The Senate Deputy Chief Whip, Sen. Onyekachi Nwaebonyi, says the current administration in Nigeria inherited dilapidated roads and has been tackling them headlong. He made the remark on Sunday during an inspection tour of Section Three the Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway by the Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, and some members …

Bandits have killed at least nine farmers in a raid on a village in northwestern Nigeria’s Kaduna State and kidnapped “several” others, according to a security report seen by AFP on Sunday and a local source. Weeks into the annual rainy season, jihadists and criminal gangs — kidnappers for ransom …

Six persons are feared killed while no fewer than 30 villages were sacked when bandits stormed the Danchadi District of Bodinga Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The incident displaced scores of residents, leading to the rustling of over 1,000 livestock. The report of the attacks was signed by the …

Cross River State Police Command have commenced an investigation into the death of a woman whose body was found inside a church toilet in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The deceased was identified as Blessing Ayebe. Her body was discovered around 9 p.m. on Sunday, June 29, inside the …

The Ondo State Police Command on Sunday said it had arrested a suspect in connection with the alleged killing of a technician, Mr Idris Clement, by suspected armed robbers. Clement, 47, was allegedly attacked by a four-man gang of robbers at his residence in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on …

The Deputy Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Rep. Philip Agbese, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to halt the implementation of the Federal Government’s proposed reforms to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), insisting that the changes should undergo wider stakeholder engagement before taking effect. Agbese, who represents Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo …

Balogun has been key to the USA’s progress in the tournament and his absence against Belgium would have been a blow to the team. Balogun standing with Pulisic awaiting the ref verdict after a VAR check on an infraction | AFP FIFA said in a statement: “In line with article …

FIFA have confirmed that USA striker, Folarin Balogun, is available for selection when they face Belgium in the last-32 of the 2026 World Cup. The world football governing body, in a shock decision, overruled Balogun’s red card. The sending off during the 2-0 win over Bosnia & Herzegovina carried a …

Lawmaker representing the Nasarawa South Senatorial District, Senator Mohammed Ogoshi Onawo, has officially resigned from the African Democratic Congress, ADC. His resignation was contained in a letter dated July 2, 2026, and addressed to the ADC Ward Chairman in Galadimawa Ward, Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The lawmaker …

The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 67-year-old Nigerian-british grandma, identified as Mary Yetunde Barek, following the discovery of 13 kilograms of suspected cocaine concealed in peels of plantain, which appeared as real plantains and packed among other food items in her luggage at the Murtala Muhammed …