Police are set to arraign Adeniyi Adeyemi, self-acclaimed Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), and two others before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday over an eight-count charge bordering on forgery, impersonation and related offences.
Youths and students protested in Maiduguri, Borno State, demanding stronger action against insecurity and urging the Federal Government to rescue abducted schoolchildren from Mussa and Lassa communities in Askira-Uba Local Government Area.
At least 36 people, including nine members of one family, were killed in separate attacks across Plateau, Benue and Niger states over the weekend.
The Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of all 18 chairmanship and all councillorship seats in the state’s local government elections.
The Federal Ministry of Education has approved an increase in the registration fees for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) to ₦50,000 per candidate from 2027.
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai said they neutralised an ISWAP cameraman and recovered video evidence indicating the presence of three foreign terrorist facilitators, including a Palestinian trainer and a Moroccan serving as the group’s medical doctor.
The APC and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) confirmed they have uploaded their presidential, vice-presidential and National Assembly candidates to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) portal after the electoral body extended the submission deadline to July 14.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested a 38-year-old South African woman at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, for allegedly attempting to smuggle 5.75 kilograms of heroin into Nigeria while travelling with her three-year-old son.
The APC said opposition parties’ failure to meet INEC’s original deadline for submitting candidates for the 2027 elections reflected poor preparation and weak internal organisation.
Minister of Works David Umahi said he has initiated legal action against individuals circulating what he described as false reports linking him to the death of nurse Mary Habila.
