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…
A police officer was k!lled and three civilians injured in an attack by yet-to-be identified gunmen in Gembu, the headquarters of Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State. According to Daily Trust, the attacks came as renewed security concerns emerged in the state. It was gathered that the Sardauna Local Government Council imposed a night…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has accused former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, of violating the conditions of a court-approved medical visit while in the commission’s custody. In a statement issued by its spokesperson and Head of Media and Public Communications, John Odey, in Tuesday, July 2026, the commission…
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission to investigate the activities of the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), describing the body as fictitious. The directive, announced in a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, requires the anti-corruption agency to conclude…
The Federal Government has suspended the implementation and enforcement of new regulations affecting internet platforms, online intermediaries and other cross-cutting digital economy issues pending the development of a harmonised national policy framework. The directive was issued by the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, following a strategic meeting with the leadership of…
New footage has emerged showing Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs walking around the grounds of Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Dix, offering a rare glimpse of the music executive during his incarceration. The video, reportedly filmed on Monday afternoon, shows Combs wearing a light T-shirt, shorts, trainers and a hat while taking part in his daily outdoor exercise…
Former Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has revealed the personal and political pressure he endured during his controversial re-election as Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) in 2013, which intensified his rift with the then-President, Goodluck Jonathan. Amaechi stated that his then-counterpart, Peter Obi, Governor of Anambra State, was among those attempting…
