The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the operating licenses of 46 Microfinance Banks (MfBs) with effect from July 1. This is contained in a statement issued by the Acting Director of the Corporate Communications Department of the apex bank on Wednesday in Abuja. The action was taken in accordance with the CBN’s powers…
A 57-year-old Nigerian-born engineer has admitted steering $1.64 million meant for the repair of decrepit buildings in St. Louis, Missouri, United States to himself and relatives. Adebanjo “Banjo” Popoola, a former building inspector with the City of St. Louis, on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned five Nigerians before the Federal High Court in Abuja over allegations that they concealed the whereabouts of former Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva (pictured above), who has been accused of masterminding an alleged coup plot against President Bola Tinubu. The defendants—Reuben Ayuba, Musa Mohammed, Friday Paul, Paganengigha Anagaha, and Ayebaifife Suobite—were charged…
A 23-month-old boy was found de@d inside an SUV outside a preschool in Plantation, Florida, on Monday afternoon, June 29. Local police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the toddler’s de@th. Officers with the Plantation Police Department and the Plantation Fire Department responded to A World of Discovery Academy at approximately 5:39 p.m. on…
A Federal High Court in Abuja today, July 1, sentenced one Jonathan Marcus, to de@th by hanging for the gruesome m#rder of Adebola Ezekiel (80), his former employee, and his wife, Mrs. Abiodun Ezekiel, at their residence in Apo Legislative Quarters, Abuja on April 1, 2024. Following the discovery of the tragic incident, an…
The Upper East Regional Command of the Ghana Police Service has arrested three Nigerian women, Peace Agbede, Favour Sunday Udo and Faith Levy for trafficking young girls to the country and forcing them into prostitution at Gbane a suburb of Talensi district. The police in a statement on Wednesday, July 1, 2026 said preliminary…
A lady has sparked mixed reactions online after sharing her thoughts on marriage and life goals. In a video making the rounds, she questioned why getting married is the biggest dream for some women, asking if they do not also want to explore life, be happy and become financially independent. She went on to say…
Troops of Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP) have recovered the body of a 27-year-old commercial motorcyclist who was allegedly k!lled by suspected motorcycle snatchers in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. Security sources said the discovery was made at about 6:15 a.m. on June 30 after troops of Sector 8, Sub-Sector 81, Gyambwas, responded…
Human rights activist and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has disclosed that members of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) sought his support after the party was deregistered while he was detained at Kuje Correctional Centre. Speaking in a video shared by TV Platinum on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, Sowore commented on the…
A Nigerian evacuee has described the fatal mob attack on a compatriot during the latest wave of xenophobic violence in South Africa, saying the victim was beaten to death with sticks. According to a Vanguard report published on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, Maduabuchukwu John Okeke, an indigene of Anambra State who was recently evacuated to…
