Former Minister of Women Affairs and prominent PDP figure Josephine Anenih has claimed that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar effectively abandoned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following his defeat in the 2023 presidential election. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, July 17, Anenih said Atiku has been largely inactive in party affairs since…
In a major step toward tackling prolonged detentions and prison overcrowding, the Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Amadi, on Thursday launched the state’s jail delivery exercise by releasing 21 inmates from the Port Harcourt Correctional Centre—including a man who spent 18 years in custody without trial. One of the released inmates, Gospel Nwibari,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in Anambra State by three days, moving the deadline from July 17 to July 20. This extension was announced following the commission’s weekly meeting at its Abuja headquarters, as stated in a press release on Thursday, July 17, by Mr. Sam…
The Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State, Justice Ekaete Obot, on Friday, July 18, ordered the release of 123 inmates across the state’s custodial centres, including an 18-year-old mentally challenged girl reportedly found eating foam and other non-edible objects while in custody. The mass release was part of the Chief Judge’s second-quarter correctional facility tour…
The Federal Government has urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss a no-case submission filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and compel him to open his defence in his ongoing terrorism trial. During a hearing on Friday, July 18, prosecuting counsel Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN) argued that…
A self-proclaimed gospel singer and eight others have been convicted and sentenced by courts in Kwara State for various offences related to cybercrime, conspiracy, and misappropriation of funds. The convictions followed prosecutions by the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), according to a statement released on Friday, July 18, 2025,…
A devastating explosion occurred early Friday morning, July 18, at a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department training facility in East Los Angeles, resulting in multiple fatalities. The blast took place around 7:30 a.m. at the Biscailuz Center Academy Training compound, which houses the department’s arson and explosives detail as well as its bomb squad, according…
The Kaduna State Police Command has announced the arrest of a notorious bandit leader, Mati Bagio, who had evaded capture for over a decade. The arrest was confirmed in a statement issued on Friday, July 18, 2025, by the Command’s spokesperson, Mansir Hassan. According to the statement, Bagio, a 34-year-old resident of Unguwan Galadima in…
