World Cup: Trump slams Tuchel for adopting defensive tactics in England-Argentina match
United States President Donald Trump has taken a swipe at England coach Thomas Tuchel's decision to adopt defensive tactics in the World Cup semi-final clash against Argentina. Speaking on Friday at a reception in New York alongside FIFA President Gianni Infantino, Trump mentioned England captain Harry Kane, with whom he shared a round of golf in Florida 18 months ago. Trump...
24 pupils killed in Uganda bus crash during school excursion
At least 24 pupils have died after a bus carrying students on a school excursion crashed in eastern Uganda. The victims were pupils of King David Junior School in Kampala, who were returning from an educational trip to the popular Sipi Falls when the accident occurred. According to the Uganda Police Force, the crash happened along the Kaserem section of the...
Police hunt teacher over flogging of student to death in Anambra
The Anambra State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a teacher accused of allegedly flogging a 12-year-old student to death in Adazi-Ani, Anaocha Local Government Area of the state. The command's spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday, saying the incident occurred on July 16. According to Ikenga, the Safe School Initiative (SSI) Unit, led...
Spain coach: How we’ll stop Messi in World Cup final
Spain coach Luis de la Fuente says the team will pay "special attention" to Argentina captain Lionel Messi in Sunday's World Cup final. De la Fuente, who ruled out trying to man-mark Messi, said he knows from experience the challenges of using man-to-man marking against the eight-time Ballon D'Or winner. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, the Spain coach recalled...
Latest developments in US-Iran war
Hostilities in the Middle East intensified on Saturday after the United States carried out a seventh consecutive night of strikes on Iran, prompting Tehran to threaten a "full-scale offensive" in response. Here are the latest developments on Saturday, July 18, 2026: Bahrain 'thwarted' Iranian attacks Bahrain's army said its "air defence systems thwarted" a wave of Iranian attacks on Saturday, as a...
NiMet forecasts 3-day rain, sunshine across Nigeria
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMet) has predicted rain and sunshine across the country from Saturday to Monday, July 20, 2026. NiMet made this known via its weather outlook released on Friday, July 17. The agency predicted sunny skies in the northern region on Saturday with a few patches of clouds anticipated in the entire region. NiMet forecast isolated thunderstorms accompanied by light...
Tinubu lauds Wike: You’re the best FCT minister in 50 years
President Bola Tinubu says the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is changing for the better under the current Minister, Nyesom Wike, 50 years after creation. Tinubu said this during a special thank you dinner to celebrate the inauguration of 31 projects across the FCT in 28 days on Friday, July 17, 2026. The president, who thanked Wike and his team for all...
Stock market rebounds as investors gain N849bn
The Nigerian stock market rebounded on Friday, July 17, 2026, after a one-day downturn as investors recorded gains of N849 billion following renewed buying interest in equities. Market sentiment improved on the back of demand for stocks such as Firstholdco, Haldane McCall, Livingtrust Mortgage Bank, WAPIC, Lasaco Assurance, and 28 other equities, which pushed the market into positive territory. Market capitalisation...
PDP crisis: Court fines Wabara, lawyer, others N150m over suit against Wike-led faction
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday awarded N140 million against the Adolphus Wabara-led Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for filing a frivolous suit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Delivering judgement on Friday, July 17, 2026, Justice Salim Ibrahim also dismissed the leadership tussle suit for being “an abuse of court process,...
Naira trades N1,380/$ at official market
The naira ended the trading week stronger on Friday, July 17, 2026, appreciating to N1,380.18 against the United States dollar at the official foreign exchange market. Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) showed the naira gained N1.34 compared with Thursday’s closing rate of N1,381.52 per dollar. The latest appreciation represented a 0.09 per cent gain, extending the naira’s...
