A joint security operation involving the Zamfara State Police Command and military personnel has rescued a kidnapped staff member of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and thwarted coordinated bandit attacks following separate operations in Gummi, Talata Mafara and Gusau Local Government Areas of Zamfara State. The spokesperson for the Zamfara State Police Command,…
A United States lawmaker, Riley Moore, has alleged that Fulani militants remain the largest perpetrators of violence against Christians in the country.The comments come against the backdrop of recurring attacks on rural communities in Benue, Plateau, Nasarawa and parts of Southern Kaduna, where suspected armed Fulani herdsmen have been blamed for many attacks.The lawmaker, in…
Nollywood actress Peggy Ovire has confirmed that her marriage to actor Frederick Leonard has officially ended after finalizing her divorce. The actress shared the update in a series of posts on her Instagram Story on Wednesday, expressing gratitude after the divorce was finalised. One of the posts she reposted from a friend read, “Thank You…
The Russian Athletics Federation has announced that it will lodge a formal appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), challenging the recent decision by World Athletics to extend its blanket ban on the country’s track and field athletes. The federation stated that the decision directly affects the fundamental interests of athletics in…
United States President Donald Trump has announced plans to request that the US Supreme Court rehear a major immigration case after the court recently struck down his executive order aimed at ending automatic birthright citizenship. The high court rejected the administration’s attempts to restrict the long-standing practice, but the president maintained that he will…
The Brikama Magistrate’s Court in Gambia has sentenced a female student Fatima Jarju to three years’ imprisonment after finding her guilty of attempted m8rder and causing bodily harm in connection with the st@bbing of her teacher, Mr. Jatta. The judgment, delivered by Magistrate Peter Adoh Che, on Thursday, July 9, 2026 brought to an…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has challenged Adeniyi Adeyemi, the Director General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), to step forward and substantiate his recent allegations against the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, rather than evading scrutiny. Speaking during a media chat on Thursday in…
Justice Peter Kekemeke of an FCT High Court sitting in Maitama has remanded the former Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar, at the Kuje Correctional Center, pending the hearing of his bail application. Umar was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on a 4-count charge of conferring undue advantage…
US Democratic Senate candidate for Maine, Graham Platner, who had been seeking a seat considered crucial for his party in next November’s midterm elections, finally bowed to pressure on Wednesday night and announced that he was ending his campaign after a woman accused him of sexual assault in a Politico exclusive published…
A fire outbreak has destroyed the private residence of the Chairman of Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State, Adamu Yahaya, leaving valuables in ruins, although no lives were lost. The incident occurred around 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 8, while the chairman and members of his family were inside the house. The cause of…
