The Federal Government has confirmed it has accessed the first $1.5 billion from its $5 billion financing facility with First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), marking the initial drawdown from the loan arrangement. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, disclosed this while briefing journalists after Monday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting…
Gunmen have abducted a pastor, Rev. Dr. Samuel Gbinde, along with two members of his congregation in Benue State. Rev. Gbinde, the Resident Pastor of NKST Andyar in Saghev, was kidnapped in the early hours of Tuesday, June 30, 2026. The abduction was confirmed in a statement issued on Tuesday by Nongo u Kristu u…
The Nigerian government says it will engage the South African authorities to seek compensation for Nigerians forced to abandon their businesses and properties amid anti-immigrant protests in the country. Acting Nigerian High Commissioner to South Africa, Alexander Ajayi, disclosed this during a television interview as another batch of Nigerians prepared to return home under…
x Carl Erik Rinsch, the Hollywood filmmaker behind the unfinished sci-fi series White Horse, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison after being convicted of defrauding Netflix of $11 million allocated for the project’s production. According to U.S. prosecutors, Netflix had already paid Rinsch $44 million for the series before approving an additional $11…
Retired Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Wilson Inalegwu has warned that Nigeria’s proposed state police system will fail if it is staffed with political thugs, vigilante members or loyalists of political parties instead of professionally recruited officers. Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Monday, Inalegwu said the success of state police would…
Sebastian Gorka, deputy assistant to US President Donald Trump and senior director for counterterrorism at the National Security Council, has claimed that US forces killed 199 jihadists during a single operation in Nigeria. Gorka made the assertion during an interview with Marissa Streit, CEO of conservative media organisation PragerU, which aired on June 24. The…
Saudi Arabia Football Federation president Yasser Al-Misehal resigned from his position on Sunday following the national team’s disappointing early exit from the FIFA World Cup. Saudi Arabia finished bottom of Group H with two points, crashing out of the tournament after drawing against Uruguay and Cape Verde and suffering a defeat to Spain.…
Nigeria has taken delivery of 23 looted Benin Kingdom artefacts from Switzerland, marking another significant step in the country’s ongoing campaign to recover its stolen cultural heritage. The returned collection comprises 18 Benin artefacts repatriated by three Swiss museums and five additional cultural objects that were previously confiscated by Swiss authorities. The artefacts,…
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 50-year-old man for allegedly r@ping a 9-year-old girl in Katagum Local Government Area of the state. The spokesperson for the command, SP Nafiu Habib, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, June 29, 2026 said the suspect, Muhammadu Audu, threatened to k!ll the victim with…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has clarified that recent statements by United States officials regarding the killing of 199 jihadists in Nigeria and the recovery of ISIS-linked weapons and electronic equipment do not relate to a fresh military operation. According to the DHQ, the information released by US authorities was the declassification of details from a…
