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Sanwo-Olu disclosed that the N3 billion compensation would be paid to 331 Project Affected Persons (PAPs) whose properties were acquired for strategic road projects designed to improve transportation, ease traffic congestion and stimulate economic activities across Lagos. Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday presented compensation cheques worth N3 billion to 331 residents whose land and property were acquired for major road infrastructure projects across the state. He reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to ensuring that development is pursued with fairness and respect for citizens’ rights. Speaking during the presentation ceremony at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa, Ikeja, the governor said the compensation reflected the state’s resolve to balance infrast...

Prince Adeniyi Matthew Adeyemi, who describes himself as the Director-General of the alleged Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), has explained how the proposed agency reportedly found its way into the Federal Government's 2026 budget, despite his arrest before the appropriation process was concluded. Adeyemi made the remarks during an interview with social media activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, in a video released after his arrest. He denied allegations that the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, played any role in securing the agency's reported ₦1.3 billion allocation, insisting that he personally approached officials at the Budget Office to seek the agency's inclusion. According to Adeyemi, he first visited ...

Sir Keir Starmer has formally resigned as the United Kingdom’s prime minister, saying “my work is done” as he handed over power to his successor, Andy Burnham, after two years in office. In his farewell address outside 10 Downing Street on Monday, Starmer reflected on his time in office and expressed pride in his government’s record. “I go with good grace, I go with a smile and I go proud of everything that we have achieved,” he said. The outgoing prime minister also pledged his support for Burnham as he prepared to assume office. Following his speech, Starmer travelled to Buckingham Palace, where he formally tendered his resignation to King Charles III. Confirming the development, Buckingham Palace said, “Sir Keir Starmer MP had an audience of The King this morning ...

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has detained four officers accused of extorting N53,000 from the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr Musa Aliyu (SAN), during an unauthorised stop-and-search exercise in Abuja. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Monday, July 20, the FCT Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Sanusi, condemned the officers, describing them as “thieves” who had disgraced the police force through their actions. Investigations by the police showed that the officers allegedly abandoned their assigned duty posts, converged around the Banex area of Wuse and erected an illegal checkpoint where they targeted motorists for extortion. Unaware of the identity of their victim, they reportedly stopped the ICPC chairm...

Thunderstorm has claimed the lives of six children and left two others injured in Dadiri community, Tirgili district in Ganye Local Government Area of Adamawa State.  The tragic incident occurred on Sunday afternoon, July 19, 2026, following a severe thunderstorm that struck the community without warning. According to reports, eight children were caught in the storm while they were in the affected area.  Six of the children d!ed instantly at the scene while the two surviving children sustained varying degrees of injuries and are currently receiving medical treatment.  The tragic incident has thrown the entire Dadiri and Tirgili communities, as well as Ganye Local Government Area, into mourning.  https://www.youtube.com...

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has been elected Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Faye was elected on Sunday during the 69th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government held in Lungi, Sierra Leone. He succeeds Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio, who previously chaired the regional bloc. In another milestone for Senegal, Birame Diop, the country's former Minister of the Armed Forces, was elected President of the ECOWAS Commission for the 2026–2030 term. The appointment marks the first time since ECOWAS was established in 1975 that a Senegalese national has been elected to lead the Commission. Diop succeeds Gambian diplomat Omar Touray, who has served as President of the ECOWAS Commission since 2022. ...

The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the National President of Miyetti Allah Kauta Hore, Bello Bodejo, in the sum of N2 billion with two sureties in like sum. Justice Inyang Ekwo, who delivered the ruling on Monday, ordered that one of the sureties must reside in Abuja and present a three-year tax clearance certificate before the court. The judge further ruled that the second surety must own landed property in Abuja valued at N2 billion. As part of the bail conditions, Bodejo was ordered to deposit his international passport with the court registrar and must not travel outside Nigeria without the permission of the court. Justice Ekwo held that the offences against the defendant were bailable and that the court had the discretion to grant him bail.  Africans&...

A woman who lives in Canada has stood her ground after going viral for saying her husband has to take a vow to remain faithful and treat her well if she helps him relocate to join her in Canada. Ezinne Frank Nwanorue previously said on Facebook that her husband has to agree to her terms before she can allow him join her in Canada (read here). Now, in a new post, she insisted that he must take a vow which would lead to de@th if he breaks it. She wrote: "There is nothing anyone will say or do that will change the fact that my husband shall surely DI£ if he comes to Canada and has anything to do with any woman, man or animal s£xually, except with his wife, Ezinne Maryjane Nwanorue. "His d£ath will explain itself; he will d!e on top of whoever or whatever he is committing the sin of immortalit...

July 20, 2026 11:27 am The National Business and Technical Examinations Board on Monday announced the commencement of the 2026 selection and placement of qualified candidates into state and technical colleges nationwide. The Registrar and Chief Executive of NABTEB, Dr Mohammed Aminu, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja. Recall that 15,290 candidates had earlier registered for the entrance examination, while 13,848 candidates eventually sat for the test nationwide. 10,426 candidates, representing 75.29 per cent, obtained scores of 50 per cent and above, while 5,708 candidates, representing 41.22 per cent, scored at least 70 per cent. Aminu said the exercise was a critical stage in the admission process designed to ensure that qualified candidates are fairly and transpar...

President Tinubu has again condemned the Xenophobic attacks in South Africa, saying the country should be reminded that the freedom it currently enjoys is the result of the sacrifices and liberation efforts of African countries, including Nigeria.  GeographicReference Many African nationals have been forced out of South Africa following recent xenophobic attacks, and anti-immigrant protests. While speaking on Sunday in Freetown, Sierra Leone, during the 69th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, the President, who was represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, informed the African leaders that the Nigerian government had “already evacuated over 1490 of its citizens from harm’s way in seven batches and is prepared to engage further on t...