The Kebbi State Hisbah Board has rescued a newborn baby who was abandoned behind Zinari Hotel in Birnin Kebbi. The Director of Shari’a at the Kebbi State Hisbah Board, Surajo Usman Kamba, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Monday, July 20, 2026. Kamba said the board received a report on Monday morning that…
A 25-year-old woman, Erdoo Ugede, has been arrested for allegedly killing the two-month-old son of her husband’s alleged mistress in Ankyoov, Ikyogbaji Council Ward of Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State. According to community sources, the incident occurred after the suspect allegedly invited the child’s mother and her baby to live in her…
A 64-year-old Nigerian man has graduated as a registered nurse in the United Kingdom, saying he hopes his achievement will inspire others to pursue higher education regardless of their age. John Adesoye, who grew up in Nigeria, previously worked as an electronics technician in Greece before relocating to the UK in 2013, where he…
Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya has been elected the 33rd President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) after emerging victorious in the association’s national election. Announcing the results at the NBA National Secretariat in Abuja on Sunday, July 19, Chairman of the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA), Aham Ejelam, said Badejo-Okusanya secured 12,317 votes,…
Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma has compared President Bola Tinubu to Singapore’s founding Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew, praising the Nigerian leader for his economic reform agenda. Uzodimma made the remarks on Friday, July 17, during a state dinner held at the Imo State Government House. According to a statement issued on Saturday, July 18,…
Three Chinese nationals and several Nigerian artisanal miners have been arrested for their alleged involvement in illegal mining activities in Amba Community, Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The suspects were apprehended during a security operation led by the Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State, Emmanuel Agbadu Akabe, at an illegal mining site on…
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…
