England overcame France in the ultimate game of two halves in the bronze final of the FIFA World Cup 2026. Bukayo Saka hit a hat-trick and Jude Bellingham finally put an end to a comeback Kylian Mbappe had heroically inspired at Miami Stadium. England annihilated France in the first half. Declan Rice stylishly struck home…
The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested three staff members of the State Ministry of Labour, Empowerment and Productivity, for stealing the ministry’s equipment worth over N500,000,000. The spokesperson for the command, DSP Musa Mohammed disclosed this in a statement on Friday, July 17, 2026. He identified the three arrested staff as Wadi…
Two people have lost their lives and two others have been injured in a vehicular accident involving two cargo trucks at Asuboi on the Accra–Kumasi Highway in the Eastern Region. The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) reported that firefighters from the Suhum Municipal Fire Station rescued the trapped victims after responding to a distress call…
Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate have been arrested by federal law enforcement officials in Miami the U.S. Marshals Service said, in arrests British authorities said were related to additional charges of r@pe. They were taken into custody on Saturday, July 18. “We can confirm the arrest of the Tate brothers today in Miami,” it stated….
The Anambra High Court in Ogidi Judicial Division has sentenced two men, Elochukwu Belonwu and Chukwuebuka Ofokwu, to d3ath by hanging for conspiracy, r@pe and the m8rder of a 17-year-old girl, Jennifer Anene. The presiding judge, U. I. Ndigwe, who delivered the judgment on Friday in a Suit No. HID/23C/2021, held that the prosecution…
A 25-year-old woman, identified as Erdoo Ugede, has been arrested for allegedly killing the two-month-old son of her husband’s alleged mistress in Ankyoov, Ikyogbaji Council Ward of Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State. According to community sources, the incident occurred after the suspect allegedly invited the child’s mother and infant to live in…
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have arrested a suspected Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) member who allegedly confessed to spying on military movements and supplying logistics to terrorists operating in northern Borno State. The suspect, identified as Muhammad Mustapha, 25, from Monguno Local Government Area, was arrested at about 9:00 p.m. on…
The Kogi State Police Command has rescued a kidnapped victim, neutralised a suspected kidnapper, and recovered an Italian-made pump-action gun during a joint security operation in Ayegunle Gbede, Ijumu Local Government Area of the state. The victim, identified as Abubakar Kabiru, was reportedly abducted in the early hours of Friday, July 17, 2026 after…
Ekene Obodoechie, an indigene of Orsu-Ihiteukwa in Imo State, has alleged that his brother and sister were killed by fighters linked to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Speaking in an interview with News Central TV, Obodoechie said his elder brother was killed in 2021 and claimed that his attackers mutilated his body by cutting…
The Israeli military has alleged that an explosive device that killed a Lebanese soldier in southern Lebanon was planted by Hezbollah. According to The Times of Israel on July 18, 2026, the Lebanese Armed Forces said one soldier was killed, while an officer and another soldier were injured after a suspicious object detonated inside an…
