pronounced de@d inside her townhouse in the upscale neighborhood of Buckhead when police found her unresponsive during a welfare check on Tuesday…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the operating licenses of forty-six (46) Microfinance Banks with effect from July 1, 2026. A statement released by the apex bank today July 1, says the revocation was approved by the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, following the banks’ failure to meet…
Scores of residents were reportedly killed in an early morning attack on Sai Community in Mbajir Council Ward, Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State. According to residents, armed assailants invaded the community at about 2 a.m. on Wednesday, moving from house to house and opening fire, forcing many people to flee into nearby bushes….
The United Kingdom rejected at least 1.34 million visa applications submitted by Nigerians between 2005 and the first quarter of 2026, according to official data from the UK Home Office. The figures, obtained from the Home Office entry clearance visa outcomes dataset, showed that 1,344,595 Nigerian applications were refused during the 21-year period, making…
Political commentator Bill O’Reilly has outlined what he believes the United States would do if Iran failed to comply with the terms of a ceasefire agreement, arguing that military pressure would likely focus on the country’s infrastructure rather than a ground invasion. Speaking during an interview with Piers Morgan, O’Reilly said Iran’s economy was already…
