Six members of the Malindi family, who lost their lives in a devastating car accident, were laid to rest on Saturday, July 19, 2025, in Unitaspark, Vereeniging, Gauteng. The emotional funeral was attended by grieving relatives, friends, and members of the local community. The family had been returning from a funeral in KwaZulu-Natal when their…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, revealed that the agency is currently investigating 18 sitting governors. Olukoyede made this disclosure during a sensitisation programme held in Lagos on Friday, July 18. He explained that while investigations are ongoing, the EFCC will take further action once the governors’ terms have…
Jude Ezenwafor, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the upcoming Anambra State governorship election scheduled for November 8, 2025, has reportedly been shot by unidentified gunmen in Abuja. According to Vanguard, the attack took place on the night of Friday, July 18, near Wuse 2, as Ezenwafor was returning home from an appointment. He…
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 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…
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…
Nigerian singer Darlington Achakpo Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington, has filed a lawsuit against the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) after the agency declared him wanted. The suit, filed on July 9, 2025, at the Federal High Court in Abuja by his legal team, seeks N3 billion in damages,…
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, lawyer and activist Deji Adeyanju has said that no presidential candidate from the South stands a chance of defeating President Bola Tinubu — except former President Goodluck Jonathan. In a post on his X (formerly Twitter) handle, Adeyanju argued that a coalition ticket featuring Goodluck Jonathan and former Kano…
On Wednesday, July 16, the Federal Government issued a flood warning for 38 locations across 11 Nigerian states, cautioning residents about potential flooding due to heavy rainfall expected between July 16 and July 20, 2025. The alert, obtained by reporters, was issued by the Federal Ministry of Environment through the National Flood Early Warning Centre,…
