FULL LIST: US names Nigerian, companies linked to financing terrorism
The United States has designated a Nigerian national and three companies operating in Nigeria as alleged facilitators of financial activities linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
US sanctions Lagos-based ISIS financier, bureaux de change in global terror crackdown
‘We are cutting off the financial lifelines that enable ISIS to fund attacks, support its regional affiliates, and threaten civilians, including religious minorities’
I’m alive, hale and hearty — Onuche debunks death rumours
The Senior Special Assistant on Grassroots Sensitisation and Mobilisation to the Kogi State Government, Hon. Excel Onuche David, has dismissed reports circulating on some media platforms alleging his death, describing them as false, reckless and malicious.
OOUTH resident doctors begin 10-day warning strike over unpaid allowances,
The association also imposed a fine of N50,000 on any of its members found disobeying the directive during the ten-day warning strike
Shinkafi petitions IGP, seeks probe of Matawalle’s 2018 NECO certificate
The petition questions the validity of the certificate, Matawalle’s educational qualifications and records he submitted to electoral authorities over the years, and calls for a police investigation into the matter.
Niger hands in formal request to quit ICC
ICC, the Hague-based tribunal said this on Tuesday, nine months after announcing the move alongside allies Mali and Burkina Faso
UK flags vote trading, BVAS glitches, disability barriers in Ekiti poll
By Nkiruka Nnorom The British High Commission in Nigeria has congratulated Abiodun Oyebanji on his re-election as Ekiti State Governor, but warned that vote trading, BVAS delays and poor access for voters with disabilities marred the June 20 governorship election. In a statement, the High Commission praised the peaceful conduct of the poll and the […]
YAM demands Sowore’s immediate release, condemns alleged DSS actions
By Peter Oyedele, Abuja A civil society group, the Youth Arise Movement (YAM), has called for the release of activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, while urging security agencies to respect democratic rights and due process. In a statement issued on Tuesday and signed by its National Publicity Secretary, […]
C’River: NDLEA arrests 262 drug offenders in seven months, destroys cannabis farms
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Cross River State Command, says it arrested 262 suspected drug offenders between November 2025 and May 2026 as part of intensified efforts against narcotics distribution in the state.
Ronaldo becomes first player to score in 6 different World Cups
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first man to score in six different World Cup campaigns when he struck against Uzbekistan on Tuesday in Houston.
Rivers govt closes five hospitals over child trafficking, suspects arrested
The facilities shut down by the state include PLARIV Hospital, located in Kreigeni Road in Omoku in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local government, Good Shepherd Hospital, Nkaru Street, also in ONELGA and Blessed GoodNews Clinic, 31 Bonny Street in Port Harcourt.
