Category: Today’s News

Kenneth Okonkwo, spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Organisation, has challenged reports surrounding criminal defamation proceedings involving Peter Obi, saying he has not been personally served with any court documents. Speaking during a live interview on Channels Television on Thursday, July 2, 2026, Okonkwo alleged that the court order permitting substituted service was obtained…

MRS filling stations supplied by the Dangote Refinery have reduced the pump price of petrol for the second time in less than two weeks, lowering the price in Abuja from ₦1,241 to ₦1,191 per litre. According to Daily Post, a survey on Wednesday showed the ₦50 reduction follows Dangote Refinery’s decision to cut its ex-depot…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said he cannot provide a detailed account of the Asaba Massacre despite serving as a military officer during the Nigerian Civil War. According to Punch, Obasanjo made the remarks in Abeokuta while receiving historical materials, books, videos and eyewitness accounts documenting the Asaba Massacre and other events from the civil…

    The Vatican announced Thursday, July 2, that priests and members of a breakaway Catholic group that ordained four new bishops in defiance of Pope Leo XIV’s wishes are in schism and excommunicated. The Society of Saint Pius X, an ultra-traditionalist group, went ahead with the ordinations on Wednesday without papal approval and despite…

Real Madrid have completed the signing of highly rated Spanish striker Manu Navarro from Real Betis as the club continues to strengthen its youth academy with emerging talent. According to Madrid Universal, the deal, which was initially agreed in April, has now been finalised. Navarro joins after an impressive season in Betis’ academy, where he…

Omoyele Sowore, rights activist and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, says members of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) contacted him while he was in Kuje prison after their party was deregistered. Speaking in a video released by TV Platinum on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, Sowore recalled receiving messages from NDC members seeking his assistance…

Femi Rogers, a US-based Nigerian entrepreneur and real estate developer, says the high cost of living in the United States leaves many residents struggling financially despite having jobs. Speaking on the Frankly Business Podcast, Rogers said accommodation is one of the biggest expenses for people living in the US, noting that even modest housing commands…

The Federal Government has unveiled plans to replace the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) traditional khaki uniform with locally produced Adire fabric as part of broader reforms aimed at modernising the scheme and promoting indigenous industries. Minister of Youth Development Ayodele Olawande disclosed the proposal during an appearance on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, saying…

Three brothers appeared in the Mbabane Magistrates Court on m8rder charges following the brutal k!lling of their mother’s boyfriend in Eswatini.    Mlondi Mbuli (25), Sakhelwe Mbuli (18), and Lindani Mdziniso (23), from the Hholoshini area in Eswatini’s Hhohho Region, are accused of assaulting Ngwenya with bricks, stones, sticks, open hands, and kicks all over…

A Nigerian returnee, Ilugbadebo Oyebola, has recounted what she described as years of discrimination and mistreatment during her 11 years in South Africa, including an incident shortly after she gave birth. According to The Cable, Oyebola spoke after the Federal Government evacuated more Nigerians from South Africa on Tuesday. She said her family’s inability to…