The United States Department of State has updated its global travel advisory, placing 23 countries under its highest warning level, Level 4, and urging American citizens not to travel to those destinations under any circumstances. In the updated advisory published on Saturday, July 18, through the department’s TravelGov X account, the US government said…
A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Mexico on Friday, July 17, triggering a tsunami alert for parts of the Pacific coastline and causing panic across southern Mexico and neighbouring Central American countries. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake occurred about 48 kilometres off the coast of Aquiles…
Troops of the 17 Brigade under Joint Task Force (North West) Operation FANSAN YAMMA have rescued nine kidnapped victims who escaped from a terrorists’ hideout after their captors reportedly fell asleep in Katsina State. The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday, July 17, 2026, by the Media Information Officer of Operation FANSAN…
A Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama has granted bail to former Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, in the sum of N100 million with one surety in like amount. Umar is facing a four-count charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which alleges that he…
Former Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Julie Okah-Donli, has alleged that some women fake pregnancies using steroids before acquiring babies to deceive their husbands. Speaking in an interview on the *Kaa Truths Podcast*, a clip of which resurfaced on Tuesday, July 14, Okah-Donli discussed alleged fake…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Muhammad Sani to 20 years in prison for concealing information about an alleged notorious bandit, Danranmi, an act that authorities said enabled the suspect to evade arrest. Sani, a resident of Nabi Village in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, was convicted on Counts One and…
Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, the man accused of forging government appointment letters and falsely presenting himself as the Director-General of the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) and Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC), has said he is not evading law enforcement but fears for his safety. Speaking on Channels Television’s current affairs programme on Monday,…
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has called on the United Nations (UN) and other international human rights and accountability bodies to investigate the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area, saying Nigerians deserve a full and transparent account of the events surrounding the incident and the eventual rescue of the victims. In…
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested three women over their alleged involvement in a child trafficking syndicate accused of selling a four-year-old boy for N2 million. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed the development in a statement issued on Sunday, July 12, 2026. He said the suspects were arrested by operatives attached to…
Nigerian comedian Funnybone has said that becoming “born again” does not automatically heal childhood trauma or personality disorders, stressing the importance of addressing mental and emotional health alongside spiritual growth. The entertainer, who is a Catholic, shared his views in a post on Instagram, urging religious institutions to acknowledge that spiritual conversion alone is not…
