President Bola Tinubu has flagged off the construction of the fourth Legacy Project under his Renewed Hope Agenda, approving the immediate release of N111 billion for the commencement of the 700-kilometre Akwanga–Jos–Bauchi–Gombe–Biu–Maiduguri Superhighway. Represented by APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, at the groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday, Tinubu described the project as a major economic…
Nigeria’s Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has defended the Tinubu administration’s infrastructure programme, describing road construction as essential to economic growth and national integration. Speaking in a video shared by Vanguard Newspaper on X on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, Umahi commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s investment in infrastructure. He also acknowledged former Senate President David…
A violent clash between youths over a divorced woman has led to the d3ath of a 27-year-old man in Damaturu, Yobe State. The spokesperson for the command, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, confirmed the incident in a statement on 30th June, 2026. According to the PPRO, on June 29, at about 0300hrs, operatives of the…
Adamu Lassa has recounted the final phone call with his daughter, Wamdai, before she was abducted during an attack on Government Day Secondary School in the Lassa community of Askira/Uba Local Government Area, Borno State. According to a report by Daily Trust published on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)…
Engineer Yusuf Da’awa has said it was widely known that former Kano State Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso was not enthusiastic about serving as Peter Obi’s running mate on the proposed NDC presidential ticket. Speaking during an interview on the PAP Show, Da’awa said Kwankwaso set aside his personal ambition in what he described as a…
Former England defender Gary Neville believes Argentina are the only team capable of preventing France from winning the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Speaking during ITV’s tournament coverage, Neville described France as the strongest side remaining in the competition but said Argentina’s unity, experience and mentality make them their biggest threat. “The only team I can…
“Malcolm in the Middle” actor Frankie Muniz and his wife Paige Muniz are going their separate ways. They took to social media on July 1 to announce that they are divorcing after 10 years together and seven years of marriage. Frankie Muniz, 40, wrote that they’d made the decision after a “period of separation that we kept private. “After 10…
Operatives of the Naval Base Abuja have arrested an alleged key member of a notorious vehicle-snatching syndicate terrorising the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The suspect, Habeeb Ajadi, 39, a Physics graduate of Nasarawa State University, Keffi, was intercepted at Jere while travelling to Kaduna. He allegedly posed as an Inspector of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS),…
A Nigerian National and husband of Lulama Titi Odili, Deputy Executive Mayor of the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality in South Africa, Phil Odili, has been arrested in Bloemfontein after police allegedly discovered about 28 undocumented foreign nationals at his guesthouse during a raid. His arrest was confirmed on Tuesday, June 30, by MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae, a South…
The police officers dismissed from service over the extrajudicial k!lling of a 27-year-old upcoming singer, Oghenemine Ogidi aka ‘’OG Million” in the Effurun area of Delta State, have pleaded not guilty to the crime. Recall that on April 26, 2026, the deceased had gone to the Effurun Main Motor Park, Uvwie Local Government Area, and…
