Canadian rapper Drake has won $1 million after Canada defeated South Africa 1-0 in their knockout-stage clash last night. The Toronto rapper had placed a massive bet of $770,000 (over N1 billion) on Canada to defeat South Africa in their FIFA World Cup Round of 32 clash, with the wager carrying a potential…
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a suspected notorious armed robber and recovered firearms and live ammunition. The spokesperson for the command, ASP Agabe Blessing Kaborlo, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, June 29, 2026 said the suspects identified as Austine Emenike, popularly known as “Oyibo,” is linked to a wider…
A Canada-based Nigerian, Idris Olajide Oladejo, has been charged with s£xual assault and s£xual interference following the alleged s£xual assault of a child at a grocery store in Toronto. The Toronto Police Service said the 35-year-old Toronto resident was arrested on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, after investigators identified him as the suspect in the incident. …
An Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure has sentenced a vulcaniser, Wasiu Ibrahim, to d3ath by hanging for the m8rder of one Joseph Odunayo over alleged theft of a mobile phone. The judge, Justice Ademola Enikuomehin, convicted Ibrahim on charges of murder and conspiracy to murder, holding that the prosecution proved its case…
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested seven suspected criminals for various offences. The command also recovered a stolen Toyota Venza, three locally made firearms, a Toyota Camry allegedly used by a one-chance robbery syndicate, 17 stolen mobile phones, an HP EliteBook laptop and N1.1m traced to an alleged travel scam. The state Police Public…
The family of slain Benue State Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) Chairman, Alhaji Ardo Risku Muhammad, says he was ambushed and killed after attending a police-convened peace meeting in Ohimini Local Government Area. According to Daily Trust, Muhammad was shot dead on Friday while returning from the meeting alongside his associate, Yakubu…
British politician, broadcaster, and writer George Galloway has warned that rising tensions between the United States and Iran could escalate into a wider and potentially catastrophic conflict. According to the report, Galloway made the remarks in a statement shared on his verified X account, where he expressed concern over recent rhetoric surrounding Iran and…
Ondo State-based Islamic cleric and founder of the At-Tanzil Foundation, Sheikh AbdulRauf Lagbaji, has cautioned the government against relying on the rehabilitation of repentant bandits as a strategy for addressing Nigeria’s security challenges. According to a Punch report published on Monday, June 29, 2026, Lagbaji made the remarks during a lecture at the Ashura…
One person was killed and several others injured after a commercial vehicle struck a suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) allegedly planted by bandits along the Kurawa–Sabon Birni Road in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State. According to a Punch report published on Monday, June 29, 2026, the incident occurred on Sunday as…
Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza of the Catholic Diocese of Yola has called on the Federal Government to demonstrate greater political will in addressing Nigeria’s persistent security challenges, saying stronger and more decisive action is needed to protect lives and property. According to a Nigerian Tribune report published on Sunday, June 28, 2026, Mamza made…
