Oyedepo to church members: Get PVCs, we must decide who governs us in 2027
The Founder of the Living Faith Church, fondly called Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, has urged worshippers to get their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of the 2027 general election. Oyedepo gave the advice while delivering a sermon at Canaan Land in Ota, Ogun State, on Sunday, July 12, 2026. The cleric emphasised that obtaining the card is a civic responsibility,...
Troops repel ISWAP attack, recover video exposing foreign terror operatives
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have repelled an attempted attack by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters in Borno State, killing a suspected terrorist cameraman and recovering video evidence linking foreign operatives to the group's activities. The military said the terrorists launched the attack on troops stationed at Cross Kauwa in Kukawa Local Government Area on Saturday night but...
16 killed in Benue as residents stage protest
No fewer than 16 persons have been reportedly killed in an early morning attack by suspected armed herders on Nobi community in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State. The attack, which occurred between 3:00 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, also left several residents injured, while many others were reported missing. The killings sparked protests in Otukpo as angry youths...
Middle East war: Iran launches fresh attacks on US bases, shuts Hormuz
United States and Iranian forces have exchanged heavy missile and drone assaults, with Tehran targeting U.S. facilities in states across the Middle East. The strikes on Sunday were the latest in a cycle of attacks and counter-attacks as Iran seeks to assert control over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The attacks extended to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which had...
ICPC schedules corruption trials, arraignments across FCT, six states
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has scheduled multiple corruption cases for hearing in courts across the Federal Capital Territory and six states between July 13 and 17, 2026. The anti-graft agency disclosed this in its weekly cause list published on its verified X handle on Sunday, outlining proceedings ranging from arraignments and trial continuations to...
NDLEA recovers N10.3bn imported drugs at Lagos port
The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have recovered 8,287 nylon bags of Canadian Loud weighing 4,143.5 kilograms with a worth over N10.3 billion at the Apapa seaport in Lagos State. The illicit drugs were discovered in a container imported from Canada during a joint examination of the shipment by NDLEA officers, Nigeria Customs Service personnel, and...
Okada rider excretes 100 wraps of meth after arrest at Lagos airport
The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a commercial motorcyclist, popularly known as Okada rider, 48-year-old Onyechere Daniel Chinadu, following his arrival from Madagascar via Addis Ababa aboard an Ethiopian Airways flight at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State. The NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, who made this known via a statement issued...
NDLEA arrests South African with heroin, seizes N10.3bn drugs
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 38-year-old South African woman at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, for allegedly attempting to smuggle 5.75 kilograms of heroin into Nigeria while travelling with her three-year-old son. The agency said the suspect, identified as Will Ann, was arrested on July 6 during the clearance of passengers on a Qatar...
Kano to mainstream PLANE reforms as UK education programme ends
The Kano State Government has pledged to sustain the reforms introduced under the United Kingdom-funded Partnership for Learning for All in Nigeria (PLANE) programme as the initiative transitions out of the state after five years of implementation. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf gave the assurance during the PLANE Transition Workshop in Kano, saying his administration would institutionalise the programme's key interventions...
US Senator Lindsey Graham dies at 71
Veteran United States Senator Lindsey Graham, a longtime Republican lawmaker and close ally of President Donald Trump, has died at the age of 71 following a brief illness. His office announced his death in a statement on Saturday, saying Graham passed away after a "brief and sudden illness." The family expressed appreciation for the outpouring of prayers and requested privacy...
